Green Templeton in the News

On this page you can find all the latest media appearances for our Green Templeton College community.

September 2024

A cool flame: how Gaia theory was born out of a secret love affair
The Guardian, 5 September
Late Senior Visiting Research Fellow James Lovelock gave humanity new ways to think about our home planet – but some of his biggest ideas were the fruit of a passionate collaboration.

August 2024

Bring back the Railway Budget
Frontline, 31 August
‘Merging rail finances with the Union Budget has led to less scrutiny, more accidents, and questionable priorities’ says Associate Fellow Mitali Mukherjee

The Secret to Building a Politics of Belonging
Psychology Today, 29 August
A key lesson from a landmark study can help overcome isolation today says Associate Fellow Kim Samuel.

Inside Health
BBC Sounds, 20 August
Senior Research Fellow Trudie Lang discuss the Mpox health emergency and what it means for people in the countries it’s already reached and whether its spread can be stopped.

UK could have ‘thousands’ of mpox cases as Europe stockpiles vaccines over deadly virus
The Express, 17 August
‘People with a milder infection (such as small lesions on their genitalia) could be walking around with it because they don’t know they’re infected’ says Senior Research Fellow Trudie Lang.

SEBI: The Buch stops here
Frontline, 16 August
Associate Fellow Mitali Mukherjee suggests that ‘The SEBI chairperson must now lead by example and demonstrate her actions did not amount to financial impropriety.’

Today
BBC Sounds, 15 August
Ongoing coverage of news that the World Health Organization has declared mpox a global health emergency, including a live interview with Senior Research Fellow Trudie Lang (Starts at 1:24:30)

Mpox outbreak in Africa is public health emergency, declares WHO
The Guardian, 14 August
Senior Research Fellow Trudie Lang shares worry in latest MPox outbreak.

MPox outbreak worsens
BBC Health Check, 7 August
‘We should think about MPox as three strains now.’ Senior Research Fellow Trudie Lang on new risks with increased mortality rate and difficulty of research response.

Oxford professor hits out at ‘deeply depressing’ gender care waits
Oxford Mail, 5 August
Governing Body Fellow Ashley Grossman described the children’s waiting list figures as ‘deeply depressing’.

Overwhelmed by heat? The culprit may be in your medicine cabinet
CNN, 2 August
‘It’s about getting a cost-benefit ratio right,’ says Research Fellow Laurence Wainwright

WazirX: No one’s problem, everyone’s money
Frontline, 2 August
Associate Fellow Mitali Mukherjee explores India’s crypto policy.

July 2024

Weekly War on Waste
LinkedIn, 30 July
Emeritus Fellow Sir Muir Gray shares a letter to the Times.

Nine daily habits that will help you live longer: They’ve all been scientifically proven to extend life, our experts explain how much longer you could get
The Daily Mail, 29 July
‘Too much cortisol – the stress hormone – can have damaging effects on the immune system and lead to premature ageing of the vascular [i.e. blood vessels] system and skin as well as reduced life expectancy,’ says Governing Body Fellow Ashley Grossman

World first brain implant has given teen with epilepsy a bright future
The Mirror, 28 July
Senior Research Fellow Tim Denison comments ‘We are extremely pleased that it has had such a positive benefit for (him) and his family.’

The Ethics of Giving Robots to People With Dementia
Psychology Today, 26 July
Associate Fellow Kim Samuel says ‘In the age of AI, we face hard choices about the future of connection and care.’

BBC Health Check covers the roll-out of the first doses of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine
BBC Health Check
Associate Fellow Mehreen Datoo is interviewed as the first doses of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine in the Ivory Coast. [Clip starts 11:20].

Women’s Hour
BBC Sounds, 24 July
Associate Fellow Mehreen Datoo describes her role in developing the R21 malaria vaccine [Clip starts at 49:35].

‘Exponential surge’ in Mpox cases with thousands dead in outbreak which is ‘mainly affecting children’
The Sun, 23 July
The current case figures are ‘the tip of the iceberg’, say Senior Research Fellow Trudie Lang.

The Battle to Beat Malaria
BBC iPlayer, 22 July
This documentary tells the inside story of the development of a new malaria vaccine and features the work of Associate Fellow Mehreen Datoo and colleagues. 

Better Now: At 64, I’m Challenging Ageism by Fighting for Our Right to Belong
Prevention, 21 July
‘I am very proud to be the age that I am, but it’s not the most interesting thing about me’ says Associate Fellow Kim Samuel.

How incredibly simple tech can supercharge the race to net zero
NewScientist, 16 July
Associate Fellow Roger Harrabin says ‘To even out the intermittent power supply from wind and solar, we need to build vast energy storage facilities’.

British doctor nearly killed by malaria helps develop new vaccine
The Times, 15 July
Associate Fellow Mehreen Datoo  shares details of how she helped develop the new malaria vaccine.

After a doctor developed malaria she started work on a cure
ABC National Radio, 15 July
Associate Fellow Mehreen Datoo  shares details of how she helped develop the new malaria vaccine.

Business books: what to read this month
Financial Times, 13 July
Senior Research Fellow Mark Graham’s latest book features.

Does Britain really need to expand venture capital investment?
The Times, 12 July
Senior Research Fellow Thomas Hellmann comments on the rise in venture capital investment going into UK companies.

The Psychology of Lateness
Psychology Today, 9 July
Associate Fellow Neel Burton claims you should be eight minutes late, but not one more.

UK’s Labour landslide: Another wake-up call for Modi and BJP
Frontline, 9 July
Associate Fellow Mitali Mukherjee says that UK election result proves long-term rule does not guarantee political safety.

Why playing down a privileged background might be a savvy career move
Financial Times, 8 July
Senior Research Fellow Aaron Reeves found many (people) were keen to stress that their progression in life was due to their own skill.

The entry of women to the Garrick will remake the British elite
New Statesman, 2 July
Senior Research Fellow Aaron Reeves talks about the shift in membership only clubs and how it will affect the British Elite.

Where is women’s healthcare in the political party manifestos?
The BMJ, 1 July
Associate Fellow Jane Hirst says that party manifestos should champion women’s health issues.

Don’t replace the culture war with class war
The Times, 1 July
Senior Research Fellow Aaron Reeves discusses the class war between cabinets.

June 2024

Prepare for the toppling of private school politics – and a cultural change within Westminster
The Guardian, 30 June
Senior Research Fellow Aaron Reeves looks into the family backgrounds of current cabinet and shadow cabinet members.

Wider use of physician associates will increase inequality, say UK doctors
The Guardian, 30 June
Governing Body Fellow Trish Greenhalgh comments on the risk to patient safety.

Labour win would bring ‘most educated’ UK Cabinet in history
Times Higher Education, 29 June
Senior Research Fellow Aaron Reeves looks at Keir Starmer’s potential government.

New mpox strain in DR Congo ‘most dangerous yet’
BBC News, 26 June
Senior Research Fellow Trudie Lang says the current case figures are ‘the tip of the iceberg’.

Rise of the Nanomachines
The New Yorker, 24 June
Governing Body Fellow Sonia Antoranz Contera comments of the use of nanotechnology.

Why is selective news avoidance growing, and why are some people consistently avoiding the news?
BBC News, 18 June
Governing Body Fellow Rasmus Kleis Nielsen discusses selective news avoidance.

The Surprising Ways Solitude Is an Antidote to Loneliness
Psychology Today, 17 June
Associate Fellow Kim Samuel says that ‘Time alone is fleeting in our modern world, but it’s key to social connection.’

Gujarat’s growth paradox: A booming economy marred by lax safety standards
Frontline, 15 June
Associate Fellow Mitali Mukherjee talks about the human cost of grand economic vision.

How Gandhi’s Non-Violence Is Rooted in Indian Philosophy
Psychology Today, 11 June
Associate Fellow Neel Burton explores how Gandhi’s satyagraha influenced both Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela.

It’s the economy, stupid!
Frontline, 5 June
Associate Fellow Mitali Mukherjee looks at the key takeaways from the Indian election.

May 2024

Airborne pathogens: controlling words won’t control transmission
The Lancet, 11 May 2024
Latest research from Governing Body Fellow Trish Greenhalgh reports on airborne transit of respiratory pathogens.

Why Your Ego Is an Illusion
Psychology Today, 6 May 2024
Associate Fellow Neel Burton writes that ‘it is only by renouncing the self, that is, by dropping her defences and committing symbolic suicide, that a person is able to open up to different modes of being and relating and transform herself into a pure essence of humanity.’

India’s middle class is caught in a vortex of economic woes and divisive politics
Frontline from The Hindu, 4 May 2024
Associate Fellow Mitali Mukherjee asks ‘why isn’t the ruling party talking about its economic wins but instead steering a large part of its narrative and communication around religion, the Ram temple and a familiar yet toxic anti-Muslim narrative?’

Christopher Bulstrode obituary
The Lancet, 4 May 2024
‘Bulstrode completed further training in emergency medicine and worked for several non-governmental organisations, such as Médecins du Monde, as a planner and trainer and also in Africa and the Middle East as a doctor in the field.’

April 2024

The key to a good presidency is a ‘fast start’
Fox News, 28 April 2024
Visiting Research Fellow Chris Liddell discusses preparing for a potential presidential transition in 2024.

Book Review – Crypto Crimes: Inside India’s Best-Kept Secret
Books First, April
Associate Fellow Mitali Mukherjee ‘writes about various crypto crimes that wreaked havoc on the unsuspecting.’

Key Insights From the UK’s First Belonging Barometer
Psychology Today, 17 April
A major new study from Visiting Research Fellow Kim Samuel reveals how to reconnect to people, place, power, and purpose.

Hannah Arendt and the British postal workers
DayFREuro, 1 April
Visiting Research Fellow Kim Samuel discusses the impact on mental health for those caught in the postal scandal.

Salt, air and bricks: could this be the future of energy storage?
The Guardian, 1 April
Associate Fellow Roger Harrabin explores the future of energy storage.

March 2024

Kate conspiracies peddled by Russian disinformation group, experts say
CNN, 30 March
Governing Body Fellow Rasmus Kleis Nielsen comments on the conspiracy theories surrounding the Princess of Wales.

Dark days for the Royal College of Physicians of London
The BMJ, 28 March
Governing Body Fellow Trish Greenhalgh says an urgent inquiry is needed to investigate how the Royal College of Physicians of London has handled the debate on physician associates.

Want to avoid dementia? Scientists name THREE most effective things you can do to protect ‘weak spot’ in brain from succumbing to memory-robbing disorder (but you might not like one of their tips!)
The Daily Mail, 27 March
Latest research led by Research Fellow Gwenaëlle Douaud on risk factors for faster aging in the brain.

Fasting for 16 or more hours per day RAISES risk of dying from heart problems by almost double, 20-year analysis finds
The Daily Mail, 18 March
Emeritus Fellow Keith Frayn supports further research in recent fasting study.

If this is how Britain treats Kate, no wonder so many young women are struggling
The Telegraph, 15 March
Visiting Research Fellow Kim Samuel‘s survey from The Belonging Forum asked adults how lonely they felt. ‘These findings clearly demonstrate that young women in the UK are facing a raft of issues.’

Puberty blockers: what are they and what are the concerns about them?
The Guardian, 15 March
Governing Body Fellow Ashley Grossman comments on studies of children who received puberty-suppressing hormones.

Letters: The sprawling Covid Inquiry will be of little use come the next pandemic
The Telegraph, 14 March
Emeritus Fellow Terence Ryan‘s letter addresses The Covid Inquiry and the neglect of the topic of loneliness and mental health issues.

The industries where women are most likely to get a top job
The Telegraph, 13 March
Senior Research Fellow Michael Smets points to what is known as the ‘glass cliff’ phenomenon. This is where companies tend to ‘think manager, think man, but think crisis, think woman’.

The Royals Tried to Control Their Image Online. The Internet Had Other Ideas.
NY Times, 12 March
Governing Body Fellow Rasmus Kleis Nielsen comments on the treatment of the Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Sussex in mainstream media.

UK lags other countries in modernising statistical system
FT, 12 March
Honorary Fellow Denise Lievesley‘s Government-commissioned report reveals that officials still see it as ‘risky’ to share data with other government departments.

Green cleaning: Carbon capture trial fuels hopes of ‘carbon negative’ detergents
Business Green, 11 March
Associate Fellow Roger Harrabin explores the detergents industry taking steps towards carbon-negative products.

Empowering The Next Generation Of Women Business Leaders
Forbes, 11 March
Celebrating the Oxford-Intesa Sanpaolo MBA Graduate Scholarship which provides full funding for a female scholar each year, covering all fees, living costs, and, if needed, a childcare bursary.

Will Today’s Tech Wave Drown Developing Countries?
Project Syndicate, 8 March
Governing Body Fellow Xiaolan Fu looks at the future of AI and its impact on developing countries.

25 Women’s Scholarships You Should Apply For If Considering An MBA
BlueSky Thinking, 8 March
Intesa Sanpaolo [one of Italy’s leading banks] in partnership with Oxford University’s Graduate Scholarship Matched Fund and Green Templeton College offers a full scholarship each year to an exceptional female MBA candidate.

Dismay as UK government halts cash for world-renowned Covid programme
Observer, 3 March
Senior Research Fellow Martin Landray comments ‘In day-to-day, regular clinical medicine, it’s absolutely critical to work out the difference between what you think might work, what actually works – and what doesn’t… Recovery [trial] did exactly that.’

February 2024

We’re Running a Risky Cognitive Experiment on Our Own Kids
Psychology Today, 21 February
Associate Fellow Kim Samuel argues that social media promised connection but has bred a crisis of isolation in youth.

Red light can reduce blood glucose levels, new study suggests
The Daily Mail, 21 February
Emeritus Fellow Keith Frayn comments ‘If confirmed later in people with diabetes, this could be the foundation of a useful intervention.’

Snowdrops
Countryfile, 18 February
‘Poisons and medicines are two sides of the same coin.’ Fascinating perspectives from college member Dr Sue Burge on the medical efficacy of snowdrops and other plants in a recent episode of BBC Countryfile episode (from 34:30)

What broke Paytm?
Frontline, 14 February
The rise and fall of Paytm highlights the precarious balance between ambition and compliance in the country’s financial landscape says Associate Fellow Mitali Mukherjee

How to buy sustainable salmon: an expert guide to navigating the nuance of eco-labels
The Conversation, 12 February
Research Fellow Laurence Wainwright and Natasha Lutz (DPhil Geography and the Environment, 2022) delve into the complexities of salmon sustainability with the latest research.

Why I’m so worried that millions of people like my twin brother don’t exercise
Daily Mail, 6 February
So long as we’re lucky enough to avoid health disasters, such as unexplained cancers — with regular exercise we can all stay sprightly well into our ninth decade explains Emeritus Fellow Sir Muir Gray

Collapse of local media leaves us all in the dark
The Guardian, 2 February
Governing Body Fellow Rasmus Kleis Nielsen comments on the impact on local democracy to the hollowing out of local news.

January 2024

Ex-Trump chief makes case for five-year presidency, starting with Year Zero
Washington Examiner, 26 January
Visiting Research Fellow and White House deputy chief of staff Chris Liddell shares his insights into Presidential transitions over the last 5 years.

Mr Bates vs The Post Office: The drama is community power in action
LBC, 18 January
The key to exposing the nature and scale of great injustices may not always lie with senior politicians or expensive lawyers writes Associate Fellow Kim Samuel.

Chris Liddell’s recipe for an orderly transfer of political power
NBR, 15 January
New book by Visiting Research Fellow and White House deputy chief of staff Chris Liddell sees ‘quarrels’ over who won the election as just one of many potential challenges for transition team to overcome.

Women on the frontline in the fight against malaria
BBC World Service, The Conversation
Associate Fellow Mehreen Datoo shares her pioneering work to eradicate malaria with the Oxford R21/Matrix-M™ malaria vaccine.

This election year, let’s talk climate
Context, 11 January
2024 will be a critical year for climate action – and reliable information on it writes Associate Fellow Mitali Mukherjee.

Expert Predictions For Sustainability In 2024
TechRound, 10 January
Senior Research Fellow Andrew White shares his expert predictions for sustainability in 2024.

Business School Lessons In Good And Bad Leadership From 2023
Forbes, 10 January
Senior Research Fellow Michael Smets gives an analysis of great leadership roles.

A public health message for this flu season: please keep your snot to yourself
Guardian, 5 January
Governing Body Fellow Trish Greenhalgh comments on the importance of wearing masks properly.

Dr Chris Bulstrode obituary
The Times, 3 January
Coverage of the death of Emeritus Fellow Professor Christopher Bulstrode CBE.

December 2023

Cognitive and affective reflection increases appreciation for less preferred subcategories of experiential goods
National Library of Medicine, 21 December
Latest research from Research Fellow Cammy Crolic investigates the consequences of reflection while consuming experiential goods from less preferred subcategories.

November 2023

Online and phone GP appointments can miss easy diagnoses and ‘put patients at risk’
Independent, 30 November
Governing Body Fellow Trish Greenhalgh’s latest research into online and phone GP appointments uncovers a detailed analysis pinpointing specific risks and explores proactive measures to further mitigate them.

Bringing Back Institutionalisation Would Be Inhumane – and Ineffective
Psychology Today, 21 November
Associate Fellow Kim Samuel argues for the need to focus on strategies that harness the power of belonging rather than enforced isolation

Cyberspace a key tool for global diplomacy
China Daily, 20 November
Emeritus Fellow Robert Walker writes that via the internet, the world’s people will demand more of diplomacy: namely, a peaceful world with a shared, sustainable future, a planet fit to be called our collective home.

Our Future Health: Most have high cholesterol, health project suggests
BBC News, 6 November
Associate Fellow Raghib Ali talks about the Our Future Health model of healthcare which aims to identify those at higher risk of heart attack, stroke or cancer and intervene at an early stage in order to prevent them in the first place.

October 2023

AI and the future of long-term care
Medical Economics, 30 October
Associate Fellow Tim Hoff discusses the role of AI in long-term care.

UK urged to bring back tax-free shopping to encourage more visitors
China Daily, 30 October
Governing Body Fellow Jonathan Reynolds comments that ‘Some EU countries offer more seamless and less complex logistics, as well as better incentives, to Chinese tourist groups compared to the UK’

UKRI awards £25m to future vaccine development research
National Health Executive, 12 October
One of three studies funded,  IMMPROVE, meaning immune memory and mechanisms of protection from vaccines will be led by Professor Teresa Lambe OBE and Governing Body Fellow Professor Paul Klenerman.

How Ghost Scenarios Haunt Strategy Execution
MITSloan, 11 October
Strategic planners are often blind about how the future will challenge their status quo. A scenario-planning mindset can help them see what they’re missing says Governing Body Fellow Rafael Ramírez.

September 2023

How Mindfulness Builds Belonging
Psychology Today, 27 September
‘Mindfulness is more than a wellness tool’ says Visiting Research Fellow Kim Samuel.

‘Shrinkflation’ isn’t a trend – it’s a permanent hit to your wallet
BBC Worklife, 25 September
Research Fellow Cammy Crolic says that consumers are more likely to notice the increase in price than the amount of product ‘lost’ when packages shrink.

Ultra-processed food linked to higher risk of depression, research finds
The Guardian, 20 September
Emeritus Fellow Keith Frayn remarks ‘The relationship between artificial sweeteners and depression stands out clearly’.

I’m finally saying what I’ve been told not to say about climate change
The Independent, 20 September
Associate Fellow Roger Harrabin shares the full extent of dismay among climate scientists.

China Faces a Familiar Economic Downturn. But Its Crisis Is Worsened by the War in Ukraine
Time, 15 September
‘The government needs a stronger policy response to the economic slowdown in order to stimulate growth’ says Governing Body Fellow Xiaolan Fu

Author, activist Kim Samuel on her book On Belonging: Finding Connection in an Age of Isolation
SABC News, 11 September
Interview with Visiting Research Fellow Kim Samuel.

August 2023

Now experts call for more people to get a Covid booster as health bosses pull forward vaccination programme for vulnerable amid fears surrounding Pirola variant – but MPs call for calm and to ‘treat it just like a seasonal flu’
Daily Mail, 31 August
Governing Body Fellow Trish Greenhalgh suggests everyone should be made eligible for a (COVID) jab.

To overcome South Africa’s mental health crisis, we need to focus on building belonging
Daily Maverick, 29 August
Visiting Research Fellow Kim Samuel on how to transform the modern crisis of isolation.

Scientists demand Britons wear face masks as new Covid variant spreads
The Express, 15 August
‘It looks like it’s once again time to MASK UP’ tweets Governing Body Fellow Trish Greenhalgh.

‘We’re in serious trouble’: Why a hotter world will be bad for our health
The Observer, 11 August
Research Fellow Laurence Wainwright comments on the impacts of heat on health.

The 10,000 steps debate – and how many you should really do
Telegraph, 9 August
Emeritus Fellow Sir Muir Gray says ‘4,000 [steps] is good, 4,001 is better, and 4,002 is even better. But even if you’re only doing 2,000 and you were only doing 1,000 yesterday, then that’s good [too].’

How to ask for a pay rise with wages finally set to outpace inflation rate
iNews, 8 August
‘Employers don’t pay for your living expenses, but for the value you create for the company. So always use company value, rather than personal cost, as an argument for a pay rise’ says Senior Research Fellow Michael Smets.

The Context with Christian Fraser
BBC News Channel, 4 August
Research Fellow Apostolos Tsiachristas discussed the increased role of the private sector in the provision of NHS services.

July 2023

‘A real sense of chaos ensued’: Is it time to embrace the corporate ladder?
BBC Online, 25 July
Senior Research Fellow Michael Smets comments that ‘while most of us associate hierarchies with control and bureaucracy with “red tape”, they also offer stability, consistency and predictability.’

What frightens me about the climate crisis is we don’t know how bad things really are
The Guardian, 25 July
Associate Fellow Roger Harrabin writes that as the barrage of bad news from places like Greece continues, all we can be certain of is there are many surprises lying ahead.

Community Is the Opposite of Schadenfreude
Psychology Today, 12 July
Visiting Research Fellow Kim Samuel on rethinking the meaning of connectedness in the age of social media.

Oxford University academic to study cancer in ethnic minority women
Oxford Mail, 11 July
Senior Research Fellow Toral Gathani aims to shed light on the variation in breast cancer in different ethnic minority groups.

More than anything, the key to feeling OK is belonging
LA Times, 11 July
Visiting Research Fellow Kim Samuel shares her thoughts on why belonging matters.

In The NHS, We Treat People Far Too Late
Mens Health, 4 July
Associate Fellow Raghib Ali talks about how to stay fitter and disease-free for longer.

June 2023

UHC Provides Comprehensive Health Guarantee to the Indonesian People
Antara – Indonesian News Agency
Coverage of Ghufron Mukti’s lecture at Green Templeton

Accelerating clinical trials: time to turn words into action
The Lancet, 9 June
Senior Research Fellow Sir Martin Landray highlights the case for accelerated clinical trails.

Who could buy The Telegraph?
The Times, 8 June
Governing Body Fellow Rasmus Kleis Nielsen comments on the potential contenders for buying the Telegraph Media Group’s titles up for sale.

Warning that drinking any amount of alcohol may raise risk of 60 diseases – including 33 that had never been linked to booze before
Daily Mail, 7 June
Senior Research Fellow Zhengming Chen comments ‘This study provides important causal evidence of the scale of alcohol-related harms’.

May 2023

Uwe Kitzinger, economist and political adviser who fought for Britain to join the EEC – obituary
The Telegraph, 31 May
Obituary to the late Principal of Templeton College and Honorary Fellow Uwe Kitzinger.

Uwe Kitzinger Obituary
The Times, 30 May
Obituary to the late Principal of Templeton College and Honorary Fellow Uwe Kitzinger.

Global heating will push billions outside ‘human climate niche’
The Guardian, 22 May
Research Fellow Laurence Wainwright comments ‘Humans have got used to living in particular areas at certain temperatures’.

Call for psychosis treatment overhaul after evidence of autoimmune trigger
The Guardian, 12 May
Senior Research Fellow Belinda Lennox suggests that ‘We need a systematic shift in the way we assess and treat people with severe mental illness’.

A Southern European model? Gender regime change in Italy and Spain
Science Direct, May – June 2023
Research Fellow Rossella Ciccia shares her research with colleagues on gender regime change in Italy and Spain.

How do we take an epidemic of loneliness and foster a sense of belonging?
The independent, 7 May
Visiting Research Fellow Kim Samuel asks if Governments are equipped to handle the crisis of loneliness.

UK partnerships with life sciences groups threatened by NHS pressures
The FT, 1 May 2023
Senior Research Fellow Sir Martin Landray echoes concerns from the pharma industry on bureaucracy around clinical trials.

April 2023

The New Psychology of Belonging
Psychology Today, 17 April 2023
Visiting Research Fellow Kim Samuel discusses her research for her latest book.

Is this the end of newspapers?
The New Statesman, 15 April 2023
Governing Body Fellow Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, discusses the change in how people are accessing News.

The junior doctors’ strike is not just about pay – this is a generation that feels betrayed
The Guardian, 14 April 2023
Governing Body Fellow Trish Greenhalgh offers her comments on the latest Junior Drs strike.

The Mini-Symposium on Global Child Health: Serving the Children of the World
Pediatric Research, 4 April 2023
Authors including Davide Bilardi (DPhil Clinical Medicine, 2018), Francis Ayomoh (DPhil Primary Health Care, 2021) and Research Fellow Charles Roehr draw on a symposium in college in 2022.

Seven questions to ask on technology and innovation for Sustainable Development Goals
UNCTAD, 3 April 2023
Governing Body Fellow Xiaolan Fu highlights seven key questions related to technology and innovation that should be considered for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals.

March 2023

Students learn better on caring campuses – here’s how to create one
Times Higher Education, 27 March
Visiting Research Fellow Kim Samuel shares insightful advice on how to build a supportive and inclusive campus environment.

Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase risk of breast cancer
The Daily Mail, 21 March
Senior Research Fellow Gillian Reeves latest research suggests that any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase the risk of breast cancer.

‘Near-automatic sign off’ – Hunt pledges £10m to speed up access to new drugs
The Independent, 15 March
Senior Research Fellow Sir Martin Landray welcomes additional resources to help streamline approvals for new medical products.

Radio clip from BBC Radio 4, The Media Show
15 March at 16:46:50
Governing Body Fellow Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, comments on the recent dispute between the BBC and Gary Lineker in an extended edition of BBC Radio Four’s The Media Show.

BBC Ends Suspension of Top Sports Host After Staff Mutiny
New York Times, 13 March
Governing Body Fellow Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, comments on the recent dispute between the BBC and Gary Lineker.

Oxford graduate Te Aro Moxon is all in for the long Māori health inequity haul
NZ Herald, 6 March 2023
Te Aro Moxon (MSc Global Health Science and Epidemiology, 2020) celebrates his graduation and pledges to help tackle Māori health inequity.

Strategizing Across Organizations
MIT Sloan Management Review, 6 March 2023
The latest research from Governing Body Fellow Rafael Ramírez shows that Capitalizing on big opportunities and solving systemic problems will require organizations to come together to develop strategies as a group.

The World Is VUCA – How Are You Going To Deal With It?
Forbes, 1 March 2023
Governing Body Fellow Rafael Ramírez discusses the approach of ‘usefulness in the present, not guesswork about the future.’ in the face of unpredictable uncertainty.

February 2023

Rationing Alone Won’t Solve UK Grocers’ Salad Shortages
Bloomberg UK, 26 February
Governing Body Fellow Jonathan Reynolds, comments on rationing in Britain’s supermarkets.

It’s Not Just Our Students — ChatGPT Is Coming for Faculty Writing
Chronicle, 22 February
Research Fellow Benjamin Chrisinger explores how technologies like ChatGP will affect student and academic writing.

Indian-origin medic appointed as first female chief of Oxford University Hospitals
WION, 19 February
Associate Fellow Meghana Pandit has been appointed as the first female Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Radio clip from LBC at 00:05:02.000
LBC 8 February 2023
Emeritus Fellow Sir Muir Gray comments on factors such as loss of fitness, disease, and negative thinking in the aging process as we live longer.

A group of grandmothers in Zimbabwe is helping the world reimagine mental health care
Boston Globe, 2 February
Visiting Research Fellow Kim Samuel sheds light on the incredible work of a group of grandmothers in Zimbabwe who are helping the world in reimagining how we approach mental health globally.

Openness, not decoupling, makes China’s national innovation system unique
Global Times, 1 February 2023
Governing Body Fellow Xiaolan Fu talks of the uniqueness of China’s open national innovation system.

January 2023

Times letters: Nadhim Zahawi’s legal tactics and calls for law change
The Times, 31 January 2023
Emeritus Fellow Sir Muir Gray, writes that people should begin to prepare physically for retirement at 55, with employers and the pension industry helping people to mitigate against disease and loss of fitness.

Inside the medical trial that could save us — and the NHS
The Sunday Times, 28 January 2023
Our ageing population is one of the greatest threats we face says Associate Fellow Raghib Ali. His solution is to work out how to keep people healthier for longer

Seven days in medicine: 11-17 January 2023
The BMJ, 19 January 2023
Emeritus Fellow Neil Mortensen, describes a fall in the number of people in England awaiting hospital treatment as ‘a glimmer of hope’.

Pregnancy outcomes and vaccine effectiveness during the period of omicron as the variant of concern, INTERCOVID-2022: a multinational, observational study
The Lancet, 17 January 2023
Latest research from Governing Body Fellow Stephen Kennedy shows vaccine effectiveness against pregnancy complications from COVID-19.

NHS Staff Must Not Become Casualties Of NHS Efficiency Drive
Forbes, 17 January 2023
Associate Fellow Berne Ferry highlights just why healthcare scientists are so important, and makes the case for why they are essential to keeping our NHS running.

Indians have high level of hybrid immunity against Coronavirus
NewsClick, 13 January 2023
Senior Research Fellow Shahid Jameel comments that ‘India had a lot of infections during the Delta wave and then again earlier this year in the Omicron wave. Combined with >90% of adults having received two doses, there ought to be high levels of hybrid immunity’

New Omicron variants are not causing case spike or mortality
Business Standard, 9 January 2023
‘Nothing changes in terms of severity in vaccinated and hybrid immune populations’ says Senior Research Fellow Shahid Jameel on the latest new Omicorn variants.

Breakfast show
BBC Radio Oxford, 4 January 2023 [Starts at 01:13:40]
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh, argues that mandates on facemasks should be reintroduced for public transport. Her reasons include high current Covid-19 rates; the fact that public transport is one of the most risky places for transmitting Covid-19; and that if everyone wears a mask, transmission rates of Covid-19 would fall dramatically.

Meet your friends and lovers outside or online
The Daily Mail, 4 January 2023
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh, suggests people should avoid seeing their friends and family face-to-face to slow transmission of the virus.

How London’s department stores fell out of fashion – and why they will never die
The Express, 1 January 2023
Governing Body Fellow Jonathan Reynolds comments that ‘It’s become much more difficult for conventional department stores to survive thanks to a combination of online competition and today’s economic conditions.’

December 2022

Researchers warn of rise in extremism online after Covid
BBC News, 30 December 2022
‘More than 97%” of news traffic during the pandemic, went to trustworthy sites’ according to Senior Research Fellow Rasmus Nielsen

Brussels Playbook: Kuleba on what Ukraine wants — COVID redux scoop — EU enlargement at 50
POLITICO, 30 December 2022
Former President of Templeton College Uwe Kitzinger reflects on the early days of the European Union.

Intermittent fasting can completely reverse Type 2 diabetes
ZME Science, 22 December 2022
Emeritus Fellow Keith Frayn comments that ‘Type 2 diabetes is a reversible condition, and remission is possible in those with diabetes of relatively long duration’

James Lovelock remembered by John Gray
The Guardian, 13 Decemeber 2022
John Gray looks back on his friendship with Senior Research Fellow James Lovelock.

Should academics quit Twitter?
Times Higher Education, 8 December 2022
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh argues that academics have a responsibility to engage with a wider audience.

November 2022

How can remote GP consultations be safer?
The BMJ, 24 November 2022
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh shares this opinion ‘Clinicians must learn quickly to consult safely through the most suitable medium and adapt as necessary’.

‘Talent is everywhere but opportunity is not‘
BBC, Morning Live, 23 November 2022
Yusuf Ben-Tarifite (Clinical Medicine, 2018) spoke at an access conference about why diversity of backgrounds and thought among doctors is so important for patients. The day was filmed by BBC Morning Live from 09:13

China’s businesses get top billing at World Cup after team flops
Aljazeera, 16 November 2022
Associate Fellow Paul Temporal comments that ‘Chinese companies hope an association with the beautiful game may help them shed negative perceptions about the ‘made in China’ tag’.

Leslie Phillips CBE, Dame Valerie Beral, Avtar Singh Jouhl, Atarah Ben-Tovim MBE
BBC Radio 4, Last Word, 13 November 2022
Emeritus Fellow Professor Dame Valerie Beral is discussed on this episode of the Last Word.

October 2022

Arthritis: six ways to protect yourself
The Times, 29 October 2022
Senior Research Fellow Alan Silman contributes to this review on how lifestyle changes can help combat arthritis. According to Professor Silman: ‘Given early enough, through prompt diagnosis, [new drugs] can keep the disease completely at bay.’

Millions invited to take part in UK scheme to diagnose diseases earlier
The Guardian, 24 October 2022
Fellow Raghib Ali, chief medical officer of the ‘Our Future Health’ project commented ‘if we can intervene earlier by detecting disease earlier that will produce much better outcomes for our patients.’

What you eat in pregnancy could make your baby fat and continue into childhood
The Mirror, 24 October 2022
A study co-led by Governing Body Fellow Stephen Kennedy said of the project findings ‘This landmark study has provided valuable new insights into the ­biological origins of childhood obesity’

The Today Programme
BBC Radio 4, 13 October 2022 at 07:12:52.000
Senior Research Fellow Trudie Lang speaks about the Ebola outbreak in Uganda and warns ‘we mustn’t take our eye off the ball…’

Oxford biotech raises funds to make RNA treatments for liver disease
The Financial Times, 10 October 2022
Governing Body Fellow Peter Friend comments with ‘great enthusiasm’ for the ‘very exciting’ work Oxford-based start-up Ochre Bio is doing.

Urgent warning over major change to NHS appointments – as chiefs tackle ‘time wasters’
The Sun, 6 October 2022
Emeritus Fellow Neil Mortensen comments ‘These new guidelines could give us a more streamlined picture of patients waiting for treatment’.

Patients who refuse two appointments could be REMOVED from NHS waiting list
The Daily Mail, 6 October 2022
‘NHS trusts and clinicians will need to ensure that patients do not feel bullied into moving off the waiting list’ says Emeritus Fellow Neil Mortensen.

September 2022

Long covid—an update for primary care
The BMJ, 22 September 2022
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh outlines how clinicians might respond to the questions that patients ask regarding ‘Long COVID’.

How to help Primary Care physicians craft sustainable careers
Harvard Business Review, 13 September 2022
Burnout among primary care physicians in the United States is an especially big problem thanks to changes that have made their jobs much more difficult says Associate Fellow Timothy Hoff.

August 2022

Neurological and psychiatric risk trajectories after SARS-CoV-2 infection
The lancet, 17 August 2022
Lena Zhu (Graduate Entry Medicine, 2020) and Isabella Camplisson (Graduate Entry Medicine, 2021) co-author this paper exploring the increased risks of neurological and psychiatric sequelae after COVID-19 infection.

Blood substitute repairs damaged organs hours after heart stops
New Scientist, 23 August 2022
Governing Body Fellow, Peter Friend says the ‘initial results are promising’ in study that uses artificial blood substitute that can reverse cell damage.

‘Downgrade your mask before entering’—a dangerous NHS policy at a critical public health juncture
The BMJ, 2 August 2022
‘Downgrading masks and limiting protection matters for everyone’ says Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh.

Cases like Archie Battersbee’s rely on complex ethical decisions.
The Guardian, 2 August 2022
Associate Fellow Mehrunisha Suleman looks at the complex ethical decisions in cases such as Archie Battersbee’s and discusses how they are made.

Putting your feet up when you’re ill can make you worse! 
The Daily Mail, 1 August 2022
Emeritus Fellow Sir Muir Gray reflects on his own experiences after having a heart attack.

Women officers must be on front lines of policing
Hindustan Times, 1 August 2022
Research Fellow Akshay Mangla explains the findings from his recent research paper, in an op-ed for the Hindustan Times.

July 2022

James Lovelock obituary
The Times, 27 July 2022
Senior Visiting Research Fellow was one of the most influential scientists and engineers of the twentieth century.

Yesterday was the hottest day on record, says Oxford weather station
Oxford Mail, 19 July 2022
The temperature recorded by the Radcliffe Observatory at 10am yesterday was 36.7 degrees, beating 36.5 degrees recorded in 2019.

The case for surgical hubs
HSJ, 11 July 2022
Royal College of Surgeons of England president and Emeritus Fellow, Professor Neil Mortensen sets out the case for surgical hubs.

New research highlights the problem of obesity among students in the Gulf
The National News, Sunday 10 July 2022
Associate Fellow Dr Raghib Ali comments on the major public health problem in the UAE.

The all-conquering quaver – As Tik-Tok grows, so does suspicion
The Economist, Saturday 9 July 2022
Most countries have rules limiting foreign ownership of old-media companies, notes Rasmus Nielsen of the Reuters Institute of Journalism.

Outsourcing health-care services to the private sector and treatable mortality rates in England
The Lancet, 1 July 2022
Research Fellow Dr Aaron Reeves latest co-authored study into the effects of outsourcing health services to for-profit providers.

June 2022

Nerve-cooling implant could offer pain relief alternative to opioids
The Guardian, 30 June 2022
Senior Research Fellow Professor David Bennett praised the engineering of the implant adding ‘There is a need to find alternatives to painkillers like opioids’.

Unleashing the power of big data to guide precision medicine in China
Nature, 29 June 2022
China’s population of 1.4 billion people means the country has great potential for using big data to study health issues says Professor Zhengming Chen

NHS privatisation drive linked to rise in avoidable deaths
The Guardian,  29 June 2022
Research Fellow Dr Aaron Reeves findings suggest that further increases in NHS privatisation would be a mistake.

You Could Have Long COVID and Not Even Know It
Time, Thursday 28 June 2022
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh‘s research article ‘Management of post-acute covid-19 in primary care‘ cited.

Radio clip from BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4, 28 June 2022
Professor Sir Martin Landray, co-lead of the RECOVERY trial, which found existing drugs to be effective in the treatment of COVID-19, is interviewed on Radio 4’s The Life Scientific. He talks to Jim Al-Khalili about his life, work and the trial, which is estimated to have saved some one million lives.

Radio clip from BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4, 16 June 2022
Interview with Professor Sir Martin Landray, co-head with Professor Sir Peter Horby of the RECOVERY trial, which identified existing drugs which could treat COVID-19.

More people are avoiding the news, and trusting it less, report says
Reuters, 16 June 2022
Senior Research Fellow Rasmus Kleis Nielsen comments on the Digital News Report 2022.

Digital News Report: Depressing stories turning more people off
BBC News, 15 June 2022
Coverage of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Digital News Report 2022.

The science-policy relationship in times of crisis: An urgent call for a pragmatist turn
Science Direct Journal, June 2022
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh on the science-policy relationship during the pandemic.

Breakfast show
BBC Radio Oxford, 9 June 2022
Governing Body Fellow, Dr Jonathan Reynolds shares his views on retail and the re-envisioned Castle Quay shopping centre in Banbury.

Making the Primary Care System Better After the Covid-19 Pandemic
Medical Economics Journal, 3 June 2022
Associate Fellow Professor Timothy Hoff discusses a strategic blueprint for fixing primary care.

May 2022

Family physicians and the fight against the health system
Medical Economics Journal, 31 May 2022
Excerpts from Associate Fellow Professor Timothy Hoff’s book ‘Searching for the Family Doctor: Primary Care on the Brink’

End of EU research funding will choke off UK deeptech, top professor warns
City AM, 27 May 2022
Senior Research Fellow Thomas Hellman warns that a wave of potential ‘deeptech’ startups – those working in spaces like AI, open source data – will be jeopardised if the EU turns off the taps.

Social media: Did the pandemic poison online politics?
BBC News, 22 May 2022
Senior Research Fellow Rasmus Nielsen comments on social media commentary on coronavirus.

Are vaccines a potential treatment for long COVID?
BMJ, 18 May 2022
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh and colleagues explain how more more evidence and a mechanism of action are needed in assessing vaccines and long COVID.

Why tech chiefs must master the art of storytelling
Raconteur, 17 May 2022
Governing Body Fellow Michael Smets comments on many business leaders having reported forming a more human connection with their teams since the first COVID lockdown was imposed in the UK in 2020.

Ending England’s Covid restrictions was divisive – but the data shows we were right
Guardian, 12 May 2022
Associate Fellow Raghib Ali writes about the complications of unpacking lessons about the impact of government-mandated restrictions

The right – and wrong – way to exercise in your 70s, 80s and beyond
The Daily Telegraph, 9 May 2022
Sir Muir Gray of the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences comments on how much activity older people should be getting.

Births, marriages and deaths
The Times, 9 May 2022
Roger Undy, notice of death

NHS rolls out new life-saving Covid treatment
National Health Executive, 6 May 2022
Senior Research Fellow Martin Landray said ‘We’re delighted that the RECOVERY trial has identified another treatment for patients hospitalised with COVID-19. Baricitinib works in addition to other proven therapies (such as dexamethasone).’

April 2022

The price of free speech: why Elon Musk’s $44bn vision for Twitter could fall apart
The Guardian, 30 April 2022
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, director of the Reuters Institute comments that a rich business magnate owning [twitter] raises the same kinds of issues as wealthy individuals controlling influential news media or other social media platforms

4 Ways to Fix Social Media That Don’t Cost $44 Billion
Time, 29 April 2022
Social media moderation is complex. Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, director of the Reuters Institute, says that political polarization means there is no agreement on what good and bad moderation, or even ‘harmful’ content, looks like.

EXPLAINER-Shanghai death numbers raise questions over its COVID accounting
Mail online (Reuters), 28 April 2022
Zhengming Chen, epidemiology professor at Oxford University’s Nuffield Department of Population Health, comments on China’s mass Covid testing programme.

Doctors could be reprimanded over inaccurate tweets
Express & Star, 27 April 2022
New guidance from regulators includes information on social media conduct of medics. Emeritus Fellow, Professor Neil Mortensen comments on the new document.

UN Dialogue Cites Pinduoduo’s Work in Bringing Agriculture into The Digital Economy
Nature World News, 25 April 2022
Professor Fu Xiaolan, highlights the importance that digital technology and innovation can play in helping to uplift disadvantaged communities.

COVID-19 4th wave may not be deadly, but here’s what India needs to watch out for
The News Minute, 25 April 2022
Research Fellow, Professor Shahid Jameel says that it is unlikely we will see a new COVID-19 ‘wave’ comparable to Delta

China Covid-19 tsar pushed treatments without revealing business ties
The Financial Times, 25 April 2022
Professor Trish Greenhalgh, a health sciences professor at the University of Oxford, comments on backlashes against technology platforms.

A new app will ‘revolutionise healthcare’ by alerting people to risk of cancer other diseases
i News, 16 April 2022
Professor Trish Greenhalgh comments on the revolution of the ZOE COVID study app along with Associate Fellow Dr Raghib Ali.

Oxford beat Cambridge 21-17 in Varsity match at Twickenham
The Oxford Mail, 4 April 2022
Report on the Varsity match featuring Andrew Durutalo (Executive MBA, 2021), who helped secure Oxford’s victory.

March 2022

Harnessing the power of good clinical trials
The Lancet, 26 March 2022
Professor Sir Martin Landray on the RECOVERY trial, the largest randomised trial of COVID-19 treatments, which he co-leads.

Experts See China Stuck in a Slowly Evolving COVID-Zero Loop
Bloomberg, 24 March 2022
A spike in cases is starting to test Beijing’s COVID-Zero resolve. Features a comment from Chen Zhengming, an epidemiology professor at the University of Oxford.

Public health measures are key to curbing COVID in UK, say scientists
The guardian, 20 March 2022
Sir Martin Landray, joint chief investigator of the Recovery Trial and professor of medicine and epidemiology at Oxford Population Health, comments on the success of the Recovery Trial.

Analysis: China’s COVID governance under pressure as Omicron spreads
Reuters, 16 March 2022
Zhengmin Chen, professor of epidemiology at the University of Oxford comments on whether existing policies can really be effective in curbing infection growth.

Australia dives in global soft power index as Fortress Australia takes its toll
Sydney Morning Herald, 16 March 2022
Dr Paul Temporal, an associate professor at the Saïd business school, explains how COVID-19 has affected Australia’s and New Zealand’s soft power.

How will shifts in China’s economic policies affect global commerce?
BBC Sounds, 10 March 2022
Xiaolan Fu, professor of technology and international development Oxford University discusses China’s plans to move away from the reliance on global trade towards expanding domestic consumption, alongside targets for encouraging innovation in technology and artificial intelligence.

COVID can shrink brain and damage its tissue, finds research
The Guardian, 8 March 2022
Research Fellow Dr Gwenaëlle Douaud shares the results of latest research into COVID-19 infections.

NHS: Video appointments with GPs offer ‘minimal’ benefits, study suggests
Sky News online, 8 March 2022
Professor Trish Greenhalgh and her team found that telephone and face-to-face appointments were considered to be more effective.

Meet Lisa Yasko, Ukrainian Parliament Member Urges People To Fight For Humanity
shethepeople, 5 March 2022
Lisa Yasko (MPP, 2016) urges people to stand with Ukraine in their fight against Russia.

Family physicians versus the health system
Medical Economics, 3 March 2022
Excerpt from Professor Timothy Hoff’s Searching for the Family Doctor: Primary Care on the Brink.

Europe increases pressure on Kremlin-backed broadcaster RT
POLITICO, 1 March 2022
Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, director of the Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford, comments on RT’s real influence on the greater public in the U.K

How ‘Amazon Thinking’ Is Reshaping Primary Care: An Excerpt
Medscape 1 March 2022
Featuring excerpt from Searching for the Family Doctor: Primary Care on the Brink by Professor Timothy Hoff.

February 2022

Path to abolition clear of obstacles
Taipei Times, 24 February 2022
Taiwan has recognized the benefits of adhering to international human rights standards that distinguishes it as an emerging model for democracy and human rights in the Indo-Pacific region says Senior Research Fellow Professor Carolyn Hoyle.

Leading surgeon calls for staff to get ‘back to the operating table’ to tackle waiting list crisis
The Irish News, 22 February 2022
Professor Neil Mortensen comments on supporting surgeons and members of the wider surgical team.

Covid-19: Scientists and medics warn that it is too soon to lift all restrictions in England
The BMJ, 22 February 2022
Trish Greenhalgh, professor of primary care health sciences at the University of Oxford, said that ending isolation and free testing in England was a ‘huge mistake’ and called on the government to publish the scientific reasoning for its decisions.

Remaining COVID-19 restrictions scrapped in England
CBC News (online), 21 February 2022A, Associated Press
Includes expert comment from Trish Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Care Health Services at the University of Oxford.

Boris Johnson scraps remaining COVID restrictions in England
abc news, 21 February 2022
Trish Greenhalgh, professor of primary care health sciences at the University of Oxford comments that scraping COVID restrictions is a money saving exercise.

‘It gives me joy’: the LGBT Colombians embracing visibility in town with a legacy of abuse
The Guardian, 3 February 2022
Samuel Ritholtz (DPhil International Development, 2018) shares insight into the treatment of the LGBTQ+ community in El Carmen de Bolívar.

Why is India seeing a rise in death rate despite low COVID cases?
Business Standard, 3 February 2022
Shahid Jameel, Research Fellow at Green Templeton College, Oxford, comments on COVID deaths in India.

January 2022

BBC Radio 5 Live – Nicky Campbell
27 January 2022, 10:50
Trish Greenhalgh, Professor of Primary Care Health Sciences at Oxford University, joins a debate about the wearing of masks now that rules have changed in England.

Unilever is not crazy to loudly and proudly focus on sustainability
The London Economic, 20 January 2022
Dr Andrew White of Oxford’s Said Business School comments on Unilever’s drive to become more sustainable.

Should bad science be censored on social media?
BBC News (online), 19 January 2022, Rachel Schraer
Includes expert comment from Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, and Professor Gina Neff, a social scientist at the Oxford Internet Institute.

Impact With Yalda Hakim
BBC World, 10:18, 17 January 2022
Governing Body Fellow David Hunter is interviewed about the science behind a claim by the Chinese media that you can get COVID-19 or Omicron through receiving parcels or from frozen food.

Time to upgrade from cloth and surgical masks to respirators? Your questions answered
The Conversation, 17 January 2022
Many countries are rethinking their COVID-19 mask advice for the community. Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh co-authors this article on surgical masks.

Inside Health
BBC Radio 4, 15:45 12 January 2022
Senior Research Fellow Sir Martin Landray discusses the Omicron variant and how it has affected the use of drugs, identified by the RECOVERY trial. (of which he is co-lead)

Here’s where (and how) you are most likely to catch COVID – new study
The Conversation, 11 January 2022
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh and co-authors release research on the ‘Likelihood’ of becoming infected and which activities are deemed ‘safe’

Wake up to Money, Nation of Isolation
BBC Radio 5 Live, 05:01 10 January 2022
Item reports on a global survey of trends by Oxford University, explaining: ‘this survey by the Reuters Institute at Oxford University questioned editors and chief executives around the world.

Britain faces surgeon shortage, as cancelled operations leave graduates under-qualified
The Telegraph, 8 January 2022
Emeritus Fellow Neil Mortensen comments on a shortage of fully qualified surgeons in the UK

Here’s some good news for 2022: this could be the year the pandemic comes to an end
The Guardian, 4 January 2022
Associate Fellow Raghib Ali says that Reduced hospital admissions, new medicines and stronger vaccines are reasons for real optimism

We’ve upgraded our facemasks at the surgery: you should too
The Times, 3 January 2022
Article on face coverings by Mark Porter includes comment from Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh.

December 2021

There’s no doubt, number of Omicron cases will go up in India
The Economic Times, 19 December 2022
Research Fellow Shahid Jameel warns of COVID-19 case rises in India

Beijing Olympics: US-led diplomatic boycott is misplaced
The Conversation, 10 December 2021
Associate Fellow Christian Visdomini discusses the boycott of the Beijing Olympics

As the world of work undergoes overwhelming change, does the idea you have to stay in a job for a year still apply?
BBC worklife, 7 December 2021
Governing Body Fellow Michael Smets shares insights into those who seek to change jobs quickly

November 2021

Trish Greenhalgh: New COVID Rules Sparks Enforcement Debate As Face Masks Become Compulsory
Good Morning Britain, 30 November 2021
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh discusses the importance of face coverings in combating the spread of COVID-19

October 2021

Shahid Jameel: COP26, COVID & our species: What we do to cause a climate crisis also increases the risk of virus transmission
The Times of India, 31 October 2021
Research Fellow Shahid Jameel on why it is so significant that COP26 is taking place when the world is still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic and how what we do to cause climate crisis also increases the risk of virus transmission.

Mark Graham: Oxford University study finds strong support for action on gig economy
Independent, 29 October 2021
Senior Research Fellow Mark Graham discusses the latest developments in Gig economy and how platforms need to start making serious improvements now if they want to keep their customers on side and prevent this demand for change from escalating further

Thandi Luzuka: How to survive and thrive on an executive MBA
FT, 13 October 2021
EMBA Student Thandi Luzuka talks about her experience studying during the COVID-19 pandemic

September 2021

Charles Foster: Top 10 books about human consciousness
The Guardian, 29 September 2021
Associate Fellow Professor Charles Foster shares his top 10 books about human consciousness

Ben Goldacre: after fame, I want to focus on the day job
Times Higher Education, 23 September 2021
Research Fellow Dr Ben Goldacre explains why he is happier not being famous and why the ‘hobbyist’ approach to scientific research no longer works.

COVID winter plan: UK blueprint doesn’t go far enough – here’s a health expert’s alternative
The Conversation, 16 September 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trish Greenhalgh says unless the British public learns to live with (as opposed to keep dying of) COVID, the ‘yo-yo’ cycle of pandemic response could continue indefinitely.

August 2021

BBC Radio Oxford
24 October 2021 (17:39)
Governing Body Fellow Professor Jonathan Reynolds comments on HMV returning to Oxford and the brand’s reinvention.

For the first time since July, China reports no new local COVID-19 cases
Reuters, 23 August 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Zhengming Chen comments on China reporting no new local COVID-19 cases for the first time since July.

BBC Radio 4’s My Name Is…
23 August 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Bernard Ebbinghaus contributes to this documentary asking why some pensioners live in poverty despite working their whole lives.

COVID: What’s the best way to top up our immunity?
BBC News, 21 August 2021
Governing Body Fellow Professor Paul Klenerman contributes to this article exploring the immune system’s response to natural infection with coronavirus and after vaccination.

BBC News, The Media Show
17 August 2021
Associate Fellow Meera Selva, Deputy Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, joins a discussion panel on ‘how hard is it to report on the ground in China and tell the story of that country to the wider world?’

Record 5.45m are on hospital waiting lists as backlog grows
12 August 2021
Governing Body Fellow Professor Neil Mortensen comments on the backlog of patients waiting for NHS treatment.

BBC Radio 4: The Media Show
11 August 2021 (21:30)
Associate Fellow Meera Selva, Deputy Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, comments on the difficulties for accurate reporting in China.

The case against hybrid work
BBC News, 10 August 2021
Governing Body Fellow Professor Michael Smets shares this thoughts on the idea that hybrid working could become the norm for workplaces post-pandemic.

BBC Radio 4, Inside Health
10 August 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Sir Martin Landray discusses how patient data from GP and hospital records can help better understand disease and identifying high-risk individuals.

July 2021

COVID: media must rise above pitting scientists against each other – dealing with the pandemic requires nuance
The Conversation
23 July 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trish Greenhalgh and co-author Dominic Wilkinson argue for discussion in a way that goes beyond ‘oh yes it is’, ‘oh no it isn’t’ soundbites.

BBC Radio 4 – Today in Parliament
20 July 2021 (23:44)
Coverage of Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray addressing the government’s health committee about the RECOVERY Trial.

Is the Pill safe enough to buy over the counter?
Daily Mail
20 July 2021
Commenting on the fact that the contraceptive pill will now go on sale in the UK in pharmacies six decades after it was launched, Emeritus Fellow Professor Dame Valerie Beral said ‘this is great news for women and probably should have happened years ago’.

Success of Jericho Book Fair brings a new art fair
Oxford Mail
14 July 2021
Artist-in-Residence Weimin He will be at the art fair signing copies of his book Tower of the Winds from 13:00 to 14:00 on Saturday 24 July.

LBC News
14 July 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trish Greenhalgh joined Eddie Mair for a Q&A with listeners on how life in the UK could change once COVID-19 restrictions are lifted on 19 July.

Unlocking on July 19 is a ‘dangerous and unethical experiment’, warn 122 scientists and doctors including high profile SAGE members — as NHS already starts cancelling operations to cope with Covid surge
Daily Mail, 7 July 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trish Greenhalgh comments on scientists’ letter urging government to reconsider plans to lift all COVID-19 restrictions from 19 July.

5 Live Breakfast
BBC Radio 5, 5 July 2021 (from 08:14)
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trish Greenhalgh responds to Government plans to relax COVID-19 restrictions from 19 July, saying she believes rules should remain in place until more of the country are vaccinated.

June 2021

Remote or office work? The strategies are varied 
CNN, 30 June 2021
Governing Body Fellow Professor Michael Smets is interviewed on the future of work by CNN Business.

GPs in England ‘failing to recognise thousands of long COVID cases’ 
The Guardian, 30 June 2021
Featuring comment from Research Fellow Dr Ben Goldacre, who led the study at Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences.

Also:

‘Long Covid cases under-reported’ in GP records
BBC News, 30 June 2021

Official long Covid cases a tiny fraction of scientific estimates, according to GP records
iNews, 30 June 2021

Huge numbers of long Covid cases unrecorded by GPs, study suggests
The Times, 30 June 2021

BBC Radio 4’s More or Less
BBC Radio 4, 20 July 2021 (from the 19-minute mark)
A profile of Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray and Professor Peter Horby’s RECOVERY Trial, following their inclusion in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Why the COVID endgame could be a long one
Sydney Morning Herald, 17 June 2021
An editorial by Governing Body Fellow Professor David Hunter on what we currently know about COVID-19 and what the future may hold.

The latest on face mask rules: who is exempt from wearing one and what it means for schools
The Telegraph, 14 June 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trish Greenhalgh explains how wearing masks to protect others, rather than protect yourself, can result in fewer germs floating around overall.

Fed-up young workers fear they need offices to save their careers
Bloomberg, 14 June 2021
Governing Body Fellow Professor Michael Smets comments on the role of the office as a learning environment for workers, following a recent survey suggesting younger staff fear they’re missing out on career opportunities by working from home.

How Trump’s Trade War Built Shein, China’s First Global Fashion Giant
Bloomberg, 14 June 2021
Governing Body Fellow Dr Jonathan Reynolds contributes to this article on the rise of Shein, saying that its previous bid for Topshop was a ‘red flashing light for existing brands.’

Privacy must come before profit if we are to benefit from NHS data
Financial Times, 11 June 2021
Research Fellow Dr Ben Goldacre‘s analytics programme OpenSAFELY is referenced as an example of how NHS data sharing can be achieved in a more secure way.

Patient data transfer still set to start in July
BBC News, 5 June 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray comments on plans for the creation of a central store of data from GP records in England.

May 2021

Lack of workplace flexibility will prompt a third of workers to leave, survey shows
City AM, 26 May 2021
Governing Body Fellow Professor Michael Smets comments on results of new survey on post-COVID working patterns, saying there is a place for both office and remote working.

The medical trial that proved Trump wrong
BBC World Service Radio, 24 May 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray gives an in-depth interview on the RECOVERY Trial, which has saved the lives of an estimated one million COVID-19 patients.

Why opening windows is as important as Hands, Face, Space: Leading experts argue fresh air is crucial in the battle to stop COVID spreading 
Daily Mail, 18 May 2021
Experts including Senior Research Fellow Professor Trish Greenhalgh comment on the importance of ventilation as indoor mixing resumes.

Pandemic-inspired idealism is prompting careers in health care. Caveat emptor
STAT, 11 May 2021
Visiting Associate Fellow Professor Timothy Hoff writes that the pandemic should offer all sorts of opportunities to improve the way health care is delivered and to make the lives of physicians, nurses, and other health care worker better

The pandemic has caused a shortage of cadavers
The Economist, 8 May 2021
Surgical training is suffering from a shortage of cadavers. Includes comment from Governing Body Fellow Professor Neil Mortensen.

Poor countries need billions in aid to avert Covid catastrophe, experts warn
The Observer, 2 May 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trudie Lang adds her voice to a group of global health experts who have criticised the UK government for making major reductions in its overseas aid at a time when it had never been needed more.

April 2021

Getting the Most from Publicly Available Scenarios: 5 Ways to Avoid Costly Mistakes
California Review management, 29 April 2021
Governing Body Fellow Professor Rafael Ramírez explains the best ways to make use of publicly available scenario plans.

UK media challenge Boris Johnson over shock coronavirus comments
CNN, 28 April 2021
An article reflecting on how journalists from across the political spectrum rounded on Boris Johnson quotes a tweet from Senior Research Fellow Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen.

Football, fans and finance: how UEFA got the Super League sent off
Forbes, 26 April 2021
Governing Body Fellows Professor Michael Smets and Professor Tim Morris join Saïd Business School colleagues in commenting on the failure of the Super League.

From the Garden of England to the slums of Calcutta, our Kent COVID variant is now theirs
The Times, 25 April 2021
Feature report on the spread of COVID-19 features comment from Senior Research Fellow Professor Trudie Lang.

Why India’s COVID catastrophe heralds dawn of ‘two-tiered’ world
The Telegraph, 24 April 2021
Includes commentary from Senior Research Fellow Professor Trudie Lang on global inequities in the fight against COVID.

A year on, startling new findings about COVID and pregnant women revealed 
Thursday 22 April 2021
Governing Body Fellow Professor Stephen Kennedy discusses the results of the INTERCOVID study, which he oversaw, tracking data on 2,130 pregnant women across the world.

Lateral flow tests still have a vital role in the UK’s fight against COVID
The Guardian, 19 April 2021
Governing Body Fellow Professor David Hunter discusses the benefits of both lateral flow device (LFD) tests and PCR tests.

The best of our knowledge
WAMC, 15 April 2021
Visiting Associate Fellow Professor Timothy Hoff looks back at the lessons of the pandemic including that ‘public health works’ but it needs investment.

Science in Action: Rolling out the vaccines faster
BBC World Service, 15 April 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trudie Lang says in most countries there is no lack of public health or infrastructure potential for rolling out the vaccines, if only the supply existed.

No rise in suicides in early months of COVID pandemic, study suggests
The Guardian, 13 April 2021
Article discussing a Lancet Psychiatry paper authored by a team of international researchers including Governing Body Fellow Professor Keith Hawton.

Why washing your weekly shopping probably does nothing to protect you from COVID: virus seems to be airborne and isn’t generally transmitted via surfaces, evidence suggests
Mail on Sunday, 10 April 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trish Greenhalgh provides commentary on why air, not surfaces, is the main COVID risk.

The ‘outdated’ social-distancing measures like temperature checks that aren’t just annoying – they won’t protect you
Mail on Sunday, 3 April 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trish Greenhalgh argues ventilation is key to reducing the transmission of COVID-19.

‘A truly frightening backlog’: ex-NHS chief warns of delays in vital care
The Guardian, 2 April 2021
Governing Body Fellow Professor Neil Mortensen comments on the disruption COVID-19 has caused to planned NHS surgery and other elective treatments.

March 2021

5 Live Breakfast
BBC Radio 5, 30 March 2021 (from 2:06:10)
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trish Greenhalgh discusses the aerosol transmission of COVID-19, as the UK government relaxes rules on allowing people to meet outdoors.

COVID: The London bus trip that saved maybe a million lives
BBC News, 25 March 2021
An article summarising Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray‘s interview with BBC Radio 4’s Inside Health about his RECOVERY Trial.

Inside Health: RECOVERY Trial
BBC Radio 4, 23 March 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray joins Professor Peter Horby to discuss their groundbreaking RECOVERY Trial, which has saved the lives of an estimated one million COVID-19 patients.

Dexamethasone hailed as lifesaver for up to a million COVID patients worldwide
The Guardian, 23 March 2021
Article spotlighting Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray‘s RECOVERY Trial, which began in March 2020 and has saved the lives of an estimated million people globally, including 22,000 in the UK.

COVID-19: What happens next?
The Guardian, 23 March 2021
One year after the first lockdown was announced in the UK, Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray speaks to Science Weekly podcast about what the next 12 months may hold.

Sometimes sleeping on the job should be paid too
Financial Times, 23 March 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Mark Graham comments on the Uber business model and suggests they could, for example, top up drivers’ pay to reflect the average amount of time they spend between assignments.

Donated plasma from COVID-19 survivors is of no benefit for hospital patients, study finds 
The Independent, 18 March 2021
Coverage of a clinical trial involving 11,500 NHS patients includes commentary from Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray.

Harry and Meghan: What’s the media’s ‘invisible contract’ with British royalty?
BBC News, 11 March 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen comments on media coverage of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Should runners wear masks?
Good Morning Britain, ITV, 2 March 2021 (08:15 mark)
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trish Greenhalgh joins the ITV morning show for a discussion on whether runners should wear masks to help the fight against COVID-19.

February 2021

How British science came to the rescue
The Economist, 27 February 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray‘s RECOVERY Trial is referenced in this article about Britain’s scientific response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘The vaccine hesitant trust us. We can change their minds.’
The Telegraph, 26 February 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trudie Lang contributes to an article about ambassadors who are working to persuade people in their community to have the jab.

New drugs identified as possible tools to fight COVID-19
National Geographic, 24 February 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray provides commentary in article about treating COVID-19 with a combination of medications.

Facebook Australia row: How Facebook became so powerful in news
BBC News, 18 February 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen says distinctions between credible reporting and rumour are being eroded by Facebook’s “feed” format.

South African scientists on pandemic’s front line
Financial Times, 15 February 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trudie Lang comments on South African research on the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 news: Home and work testing to expand in England next month
New Scientist, 11 February 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray comments on the use of tocilzumab when used in combination with steroids, like dexamethasone, to treat COVID-19.

Are two masks better than one? The rise of ‘double masking’
The Telegraph, 11 February 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trish Greenhalgh comments on the efficacy of wearing two masks.

What to expect after having the COVID vaccine – and the advice on drinking alcohol 
The Telegraph, 9 February 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trudie Lang is among the experts in this explanatory article about the coronavirus vaccine.

Also:

All you need to know about having the COVID vaccine – and whether you can drink that night
The Mirror, 2 February 2021

Al Jazeera TV segment on property prices
6 February 2021 (15:45 mark)
Senior Research Fellow Professor Andrew Baum provides expert commentary on the complexities of rising house prices and their knock-on effects.

COVID: ‘Convalescent plasma no benefit to hospital patients’
BBC News, 5 February 2021
Article referencing an arm of the Recovery trial, which is investigating a number of promising COVID treatments, and quote from Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray.

Even with vaccines, we still need treatments for COVID. So what works?
The Guardian, 2 February 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray comments on the importance of both vaccinations and treatment.

Online fashion giant ASOS has bought Topshop as part of a £364 million deal, but the retailer’s physical stores will still close
Business Insider, 1 February 2021
Governing Body Fellow Dr Jonathan Reynolds comments on the purchase of Topshop by ASOS.

January 2021

How to vaccinate the world
BBC Radio 4, 25 January 2021
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trudie Lang among the experts discussing various global approaches to prioritising vaccine delivery.

Boohoo snaps up Debenhams brand for £55m as ASOS targets Topshop
Financial Times, 25 January 2020
Governing Body Fellow Dr Jonathan Reynolds comments on news that online retailer Boohoo has agreed to buy department store Debenhams.

Staff ‘pressured to go back to work’ in breach of UK COVID rules
The Observer, 16 January 2021
Governing Body Fellow Professor David Hunter comments in this article claiming one in nine employees say they were ordered to return during the pandemic.

Brexit, doctor trust, ghost sharks
BYU Radio, 5 January 2021
Visiting Associate Fellow Professor Timothy Hoff discusses doctor-patient trust and relationships in the United States.

December 2020

Coronavirus doctor’s diary: ‘Have I got COVID for a second time?’
BBC News, 17 December 2020
Governing Body Fellow Professor Paul Klenerman contributes to this article in his role “leading one of the major national immunity studies on COVID-19.”

Creating Space for Religious Diversity at Work  
Harvard Business Review, 10 December 2020
Governing Body Fellows Professor Michael Smets and Professor Tim Morris co-author a paper looking at how organisations can navigate competing commitments and different views.

BBC Radio 4 – The Senses
9 December 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor David Bennett discusses acute pain, its function and experience.

Face mask rules and who is exempt from wearing one
The Telegraph, 2 December 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trish Greenhalgh comments on the government’s latest guidance on wearing face masks.

November 2020

Arcadia collapse caps downfall of king of the High Street Sir Philip Green
Yahoo! Finance, 30 November 2020
Governing Body Fellow Dr Jonathan Reynolds comments on the collapse of the Arcadia Group.

Life after Covid: will our world ever be the same?
The Guardian, 29 November 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray contributes to discussion about the role of British scientists in reacting to the pandemic.

Anti-inflammatory drug used to treat GOUT will be tested as a treatment for COVID-19 in Oxford trial
Daily Mail, 27 November 2020
Includes commentary from Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray, who co-leads the RECOVERY trial.

Journalists vital in pandemic fight: experts
The Straits Times, 24 November 2020
Coverage of Honorary Fellow Professor Denise Lievesley‘s remarks at the virtual Science in the Newsroom Global Summit 2020.

Mass-testing project in Liverpool offers hope for the whole of England
The Guardian, 21 November 2020
Includes reference to a British Medical Journal publication by Emeritus Fellow Sir Muir Gray.

COVID-19: World Health Organization advises against drug Donald Trump took to treat coronavirus
Sky News, 20 November 2020
Includes expert commentary from Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray.

Coronavirus vaccine hopes grow as 30,000 volunteers are recruited to administer jabs
The Daily Telegraph, 19 November 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trudie Lang provides reaction to updated data on the Pfizer and BioNTech Covid vaccine trial.

Covid vaccine: Pfizer says ‘94% effective in over-65s’
BBC News, 18 November 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trudie Lang comments on latest data from the Pfizer and BioNTech Covid vaccine trial.

BBC Radio 4 World At One
16 November 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trudie Lang comments on Moderna’s announcement about its COVID-19 vaccine trials.

Is the COVID vaccine safe and will it work? Three experts answer your questions
The Daily Telegraph, 15 November 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trudie Lang answers some common questions surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine.

BBC Radio 5 Live
11 November 2020 (08:38)
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trudie Lang discusses the logistics of rolling out a COVID-19 vaccine programme.

Covid patients should seek early treatment, as study warns of danger in even a slight drop in oxygen
The Telegraph, 9 November 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trish Greenhalgh comments on new study that finds just a small drop in blood oxygen levels can indicate an increased risk of dying.

Oxford: The soggy view from UK’s oldest rain record
BBC News, 3 November 2020
An in-depth look at the history of the Radcliffe Meteorological Station in the context of record rainfall in October 2020.

October was Oxford’s fourth wettest month in history
Oxford Mail, 3 November 2020
A review of the weather in Oxford in October 2020 using measurements taken by the Radcliffe Meteorological Station.

BBC 1, South Today
2 November 2020
October was the wettest month in Oxford for 145 years according to weather measurements recorded at the Radcliffe Meteorological Station in Green Templeton by observers from Oxford University.

October 2020

BBC Radio 5 Live
30 October 2020
Governing Body Fellow Professor Neil Mortensen speaks about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the treatment of other medical conditions and surgeries.

Covid patient ‘better’ after monoclonal antibodies used on Trump
BBC News, 27 October 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray  comments on the effectiveness of the experimental antibody treatment for coronavirus used to treat US President Donald Trump after it was used to treat a patient in Wales for the first time.

How Africa fought the Pandemic 
Financial Times, 23 October 2020
Senior Research Fellow Trudie Lang, Professor of Global Health Research at Oxford and director of the Global Health Network at the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Medicine, discusses the two biggest obstacles to funding infectious disease research.

Big tech and free speech. Social media’s struggle with self-censorship
Economist, 22 October 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen is referenced in this article discussing how tech giant’s are removing more content but questioning if it’s the right choice.

COVID-19 news: UK government imposes tier three rules in Manchester
New Scientist, 20 October 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray addresses the findings of a trial into the use of the drug remdesivir for COVID-19 patients.

BBC Radio 4, World at One
19 October 2020 (13:23)
Governing Body Fellow Professor Neil Mortensen, Professor of Colorectal Surgery, shares his concerns about the coming months, including how planned surgery is coming under pressure.

Remdesivir has very little effect on Covid-19 mortality, WHO finds
The Guardian,  16 October 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray, who is co-leading the RECOVERY trial, and Emeritus Fellow Professor Sir Richard Peto, Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology at the Nuffield Department of Population Health, and adviser to the World Health Organization, comment on the results of the Solidarity trial.

Herd immunity is ‘unproven and dangerous’
The Times, 15 October 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trish Greenhalgh is among 80 researchers who have written to The Lancet arguing against a herd immunity approach to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Also:

Herd immunity approach to COVID-19 would be a ‘dangerous fallacy’ with no basis in science, 80 experts warn in scathing letter
Daily Mail, 14 October

Amanda Levete: the architect building the future
FT.com, 14 October 2020
Profile RIBA Stirling Prize winner Amanda Levete mentions collaboration with Green Templeton Research Fellow and Associate Professor of Biological Physics, Dr Sonia Contera, by creating transparent wood for biophilic design.

BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast
14 October 2020 (09:25)
Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray, who is co-leading the RECOVERY trial, discusses the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the outlook for the world at this time.

Eli Lilly seeks EUA from FDA for Covid-19 antibody treatment
CNN Online, 8 October 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Deputy Director of the Big Data Institute at Nuffield Department of Population Health and Director of Health Data Research, who is co-leading the RECOVERY trial, said: ‘It is encouraging to see that both Eli Lilly and Regeneron have active plans for much larger trials in a range of different settings including residential care homes, outpatients, and hospital inpatients.’

Good Morning Britain
5 October 2020 (08:30)
Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray interviewed live on how treatments for Covid-19 are improving and how good the regime is for people in hospital.

Evenings on BBC Radio Oxford
5 October (18:02)
Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray comments on how testing is just one of the components needed to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Trump gambles on radical new drugs to beat the virus
The Sunday  Times, 4 October 2020
Reference to Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray, who is co-leading one of the biggest research trials into the effectiveness of the Regeneron drugs, in the context of President Donald Trump being treated for Covid-19 with a one-off dose of a strong cocktail of antibody-boosting drugs by Regeneron.

LBC News
4 October 2020 (09:31)
Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray speaks about potential drug treatments for Covid-19, including remdesivir, which is being tested as part of the RECOVERY trial.

BBC Breakfast
3 October 2020 (09:13)
An interview with Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray about potential drug treatments for Covid-19, including remdesivir, which is being tested as part of the RECOVERY trial.

September 2020

Britain urged to stay friendly with China
China Daily, 3 September 2020
Interview with Professor Robert Walker, Emeritus Fellow of Green Templeton College, Associate Fellow and Emeritus Professor at the Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, and Professor in Social Policy and Development at Beijing Normal University, China. Professor Walker says it is not in the UK’s best interest to have prejudices and intolerance in its foreign policy.

Two types of steroid found to save lives of some Covid-19 patients
The Guardian, 2  September 2020
Studies around the world have confirmed that steroids can save lives in the Covid-19 pandemic, leading to new recommendations from the World Heath Organization that doctors should give them to severely ill patients. In June, the UK RECOVERY trial, led by Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Deputy Director of the Big Data Institute at Nuffield Department of Population Health and Director of Health Data Research, was run in most NHS hospitals. It found that the lives of one in eight people sick enough from Covid-19 to need a ventilator could be saved by a steroid called dexamethasone. Now, combined results from that trial and six others have confirmed those findings and established that at least one other equally cheap and widely available steroid, hydrocortisone, also saves lives.

Radio: BBC Radio 4, Six O’Clock News (at 18:20)
2 September 2020
Includes interview with Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Deputy Director of the Big Data Institute at Nuffield Department of Population Health and Director of Health Data Research.

August 2020

Covid vaccine rush could make pandemic worse, say scientists
The Guardian, 30 August 2020
Emeritus Fellow Professor Sir Richard Peto, Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology at the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, and an adviser to the World Health Organization, commented on the potential harms of rushing the roll-out of vaccines against Covid-19. He said: ‘I think there’s a big rush, a somewhat nationalistic rush and also somewhat capitalistic rush as well, to be absolutely first to register a vaccine, and it will actually make it more difficult to evaluate other vaccines….We do need a vaccine that works and we need it soon, but we really do need quite strong evidence of efficacy.’

Time to grow up and face the simple truth about protective masks
The Sunday Telegraph, 30 August 2020
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh, professor of primary care health sciences at Oxford University, is praised for pulling together countless studies that point to the efficacy of wearing masks: ‘This week Prof Greenhalgh and colleagues published a paper in the British Medical Journal on social distancing and droplet transmission. At its core is a grid you can cut out and stick on your fridge as a guide to averting the risk of contagion, and in less than a week it has had more downloads than any other paper the BMJ has ever published. The great merit of Prof Greenhalgh’s approach is it treats us all as adults.’

What will it take for face coverings to achieve wide acceptance?
The Irish Times, 24 August 2020
Mention of Helene-Mari Van Der Westhuizen, (DPhil in Primary Health Care, 2018) from The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, writing in the British Medical Journal that in order to be widely accepted, face coverings need to be grounded in the social and cultural realities of affected communities.

Global daily Covid deaths nearing levels last seen in April as experts brand it ‘wake up call’
Mail Online UK, 19 August 2020
Senior Research Fellow Trudie Lang, Professor of Global Health Research at Oxford, comments on news that the number of people dying each day from coronavirus across the world is rapidly approaching levels seen at the peak of the first wave in April, saying the crisis in the Americas should serve as a ‘wake-up call’.

Oxford medical students thanked for coronavirus hospital work
Oxford Mail, 13  August 2020
OUH chief medical officer and Green Templeton Associate Fellow Professor Meghana Pandit said the team’s ‘professionalism and positive attitude’ was a ‘beacon of light’, adding: “We cannot praise our medical students and their nursing colleagues enough.”

Just how safe is it for employees to go back to the office?
I, 5 August 2020
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh, professor of primary care health sciences at Oxford University, comments on the importance of face coverings in tackling the spread of Covid-19.

July 2020

A beacon of excellence among the general Covid incompetence
The Observer, 26 July 2020
Profile of the UK RECOVERY trial, led by Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Deputy Director of the Big Data Institute at Nuffield Department of Population Health and Director of Health Data Research, and Peter Horby, which found that the steroid dexamethasone can reduce deaths by a third in seriously stricken coronavirus patients and is now used across the world as standard care for seriously ill patients.

Radio: BBC World News (at 11:04:29)
BBC News, 24 July 2020
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh, professor of primary care health sciences at Oxford University, discusses the science of wearing face masks and takes questions from the public about the government policy to make them mandatory in shops and on public transport.

Coronavirus doctor’s diary: So, did the Bradford choir have Covid-19 in January?
BBC News online, 19 July 2020
Governing Body Fellow Professor Paul Klenerman, Sidney Truelove Professor of Gastroenterology at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford comments on coronavirus immunity and testing.

James Lovelock: ‘The biosphere and I are both in the last 1% of our lives’
The Observer , 18 July 2020
Interview with Senior Visiting Research Fellow Professor James Lovelock, on Gaia Theory, Covid-19, extreme weather and his new book Novacene due for release on 30 July 2020.

RECOVERY: Steroid Benefit in Severe COVID-19 Holds Up
MedPage Today, July 17 2020
Preliminary report of the UK RECOVERY trial, led by Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Deputy Director of the Big Data Institute at Nuffield Department of Population Health and Director of Health Data Research UK, published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Plug COVID-19 research gaps in detection, prevention and care
Nature World View, 15 July 2020
Senior Research Fellow Trudie Lang, Professor of Global Health Research at Oxford writes on the need for better breadth and coordination of global COVID research studies.

It’s masks, not washing, scientists suggest
International New York Times, 07 July 2020
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh, professor of primary care health sciences at Oxford University, says: “ There is no incontrovertible proof that SARS-CoV-2 travels or is transmitted significantly by aerosols, but there is absolutely no evidence that it’s not. So at the moment, we have to make a decision in the face of uncertainty, and my goodness, it’s going to be a disastrous decision if we get it wrong.”

June 2020

TV: BBC World News, Global Questions (at 11:32:27)
BBC News, 28 June 2020
Professor Rasmus Nielsen, Senior Research Fellow of Green Templeton College and Director of The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and Professor of Political Communication, answers questions from viewers on digital technology and misinformation.

How a British team discovered the first life-saving coronavirus drug
Wired.co.uk, 28 June 2020
Feature on the Recovery drug trial includes comments from Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Deputy Director of the Big Data Institute at Nuffield Department of Population Health and Director of Health Data Research UK.

Everything you need to socialise safely as pubs, restaurants and hairdressers reopen
The Independent online, 23 June 2020
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh, professor of primary care health sciences at Oxford University, comments on the government’s newly announced plans to reopen Britain and whether face coverings are an effective way to protect against infection. She said: “Many infections are spread by droplets, which are relatively large when they first come out as a cough or a sneeze but become much smaller as they travel through the air. The job of a cloth face covering isn’t to protect the wearer but to block the source of infection (what’s known as ‘source control’).’

Steroids: here’s what you need to know
The Times, 23 June 2020
Profile of the drug Dexamethasone, which researchers at the University of Oxford identified as the first drug proven to reduce mortality from Covid-19. Dexamethasone, a cheap steroid, reduces deaths by a third among the most severely ill patients. The results came from The UK-Recovery trial, led by Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Deputy Director of the Big Data Institute at Nuffield Department of Population Health and Director of Health Data Research UK.

Truancy could rise in wake of school closures, Oxford study says
The Daily Telegraph Online, 22 June 2020
All young people will experience “some adverse effects” from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report published by Oxford’s department of education. Governing Body Fellow Professor Harry Daniels, one of the report’s authors, said that there is a “real risk” that schools will see a rise in truancy when they reopen. Children who have become withdrawn from learning during lockdown will struggle to reintegrate into education when schools reopen, the report found.

Favourite MBA Professors Of The Class of 2020
Poets and Quants, 17 June 2020
Green Templeton MBA student Eli Mitchell-Larson comments on Pegram Harrison, Senior Fellow in Entrepreneurship at Saïd Business School, being listed as one of 2020’s favourite MBA Professors. ‘Pegram Harrison takes insights from music, art, and the humanities and connects them to business. It’s unconventional and a very “Oxford” approach to MBA content, but it generates some fascinating insights on leadership,’ said Eli.

Why Investing in Procurement Makes Organizations More Resilient
Harvard Business Review, 17 June 2020
Professor Rafael Ramirez, Green Templeton Fellow and Director of the Oxford Scenarios Programme at Saïd Business School writes in the Harvard Business Review on how firms can develop the resilience they’ll need to strategically and effectively meet the new challenges ahead.

Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug
BBC online, 16 June 2020
The UK-Recovery trial, led by Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Deputy Director of the Big Data Institute at Nuffield Department of Population Health and Director of Health Data Research UK, finds low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone reduces the risk of death by a third for patients on ventilators. For those on oxygen, it cut deaths by a fifth.

Instagram ”will overtake Twitter as a news source”
BBC online, 16 June 2020
The 2020 Reuters Institute Digital News report found the use of Instagram for news had doubled since 2018. The trend is strongest among young people. It said nearly a quarter of UK 18-24 year olds used Instagram as a source of news about coronavirus.

Breakfast (at 07:02)
BBC Radio Oxford, 15 June 2020
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh, professor of primary care health sciences at Oxford University, comments on an item about wearing masks and says people don’t have to go overboard with face coverings ‘you can make them out of old t-shirts, out of old underwear, out of old handkerchiefs, they are not difficult to make. We don’t need to use hospital level infection control measures, it can be a lot more casual than that because if most people wear a face covering that is pretty efficient most of the time we will bring this virus under control.’

Time to act on newsroom inequality
Toronoto Star, 11 June 2020
A 2019 report from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism on newsroom diversity stressed that it was not only a question of better representation of the underlying population, but also a question of power, as the media still largely decide who gets to be heard in society and thus who gets to shape political and social issues.

Virologists vigorously debunk new study on origins of the novel coronavirus
ABCNEWS.com, 9 June 2020
Professor Rasmus Nielsen, Senior Research Fellow of Green Templeton College and Director of The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and Professor of Political Communication, University of Oxford, comments on new claims surrounding the origins of the novel coronavirus.

We can’t be 100% sure face masks work – but that shouldn’t stop us wearing them
The Guardian, 5 June 2020
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh, professor of primary care health sciences at Oxford University, writes on the efficacy of face coverings for reducing COVID-19 transmission in public places.

Oxford college heads stand with black students to fight against systemic racism
The Guardian, 4 June 2020
In a letter signed by the heads of all the Oxford colleges, they ‘reassert our belief in the need to promote, protect and advance equal dignity and respect, diversity of thought, good race relations, tolerance and multiculturalism in our institutions and the world.’

ESG passes the Covid challenge
Finantial Times online, 2 June 2020
Research Fellow Amir Amel-Zadeh, Associate Professor at the Saïd Business School, comments on the importance of sustainability to investors. A study he co-authored found that companies with a good sustainability rating received 15 per cent per cent more investment from wealthy investors every month over the years 2016-19, compared to those with a low rating.

May was sunniest month ever recorded in Oxford’s history
Oxford Mail, 2 June 2020
Sunlight readings from the Radcliffe Meterological Station for March to May also show that spring 2020 has been far sunnier than anything measured in previous years, with 59.3 more hours of sunshine than the previous record set in 1990.

The World Tonight (at 22:31)
BBC Radio 4, 2 June 2020
Senior Research Fellow Trudie Lang, Professor of Global Health Research at Oxford, joins a panel discussing the latest developments in the UK response to Covid-19.

First results from UK coronavirus trial due next month
The Daily Telegraph Online, 2 June 2020
The UK-Recovery trial, led by Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Deputy Director of the Big Data Institute at Nuffield Department of Population Health and Director of Health Data Research UK, Oxford will have first result due in early July, but researchers have warned that there is unlikely to magic solution contained in the data.

England is easing out of lockdown – is it safe?
The Guardian podcast, 2 June 2020
Governing Body Fellow Professor David Hunter, professor of epidemiology and medicine at the University of Oxford, looks at the risks of easing of the coronavirus lockdown in England.

Public trust in UK government over coronavirus falls sharply
The Guardian, 1 June 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen comments on surveys conducted on behalf of the University of Oxford’s Reuters Institute by YouGov, indicating that less than half of Britons now trust the Westminster government to provide correct information on the pandemic.

May 2020

The coronavirus infection rate is still too high. There will probably be a second wave
The Guardian, 28 May 2020
Governing Body Fellow David Hunter, professor of epidemiology and medicine in the Nuffield Department of Population Health, writes that government actions may not achieve sufficient stabilisation of the virus to avoid a resurgence in infection.

The Race for a Cure: Making Britain Safe
ITV Tonight, 21 May 2020
Senior Research Fellow Martin Landray interviewed on the RECOVERY trial as part of this programme.

Oxford University scientist behind huge UK trial warns it’s ‘extraordinarily unlikely’ one drug will be effective on its own
Daily Mail, 21 May 2020
Senior Research Fellow Martin Landray says more likely a combination of drugs have an effect.

Inside Donald Trump’s anti-coronavirus cocktail
Daily Telegraph, 19 May 2020
Emeritus Fellow Jeffrey Aronson comments on Donald Trump’s claim that he has been taking hydroxychloroquine to protect him from COVID-19.

Should Face Masks be Mandatory
Good Morning Britain, ITV, 19 May 2020
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh talks to Piers Morgan about the government messaging on face coverings.

COVID-19 in Africa (at 52.45)
BBC Radio 4 PM, 18 May 2020
Senior Research Fellow Trudie Lang interviewed about steep rise of cases in Africa and particularly in urban settings of extreme poverty. Also, the contrast between urban and rural settings and how this could impact spread, age factors, the importance of public health messaging and how testing could be crucial.

The pandemic has spawned a new way to study medical records
The Economist, 14 May 2020
Article on research led by Fellow Ben Goldacre that was carried out by studying the medical records of some 17m people on the books of GPs in England and the 5,683 COVID-attributable deaths therein.

BRC theme lead to study ‘remote-by-default’ care in COVID-19 pandemic
NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre news, 12 May 2020
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, was awarded £750,000 from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) for a new study entitled ‘Remote-by-Default Care in the COVID-19 Pandemic’, in collaboration with the Nuffield Trust and University of Plymouth.

Coronavirus: Birthday Covid-19 patient takes part in trials
BBC News Online, 12 May 2020
A feature on Bursar Tim Clayden who was hospitalised with COVID-19 and is taking part in research into treating and understanding the virus.
See also: Urgent studies taking place in Oxford to try and solve the Covid-19 crisis, ITV Meridian
Oxford bursar who spent birthday in JR part of Covid-19 trials, Oxford Mail

The over 70s can optimise their health by bridging the generation gap
Daily Telegraph, 12 May 2020
Emeritus Fellow Sir Muir Gray explains how older people face both mental and physical consequences if they don’t exercise, but there’s a fun way to keep healthy.

How will nanotechnology revolutionise medicine?
BBC Science Focus, 11 May 2020
Research Fellow Sonia Contera explains how nanotech could help target cancer cells, deliver drugs and fight antibiotic resistance.

If we follow Boris Johnson’s advice, coronavirus will spread
Guardian, 11 May 2020
Governing Body Fellow David Hunter writes that the countries that have succeeded in taming their coronavirus epidemics – such as South Korea, Taiwan, China, Australia and New Zealand – differ from the UK in many ways. But they all have in common ‘test, trace, isolate’ as the centrepiece of their strategy.

Coronavirus: there is no global south exceptionalism
The Conversation, 11 May 2020
Governing Body Fellow David Hunter writes that COVID-19 may have got to the global south later, but all the evidence is that it has arrived, behaves the same way, and that these countries are only a few weeks behind in their epidemics.

Coronavirus: Is the PM trying to achieve the impossible?
BBC News Online, 10 May 2020
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh comments on the UK government’s Sunday night announcement. She said: ‘It looks like the PM is trying to implement the “have cake and eat it” maxim he popularised in a previous life…This announcement could give us the worst of both worlds.’

Men are TWICE as likely to die from coronavirus as women, reveals biggest ever study of COVID-19 risk factors
Daily Mail, 8 May 2020
Report of study co-led by Research Fellow Ben Goldacre from Oxford University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Black people four times more likely to die from Covid-19, ONS finds
Guardian, 7 May 2020
Research Fellow Ben Goldacre comments on a major new study he co-led: ‘People have very reasonably speculated that the increased risk among BME people might be due to people having higher risk of cardiovascular disease or diabetes…our analysis shows that is actually not the case.’
[Extensive coverage elsewhere]

Climate change: Could the coronavirus crisis spur a green recovery?
BBC News, 6 May 2020
Associate Fellow Roger Harrabin assesses how some governments want to harness their economic recovery plans to boost low-carbon industries.

Let over seventies decide on their own behaviour during the pandemic
Daily Telegraph, 5 May 2020
Emeritus Fellow Muir Gray writes that chronological age is a crude measure of risk and it is important to aim to increase healthspan as well as lifespan.

Tracking the virus hunters
BBC World Service, 4 May 2020
Senior Research Fellow Trudie Lang reflects on how the entire world is caught up in the quest to combat the latest virus, which has crossed the species barrier into humans and is entirely new, a situation that unfolded with startling speed but was not necessarily a surprise.

Global conference seeking to raise $8bn for coronavirus vaccine
Al-Jazeera, 4 May 2020
Senior Research Fellow Martin Landray talks about the work he is co-leading on developing effective treatments as part of the RECOVERY trial.

Farmers Show Us How to Fear Properly
The Oxford Real Farming Conference, 4 May 2020
Associate Fellow Charles Foster explores fear: ‘It shows us, like nothing else, what we’re really like. It dissolves pretence and disables pose.’

‘Biggest failure in a generation’: Where did Britain go wrong?
Sydney Morning Herald, 3 May 2020
Governing Body Fellow David Hunter described how the ‘British response so far is not a model to follow. It has one of the worst epidemics in Europe and the world. That may have happened anyway. There’s no way to know for sure, but some aspects of the response have almost certainly contributed to the high mortality.’

Coronavirus lockdown: set free healthy over‑70s, say doctors
The Sunday Times, 3 May 2020
Emeritus Fellow Muir Gray warns that a prolonged lockdown could create problems for the elderly through ‘deconditioning syndrome’.

What we can all learn from the 100-year-old super survivors who caught coronavirus – and lived
Mail on Sunday, 3 May 2020
Emeritus Fellow Muir Gray comments on age in relation to being resilient to COVID-19. He says: ‘People who are 90 or 100 vary in more ways than they are similar so you have always got to be cautious when looking at chronological age alone.’

April 2020

COVID-19 vaccine trials starting in UK
Al-Jazeera, 30 April 2020
Governing Body Fellow Professor David Hunter on prospects for a vaccine.

Ebola drug can speed recovery time in Covid-19 patients, trial results suggest
ITV.com, 29 April 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trudie Lang comments on a Chinese study into the use of a drug used to treat Ebola for treating coronavirus patients.

The Coronavirus Newscast: Normal People and Difficult Puzzles (from 11 minutes)
BBC News, 29 April 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray interviewed on COVID-19 drug trial.

If platforms do not protect gig workers, who will?
New Internationalist, 23 April 2020
This pandemic will subside, and when it does, we cannot go back to a world in which platforms once again wash their hands of all responsibility to their workers, and society at large argue Senior Research Fellow Professor Mark Graham and colleagues.

The WHO wants to fight the coronavirus ‘infodemic.’ Here’s how.
Washington Post, 23 April 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen and Richard Fletcher surveyed people in six countries to find out who’s getting accurate information and from where.

Why the UK is ahead of the curve in the global race to find coronavirus treatments
REACTION, 22 April 2020
Q&A with Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray.

The Real Reason to Wear a Mask
The Atlantic, 22 April 2020
Much of the confusion around masks stems from the conflation of two very different uses argue Senior Research Fellow Professor Trish Greenhalgh, Zeynep Tufekci and Jeremy Howard.
[Extensive coverage elsewhere]

Coronavirus: world’s biggest trial of drug to treat Covid-19 begins in UK
The Guardian, 17 April 2020
‘One of the things it tells you is what can happen when everybody is incentivised.’ Fascinating interview with Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray on Covid-19 drug trial he is co-leading.

Evidence based guidance for video consultations – supporting the response to COVID-19
Q Blog, 17 April 2020
Research Fellow Sara Shaw shares insight into the work undertaken to support the development of video consultation services .

Should everyone be wearing face masks?
The Guardian, 15 April 2020
The standard level of scientific evidence is no good in the issue of adopting face masks… randomised controlled trials are the gold standard in drug development, but not appropriate to face masks in a pandemic says Senior Research Fellow Professor Trish Greenhalgh of Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford.

Jamie Brooks was two days away from becoming an Arsenal Invincible before illness struck
Sunday Mirror, 12 April 2020
The Lodge’s Jamie Brooks tells of his fateful football journey with great honesty in this piece and reflects with remarkable optimism.

The Future is Nano and it will revolutionise medical science
aeon essay, 9 April 2020
Research Fellow Sonia Contera writes on the theme of her recent book and concludes that ‘the new nanotechnology seems to point toward is an inexorable dimming of the boundaries between the sciences’.

‘OXVENT’ ventilator project shortlisted by UK government
6 April 2020
Overview of progress of the Oxvent ventilator, developed by a team including Green Templeton Senior Research Fellow Professor Tim Denison, Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies with a joint appointment in Engineering Science and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford. The Oxvent device development is part of the stream of ongoing investigations that the University has been conducting in an effort to understand and battle Covid-19.

We are fighting a 21st-century disease with 20th-century weapons
The Guardian, 5 April 2020
Professor David Hunter, Governing Body Fellow of Green Templeton College, Richard Doll Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine and Director of the Translational Epidemiology Unit at the University of Oxford, calls for a unified digital health data system for the NHS to help detect and control the next pandemic threat.

Biggest ever med test
The Sun, 4 April 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Deputy Director of the Big Data Institute at Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, and Director of Health Data Research UK, Oxford, comments on co-leading the largest clinical trial for Covid-19 treatments in the world, based at the University of Oxford.
[Extensive coverage elsewhere]

World’s largest trial of potential coronavirus treatments rolled out across the UK
gov.uk, 3 April 2020
UK Government Press release on the largest randomised clinical trial of potential coronavirus (COVID-19) treatments in the world, co-led by Senior Research Fellow Professor Martin Landray, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Deputy Director of the Big Data Institute at Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, and Director of Health Data Research UK, Oxford.

How the COVID-19 lockdown will take its own toll on health
Reuters UK, 3 April 2020
Research led by Green Templeton Research Fellow Dr Aaron Reeves, Associate Professor of Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford reveals that in Europe and the United States, suicide rates rise about 1% for every one percentage point increase in unemployment.

Medical students are graduating early to take on coronavirus – are they ready?
New Statesman, 3 April 2020
Green Templeton graduating Medical student Christian Holland comments on being among the 2020 graduates invited to complete their provisional registration as doctors and apply for an interim Foundation Year 1 post (Fi1) – a new role enabling graduates to work in hospitals from 3 April 2020 onwards.

How to avoid piling on the pounds in isolation: Sir Muir Gray, an expert on ageing, says take up jigsaws to stop hunger pangs and eat pots of protein.
Daily Mail, 2 April 2020
Sir Muir Gray CBE, Emeritus Fellow of Green Templeton College and Professor of Primary Healthcare at Oxford and NHS consultant in public health, on avoiding unhealthy weight gain during coronavirus lockdown.

How to sing yourself happier: Don’t let isolation get you down. Try these surprising ways to keep positive and stay fit in mind and body…
Daily Mail, 1 April 2020
Sir Muir Gray CBE, Emeritus Fellow of Green Templeton College and Professor of Primary Healthcare at Oxford and NHS consultant in public health, explores ways to stay mentally and physically well during isolation.

March 2020

Don’t let yourself catch anxiety! Of course we’re worried about getting the virus, but being trapped at home can also cause panic and depression. Here, our experts reveal the best ways to keep yourself mentally healthy
Mail Online UK, 31 March 2020
Professor David Hunter, Governing Body Fellow of Green Templeton College, Richard Doll Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine and Director of the Translational Epidemiology Unit at the University of Oxford, comments on the adverse effects of social distancing on some older people.

Exercise for elderly: Are over 70s allowed out for exercise?
Daily Express online, 30 March 2020
Sir Muir Gray CBE, Emeritus Fellow of Green Templeton College and Professor of Primary Healthcare at Oxford and NHS consultant in public health, comments on getting exercise during the current coronavirus quarantine.

Imagining the future connected business
Raconteur, March 30 2020
Green Templeton student Sanna Ojanperä (DPhil Information, Communication & Social Sciences) comments on the possible future of work, workers and workplaces in 2030.

How will No 10 keep the show on the road as tensions rise and illness strikes?
The Observer, 28 March 2020
Professor David Hunter, Governing Body Fellow of Green Templeton College, Richard Doll Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine and Director of the Translational Epidemiology Unit at the University of Oxford, comments on the national effort needed to ensure effective Covid-19 testing.

Frustrated to be stuck inside during the coronavirus lockdown? How to stay fit and well indoors… whatever your age
Daily Mail Online, 27 March 2020
Sir Muir Gray CBE, Emeritus Fellow of Green Templeton College and Professor of Primary Healthcare at Oxford and NHS consultant in public health, gives advice on staying healthy, saying isolation is an opportunity to ‘reboot’.

What Is The Coronavirus ”Antibody Test” And How Will It Work?
Huffington Post UK (Blog), 25 March 2020
Green Templeton Senior Research Fellow Professor Trudie Lang, director of the Global Health Network, University of Oxford, comments on antibody tests to see who has been infected with coronavirus.

Fighting on the virus front line: As the gravest crisis the NHS has ever faced rages on … meet the army of selfless heroes who are risking their lives to battle coronavirus
Daily Mail Online, 23 March 2020
Green Templeton final-year University of Oxford medical student Harriet Loney speaks about volunteering on the nhs.uk coronavirus frontline: “I became a doctor to save lives – that’s what I hope I’m doing now, just sooner than I expected.”

Oxford medical students step-up to support fight against Covid-19
Oxford University News & Events, 23 March 2020
Green Templeton student Harriet Loney is one of twenty-four final year medical students at Oxford University who have volunteered to join the NHS effort to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

Coverage elsewhere including:
Coronavirus: behind the plastic, sweat and tears pour down
The Times, 29 March 2020

Covid-19: Oxford medical students join fight against the pandemic
Health Europa, 24 March 2020

UK scientists to track mutations in coronavirus to map spread
Reuters, 23 March 2020
Governing Body Fellow Professor Paul Klenerman, Sidney Truelove Professor of Gastroenterology at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, is part of a team of scientists tracking the spread and mutations of the new coronavirus using gene sequencing to analyze the strains causing thousands of COVID-19 infections across the country.

Covid-19 and the Stiff Upper Lip — The Pandemic Response in the United Kingdom
The New England Journal of Medicine, 20 March 2020
Professor David Hunter, Governing Body Fellow of Green Templeton College, Richard Doll Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine and Director of the Translational Epidemiology Unit at the University of Oxford, explores the upcoming challenge of Covid-19 facing the NHS.

Coronavirus pandemic is a disaster for the world, but a few good things might emerge from it
The Conversation, 18 March 2020
Professor Charles Foster, Associate Fellow of Green Templeton College and Visiting Professor at the Oxford Law Faculty, looks for silver linings during the Coronavirus pandemic.

What the Government’s new coronavirus advice means for how we live now
The Daily Telegraph, 17 March 2020
Sir Muir Gray CBE, Emeritus Fellow of Green Templeton College and former NHS Chief Knowledge Officer, and expert in healthy ageing at Oxford University, comments on the impact that the government’s new coronavirus advice means for how we live now. He said: “Being active can have a significant impact on preventing dementia and frailty.”

The coronavirus myths that went viral
Mail Online, 17 March 2020
Green Templeton Senior Research Fellow Professor Trudie Lang, director of the Global Health Network at the University of Oxford, comments on common misconceptions around coronavirus.

12 Articles for Managing With Resilience in a Time of Uncertainty
MIT Sloan Management Review, 11 March 2020
A list of COVID-19 relevant articles by MIT Sloan Management Review  features ‘Using Scenario Planning to Reshape Strategy’ by Professor Rafael Ramirez, Green Templeton Fellow and Director of the Oxford Scenarios Programme at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Protecting the elderly and frail from coronavirus: Everything you need to know
The Telegraph, 10 March 2020
Sir Muir Gray CBE, Emeritus Fellow of Green Templeton College and former NHS Chief Knowledge Officer, advocates staying active physically and mentally when isolating due to coronavirus, including using online learning as a way of keeping the brain active.

Containment Work from home if you can, says researcher
The Guardian, 10 March 2020
Professor Trudie Lang, director of the Global Health Network at the University of Oxford, comments on responses to the current coronavirus outbreak.

Women under-represented in editor roles
Financial Times, 9 March 2020
A report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University shows that less than a quarter of leading news outlets in some of the biggest global markets are headed by a female editor, despite women on average making up 40 per cent of their journalists. The research looked at 168 largest media outlets across 10 countries including the UK, US, Japan, Brazil and Germany, and found that only 38 had a female editor in-chief.

The experts who have guided the British public through coronavirus outbreak
The Observer, 8 March 2020
Professor Trudie Lang, professor of global health research at Oxford University, is cited as one of the five main players who have helped to restore British faith in the value of experts. The Observer reports that she has been consistent in warning that the medical profession needs to learn lessons from the current coronavirus outbreak.

‘This is not a drill. This is not the time to give up’
The Sunday Times (Ireland), 8 March 2020
An article about the best way to contain the spread of the coronavirus outbreak includes comment from Trudie Lang, professor of global health research at Oxford University, who feels containment is still possible but only with swift action.

I, nanorobot
Nature Physics, 6 March 2020
Nano Comes to Life, by Green Templeton Research Fellow and Associate Professor of Biological Physics, Dr Sonia Contera, is reviewed by the Senior Editor of Nature Nanotechnology.

Battling Debt And Technology Shifts: Behind The Scenes With CEO Alain Bellemare Of The Bombardier Transportation Sale
Forbes, 6 March 2020
Associate Fellow Professor Karl Moore, Professor of Strategy & Organization at Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University profiles Bombardier Inc’s CEO, and explores the company’s future.

Sony and Nike become latest big names to shut UK bases after workers catch coronavirus as New Bond Street office sends staff home – after Deloitte locked down London HQ
Mail Online UK, 4 March 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trudie Lang, Director of the Global Health Network at Oxford University, and a current adviser to the Chief Medical Officer and UK government, comments on the latest advice from Public Health England on coronavirus.

February 2020

Coronavirus: the huge unknowns
The Observer, 16 February 2020
Senior Research Fellow Professor Trudie Lang, Director of the Global Health Network at Oxford University, comments on the global research infrastructure to tackle the coronavirus.

‘How I hid my autism to fit in’
BBC News, 15 February 2020
Green Templeton student Eloise Stark (DPhil Psychiatry) is interviewed about her autism story and how autism can be ‘hidden’ by compensatory strategies in many girls and women, but also boys and men.

Sir Muir Gray launches winter fuel campaign with Age UK Oxfordshire
The Oxford Mail, 6 February 2020
Emeritus Fellow Sir Muir Gray CBE has teamed up with Age UK Oxfordshire and Active Oxfordshire to launch the Share Your Warmth appeal; calling on pensioners to join him in donating their winter fuel allowance to help elderly people stay active and live longer.

MailOnline accounted for a fifth of all time spent on news websites during the general election
MailOnline UK, 6 February 2020
A report by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at Oxford University shows that the most-read news website during the six-week general election campaign period was the MailOnline, which accounted for 21 per cent of all hours spent on British sites, while the BBC website accounted for 28 per cent.

Scientists create virus in the fight against superbugs
The Times, 4 February 2020
Green Templeton Fellow Professor Sonia Contera, Co-Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on Nanotechnology and Associate Professor of Biological Physics,  comments on research to create artificial virus-like objects that can target disease-causing bacteria.

January 2020

Coronavirus: how quarantine has fought disease through the ages
BBC News, 31 January 2020
Governing Body Fellow Mark Harrison, Professor of the History of Medicine at the University of Oxford, comments on the origins of the concept of quarantine.

How scenario planning makes strategy more robust
Oxford Answers, 28 January 2020
Governing Body Fellow Professor Rafael Ramírez, Director of the award-winning Oxford Scenarios Programme, Academic Director of the Oxford Networked Strategy Lab, and one of the world’s leading experts on scenario planning, discusses the Oxford Scenario Planning Approach.

Doctors on guard at Heathrow to stop spread of deadly coronavirus
The Times, 25 January 2020
Senior Research Fellow Trudie Lang, director of the global health network at Oxford University, said that experiences handling ebola, Sars and zika virus had helped guide responses to the coronavirus outbreak.

Heart attack drug trial brings hope of saving 30,000 lives
Financial Times, 14 January 2020
Senior Research Fellow of Green Templeton College and Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Martin Landray, comments on a trial conducted by Oxford University scientists for Britons at risk of heart attacks to receive a twice-yearly injection. This would aim to save up to 30,000 lives over a decade, under one of the biggest population-wide prevention initiatives undertaken anywhere in the world.

Long-term support for self-harming children needed to reduce suicide risks, study warns
The Independent online,  9 January 2020
Green Templeton Governing Body Fellow Professor Keith Hawton, from the Centre for Suicide Research at the University of Oxford, authored a 16-year study that has found that the risk of suicide in the first year after presenting to A&E among children was 30 times higher than the expected rate of suicide for the general population of similar-age youngsters in England. Researchers said this risk remained at a similar level over more than 10 years. 

December 2019

Being obese in your 50s raises the risk of dementia by 21%
Mail Online UK, 18 December 2019
Green Templeton common room member Dr Sarah Floud, Senior Epidemiologist at the Nuffield Department of Population Health, authored a study revealing that being obese in your 50s raises the risk of dementia in later life. Women with a BMI of 30-plus – deemed obese – were 21 per cent more likely to get dementia than those of a healthy shape. The findings suggest maintaining a healthy weight is a good way to stave off the memory-robbing disorder in old age.

How Apple News editors quietly influence UK’s election reading
The Guardian, 11 December 2019
Professor Rasmus Nielsen, Senior Research Fellow of Green Templeton College, Director of The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and Professor of Political Communication, University of Oxford, comments on the power of Apple News and equivalents such as Samsung’s Upday.

Books in brief – Nano Comes to Life book review
Nature, 10 December 2019
Barbara Kiser reviews five of the week’s best science picks in Nature, featuring Nano Comes to Life by Green Templeton Fellow Professor Sonia Contera, Co-Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on Nanotechnology and Associate Professor of Biological Physics.

November 2019

AI Is Not Similar To Human Intelligence. Thinking So Could Be Dangerous
Forbes, 30 November 2019
Reference to a recent paper in Minds and Machines, by Green Templeton student David Watson of the Oxford Internet Institute and Alan Turing Institute, which says that thinking an artificial intelligence works in the same way as a human brain can be misleading and even dangerous.

Scientists create DNA trap to ensnare viruses
The Times, 26 November 2019 (print version only)
Sonia Contera, Research Fellow of Green Templeton College and Associate Professor of Biological Physics, comments on new research into DNA and viruses.

Lost in Ethiopia
The Rhodes Scholar Blog, 18 November 2019
Rob Ferritto, Green Templeton College alumnus (MPhil in Water Science, Policy and Management, 2018), blogs about his fieldwork in Ethiopia for The Rhodes Trust Blog, exploring improving female empowerment in education and rights, as well as the trip’s cultural and life experiences.

How to get Corporate Strategy to Engage with Climate Change
Knowledge@Wharton, 15 November 2019
Professor Rafael Ramírez, Governing Body Fellow of Green Templeton College, Director of the Oxford Scenarios Programme and Professor of Practice, explores what can be done to change the low priority corporate strategy executives give to climate change.

Trish Greenhalgh: Towards an institute for patient-led research
British Medical Journal Opinion, 12 November 2019
Trish Greenhalgh, Senior Research Fellow of Green Templeton College and Professor (Clinical) of Primary Care Health Sciences, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, writes about the scientific and philosophical questions that could be taken forward by an institute for patient-led research.

Battling British reserve
The Guardian, 12 November 2019
Professor Rasmus Nielsen, Senior Research Fellow of Green Templeton College, Director of The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and Professor of Political Communication, University of Oxford, comments on political parties’ use of WhatsApp.

Countries are increasingly willing to censor speech online
The Economist, 7 November 2019
Professor Rasmus Nielsen, Senior Research Fellow of Green Templeton College, Director of The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and Professor of Political Communication, University of Oxford, comments on internet censorship laws.

October 2019

The cities designing playgrounds for the elderly
BBC World, 29 October 2019
Elisabeth Hsu, Green Templeton Governing Body Fellow and Professor of Anthropology at Oxford University, comments on the history and culture of elderly exercise habits in China.

Pioneer of Britain in EU, 91, attends protest march for second Brexit referendum
Belfast Telegraph, 20 October 2019
Honorary Fellow and former President of Templeton College Uwe Kitzinger calls for a second Brexit referendum, after attending his first protest march at the age of 91.

Coverage elsewhere including:

Brexit news latest: Pioneer of Britain in EU, 91, joined People’s Vote march to call for second Brexit referendum
Evening Standard, 21 October 2019

September 2019

You’re never too old to be as fit as a fiddle! NHS health specialist Sir Muir Gray explains the exercises that could be key to maintaining a strong body even into your 70s
Daily Mail, 18 September 2019
Sir Muir Gray explores the exercises that can help anyone, no matter what their age, achieve a strong body and healthier lifestyle.

August 2019

Breast cancer risk from using HRT is ‘twice what was thought’
The Guardian, 30 August 2019
In-depth coverage of a major new study co-authored by Dame Valerie Beral that found the risk of breast cancer from using hormone replacement therapy is double what was previously thought. Also features commentary from Sir Richard Peto.

Coverage elsewhere including:

Professor Dame Valerie Beral appears on Victoria Derbyshire
BBC, 30 August 2019

Menopausal hormone therapy risks ‘bigger and last longer’ than thought
BBC News, 30 August 2019

HRT raises breast cancer risk by third, major Oxford study finds
The Telegraph, 30 August 2019

HRT for menopause carries raised cancer risk, women warned
The Times, 30 August 2019

Global study doubles estimated risk of breast cancer from HRT
Financial Times, 30 August 2019

HRT for menopause increases breast cancer risk
Sky News, 30 August 2019

Menopausal hormone therapy linked to greater breast cancer risk for more than a decade after use
The Independent, 30 August 2019

Menopausal hormone therapy linked to greater breast cancer risk decade after use
ITV News, 30 August 2019

Hormone replacement therapy raises the risk of breast cancer  by a third
Daily Mail, 30 August 2019

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) being linked to increase in breast cancer risk
The Mirror, 29 August 2019

HRT treatment for menopause increases risk of breast cancer by a third, experts warn
The Sun, 29 August 2019

SCORES ON THE DOORS: Latest hygiene results for Oxfordshire
Oxford Mail, 30 August 2019
Coverage of Green Templeton College’s five-star hygiene rating from Oxford City Council.

The dependability of retail health clinics
BYUradio, Sirius XM, 26 August 2019
Timothy Hoff discusses the push by retailers, including Amazon and Walmart, to get into the health clinic business.

One more way to die: delivering food in Cape Town’s gig economy
New York Times, 24 August 2019
Mark Graham comments on working conditions for food delivery workers in South Africa.

UK elderly suffer worst poverty rate in western Europe
The Observer, 18 August 2019
Coverage of a new report, Pension Reforms and Old Age Inequalities in Europe, authored by Bernhard Ebbinghaus.

How to be ambitious
BBC Business Daily, 8 August 2019 (first broadcast 1 August 2017)
Neel Burton discusses the meaning of ambition and the negative effects ambition can have.

Letters to the editor: Planning for the future
The Economist, 1 August 2019
A letter written by Rafael Ramírez and colleagues at the Oxford Scenarios Programme on the value of scenarios.

‘Hottest day ever’ as city temperatures reach 36.5C
Oxford Times, 1 August 2019
Coverage of the Radcliffe Meteorological Station recording a maximum temperature of 36.5C at 15:00 on Thursday 25 July 2019.

July 2019

James Lovelock at 100: ‘My life has been one mass of visions’
New Statesman, 31 July 2019
James Lovelock gives an in-depth interview on his career as he marks his 100th birthday.

BBC Radio 4, The World Tonight
BBC Radio 4, 30 July 2019
Luke Allen comments on multidisciplinary healthcare compared with traditional GPs, following changes that will see GP practices receiving money for non-doctors to work alongside them.

Close ties in VC don’t pay off
Institutional Investor, 29 July 2019
Coverage of research co-led by Thomas Hellmann that analysed the largest 50 VC firms in the United States to understand how their relationships fared over time.

James Lovelock: Climate action vital ‘if we’re going to survive’
Sky News, 29 July 2019
James Lovelock shares his belief that robots will eventually design their own replacements.

BBC Breakfast
BBC Breakfast, 29 July 2019
BBC Broadcast Meteorologist Matt Taylor visits the Radcliffe Observatory Meteorological Station for a segment on how weather is reported in the UK.

Oxford records ‘hottest ever day’ as city bakes
Oxford Mail, 26 July 2019
Ian Curtis of the Radcliffe Meteorological Station and Environmental Change Institute comments on the recent hot weather.

The Guardian view on James Lovelock: Earth, but not as we know it
The Guardian, 25 July 2019
An editorial on the achievements of James Lovelock as he marks his 100th birthday.

Something in the air: James Lovelock and atmospheric pollution
Science Museum, 22 July 2019
The Science Museum pays tribute to the life and career of James Lovelock as he celebrates his 100th birthday.

Coverage elsewhere including:

An asteroid could ‘wipe out’ humanity in a ‘catastrophic’ impact, scientist James Lovelock warns
The Metro, 26 July 2019

James Lovelock at 100 says asteroids pose key threat to humanity
The Guardian, 26 July 2019

Why Britain’s most eminent scientist is convinced cyborgs will rule the planet within 80 years – but don’t worry, they’ll look after us just as we care for lesser species… like plants!
Daily Mail, 20 July 2019
An in-depth interview with James Lovelock in which he discusses his visions of the future.

Diabetic women are at greater risk of heart failure than men
The Telegraph, 18 July 2019
Article on a new University of Oxford study co-authored by Dr Sanne Peters that found diabetic women are at a higher risk than men of heart failure.

Coverage elsewhere including:

Women with diabetes are 47% more likely than men to get heart failure ‘because they take longer to diagnose and don’t get the same level of care’
Daily Mail, 18 July 2019

Link between diabetes and heart failure stronger in women than men, study says
CNN, 18 July 2019

Diabetes increases risk of heart failure more in women than men – study
ITV News, 18 July 2019

Women with diabetes more at risk of heart failure than men, study warns
The Independent, 18 July 2019

James Lovelock says artifical intelligence is the start of new life
New Scientist, 11 July 2019
An interview with James Lovelock on his career, new book Novacene and Elon Musk’s Mars mission.

 James Lovelock on the future of AI and climate change
BBC News, 4 July 2019
Ahead of his 100th birthday, James Lovelock speaks about his new book Novacene: The Coming Age of Hyperintelligence.

David Prever, BBC Radio Oxford
BBC Radio Oxford, 2 July 2019
The programme visited Green Templeton College with Professor Richard Washington, Director of the Radcliffe Meteorological Station, to learn how the Radcliffe Meteorological Station works.

Oxford heatwave: 4th hottest June day ever recorded – 33C
Oxford Mail, 1 July 2019
The Radcliffe Meteorological Station features in this article about hot weather in Oxford.

June 2019

In fighting cancer, look to what other animals do
The Economist, 29 June 2019
Article about bigger species having fewer tumours than smaller ones references the work of Professor Sir Richard Peto.

BBC Oxford
BBC Oxford, 28 June 2019
The Radcliffe Meteorological Station served as the backdrop for the local news’ introduction of the weekend weather forecast.

Novacene by James Lovelock review – a big welcome for the AI takeover
The Guardian, 27 June 2019
A review of James Lovelock’s new book, Novacene.

Further reviews including:

Cyborgs could take over Earth and keep humans as pets, says Gaia theorist James Lovelock
The Telegraph, 4 July 2019

James Lovelock’s Novacene – are humans a step to higher intelligence?
Financial Times, 16 July 2019

Cyborgs will save humanity, says James Lovelock
Economist, 25 July 2019
A review of James Lovelock’s new book Novacene.

BBC Radio Oxford
BBC Oxford, 20 June 2019
Barbara Lorna Hudson speaks to Lilley Mitchell about her new Oxford-based novel Makeover and plans for a third book.

Coverage elsewhere including:

The Oxford Times, 20 June 2019
A feature on Barbara Lorna Hudson’s new novel, Makeover.

Why ‘pro-poor’ policies on their own won’t shift inequality in South Africa
The Conversation, 16 June 2019
Dr Colin Bundy writes about South Africa and sociologist Goran Therborn’s study of inequality.

Rectors working towards systemic transformation
University World News, 15 June 2019
Article about the Tomsk Rectors’ Symposium which references borrowing the idea from the Emerging Markets Symposium.

Frustrated Britons avoiding Brexit news coverage, report finds
ITV, 12 June 2019
Coverage of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Digital News Report 2019.

Coverage elsewhere including:

Who will pay for trusted news?
BBC News, 12 June 2019

Third of Britons say they avoid news out of Brexit frustration
The Guardian, 12 June 2019

More Britons avoiding the news due to Brexit frustrations, report finds
The Independent, 12 June 2019

BBC World Update
BBC News, 11 June 2019
Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen speaks on the role that search engines play in accessing news.

Rain or shine: watching the weather for 250 years
BBC News, 6 June 2019
A feature on the rich history of meteorology at the Radcliffe Observatory.

‘The models have bellies, hips and thighs that jiggle: the rise of body-positive swimwear’
The Guardian, 5 June 2019
Dr Jonathan Reynolds comments in an article about women’s swimwear.

How can we measure the impact of executive education?
Financial  Times, 3 June 2019
Dr Andrew White comments in an article about measuring the value of courses at business schools.

May 2019

The Week in Tech: Geopolitics Are Shaping Your Next Smartphone
New York Times, 24 May 2019
Professor Xiaolan Fu comments in an article about America’s ban on supplying products to Huawei.

Doctors used as ‘guinea pigs’ in opioid painkiller promotion
BBC News, 15 May 2019
Dr Ben Goldacre comments on new research from the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine on ovoid prescribing across England.

File on 4: Opioids: A Painful Prescription?
BBC Radio 4, 14 May 2019
Dr Ben Goldacre talks about his team’s research into trends and variation in opioid prescribing across England over the last 18 years.

April 2019

Rasmus Nielsen of the Reuters Institute for Journalism – profile 
Oxford Mail, 27 April 2019
Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Director of  the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, is the subject of an Oxford Mail profile.

Anti-mould ingredient in bread could be fuelling obesity epidemic, Harvard warns
The Telegraph, 24 April 2019
Professor Keith Frayn comments on a study claiming a common preservative used to prevent cakes and bread going mouldy could be fuelling the obesity crisis by harming metabolism.

Why China loves buying British retail
CHINAdaily, 17 April 2019
Dr Jonathan Reynolds comments on why British heritage brands are so popular with Chinese consumers.

Scientists find ‘link’ between stress and heart disease
The Times, 11 April 2019
Professor Sir Richard Peto comments on a study claiming a link between the stress caused by traumatic incidents and heart problems.

Richard Peto on why smoking kills but quitting saves lives
BBC Radio 4’s The Life Scientific, 9 April 2019
Governing Body Fellow Professor Sir Richard Peto discusses his life and career with Professor Jim Al-Khalili on Radio 4’s podcast The Life Scientific.

Stop kidding yourself that drinking is good for you, say scientists
The Times, 4 April 2019
Coverage of a University of Oxford study, co-authored by Governing Body Fellow Professor Sir Richard Peto, about the effects of alcohol on stroke risk.

Coverage elsewhere including:

Alcohol doesn’t protect against strokes, scientists say – and even increases risk by 15% 
The Telegraph, 4 April 2019

Even one drink a day increases stroke risk, study finds
BBC News, 5 April 2019

Occasional drinkers not healthier than teetotallers, myth busting stroke study shows
The Independent, 5 April 2019

Scientists have blown apart the belief that moderate drinking can protect people from strokes
The Sun, 5 April 2019

One alcoholic drink a day raises risk of stroke, study finds 
Evening Standard, 5 April 2019

A glass of wine or pint of beer each night raises the risk of a stroke, finds major study that debunks myth that light drinking protects health 
Daily Mail, 5 April 2019

Even low alcohol consumption is bad news for strokes – study
The Guardian, 5 April 2019

March 2019

BBC Radio 4’s Inside Health
28 March 2019
Research Fellow Dr Ben Goldacre speaks to Radio 4’s Inside Health about the COMPare project and conducting and reporting the results of clinical trials.

In 2019 elections, Google and Facebook have great power, greater responsibility
Indian Express, 25 March 2019
Senior Research Fellow Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen writes about a new Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism report on English-language Indian internet users.

Coverage elsewhere including:

Disinformation is everywhere
The Hindu, 25 March 2019

For Indians, smartphone is the primary source of news’
The Hindu Online, 28 March 2019

Dr Miriam Stoppard: The growth of a baby’s brain power is 90% down to nurture
The Mirror, 1 March 2019
Article on the INTERGROWTH-21st Project, jointly led by Governing Body Fellow Professor Stephen Kennedy, the co-director of the Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute.

February 2019

Stunning new book shows off Chinese artist Weimin He’s Oxford drawings
Oxford Mail, 28 February 2019
A feature on Green Templeton Artist-in-Residence Weimin He about his new book, Tower of the Winds: Works on Paper by Weimin He, which documents the transformation of the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter.

Women business leaders need to be respected more than liked
Financial Times, 27 February 2019
Green Templeton DPhil alumna Dr Andromachi Athanasopoulou has written a letter to the Financial Times about female leadership. She recently spoke on this topic at the 2019 Green Templeton Lectures on Leadership.

No-deal Brexit will seriously damage NHS, academics warn in The Lancet Review
Huffington Post UK, 26 February 2019
Coverage of a paper in The Lancet co-authored by Research Fellow Dr Nick Fahy, detailing how a no-deal Brexit will cause “significant harm” to the NHS.

GPs make money by prescribing costlier medicines
The Times, 20 February 2019
Research Fellow Dr Ben Goldacre speaks to The Times about his research on GPs who dispense their own medication.

Radcliffe Observatory in ITV’s Endeavour
ITV, 17 February 2019
The Radcliffe Observatory was featured in the second episode of Endeavour’s sixth series on ITV. The episode, called ‘Apollo’, saw DS Morse investigating the life of a promising young astrophysicist.

Should the government determine what counts as quality journalism?
The Economist, 16 February 2019
Senior Research Fellow Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen comments to The Economist about the Cairncross Review recommendations.

Can you optimise your baby’s brain before it’s even  been born?
The Telegraph, 11 February 2019
Governing Body Fellow Professor Stephen Kennedy speaks to The Telegraph about his new research with INTERGROWTH-21st Project.

Video doctor appointments are the future, but there is a reluctance to change
Independent, 5 February 2019
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh’s co-written article for The Conversation on the future of video consultation hospital appointments is republished by the Independent.

January 2019

The UnHerd Tortoise: are elite media start-ups just hype?
New Statesman, 30 January 2019
Senior Research Fellow Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen comments to New Statesman about the effectiveness of boutique digital media outlets.

‘They can sell anything’: how the Kardashians changed fashion
The Guardian, 28 January 2019
Governing Body Fellow Dr Jonathan Reynolds speaks to The Guardian on the rise of ultra low-cost online fashion retailers.

As HuffPost and Buzzfeed shed staff, has the digital content bubble burst?
The Guardian, 25 January 2019
Senior Research Fellow Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen speaks to The Guardian about the future of digital content websites.

Patients at risk as UK universities fail to disclose results of clinical trials
The Telegraph, 24 January 2019
Research Fellow Dr Ben Goldacre, co-founder of the All Trials campaign, comments to The Telegraph on clinical trials reporting by UK universities.

Five things everybody needs to know about the future of journalism
WEF, 23 January 2019
Senior Research Fellow Professor Rasmus Kleis Nielsen and Meera Selva, Director of the Journalism Fellowship Programme at the Reuters Institute, write about the future of journalism for the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.

Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholars launch Leadership Programme Fundraiser at WEF Davos
WEF, 23 January 2019
Green Templeton students Laura Aristizábal Borrero and Dana Qarout are part of an Oxford graduates team launching a scholarship fundraising campaign at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

All babies are born equal, no matter their race or class
The Telegraph, 23 January 2019
Governing Body Fellow Professor Stephen Kennedy talks to The Telegraph about his new research with the INTERGROWTH-21st Project.

Coverage elsewhere including:

Some are born great? No, with the right start in life we all have the same chance to succeed
The Telegraph, 23 January 2019

Race and class DON’T matter, say scientists: New research shows healthy babies from any country or background develop at the same speed
Daily Mail, 24 January 2019

Green Templeton in BBC Oxford’s round-up of snowy weather
BBC Oxford, 22 January 2019
A video from the Green Templeton Instagram account is included in a video round-up from BBC Oxford detailing recent snowy weather in Oxford.

Thinkers who will shape the future of business revealed by Thinkers50
Thinkers50, 21 January 2019
Governing Body Fellow, Dr Michael Smets, is named on the Thinkers50 Radar list for 2019 as an ‘up and coming voice of leadership’.

Can science explain everything?
17 January 2019
Emeritus Fellow Professor John Lennox gives a video interview on the relationship between science and God.

Skype hospital appointments are coming – but don’t hold your breath
The Conversation, 17 January 2019
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh speaks to The Conversation about the benefits – and challenges – of remote video consultations.

Coverage elsewhere including:

Seeing a doctor by Skype dismissed as highly unlikely
The Times, 10 January 2019

Brexit has created a ‘lost generation’ of public services
The Guardian, 16 January 2019
Research Fellow Dr Mara Airoldi is interviewed by The Guardian about the impact of Brexit negotiations on the UK’s public services.

BBC Radio 4’s ‘In Tooth and Claw’
BBC Radio 4, 10 January 2019
Associate Fellow Charles Foster presents a BBC Radio 4 documentary examining the relationship between nature writing and violence.

Skype appointment ‘is not a panacea’
The Times, 9 January 2019
Senior Research Fellow Trish Greenhalgh and Research Fellow Dr Sara Shaw write a letter to The Times about research into Skype consultations in the NHS.