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Teresa Lambe, OBE ©Leia Morrison — Teresa Lambe - Reuben College

Dame Molly Stevens ©Leia Morrison — Dame Molly Stevens - The Kavli Institute

Oxford is one of the most visited cities in the UK, bustling with tourists, all year round. Finding a quiet moment in one of its gardens, libraries, or museums for this portrait was a challenge- a testament to the reach and impact of the GLAM team.

The Garden, Library, and Museum (GLAM) team develops inclusive programmes for adults with learning disabilities across the University’s cultural spaces. They work to ensure that Oxford’s history and heritage can be experienced by everyone, not just those who can easily access it.

I waited in Christ Church Memorial Gardens, unsure who I would be photographing, until the group began to gather. Their warmth and energy made them immediately recognisable. Photographing them felt significant- here were people whose work quietly transforms the city, opening doors for communities often overlooked. In the calm of the gardens, they were able to be seen, not as part of the background of Oxford, but as the ones shaping how the city is experienced and how it evolves.

From left Susan Griffiths, Jumana Hokan, Hayleigh Jutson, Helen Pooley, Miranda Millward, Beth McDougall and Tegan Bennett. — GLAM Team - Christ Church Memorial Gardens

Professor Rajesh Thakker ©Leia Morrison — Rajesh Thakker - Somerville College Library

REACH Team ©Leia Morrison — REACH - Sheldonian Theatre

Sir Adrian Hill is the Director of the Jenner Institute and a leading figure in global vaccine research, best known for his work on malaria and covid-19. Before meeting him, I watched the BBC documentary on the race to develop a malaria vaccine and Hill was at the centre of it all.

He achieved what many thought impossible: creating a malaria vaccine that actually works.
Finding a time and a place to photograph him was a challenge. His work takes him around the world, collaborating with other scientists and presenting research internationally. I considered travelling to Kenya, where much of his field research is done, but Oxford felt just as important to capture. We decided to take his portrait among the tropical plants at the city’s Botanical Gardens, acknowledging both the global reach of his work and the city where many of his breakthroughs began.

During our conversations, he reflected on the inequities of global health research. He could have chosen more lucrative projects in vaccinology, but the human cost of malaria, thousands dying every year, was not a statistic he could ignore. — Adrian Hill - Oxford Botanical Gardens

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