COVID-19 in the community
The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences' response to the coronavirus pandemic
Researchers, trial teams and professional and support staff across our department are working together to better understand, diagnose and manage COVID-19 in the community.
Research publications
Research publications and pre-print papers on COVID-19 from across the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences.
Video consultations
Guides and FAQs for patients and doctors on consulting with the NHS, developed by the IRIHS Group with Barts Health NHS Trust and Design Science.
Two metres or one?
Our researchers review the evidence for physical distancing in COVID-19 and produce a handy guide for different settings and when to wear a face covering.
Our experts in the media
News coverage and expert comment, analysis and thought leadership in the national and trade press from our clinical and non-clinical researchers.
Research
Our multidisciplinary teams are co-ordinating nationwide community-based trials of tests and treatments, gathering and analysing vast amounts of patient data, and developing ways to understand and mitigate the risk of COVID-19.
Flagship projects
The PRINCIPLE Trial
The national PRINCIPLE trial platform is evaluating potential treatments for COVID-19 infection.
Oxford RCGP Research and Surveillance Centre
Community surveillance of COVID-19 and research in partnership with GP practices.
COVID-19 Evidence Service
Rapid evidence reviews, data analysis and thought-provoking writing relating to the coronavirus pandemic.
Remote-by-default care in the COVID-19 pandemic
Addressing the micro, meso-, and macro-level challenges of a radical new service model
QCovid risk stratification tool
A data-driven risk prediction model for individualised shielding advice.
OpenSAFELY analytics platform
OpenSAFELY delivers urgent results during the global COVID-19 emergency and demonstrates the power of modern, open computational data science techniques for healthcare
CONDOR diagnostic evaluation platform
CONDOR provides a single national route to evaluate new diagnostic tests for COVID-19.
Learning from diverse experiences of COVID-19
We aim to understand how people from diverse backgrounds have experienced COVID-19.
For GP practices
Latest COVID-19 news and views
Study with us
Develop your applied research skills in our thriving, multidisciplinary department. We are now accepting applications for our DPhil programme.
Support Oxford's COVID-19 research
Funding for Oxford’s COVID-19 research requires unprecedented speed, scope and ambition. If you are interested in supporting this, please make a gift.