Oxford Biosecurity Group (OBG) aims to increase the amount of impactful biosecurity work that is done in the long term. In 2024, 51 researchers completed 14 research projects run by 12 project leads with 8 collaborating organisations or initiatives. In 2025, we trialed and spun out the Biosecurity Forecasting Group, piloted the online version of the Introduction to Biosecurity course, ran a call for project proposals and launched our talent database for people interested in running biosecurity projects.

We will next review applications to our talent database in March 2026 - apply here by 27th February 2026.

We plan to next launch researcher applications in February 2026. Sign up to our mailing list to be notified when applications open, and about other opportunities.