Oscar-winning actor Cate Blanchett will serve as the Cameron Mackintosh visiting professor of contemporary theatre at Oxford University's St Catherine's College for the 2026-27 academic year. She will engage students and the university community through lectures and conversations.
A new roadmap proposes dismantling poverty by redesigning economic systems, moving beyond GDP growth. It emphasizes human rights, social protection, and collective well-being within planetary boundaries, advocating for debt justice and inclusive policy-making.
Oxford University begins human trials for the world's first AI-designed vaccine, targeting Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), a deadly virus with 40% mortality rates and no widely approved vaccine, using AI to accelerate development by analyzing genetic data to identify immune response triggers.
Newly released documents show Peter Mandelson, as president of Global Counsel, lobbied ministers post-election for events and meetings, potentially benefiting his firm and his Oxford University chancellor campaign. Emails and texts reveal exchanges with Spencer Livermore, Patrick Vallance, and Douglas Alexander.
Pesquisa da UFC em Sobral, Ceará, associou consumo de cuscuz por mães lactantes a um ganho de peso 37% maior em bebês, possivelmente por aumento de aporte calórico materno. O estudo, publicado no Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, sugere cuscuz como estratégia acessível para apoiar a amamentação.
Scientists at Oxford University are developing a new vaccine using ChAdOx1 technology for the rare Bundibugyo Ebola strain. Clinical trials could begin in 2-3 months, pending animal research, as the WHO upgrades the outbreak risk to 'very high' in DR Congo.
Stephen Schwarzman donated £185 million to Oxford University for the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, integrating teaching, research, and public cultural events. The project emphasizes public access and interdisciplinary cooperation, aiming to boost the relevance of humanities studies.
Oxford University plans to establish the Oxford Centre for Korean Studies as early as October, following final approval from a faculty meeting last month. The center, led by professors Jieun Kiaer, James Lewis and Chi Young-hae, will oversee Korea-related research and lectures, focusing on modern Korean politics, economy, literature, culture and history. It follows the establishment of centers for Japanese studies in 1981 and Chinese studies in 2008.
