Prof Sabina Alkire, Director of @ophioxford.bsky.social, discusses why the UN’s new Beyond GDP framework could reshape how the world measures progress – and the five factors that will determine its success.
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The first trial of a vaccine to prevent Lynch syndrome-associated cancers has been approved to start in Oxford
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https://bit.ly/4fFUlNa
The King's Birthday Honours 2026 Lists have been published, marking the achievements and service of extraordinary people for their outstanding contributions, including Dr Steve Smith of the University of Oxford.
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https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-06-13-the-kings-birthday-honours-2026
NEW: Research co-authored by Prof Ivona Hideg, from Jesus College and Saïd Business School, finds that men who take six months or more of parental leave are seen as warmer and more leadership-ready by colleagues.
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NEW: Scientists have solved a decades-old mystery behind inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
The team uncovered how a known genetic risk factor drives harmful inflammation - a discovery that could help pave the way for faster diagnosis and more targeted treatments.
https://bit.ly/4eghPGm
NEW: Every 12 minutes, somewhere in the world, a woman dies from excessive bleeding after birth (postpartum haemorrhage or PPH).
Yet according to a new study, led by researchers from Oxford, most of these deaths should never have happened.
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Oxford researchers are to receive a £500,000 grant from @aria-research.bsky.social to develop advanced monitoring technologies that could be carried by wild birds.
This could provide invaluable data to inform actions to restore nature & improve resilience⬇️
https://bit.ly/4ee3Kce
'It's feeling pretty dangerous at the moment.'
@ovg.ox.ac.uk's Prof Teresa Lambe and Rebecca Makinson discuss the ongoing Ebola outbreak, the challenges of outbreak response, and the hunt for a vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4utvK1U
Nearly a quarter of players selected for the 2026 World Cup were born in a different country from the one they represent ⚽
The Migration Observatory's Ben Brindle explores how migration has become a key part of international football and its impact on World Cup success ⬇️
https://bit.ly/43MZhsi
A quiet corner of Oxford.
The Upper Library at The Queen’s College has welcomed readers for centuries - and remains one of the University’s most striking spaces 📚
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