The University of Oxford has today announced the launch of a new centre of global research collaboration and excellence, the Pandemic Sciences Centre. The Pandemic Sciences Centre, which will include a number of core institutes, will harness the strong global research collaborations that the University of Oxford has developed over more than forty years. The new centre will also build on the strong and unique collaborations developed in record time across national borders between academia, industry and public health bodies during the coronavirus pandemic. Louise Richardson, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, said:'The recent pandemic has demonstrated the unique contributions research universities like Oxford can make to pandemic preparedness. When aligned with industry and with public health bodies we can ensure that the world is never caught unprepared again.'
