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New MSD Mediation Service seeks interested staff to become accredited Mediators

Oxford receives funding to develop a cancer prevention vaccine for Lynch syndrome

Cancer Research UK funds University of Oxford scientists to develop ‘LynchVax’, the UK’s first vaccine aiming to prevent cancer in people with Lynch syndrome who have a much higher risk of developing several types of cancer.

Robust memory of a previous event shown to prevent new flexible memories from being formed

Researchers at the Medical Research Council Brain (MRC) Network Dynamics Unit in Oxford's Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences have discovered a new neuronal mechanism in the hippocampus, that prevents new ‘flexible’ memories from being formed due to a past ‘robust’ memory.

Professor Sarah Harper announced as new chair of HelpAge International Board of Trustees

HelpAge International has appointed Sarah Harper, Clore Professor of Gerontology at the University of Oxford and founder of Oxford’s Institute of Population Ageing, as the new Chair of the Board of Trustees.

Professor Ole Jensen appointed to Professorship of Translational Cognitive Neuroscience

Professor Ole Jensen has been appointed Chair of Translational Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, working across both the Department of Psychiatry and Experimental Psychology.

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Six Oxford researchers awarded European Research Council Starting Grants to launch ambitious projects

Today, the European Research Council (ERC) - the premier European funding organisation for excellent frontier research - has announced the awarding of 494 major European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants to young scientists and scholars across Europe, including six Oxford University researchers. The funding - totalling nearly €780 million this year– is part of the Horizon Europe programme and will support researchers at the beginning of their careers to launch their own projects, form their teams, and pursue their most promising ideas.

New method developed to detect fake vaccines in supply chains

Research published this week and led by University of Oxford researchers describes a first-of-its-kind method capable of distinguishing authentic and falsified vaccines by applying machine learning to mass spectral data. The method proved effective in differentiating between a range of authentic and ‘faked’ vaccines previously found to have entered supply chains.

Five Oxford scientists honoured with Royal Society Awards

The annual Royal Society Awards recognise exceptional research achievements through a series of prestigious medals and prizes. Of the 25 awards for 2023-24, announced today, five honour Oxford University researchers for their outstanding contributions to science and medicine.

First UK conference on Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours to take place

Oxford will host the first conference of its kind into body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs) such as hair pulling and skin picking next month.

Oxford part of new international Pioneer Centre for medical data research

The University of Oxford has joined forces with Aarhus University and the University of Copenhagen to create a new Pioneer Centre that will become a significant international partner for data-driven medical research. The Pioneer Centre is anchored at Aarhus University with hub sites at each of the three universities and with a total grant of DKK 250 million.

Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences joins the Human Functional Genomics Initiative

£28.5m in funding has been announced to support functional genomics research across the UK, including a research cluster at Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) that will deliver insights into musculoskeletal health and disease.

Structure of a key “trigger” of the immune response solved

An international collaboration, involving researchers from the laboratories of Professor Jamie Rossjohn at Monash University in Australia, and Professor Simon Davis at the MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit here in Oxford, has led to a breakthrough in our understanding of how immune responses are started. The resulting study has just been published in Nature.

Beachside bites and big ideas: shaping UK food policy in Bridlington

Researchers in the COPPER study are working to find food subsidies and taxes that could make healthier and sustainable foods more affordable in the UK. Using funding from the University's Medical Sciences Division Participatory Research Seed Fund, the team canvassed the people of Bridlington to find out what the public think.

City birds found to be carriers of antimicrobial resistant bacteria

Research led by scientists at the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research at Oxford University has found that wild birds such as ducks and crows living close to humans, for example in cities, are likely to carry bacteria with antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This creates an urgent need for policy makers and health services to consider the different ways antibiotic resistant bacteria can spread outside hospital settings.

‘Origami-inspired’ folding electrodes could reduce surgery needed to treat brain conditions

A research team led by the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge have created new ‘origami-inspired’ brain electrodes that can fold up to a fraction of their full size. This advance could significantly reduce the amount of surgery needed to treat conditions such as epilepsy, or to install brain-computer interfaces.

Expert Comment: How can we address the nexus of climate change, migration, and infectious diseases?

The complex and intricate relationship between climate change, human migration, and infectious disease transmission presents an urgent global challenge, argues Dr Prathyush Sambaturu (Department of Biology, University of Oxford).

Serotonin changes how people learn and respond to negative information

Increasing serotonin can change how people learn from negative information, as well as improving how they respond to it, according to a new study published in the leading journal Nature Communications.

Proteins carried in the blood offer new insights into ageing and age-related disease risk

Researchers at Nuffield Department of Population Health have found that proteins carried in the blood offer new insights into ageing and how it influences our risk of developing age-related diseases such as dementia, heart disease, and liver disease later in life. The study is published in Nature Medicine.

Study reveals previously unknown genetic causes of colorectal cancer

A pioneering study, led by UK universities, including the University of Oxford, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, the University of Manchester and the University of Leeds, has provided the most comprehensive analysis to date of the genetic makeup of colorectal cancer (CRC).

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