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Protecting children worldwide
10 million doses of a typhoid conjugate vaccine we tested were used to stop an outbreak of extraordinarily resistant typhoid in Pakistan in 2019.
Responding to global crises
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
saved 6.3 million lives in the first year of
the global vaccine rollout during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Current Studies
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ReSET
Help us learn about the leading cause of healthcare infections
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PCV15-PCV20
Are your baby’s 8-week vaccination coming up? Then they maybe eligible to help our research.
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NAVIGATE
Understanding public opinion on vaccinating teenagers against gonorrhoea
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BIO-005 Malaria Vaccine and Challenge Study
Help us find a safe and effective malaria vaccine!
Upcoming events
Online Immunisation Update Training: Tues 10 Nov 2026
Tuesday, 10 November 2026, 9am to 12.45pm
Online Immunisation Update Training: Wed 11 Nov 2026
Wednesday, 11 November 2026, 1pm to 4.30pm
Online Immunisation Update Training: Tues 12 Jan 2027
Tuesday, 12 January 2027, 9.15am to 12.45pm
Online Immunisation Update Training: Wed 13 Jan 2027
Wednesday, 13 January 2027, 1pm to 4.30pm
Introduction to Immunisations Training – face-to-face event in February - 2 & 3 Feb 2027
Tuesday, 2 February 2027 to Wednesday, 3 February 2027, 9am - 4.15pm
Latest publications
8-year vaccine protection following a single dose of Vi-tetanus toxoid conjugate vaccine in children in Nepal (TyVOID): a prospective cohort follow-up study of the TyVAC Nepal randomised controlled trial.
Journal article
Pant D. et al, (2027), Lancet Glob Health
Parental motivations, facilitators, and barriers to participating in a pediatric vaccine trial in Kathmandu, Nepal: A qualitative study.
Journal article
Firth C. et al, (2026), Hum Vaccin Immunother, 22
Developing a global framework to assess a country's readiness and resilience to introduce a new vaccine or improve uptake of an underutilized vaccine.
Journal article
Monk V. et al, (2026), Expert Rev Vaccines, 25
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A collaboration between Academic Clinical Research groups and the UK Health Security Agency.
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A consortium of universities, government, industry and others.
Vaccines and Society Unit
A multidisciplinary research centre studying attitudes and behaviour towards vaccination