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Blow-up in Bissau

A photographic exhibition organised by Dr Ramon Sarró and colleagues has helped re-establish the National Ethnographic Museum in Guinea-Bissau.

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Collaborating to improve maternal health

An innovative collaboration between Oxford University and hospitals in India is developing evidence and interventions to reduce maternal mortality.

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Exposing the hidden dimensions of poverty

A new multidimensional model of poverty, developed by Oxford researchers and ATD Fourth World, is helping to define and address the hidden dimensions of poverty.

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The Nahrein Network

After decades of conflict, invasion, occupation and sanctions, how can universities, museums, and community groups in Iraq and its neighbours be supported to improve the social, cultural, economic and educational benefits of local people?

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Influencing global policy on typhoid vaccination

A new vaccine, developed and evaluated in conjunction with Oxford scientists, has proved effective against typhoid, and is influencing global policy on vaccination.

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SEREN: Improving blood-related diagnostics in sub-Saharan Africa

A new social enterprise is offering low-cost, easily accessible testing to diagnose blood and other diseases in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Towards more equitable health research

A global network, coordinated by Oxford University, is helping to ensure health research benefits low-income countries.

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Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to prevent depression

Research at the University of Oxford has validated and extended a novel approach to preventing depression.

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Combating drug-resistant malaria

Oxford University research has contributed to strategies to eliminate malaria in the Greater Mekong Sub-region, helping to prevent the spread of drug-resistant malaria and improving health provision and outcomes for remote communities.

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Why Oxford archaeologists dream of seeing the Palmyra Arch rebuilt by Syrians.

As Islamist militants are driven finally out of their captured strongholds, Oxford archaeologists have urged that the restoration of damaged historic sites be made a priority.

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