University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is an England-based institute of education. The University’s academic departments, faculties and research centers are grouped into four divisions: Humanities; Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences; Medical Sciences; and Social Sciences. It has over 24,000 students and has one of the largest continuing education departments in the country.

The university set up a clinical trail program, called RECOVERY, which was designed to conduct tests on multiple possible COVID-19 vaccines. In March 2020, the university set up a clinical trial for a vaccine for COVID-19 that is based on an adenovirus vaccine vector.It also tested the HIV drugs lopinavir and ritonavir to determine their impact on COVID-19.