Researchers at Oxford University are to lead a research programme into the antipsychotic properties of cannabidiol (CBD).
CBD is one of the chemicals found in marijuana but it is distinct...
More than 120 lawyers have signed the Oxford Statement on the International Law Protections Against Cyber Operations Targeting the Health Care Sector. The Oxford...
A trial led by Oxford University has discovered that
dexamethasone, a cheap steroid, can help reduce deaths in seriously ill COVID-19
patients.
The drug reduced the...
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM), a global network of university students, is campaigning for affordable, global access to a COVID-19 vaccine. UAEM UK...
22-year old Oxford graduate Joe Seddon has launched Zero Gravity, a digital mentoring startup connecting state school students from low socioeconomic backgrounds with undergraduate...
A clinical trial of anti-malarial drugs involving Oxford healthcare workers has been paused following guidance from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)...
The US has given over $1 billion to AstraZeneca to support Oxford’s coronavirus vaccine. The money will advance the development, production and delivery of...
The University of Oxford has created a survey investigating the impact of lockdown on young people.
The
survey, called Co-SPACE (standing for COVID-19 Supporting Parents, Adolescents,
and...
Global Shapers Oxford is hosting a ‘policy hackathon’ to
solve local challenges arising from the COVID-19 outbreak.
The ‘hackathon’ invites participants to create data-driven
solutions to...
Oxford is cancelling some blood donations over the next few weeks in order to divert resources to COVID-19 trials. The blood donation resources will...
An Oxford doctoral student has co-designed an app to help users practise social distancing by locating crowded areas in their neighbourhood, which can then...
