EBOLA might seem a million miles away from us now.

After a flurry of press interest last year, other stories have risen to the top of the news agenda.

But here in Oxford, we are home to cutting-edge vaccine trials and research to combat this devastating disease.

The city of Dreaming Spires is also home to Caroline Kassell, a crisis relief worker who yesterday headed to Freetown.

She is putting her own life on the line to help others, and is a fine example of this city’s generosity that makes us leaders in charity and scientific research.