Can international humanitarian organisations adapt to face the challenges of this century? |
Yves Daccord, former CEO of the International Committee of the Red Cross, joins us at the Oxford Martin School. |
Yves Daccord |
26 April, 2023 |
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Panel Discussion 'The age of the strongman: populism and authoritarianism in global politics' |
A discussion on leaders and populism with Lord Patten, Gideon Rachman, Margaret MacMillan and Ricardo Soares de Oliveira |
Lord Patten of Barnes, Gideon Rachman, Margaret MacMillan, Ricardo Soares de Oliveira |
7 December, 2022 |
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The state of the African state: Where has it come from and where is it going |
Nick Westcott, Director of the Royal African Society, discusses the African State. |
Nick Westcott, Ricardo Soares de Oliveira |
7 December, 2022 |
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Book talk: 'Butler to the world: how Britain became the servant of tycoons, tax dodgers, kleptocrats and criminals' |
In this event chaired by Ricardo Soares de Oliveira, Oliver Bullough discusses his best selling and critically acclaimed book, 'Butler to the World: How Britain Became the Servant of Tycoons, Tax Dodgers, Kleptocrats and Criminals'. |
Oliver Bullough, Ricardo Soares de Oliveira |
7 December, 2022 |
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5 The behaviours and culture of cooling use |
Our team member Dr Antonella Mazzone and Eric D Wilson discuss approaches that can make the use of cooling more sustainable |
Antonella Mazzone, Eric Wilson |
5 September, 2022 |
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4 The circular economy of cooling |
Our team member Dr Giovani Palafox-Alcantar and Tina Birmpili talk about the circularity of cooling and combating desertification |
Giovani Palafox-Alcantar, Tina Birmpili |
5 September, 2022 |
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3 The Global Cooling Prize |
Our team member Dr Renaldi Renaldi and our guest Iain Campbell talk about cooling technologies, efficiency and what the annual Cooling Prize is |
Renaldi Renaldi, Iain Campbell |
5 September, 2022 |
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2 Meeting the researchers at the Future of Cooling |
Our research associates introduce their individual research and how they are tackling the issues related to it |
Jesus Lizana, Patrick Fahr, Nicole Miranda, Antonella Mazzone, Khoa Le, Giovani Palafox-Alcantar |
5 September, 2022 |
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1 Introduction to the Future of Cooling programme at the University of Oxford |
Our team members Dr Nicole Miranda and co-leader Prof Radhika Khosla discuss what we as a team are working on and what the future of cooling will look like |
Nicole Miranda, Radhika Khosla |
5 September, 2022 |
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Illicit finance and the role of professional enablers in the United Kingdom: are things finally changing? |
MPs Andrew Mitchell and Margaret Hodge discuss illicit finance and their work on improving regulations. |
Andrew Mitchell, Margaret Hodge, John Heathershaw, Ricardo Soares de Oliveira |
21 June, 2022 |
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Nano comes to life: how nanotechnology is transforming medicine and the future of biology |
In this book talk, Professor Sonia Contera will talk about how Nanotechnology is transforming medicine and the future of biology. |
Sonia Contera |
6 December, 2019 |
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Why we need a fourth revolution in healthcare |
William bird discusses how healthcare focused on communities and acitve lifestyles can lead to greater wellbeing. |
William Bird |
6 December, 2019 |
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Plant genetics from Mendel to Monsanto |
Ottoline Leyser discusses the ability to target and/or select specific genetic changes in plant genomes, and the impact of this on the governance of our food system. |
Ottoline Leyser |
6 December, 2019 |
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Psychologically informed micro-targeted political campaigns: the use and abuse of data |
Data-driven micro-targeted campaigns have become a key part of political strategy. As personal and societal data becomes more accessible, we need to understand how it can be used and whether it is relevant to regulate political candidates' access to data. |
Jens Koed Madsen |
4 December, 2019 |
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The technology trap - capital, labour and power in the age of automation |
Carl Frey discusses his book 'The Technology Trap' |
Carl Benedikt Frey |
4 December, 2019 |
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Diet, obesity and health: from science to policy |
Susan Jebb discusses how science and policy can help us make wiser choices for our health. |
Susan Jebb |
4 December, 2019 |
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Migration: the movement of humankind from prehistory to the present |
Robin Cohen discusses migration throughout history and in the present day. |
Robin Cohen |
2 December, 2019 |
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Linking people, nature, food and climate: progress and implications |
David Nabarro, former Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Food Security and Nutrition, will give a talk on what implications there will be for the planet and us in linking nature, food and the climate. |
David Nabarro |
2 December, 2019 |
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Ending energy poverty: reframing the poverty discourse |
The President of the Rockefeller Foundation discusses the need for new solutions for energy transformation and economic development. |
Rajiv J. Shah |
27 November, 2019 |
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Sustainability scenarios for the global food and land-use system |
Michael Obersteiner presents new insights from co-producing a set of new sustainability scenarios. |
Michael Obersteiner |
27 November, 2019 |
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Review and conclusion |
Silvio Funtowicz chairs the final review and conclusion, with comments from Jerry Ravetz. |
Silvio Funtowicz, Jerry Ravetz |
8 July, 2019 |
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The future of policy-mathematics |
Panel discussion and presentations on the future of policy mathematics. With Presentations by Maurice Chiodo and Zora Kovacic. With a response by Jerry Ravetz. Chaired by Andrea Saltelli. |
Maurice Chiodo, Zora Kovacic, Jerry Ravetz, Andrea Saltelli. |
8 July, 2019 |
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The future of post-normal science |
Panel discussion and presentations on post-normal science. With presentations by Dan Sarewitz (via Skype), Marta Struminska and Jeroen van der Sluijs. With a response by Jerry Ravetz. Chaired by Roger Strand. |
Dan Sarewitz), Marta Struminska, Jeroen van der Sluijs, Jerry Ravetz, Roger Strand. |
8 July, 2019 |
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The future of science |
Panel presentations on the future of science, with presentations by Peter Gluckman, Ehsan Masood and Andrea Saltelli with a response from Jerome Ravetz. Chaired by Javier Lezaun. |
Peter Gluckman, Ehsan Masood, Andrea Saltelli, Jerome Ravetz, Javier Lezaun. |
8 July, 2019 |
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Welcome and brief statements |
Welcome to the event, with presentations from Charles Godfray and Rob Iliffe. Chaired by Silvio Funtowicz. |
Charles Godfray, Rob Iliffe, Silvio Funtowicz |
8 July, 2019 |
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New economic and moral foundations for the Anthropocene |
Prof Beinhocker will argue that by changing the ideologies, narratives, and memes that govern our economic system, we can create the political space required to rapidly transform to a sustainable and just economic system. |
Eric Beinhocker |
24 June, 2019 |
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From pollution to solution: will China save the planet? |
Barbara Finamore discusses whether China will take the lead in saving our planet from environmental catastrophe. |
Barbara Finamore, Radhika Khosla |
24 June, 2019 |
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The future of the corporation, economy and society |
Professor Sir Paul Collier and Professor Colin Mayer CBE will share the latest thinking and research into the future of capitalism and the corporation to understand how business might be changed to make it work better for society. |
Colin Mayer, Paul Collier |
19 June, 2019 |
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Protecting the high seas (Oxford Green Week talk) |
As part of Oxford Green Week, Prof Alex Rogers and Dr Gwilym Rowlands discuss the importance of protecting the high seas, and how marine protection areas can be enforced. |
Alex Rogers, Gwilym Rowlands |
19 June, 2019 |
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Changing technology, changing economics |
Prof Diane Coyle discusses how digital technologies are changing economics. |
Diane Coyle |
14 June, 2019 |
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Is the human species slowing down? |
Prof Danny Dorling discusses the idea that that humanity is slowing down in almost everything that we do, and what this means for our future. |
Danny Dorling |
14 June, 2019 |
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Navigating knowledge: new tools for the journey |
Like the wind, knowledge can be difficult to see or grasp, but if well-harnessed, it can help us do extraordinary things. |
Penny Mealy |
11 June, 2019 |
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Unlocking digital competition |
Is competition in the digital economy desirable? Does it currently exist? Is it possible? Is there anything policy can do? |
Jason Furman |
11 June, 2019 |
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From global to local - the relationship between global climate and regional warming |
Professor David Battisti, The Tamaki Endowed Chair of Atmospheric Sciences, will be talking about global climate sensitivity controlling regional warming uncertainty and its role in impacting on human health, particularly heat stress. |
David Battisti |
4 June, 2019 |
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City region food systems: potential for impacting planetary boundaries and food security |
Dr Mike Hamm will explore the opportunity for regional food systems in-and-around cities for mutual benefit. |
Michael Hamm |
30 May, 2019 |
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How complexity can resolve the crisis in economics |
Professor Doyne Farmer will discuss the constraints of current economic models and propose complexity economics as a solution. |
J Doyne Farmer |
30 May, 2019 |
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Africa in transformation: economic development in the age of doubt with Prof Carlos Lopes |
Carlos Lopes will deliver an overview of the critical development issues facing the African continent today. |
Carlos Lopes |
13 May, 2019 |
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Evolving perspectives on the demand for illegal wildlife products |
Discussion and conclusions from the symposium, with, Ming Lee, Principal Investigator, Sun Yat-sen University, Wildlife trade issues in China and Southeast Asia, Bob Smith,Director, Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), |
Naomi Doak, Ming Lee, Bob Smith, E J Milner-Gulland, Rosaleen Duffy |
28 November, 2017 |
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Theme 3 panel Q and A: Changing wildlife consumption onto a legal, sustainable path |
Panel discussion on theme 3 of the symposium. With Deborah Hembury, Rachel Ash, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Lixin Huang, American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Anastasiya Timoshyna, Programme Leader, Medicinal Plants, TRAFFIC. |
Deborah Hembury, Lixin Huang, Anastasiya Timoshyna, Rachel Ash |
28 November, 2017 |
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Traditional Chinese medicine and illegal wildlife trade |
Lixin Huang, American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, givesa talk for the symposium on traditional Chinese medicine and common misconceptions about it. |
Lixin Huang |
28 November, 2017 |
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Human and conservation benefits through sustainable trade in wild plants |
Anastasiya Timoshyna, Programme Leader, Medicinal Plants, TRAFFIC, gives a talk for the symposium on her research on sustainable wildlife trade. |
Anastasiya Timoshyna |
28 November, 2017 |
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Theme 2 panel Q and A: Linking supply and demand for wildlife products |
Panel discussion looking at theme 2 of the symposium. With Professor David Macdonald, founding Director of the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), Hollie Booth, Sharks and Rays Advisor, SE Asia Archipelago, WCS Indonesia, |
David Macdonald, Michael ‘t Sas-Rolfes, P Siriwat, Hollie Booth |
28 November, 2017 |
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Theme 1 panel Q and A: Diverse approaches to illegal wildlife trade research |
Panel discussion looking at the first theme's panel. With Kelly Malsch, Head of Species Programme, UNEP WCMC, Steven Broad, Executive Director, TRAFFIC, Elizabeth Davis and Joss Wright, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford University. |
Joss Wright, Kelly Malsch, Steven Broad, Elizabeth Davis |
28 November, 2017 |
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Down to the bone: South Africa’s lion trade conundrum |
Michael 't Sas-Rolfes, fellow of the Oxford Martin Programme on Illegal Wildlife Trade, gives a talk for the symposium on his research on South Africa's lion trade. |
Michael 't Sas-Rolfes |
28 November, 2017 |
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Not by legality alone: Addressing shark overexploitation in Indonesia |
Hollie Booth, Sharks and Rays Advisor, SE Asia Archipelago, WCS Indonesia, gives a talk for the symposium on her research in Indonesia and the overexploitation of sharks. |
Hollie Booth |
28 November, 2017 |
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Mapping the emerging online trade |
Joss Wright, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, gives a talk for the symposium on mapping the online illegal wildlife trade. |
Joss Wright |
28 November, 2017 |
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Exploring cultural values and preferences |
Elizabeth Davies gives a talk for the symposium exploring cultural values and preferences surrounding the illegal wildlife trade. |
Elizabeth Davies |
28 November, 2017 |
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Catalysing social and behavior change: Steven Broad |
Steven Broad Executive Director, TRAFFIC, gives a talk for the symposium on creating and catalysing social and behavioural change. |
Steven Broad |
27 November, 2017 |
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Theme 1: Diverse approaches to illegal wildlife trade research: Kelly Malsch |
Kelly Malsch, Head of Species Programme at UNEP-WCMC introduces herself as the moderator for the first theme of the day, Diverse approaches to illegal wildlife trade research, as well as the speakers who will present. |
Kelly Malsch |
27 November, 2017 |
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Welcome and opening remarks and Introduction to Open Space |
E.J. Milner-Gulland, Co-Director of Oxford Martin Programme on the Illegal Wildlife Trade welcomes delegates to the programme's first symposium, co-hosted by San Diego Zoo Global and TRAFFIC. |
Jenny Glikman, E J Milner-Gulland |
27 November, 2017 |
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Climate change: what science and the IPCC report has to say |
Nick Eyre and Myles Allen give a talk for the Oxford Martin School on climate change and the IPCC report. |
Myles Allen, Nick Eyre |
18 August, 2015 |
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Biodiversity and climate change: what happens when we turn up the heat on nature? |
Dr Nathalie Seddon, Director of the Biodiversity Institute, gives a talk for the Oxford Martin School. |
Nathalie Seddon |
18 August, 2015 |
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The ‘perfect storm’ revisited: food, energy and water security in the context of climate change |
Sir John Beddington, Senior Adviser at the Oxford Martin School, gives a talk on climate change |
John Beddingham |
18 August, 2015 |
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Climate change and our oceans |
Professor Gideon Henderson, Professor of Earth Sciences, and Professor David Marshall, Professor of Physical Oceanography, will explore the role of oceans in climate change. |
Gideon Henderson, David Marshall |
18 August, 2015 |
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Hopes and fears: why people disagree about how to tackle climate |
In this seminar Dr Rob Bellamy, James Martin Fellow at the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, will explore how and why people disagree about how to tackle climate change. What hope then is there for a global political agreement in Paris 2015? |
David Marshall |
18 August, 2015 |
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Climate change: dealing with uncertainty |
In this talk Professor Tim Palmer CBE, Co-Director of the Programme on Modelling and Predicting Climate, gives a talk for the Oxford Martin School. |
Tim Palmer |
18 August, 2015 |
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Rich and poor: a cause for social unrest? at the Oxford Literary Festival 2015 |
John Kampfner and Katrine Marçal discuss the growing gap between rich and poor and its implications for society, chaired by Professor Ian Goldin. |
John Kampfner, Ian Goldin, Katrine Marcal |
18 August, 2015 |
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The future of Africa at the Oxford Literary Festival 2015 |
Three authors with recent books on Africa discuss the future of the continent and answer questions from the audience under the watchful eye of the director of the Oxford Martin School, Professor Ian Goldin. |
Martin Meredith, Jonny Steinberg, Tom Burgis |
18 August, 2015 |
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The limits of human performance and artificial intelligence |
In this new Oxford talk, Garry Kasparov, Senior Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Martin School, turns his attention to the rapidly evolving relationship between humans and technology. |
Garry Kasparov |
18 August, 2015 |
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Philae at the comet: a scientific adventure |
Professor Chris Lintott, Professor of Astrophysics, University of Oxford and presenter of the BBC’s Sky at Night will talk about the history and the science of the voyage. |
Chris Lintott, Ian Goldin |
18 August, 2015 |
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The metabolism of a human-dominated planet |
Yadvinder Malhi, Director of the Oxford Centre ofr Tropical Forests, gives a talk for the Oxford Martin School. |
Yadvinder Malhi |
18 August, 2015 |
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Living in a quantum world |
Vlatko Vedral, Co-=Direct oof the Oxford Martin Programme on Bio-Inspired Quantum Technologies, gives a talk for theOxford Martin School. |
Vlatko Vedral |
18 August, 2015 |
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Quantum life |
Professor Seth Lloyd, Principal Investigator in the Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) gives a talk for the Oxford Martin School. |
Seth Lloyd |
18 August, 2015 |
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Artificial intelligence: examining the interface between brain and machine |
Dr Anders Sandberg, James Martin Fellow, Oxford Martin Programme on the Impacts of Future Technology, gives a seminar as part of the Oxford Martin School Hilary Term seminar series: Blurring the lines: the changing dynamics between man and machine. |
Anders Sandberg |
24 February, 2015 |
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mHealth: smartphones as saviours? |
Dr Fred Hersch and Dr Gari Clifford give a seminar is part of the Oxford Martin School Hilary Term seminar series: Blurring the lines: the changing dynamics between man and machine |
Fred Hersch, Gari Clifford |
24 February, 2015 |
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Where next for citizen science? Innovative uses for crowd sourcing |
Dr Chris Lintott and Dr Brooke Simmons give a seminar as part of the Oxford Martin School Hilary Term seminar series: Blurring the lines: the changing dynamics between man and machine. |
Chris Lintott, Brooke Simmons |
24 February, 2015 |
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The fight for women's rights: learning from success |
Baroness Helena Kennedy QC gives a talk for the Oxford Martin School on women's rights. |
Helena Kennedy |
24 February, 2015 |
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Capital failure - restoring trust in the financial system |
Professor David Vines gives a talk onthe financial system. |
David Vines |
17 February, 2015 |
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Oxford and the next-generation of mobile health |
David Clifton, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, gives a talk for Oxford Martin School. |
David Clifton |
17 February, 2015 |
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The butterfly defect: how globalization creates systemic risks, and what to do about it |
Professor Ian Goldin gives a talk on globalization and systemic risk. |
Ian Goldin |
17 February, 2015 |
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Is the Planet Full? |
Charles Godfray, Ian Goldin, Sarah Harper, Toby Ord and Yadvinder Malhi discuss whether the planet is full. |
Charles Godfray, Ian Goldin, Sarah Harper, Toby Ord, Yadvinder Malhi |
17 February, 2015 |
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Well fed? The health and environmental implications of our food choices |
Mike Rayner, Susan Jebb and Tara Garnett give a talk about food and feeding the population. |
Mike Rayner, Susan Jebb, Tara Garnett |
17 February, 2015 |
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World population and human capital in the 21st century |
Andrew Dilnot, David Coleman, Francesco Billari, Sarah Harper and Wolfgang Lutz give a talk about world population. |
Andrew Dilnot, David Coleman, Francesco Billari, Sarah Harper, Wolfgang Lutz |
17 February, 2015 |
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Eradicating Hepatitis C and HIV: progress and challenges for the next ten years |
Dr John Frater, Principal Investigator, Institute for Emerging Infections and Dr Ellie Barnes, Principal Investigator, Institute for Emerging Infections. |
Ellie Barnes, John Frater |
17 February, 2015 |
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New strategies for disease prevention and management from infancy to old age |
Professor Terry Dwyer, Executive Director, The George Institute for Global Health and Dr Kazem Rahimi, Deputy Director, The George Institute for Global Health. |
Kazem Rahimi, Terry Dwyer |
17 February, 2015 |
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Why do we need to reconstruct drug discovery? |
Dr Javier Lezaun and Professor Chas Bountra give a talk about drug discovery. |
Chas Bountra, Javier Lezaun |
17 February, 2015 |
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Strategies for vaccines for the 21st century |
Professor Susan Lea, Professor Christoph Tang, Professor Jeffrey Almond and Dr Ian Feavers discuss strategies for vaccines for the 21st century. |
Susan Lea, Christoph Tang, Jeffrey Almond, Ian Feavers |
17 February, 2015 |
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Superintelligence: paths, dangers, strategies |
Professor Bostrom on his book, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. |
Nick Bostrom |
17 February, 2015 |
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Accountability and Globalisation |
Panel 6 from the Human Rights and the Post-2015 Agenda Conference. The views expressed in this presentation are personal and not those of the individual’s institution. |
Fiona de Londras, Kate Donald |
15 December, 2014 |
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Integrating Challenges of Armed Conflict and Insecurity |
Panel 5 from the Human Rights and the Post-2015 Agenda Conference. The views expressed in this presentation are personal and not those of the individual’s institution. |
Dapo Akande, Keith Krause, Tom Wheeler |
15 December, 2014 |
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The Right to a Healthy Environment/Climate Justice |
Panel 4 from the Human Rights and the Post-2015 Agenda Conference. The views expressed in this presentation are personal and not those of the individual’s institution. |
Dominic Roser, Simon Caney, Ricardo Fuentes, Olivier de Schutter |
15 December, 2014 |
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Equality, Non-discrimination and Equity |
Panel 3 from the Human Rights and the Post-2015 Agenda Conference. The views expressed in this presentation are personal and not those of the individual’s institution. |
Malcolm Langford, Sandra Fredman, Ed Anderson, Sabina Alkire |
15 December, 2014 |
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Human Rights and a New Global Agenda |
Panel 2 from the Human Rights and the Post-2015 Agenda Conference. |
Jaakko Kuosmanen, Henry Shue, Jennifer Welsh, Malcolm Langford |
15 December, 2014 |
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Post-2015 Development Agenda and the State of Play |
Panel 1 from the Human Rights and the Post-2015 Agenda Conference. The views expressed in this presentation are personal and not those of the individual’s institution. |
Ian Goldin, Mac Darrow, Isabel Ortiz, Roberto BIssio, Baard Hjelde |
15 December, 2014 |
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Science and the future: Death - nothing more certain? - Oxford Literary Festival |
From Neolithic burials to Mozart's Requiem and the novels of Martin Amis, humans have fashioned cultural responses to the inevitability of each individual's demise. |
Donna Dickenson, Adam Rutherford, Anders Sandberg, Georgina Ferry, Frances Ashcroft, Paul Fairchild |
18 June, 2013 |
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Experiments in sociological food governance |
Dr Michael Guggenheim (Goldsmiths, University of London) gives a talk for the Oxford Food Governance Group on 28th November 2012. |
Michael Guggenheim |
13 February, 2013 |
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Date labelling and the governance of food quality and safety |
Dr Richard Milne (University of Sheffield) gives a talk for the Oxford Food Governance Group on 21st November 2012. |
Richard Milne |
13 February, 2013 |
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Fat places? Re-thinking the obesogenic environment thesis and the implications for food governance |
Professor Julie Guthman (University of California, Santa Cruz) gives a talk for the Oxford Food Governance Group on 14th November 2012. |
Julie Guthman |
13 February, 2013 |
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Sustainability and governance of the food supply |
Dr David Barling (City University London) gives a talk for the Oxford Food Governance Group on 7th November 2012. |
David Barling |
13 February, 2013 |
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Governing food anxieties: The role of emotion in mothers' food practices |
Professor Alan Petersen (Monash University) gives a talk on for the Oxford Food Governance Group on 25th October 2012. |
Alan Petersen |
13 February, 2013 |
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What will buildings of the future look like? |
There's a lot that we can learn from the past, using modern materials and approaches, that will improve the design and functionality of new buildings. |
Steve Rayner |
20 August, 2012 |
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What will be the pros and cons of city life in the future? |
As populations increasingly migrate to city centres there are many factors that improve lifestyle - less pollution, fewer road accidents, easier access to medical care. But city infrastructure could do with a rethink says Professor Steve Rayner. |
Steve Rayner |
20 August, 2012 |
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How can we deal with the challenge of 'data overload'? |
We are reaching a point where computers can no longer cope with the quantity of data collected from cosmological simulations - a problem that will grow, not only in cosmology. |
Pedro Ferreira |
20 August, 2012 |
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Why do we need 'citizen science'? |
Harnessing the general public to help analyse complex data sets is not only helping scientists with galaxy classification. |
Pedro Ferreira |
20 August, 2012 |
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How can nanotechnology address medical problems? |
Microscopes with nanometer resolution can test the mechanical properties of cells. Nanoscale 'scaffolds' that mimic the cellular matrix of cells in the body can help regenerate tissue, improve healing mechanisms, and even train the immune system. |
Sonia Contera |
20 August, 2012 |
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What are the primary healthcare issues in resource deprived areas? |
The healthcare needs of teenagers in India are the focus of a new study by the George Centre for Healthcare Innovation. |
Robyn Norton |
20 August, 2012 |
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Why is biodiversity so important for humanity? |
The biological diversity of life on earth provides all that is essential to the planet as we know it. But there are pressures on that biodiversity, including changing land use and global warming. |
Katherine Willis |
20 August, 2012 |
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How serious is the threat of a future flu pandemic? |
Professor Angela McLean, Co-Director, Institute for Emerging Infections advises caution, preparation and fast decision-making in anticipation of the threat of a serious pandemic. |
Angela McClean |
20 August, 2012 |
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How serious is our exposure to dangerous infections? |
The world has become a safer place because of vaccines but does our increasing connectivity mean the world is getting riskier in terms of our exposure to serious infections? By Professor Adrian Hill, Co-Director, Institute for Vaccine Design. |
Adrian Hill |
20 August, 2012 |
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Can we create vaccines fast enough for a future pandemic? |
An exploration of how to get from vaccine development to vaccine delivery in time to deal with a health scare such as a fast-moving global pandemic. By Professor Adrian Hill, Co-Director, Institute for Vaccine Design. |
Adrian Hill |
20 August, 2012 |
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