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Malaria febrile child diagnosed and treated in early morning in Mtwara, Tanzania

Africa malaria resists key drug

Millions of lives at risk unless urgent action taken to stop drug-resistant malaria spreading in Africa

Research Areas

Patient-centred research is the core of our research activities, spanning 5 research units and over 50 research sites in Asia and Africa.

Molecular Malaria Lab members in a semi-circle doing thumbs up.

Malaria & Critical illness

Billions of people live in malaria endemic countries; we aim to improve health through research that addresses this threat.

Schoolchildren in the audience of a Village Drama

Bioethics & Engagement

Paying attention to the public and communities is essential to make our programmes ethical and trustworthy, to maximise their success and impact.

People from a community near the DeTACT recruitment site in Kaback, Guinea during a community engagement visit.

Resistance to antimalarials

The global fight against malaria has hit a critical point in Africa, where parasites resistant to artemisinin have emerged.

SMRU receiving One Health Champion first prize

SMRU honored at One Health Conference

Training in collecting viral samples from the back of the mouth during a site initiation visit (SIV) of the PLATCOV and AD ASTRA clinical trials in Kathmandu, Nepal in June 2024.

Simple new method that measures viral clearance means antibody treatments for COVID and ‘flu can be quickly assessed for effectiveness, say MORU researchers

Screenshot of the video for Pint of Science Laos 2025

Two nights of talks for Pint of Science Laos 2025

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Study with us

We have been hosting students from Mahidol University, University of Oxford and Open University for over 20 years. Visit our student pages to learn more about life as a MORU student, investigate the research that we do, identify a potential supervisor and find out how to apply.

Train with us

Check out our Training pages for links and information on training courses, materials and resources available to MORU Network staff and students.

Work with us

MORU is part of The Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Oxford. Our strength is our infrastructure to deliver excellent research and clinical studies to develop healthcare methods and systems for the improvement of global health.

Due to the diversity and international spread of our network, our vacancies are interesting and varied. We offer career development and training for all staff and students. Check out our jobs section to see local vacancies for Thai nationals, international opportunities advertised by Oxford, plus read about some of our researchers and how their careers have developed as part of this network.