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Testing new ways to fight TB: Challenge trials

A new way to test candidate vaccines for TB - the world's deadliest infectious disease - by testing their efficacy against surrogates in what's called 'challenge trials'.

TB, in the 21st century, still kills more people than any other infectious disease. We urgently need to develop effective vaccines, as the most cost-effective way to control this epidemic.

Oxford profiles

Meet some of the talented people behind Oxford’s world-class research. Pushing forward the boundaries of knowledge, their work solves real world problems and creates a positive impact on our societies, economies and health.

Dr Chris Ballance, quantum computing’s up-and-coming star

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Professor Shadreck Chirikure: We owe a lot to the past. Archaeology can take us back to the future

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