Chris Butler’s research into the use of non-antibiotic treatment for common bacterial infections has the potential to reduce antibiotic prescribing and resistance; he has also played a critical role leading a major government-funded trial for COVID-19 treatments in GP practices, and recently won the Royal College of General Practitioners Research Paper of the Year Award for a paper which found that a simple finger prick blood test can reduce antibiotic use in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

María Blanco’s work in Spanish American Literature ranges across themes from popular science to ghosts and haunting, and embraces a wide range of literary and cultural texts. In her commitment to interdisciplinary and comparative work, she has supported initiatives like the Global South Visiting Professorship at Oxford, and has helped expand the range of voices at Trinity and the University. Since September 2020, she has taken up the leadership role of Academic Champion at The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH), where she has been a longstanding contributor.