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How serious is the threat of a future flu pandemic?

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Big Questions For The Future
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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.
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Big Questions For The Future
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Angela McClean
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vaccines
oxford martin school
infections
21st century
challenges
pandemics
Department: Oxford Martin School
Date Added: 20/08/2012
Duration: 00:01:52

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How serious is our exposure to dangerous infections?

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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.
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Big Questions For The Future
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Adrian Hill
Keywords
vaccines
risk
diseases. health
oxford martin school
21st century
challenges
pandemics
Medicine
Department: Oxford Martin School
Date Added: 20/08/2012
Duration: 00:01:19

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Can we create vaccines fast enough for a future pandemic?

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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.
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Big Questions For The Future
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Adrian Hill
Keywords
vaccines
diseases. health
oxford martin school
21st century
challenges
pandemics
Medicine
Department: Oxford Martin School
Date Added: 20/08/2012
Duration: 00:01:33

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How can ideas change the world?

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Big Questions For The Future
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Interview with Professsor Ian Goldin, Director, Oxford Martin School.
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Big Questions For The Future
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Ian Goldin
Keywords
challenges
oxford martin school
21st century
Department: Oxford Martin School
Date Added: 20/08/2012
Duration: 00:02:49

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How can stem cells help in the treatment of cancer?

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One of the flipsides of ageing is cancer, characterised by cells that do not age. What can stem cell research learn from cancer cells to help prevent the degenerative illnesses associated with ageing?
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Big Questions For The Future
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Colin Goding
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cancer
oxford martin school
21st century
stem cells medicine
challenges
Health
technology
Department: Oxford Martin School
Date Added: 20/08/2012
Duration: 00:02:36

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What are stem cells and why are they important for the future of medicine?

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An explanation of how stem cells could transform medical practice, from treating the diseases of ageing to finding a cure for cancer by Professor Colin Goding, Co-Director, Oxford Stem Cell Institute.
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Big Questions For The Future
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Colin Goding
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oxford martin school
21st century
challenges
stem cells
Medicine
technology
Department: Oxford Martin School
Date Added: 20/08/2012
Duration: 00:03:00

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Big Questions For The Future

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Big Questions For The Future
This series looks at the Oxford Martin School's academics and how their research is making a difference to our global future. The series will be of interest to people who are concerned about the future for the planet, how civilisation will adapt to emerging problems and issues such as climate change, over population, increased urbanisation of populations and the creation of vaccines to fight against future pandemics. The Oxford Martin School academics explain their various research topics in an accessible and thoughtful way and try to find practical solutions to these issues.

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MSc Migration Studies

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MSc Migration Studies
A series of podcasts related to the MSc in Migration Studies. This interdisciplinary, 9-month Masters degree at Oxford University is jointly offered by the School of Anthropology and the Oxford Department of International Development. The course draws on the intellectual resources of its two parent departments and the three world-leading migration research centres at Oxford (COMPAS, IMI and RSC). The programme allows students to explore human mobility in a historical and global perspective, and to address the complex relations between global political economy, migratory experiences, and government and social responses.

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What is the relationship between new migration and community change?

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Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS)
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Migration is presumed to be a major driver of change at the neighborhood level. What is the evidence? This briefing explores current understanding and evidence about the neighborhood changes associated with new migration.
Particular attention is focused on community challenges and lessons learned about managing these changes. Topical, cutting edge research on migration and migration related issues will be made accessible to an audience of policy makers and other research users. Questions and discussion will follow the presentations on the potential implications for policy and practice.
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Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS)
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David Robinson
Keywords
family
integration
community
immigration
society
migration
politics
Department: Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology
Date Added: 20/08/2012
Duration: 00:29:34

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8. Conclusion; Scepticism in the Treatise and the Enquiry

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Hume's Central Principles
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Eighth and final lecture in Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Central Principles.
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Hume's Central Principles
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Peter Millican
Keywords
treatise on human nature
philosophy
literature
David Hume
Department: Faculty of Philosophy
Date Added: 14/08/2012
Duration: 00:54:09

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