Alice Norton

Professor Alice Norton leads the Pandemic Sciences Institute Policy and Practice Research Group at the University of Oxford, conducting applied research on pandemic preparedness and response, with a focus on global preparedness frameworks, research prioritisation, and research funding systems. She is Scientific Director of the Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness (GloPID-R), leading technical and policy work to support international research funders in preparing for and responding to infectious disease threats. Alice is Principal Investigator of the Pandemic PACT programme, and previously led the COVID-19 Research Coordination and Learning Initiative (COVID CIRCLE), which tracks global pandemic preparedness relevant funding and identifies priority research needs in collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders. She is Academic and Policy Lead for the Africa Pandemic Sciences Collaborative, a partnership with the Science for Africa Foundation and Mastercar