As spring arrives, it's the perfect time to enjoy fresh, seasonal fruit and vegetables, which are more nutritious, flavourful, and eco-friendly. Lia Willis, a member of the Green Impact Team, highlights the benefits of eating in-season produce and offers practical tips for incorporating it into your diet while supporting local communities and reducing your carbon footprint.
\n \n\n \n \nMarisha Boyd reflects on her MSc in Applied Digital Health journey at Oxford so far, sharing how interdisciplinary learning, global experiences and diverse connections have shaped her academic and professional growth.
\n \n\n \n \nIn this third instalment of our 12-part Decolonising Global Health series, Maju Brunette joins us again as she reflects on the deep-rooted links between poverty, power and the spread of infectious diseases, focusing on tuberculosis (TB) and its disproportionate impact on marginalised communities in the Global South. Writing from Lima on World TB Day, she invites readers to consider how global health can move beyond biomedical responses to address the structural inequalities that allow diseases like TB to persist.
\n \n\n \n \nAre digital technologies the answer to modern healthcare challenges? MSc Applied Digital Health student Aditi explores nuanced answers to this question, emphasising the need for a people-centred approach, considering space, place and context.
\n \n\n \n \nProfessor Katrina Turner\u2019s talk on succeeding in academia highlighted the importance of embracing non-linear career paths, taking risks, and finding motivation in meaningful work. Ru Jia reflects on these insights, sharing how they have shaped her journey as an Early- and Mid-Career Researcher.
\n \n\n \n \nTo mark Social Prescribing Day 2025, Associate Professor Stephanie Tierney and Professor Kamal Mahtani reflect on activities undertaken by members of the Oxford Social Prescribing Research Network (OXSOP) in the past year.
\n \n\n \n \nMSc in Global Healthcare Leadership (MGHL) alumni James Castro and Ryan Donnelly, together with Oxford alumna Rebecca Springer, highlight the power of the Oxford network, forging collaborations that drive innovation and improve healthcare outcomes globally.
\n \n\n \n \nThis International Women's Day, we\u2019re proud to celebrate the vital research and community projects in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences that are improving women's health at every stage of life.
\n \n\n \n \nIn this second instalment of our 12-part 'Decolonising Global Health' series, we welcome back Maju Brunette to examine the complex dynamics of consent in global health education and research. The series features monthly contributions and perspectives from scholars and practitioners committed to decolonising global health.
\n \n\n \n \nTo mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2025, the team involved in our Young Persons Advisory Group share their reflections on building a representative and inclusive community to support the next generation.
\n \n\n \n \nKlaudia Budniak reflects on her past experience in the corporate world, where overwork was glorified, leading her to ignore signs of burnout until her health suffered. Through changing jobs and completing Mental Health First Aid training, Klaudia learned the power of open conversations, active listening, and fostering a culture of psychological safety to support mental well-being.
\n \n\n \n \nFor Race Equality Week (3 - 9 February 2025) Phoenix Guwa, a Medical Graduate from Oxford and now a Foundation Doctor in London, shares a personal reflection on breaking barriers in medicine.
\n \n\n \n \nMSc in Global Healthcare Leadership (MGHL) student Isra AlBastaki explores what health systems can learn from the human body, drawing parallels between biological resilience and organisational agility.
\n \n\n \n \nOn World Cancer Day, Dr Sharon Tonner reflects on the theme 'United by Unique', sharing how the team in our Cancer Theme is navigating and addressing the need for patient centred care and inclusive, equitable research.
\n \n\n \n \nMSc in Global Healthcare Leadership student Maju Brunette introduces our new 12-part blog series titled, 'Decolonising Global Health'. This series explores critical perspectives on power, equity, and transformation in global health. The first blog, 'Rejecting the single story', reflects on the impact of narratives in shaping global health and the urgent need to move beyond incomplete and inaccurate models.
\n \n\n \n \nAlexandra (Zandy) Wong shares her experiences so far of the MSc in Applied Digital Health course, bridging digital health and disability health care advocacy.
\n \n\n \n \nThe Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme aims to give patients access to a more diverse and specialised care team in general practice. Here, Dr Catia Nicodemo discusses new research evaluating how the scheme is reshaping prescription practices and patient satisfaction across England
\n \n\n \n \nFour MSc in Global Healthcare Leadership students share notes and reflections from a hybrid roundtable they hosted at the Sa\u00efd Business School to discuss 'The Role of Policy, Advocacy, and Financing in Addressing Climate-related Health Challenges.'
\n \n\n \n \nTwo Oxford researchers share their eye-opening journey to a conference in Marrakesh by train and ferry instead of flying. Discover the challenges, unexpected joys, and compelling environmental case for low-carbon academic travel.
\n \n\n \n \nAs the first cohort of MSc Global Healthcare Leadership graduates, Professor Kamal Mahtani reflects on leadership's core challenge: daring to make a difference.
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