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UK National Health Service begins rollout of Oxford coronavirus vaccine
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Oxford University welcomes UK regulatory emergency use authorisation of coronavirus vaccine
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Oxford vaccine stimulates broad antibody and T cell functions
These findings are reported in two papers, both released in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Medicine.

Driving policy change to prevent maternal deaths
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Boosting life chances for resettled refugees
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Oxford coronavirus vaccine produces strong immune response in older adults
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SIMON Says…
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Right book… right time… right place
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Blow-up in Bissau
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New project explores the origins of money
The CHANGE Project is led by Professor Andrew Meadows, a Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at New College and former Curator of Greek Coins at the British Museum.

New research confirms obesity is a cause of kidney disease
Funded by Kidney Research UK and the Medical Research Council, this new study has found that fat all over the body increases risk, not just fat around the middle (tummy fat), and suggests controlling weight could be a new way to manage kidney disease risk.

Oxford University creates its 200th spinout company PhishAR
The University of Oxford, through its research commercialisation arm Oxford University Innovation, has created its 200th company based on academic research, PhishAR.

Research finds that inadequate US pandemic response cost more American lives than World War I
Dr Janine Aron and Professor John Muellbauer’s research suggests that around 57,800 Americans would have survived had the US managed the pandemic as effectively as Europe. In other words, the US’s poor pandemic response may have cost the country more lives than World War I.

Utility companies undermining global transition to net-zero emissions
The study, published in Nature Energy, is the first to investigate electric utilities on a global scale. Using a machine-learning technique, the research analyses the activities of more than 3,000 companies over the past two decades.

Persistent immune memory of COVID-19 found in recovered patient T cells

Development of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine expands into US Phase III clinical trial
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Tackling antibiotic resistance
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‘Complete Surrender’
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