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This 5-day course is aimed at participants with a basic understanding of infectious disease modelling and an aptitude for the R programming language. On completion participants will be able to write and analyse the dynamics of a simple mathematical model and use it to consider cost and intervention scenarios. September 23-27 at St Anne’s College, Oxford
Behind the Title: Becoming an Oxford Professor (at NDM), featuring Professor Phaik Yeong Cheah
7 March 2026
The Behind the Title: Becoming an Oxford Professor (at NDM) series highlights the diverse journeys of our professors and the many paths that lead to academic leadership. By sharing their journeys we aim to showcase the breadth of backgrounds, disciplines, and experiences represented across the Department, demonstrating that there is no single route to becoming a professor at Oxford. In our first feature, we hear from Professor Phaik Yeong Cheah, Head of Bioethics and Engagement at the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Nuffield Department of Medicine, based in Bangkok.
Professor Sir Nicholas White obituary in The Times: brilliant clinical scientist
24 February 2026
Professor Sir Nicholas White was a pioneering tropical medicine specialist whose work transformed malaria treatment worldwide, as written in The Times. He championed artemisinin-based combination therapies and intravenous artesunate, saving millions of lives. As head of MORU, he built influential research networks across Asia and Africa, publishing over 1,300 papers and shaping global policy. Knighted and widely honoured, he remained active in research until his death in 2026, aged 74.
Back by popular demand: The AMR Circus!
30 January 2026
Following the success of the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Circus in Cambodia during May 2025, the Phare Ponleu Selpak (Brightness of the Arts) School students were back with new performances in Jan 2026.
Professor Nicholas Day Honoured for Services to Global Health
6 January 2026
Professor Nicholas Day has been appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) for his outstanding contributions to global health research in the Kings New Years Honours 2026. With a career spanning over three decades at OUCRU and MORU, his leadership in infectious disease research has significantly advanced health equity in low-resource settings.
Oxford-led researchers develop a low-cost rapid test to identify heat-damaged vaccines
17 December 2025
Researchers from Medicine Quality Research Group, the University of Oxford and their collaborators have developed and evaluated a novel low-cost, rapid method to identify heat-exposed sucrose-containing vaccines without the need for sophisticated laboratory equipment.
Rapid, low-cost tests can help prevent child deaths from contaminated medicinal syrups
5 December 2025
Researchers at the University of Oxford and their collaborators have demonstrated that simple, rapid, and inexpensive tests can detect deadly contaminants in medicinal syrups - contaminants that have tragically led to the deaths of hundreds of children worldwide.
New study evaluates accuracy of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria
7 November 2025
A new study, published in Malaria Journal, assessed the accuracy of rapid malaria tests (RDTs) across 12 sites in India and found that these tests were sub-optimal for detecting P. vivax malaria.
Faulty malaria rapid test raises global concerns, say MORU researchers
4 November 2025
A new study published in Malaria Journal warns that a widely used malaria rapid diagnostic test by Abbott Diagnostics may be delivering false-negative results, risking delayed treatment and fuelling malaria transmission. Researchers from SMRU have called for the test’s withdrawal, citing evidence from Southeast Asia.
MODRA Cohort 2: From ideas to action
4 November 2025
Following the success of the first MODRA workshop in September, where participants developed strong research grant proposals, the MODRA Cohort 2 researchers reconvened at OUCRU Ho Chi Minh City for Workshop 2, focused on taking their projects from paper to practice.
Ensitrelvir shows strong antiviral activity against COVID-19 in first head-to-head comparison with Paxlovid
28 October 2025
The oral antiviral ensitrelvir is a highly effective treatment for COVID-19, showing potent in-vivo antiviral activity comparable to ritonavir-boosted nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid), say MORU, Mahidol and University of Oxford researchers in a major international study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Antimalarial resistance deserves higher priority in global AMR strategy
15 October 2025
In a new commentary for BMJ Global Health, University of Oxford researchers argue that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) interventions often ignore morally relevant differences between microbes. They highlight that antimalarial resistance disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries, particularly children in sub-Saharan Africa, and deserves greater attention in global health research and intervention priorities. The team calls for more equitable resource allocation, policy change, and advocacy to ensure AMR responses are just and inclusive.
FD-TACT malaria treatment trial launches patient recruitment in Rwanda
8 October 2025
A Phase 3 pivotal trial, led by MORU and funded by Japan’s Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT), has begun to evaluate a novel fixed-dose triple artemisinin-based combination treatment (FD-TACT) for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
MORU Community Advisory Boards meet in Bangkok
26 September 2025
From 21-22 Aug, twenty five MORU Major International Programme (MIP) colleagues attended the second CAB-NET meeting in Bangkok and online. Run by MORU Bioethics & Engagement (B&E), CAB-NET is a network that bring together the facilitators of community advisory boards (CABs) run by the MORU MIP to share activity updates, ideas and best practices, training, and network.
Joel Tarning awarded RSTMH’s 2025 Chalmers Medal
25 September 2025
Professor Joel Tarning, head of MORU’s Clinical Pharmacology Department, has been honoured with the award of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’s Chalmers Medal for his exceptional contribution to the field of clinical pharmacology of neglected tropical diseases, and in particular antimalarial therapy.
Simple new method that measures viral clearance means antibody treatments for COVID and ‘flu can be quickly assessed for effectiveness, say MORU researchers
7 August 2025
Measuring the rate of viral clearance from the back of the mouth in patients with mild infections can be used to determine quickly and inexpensively if an antibody is effective in future COVID-19, influenza and other respiratory virus pandemics, say researchers in a letter published today in The Lancet.
15 emerging Asian global health researchers selected to join MODRA
11 July 2025
The MORU – OUCRU Discovery Research Academy (MODRA) announces its 2025 cohort of emerging researchers in global health and infectious diseases.
Real-time genetic surveillance can support timely, evidence-based responses to shifting malaria threats
25 June 2025
A sharp decline in piperaquine-resistant strains of P. Falciparum malaria following drug policy revisions across the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) highlights how real-time genetic data can support timely, evidence-based responses to shifting malaria threats, say researchers in a study published in Nature Communications.
Landmark DeTACT project holds final Investigators’ meeting
26 May 2025
On 6-7 May in Zanzibar, Tanzania, the final investigators’ meeting of the Development of Triple Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies (DeTACT) project brought together 35 investigators from participating institutions in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Guinea, Nigeria, Niger, Tanzania, The Gambia, Rwanda, Singapore, and MORU, along with key partners from Fosun Pharma, Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), the WHO Global Malaria Programme, and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), which funded the project over the past seven years.
Building Better Vaccines: Dr Thitinan Kitisin Explores Tonsil Organoids Models in Thailand
23 April 2025
Years of groundwork have led Mahidol University Assistant Professor Dr Thitinan Kitisin to his first major step: leading an advanced vaccine research project in Thailand. With support from MODRA, he’s now developing one of the first tonsil organoid models in the country, a small but important step toward improving how vaccines are tested. Along the way, he’s also passing on practical research skills to the next generation of Thai scientists.
MORU-Oxford Engagement Meeting
8 April 2025
On 27 March, members of the Public and Community Engagement with Research (PCER) team at the University of Oxford met with MORU colleagues and other engagement colleagues from the University. The session focused on sharing strategies for community engagement, evaluating engagement, and exploring opportunities for future collaboration.