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No ‘smoking gun’ mental health harm from internet: landmark Oxford survey

Links between internet adoption and psychological well-being are small at most, despite popular assumptions about the negative psychological effects…

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Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre named in first global initiative for children with rare diseases

In the autumn statement on Wednesday 22 November, the government announced its support for the Rare Therapies Launch Pad,…

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Three Oxford academics awarded European Research Council Consolidator Grants

The application process for ERC Starting Grants is highly competitive: this year, around 14.5% of applications were successful out…

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New survey reveals that a quarter of UK adults mistrust others

Researchers from the University of Oxford surveyed a representative group of 10,382 UK adults. It was the most comprehensive…

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Found at last: bizarre, egg-laying mammal finally rediscovered after 60 years

Alongside the echidna’s rediscovery, the expedition – a partnership between the University of Oxford, Indonesian NGO Yayasan Pelayanan Papua…

Children were neglected during the pandemic – important lessons still to be learned

The research from Oxford’s Department of Social Policy and Intervention (DSPI) and UNICEF, concludes official policy responses aimed at…

University of Oxford and SCG Chemicals launch £1m SCGC-FIRST fund to accelerate sustainable technology development and help decarbonise the chemicals industry

The SCGC Fund for Innovation and Research in Sustainability and Technology (SCGC-FIRST), opens today. The SCGC-FIRST will be administered…

Trillions in hidden costs of agrifood systems revealed by Oxford research contained in UN report

Dr Lord, a senior researcher in food system economics with Oxford’s Environmental Change Institute, found nearly 75% of the…

Doctors’ communication style can boost patients’ weight loss success, first of its kind study from Oxford finds

The researchers analysed 246 recordings of doctor-patient conversations and found that subtle aspects of communication, like word choice and…

CEPI and University of Oxford advance vaccine work against potentially deadly Arenaviruses

2 November 2023, Oslo, Norway and Oxford, UK – The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the University…

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