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A life-saving test for preeclampsia
Impact case study
Towards better governance of emerging technologies
Impact case study
Lessons Learned: Mission in Revision
Lessons Learned: Breaking Silos in Atrocity Prevention Research and Policymaking
Lessons Learned: Working with policy partners to analyse disinformation in the Russian media
Lessons Learned: Tackling wildlife poaching through evidence-informed policy in Zimbabwe
Lessons Learned: Supporting policy interventions on COVID-19
Lessons Learned: Engaging with policymakers to challenge penal policy
Lessons Learned: Improving understanding of public attitudes to lynx reintroduction in Scotland
Opinions about the possible reintroduction of the Eurasian lynx to Scotland are extremely polarised. Some people argue that reintroducing this large wild cat, which disappeared from Scotland hundreds of years ago, could help support biodiversity and promote ecosystem recovery.
Your Amazing Brain: a user’s guide
Impact case study
Connecting past and present: sharing research on prehistoric Britain
Impact case study
A conversation on the constitution
Impact case study
7 things to know about e-cigarettes and quitting smoking
Developing new approaches to analysing medical images in low-resource settings
Impact case study
Founders & Funders: Accelerating Oxford entrepreneurial capacity through a grassroots knowledge exchange programme
Impact case study
Live well in Braunton
Impact case study
Contested legacies
Impact case study
The Oxford Research Centre in Humanities launches Egypt Season
Using creative artistic practice, alongside cutting-edge technology and research, the season will tell the story of Egypt from the land of the Pharaohs to the modern, diverse country of today.
Oxford Professor Ketan Patel appointed as Chief Scientist at Cancer Research UK
Professor Patel (KJ) will provide scientific leadership for the charity’s activities and ambitions, and he joins at an important time following the launch of the organisation’s new long-term strategy earlier this year that puts discovery science at the heart of its work.
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