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.
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