Science and stories
Medical research relies on studies on large numbers of people in order to quantify the effects of diseases, and their treatments. However each patient is an individual. How can personal stories add to this ‘hard’ scientific approach? On Thursday 23rd November 2017, Dr Mary Chambers will deliver our 3rd Science in the Cafe talk, “Science […]
Tuần Lá»… Truyá»n Thông Phòng Chống Kháng Thuốc – Cai Nháºu Kháng Sinh Cho Gia Cầm
“Cai Nháºu Kháng Sinh Cho Gia Cầmâ€, má»™t cuá»™c thi ảnh cho há»c sinh trung há»c phổ thông vá» lá»n thuốc kháng sinh trong chăn nuôi, sẽ được phát Ä‘á»™ng ở tỉnh Äồng Tháp và o ngà y 13/11, nhằm hưởng ứng Tuần Lá»… Truyá»n Thông Phòng Chống Kháng Thuốc. Tên cuá»™c thi xuất phát từ thá»±c […]
Antibiotic Awareness Week visual story contest – Stop poultry from bingeing on antibiotics!
“Cai Nháºu Kháng Sinh Cho Gia Cầm,†a visual story contest engaging high school students on antibiotic resistance in poultry farming, will be launched in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap on 13 November, in celebration of this year’s World Antibiotic Awareness Week (13-19 November, 2017). The contest name (literally “stop your poultry from […]
Science in the cafe
We live in an era where the drugs we use to treat bacterial infections are no longer working effectively. This lack of treatment options for bacterial infections is a major risk for human and animal health. Bacteria have the ability to adapt to new pressures quickly and we as humans are ill-prepared to cope with […]
Understanding zoonotic antibiotic resistance in E. coli – a collaborative project
OUCRU researchers are proud to be involved in HECTOR – an interdisciplinary, multi-national research consortium which is investigating the genetic factors that contribute to antibiotic resistance. Dr Ngo Thi Hoa, the leader of this collaboration in Vietnam and Oxford says: “The use of antibiotics in agriculture contributes substantially to the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria; […]
Understanding zoonotic antibiotic resistance in E. coli – a collaborative project
OUCRU researchers are proud to be involved in HECTOR – an interdisciplinary, multi-national research consortium which is investigating the genetic factors that contribute to antibiotic resistance. Dr Ngo Thi Hoa, the leader of this collaboration in Vietnam and Oxford says: “The use of antibiotics in agriculture contributes substantially to the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria; […]
Pioneering Medicine Quality & Public Health Conference coming to Oxford
Oxford University is hosting the first-ever dedicated academic conference on Medicine Quality & Public Health that will bring together people from a diversity of sectors working in this field. The MQPH 2018 Conference will take place in Oxford, United Kingdom, from 23 – 28 September 2018. This international event will bring together people from public […]
Best drug for treating talaromycosis in HIV patients identified
Researchers from Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Vietnam have shown that amphotericin B is more effective than itraconazole for the initial treatment of talaromycosis in HIV patients. The principal investigator, Dr Thuy Le stated: “These results offer strong support to the call for more health policy and advocacy to improve access to amphotericin B […]
Stephen Baker awarded Fleming Prize
***Update***  You can now view Stephen’s Fleming Prize Lecture on the Microbiology Society website: Microbiology Society Fleming Prize Lecture 2017: Professor Stephen Baker Professor Stephen Baker, head of OUCRU’s Enteric Infections group, has been awarded the prestigious 2017 Fleming Prize by the Microbiology Society. The Prize is named after Sir Alexander Fleming, founder and first […]
Pearl Gan honored in Swiss Malaria Photo contest.
We are delighted to be able to share that photographer Pearl Gan was awarded the 3rd Prize yesterday in the Care Together category for the Swiss Malaria Group’s #EndMalaria Photo and Video Contest. The winning photograph is shown above. Pearl Gan has been working with the Eijkman-Oxford Clinical Research Unit in Jakarta, Indonesia on the […]
OUCRU collaborates with BBC World Service Evidence Series
OUCRU researchers and Public Engagement department coordinated the BBC World Service radio recording of ‘Preventing Pandemics’ for The Evidence series on ‘Humans and Animals’. Recorded on location with farmers in the Mekong Delta and with an invited metropolitan audience at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in Ho Chi Minh City, presenters Claudia Hammond and Ha Mi […]
Monitoring the emergence of infectious diseases
In the below article, Professor Stephen Baker explains the importance of monitoring the emergence of infectious diseases in Asia. Zoonotic diseases that pass from animal to human are an international public health problem regardless of location – being infected with Campylobacter from eating undercooked chicken in the UK is not uncommon, for example – but […]
OUCRU leads first Science Café at Hue Medical University
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) at HCMC led the first ever Science Café at Hue Medical University on 29th October 2016. The speaker was Dr Pham Ngoc Thanh, and she presented the topic: Communication – Art or Skill ? Science Cafés are events which facilitate the public to engage in conversations about scientific topics […]
OUCRU leads first Science Café at Hue Medical University
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) at HCMC led the first ever Science Café at Hue Medical University on 29th October 2016. The speaker was Dr Pham Ngoc Thanh, and she presented the topic: Communication – Art or Skill ? Science Cafés are events which facilitate the public to engage in conversations about scientific topics […]
Podcast: Buddha Basnyat discusses high altitude illness
Director of OUCRU-Nepal Buddha Basnyat recently recorded a podcast at the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health in Oxford. Watch to hear Dr Basnyat discussing altitude illness, and why this area of medicine is a research focus for him. Buddha Basnyat: High altitude illness from NDM Oxford on Vimeo A transcript of the interview […]
Stephen Baker awarded Fleming Prize
***Update***  You can now view Stephen’s Fleming Prize Lecture on the Microbiology Society website: Microbiology Society Fleming Prize Lecture 2017: Professor Stephen Baker Professor Stephen Baker, head of OUCRU’s Enteric Infections group, has been awarded the prestigious 2017 Fleming Prize by the Microbiology Society. The Prize is named after Sir Alexander Fleming, founder and first […]
‘Flat Sunlight’ Exhibition 7 Oct – 24 November, 2016
OUCRU has had a long partnership with artist Lena Bui, who will be launching her latest exhibition ‘Flat Sunlight’ this weekend at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in Ho Chi Minh City. Exhibition dates: 7 October – 24 November, 2016 Location: The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre 15 Nguyen U Di, Thao Dien, District 2, Ho […]
Dr Tan at TedX Hanoi – New diagnostics for brain infections
In the highly globalized modern world, infectious diseases can emerge and spread much faster than ever before. Watch OUCRU’s Dr Le Van Tan talk at TedX Hanoi in May 2016 about how we can use DNA sequencing technologies to discover new causes of infectious diseases, and to develop new, better treatments.
Rapid test for bacterial infection reduces antibiotic use
Researchers from the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Vietnam have shown that using a rapid (5-minute) test can reduce antibiotic misuse for respiratory infections. Cutting the number of unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions is a key way to prevent the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections. An article recently published in The Lancet Global Health is available here: […]
OUCRU researchers demonstrate Vietnam’s progress towards achieving SDGs
A study by the international Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) collaboration (which includes researchers from OUCRU), published in The Lancet, analyzed each country’s progress toward achieving the United Nation’s health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets by creating an overall SDG Index score. Countries were then ranked by their scores to show which nations are […]