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‘An exhibition like no other…’
9 March 2022
Working in partnership to share University of Oxford research with local communities in Banbury
Professor Lynne Cox helps lead UK project to transform older age health
9 March 2022
Professor Lynne Cox of the Department of Biochemistry will co-lead a new national research network focused on transforming the health of older people and boosting the economy.
Oral paratyphoid vaccine to begin human trials
9 March 2022
The University of Oxford in collaboration with the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSoM) has begun recruiting for a Phase I/II trial of a new paratyphoid vaccine in human volunteers in Oxford.
March 2022 - Volunteer Opportunities
8 March 2022
Brain regions related to smell show decline following mild COVID-19
8 March 2022
Researchers from the University of Oxford have used data from UK Biobank participants to look at changes to the brain on average 4.5 months after mild SARS-CoV-2 infection.
NIHR awards Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility £4 million over next five years
7 March 2022
The Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) is one of 28 facilities across England to benefit from nearly £161 million that has been awarded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to expand early phase clinical research delivery in NHS hospitals.
RECOVERY trial shows Baricitinib reduces deaths in patients hospitalised with COVID-19
7 March 2022
The Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy (RECOVERY) trial has demonstrated that baricitinib, an anti-inflammatory treatment normally used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, reduces the risk of death when given to hospitalised patients with severe COVID-19.
Rabies vaccine candidate begins human trials in Tanzania
7 March 2022
The University of Oxford and the Ifakara Health Institute today announced the vaccination of the first participants in a Phase Ib/II trial testing a novel rabies vaccine in human volunteers in Tanzania.
Oxford academics named NIHR Senior Investigators
3 March 2022
Seven academics in Oxford have been named National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigators in recognition of their outstanding leadership in research.
COVID-19 Multi-omic Blood Atlas (COMBAT) published
3 March 2022
The COVID-19 Multi-omic Blood Atlas (COMBAT) defines hallmarks of disease severity and specificity
Professor Collins awarded Sir Jules Thorn Translational Biomedical Research Award 2021
2 March 2022
Professor Sally Collins has been awarded the prestigious and highly competitive Sir Jules Thorn Translational Biomedical Research Award 2021 for further translational development of the OxNNet Toolkit.
Funding boost for early-stage clinical research
1 March 2022
Oxford is one of 28 sites that will benefit from over £160 million awarded over five years to expand early phase clinical research for the benefit of NHS patients.
New study shows significant impacts of severe COVID-19 infection on pregnancy outcomes
1 March 2022
A new analysis from Oxford Population Health has found that pregnant women that are 30 years old or more, overweight, of mixed ethnicity or have gestational diabetes have a greater risk of contracting severe COVID-19, which poses significant risks for both mother and baby.
University of Oxford researchers create largest ever human family tree
28 February 2022
Researchers from the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute have taken a major step towards mapping the entirety of genetic relationships among humans: a single genealogy that traces the ancestry of all of us.
IDRM Building reaches practical completion
25 February 2022
More than 3 years after construction commenced, the Institute of Developmental & Regenerative Medicine (IDRM) is proud to announce that the IMS-Tetsuya Nakamura Building, which houses the new Institute, at Old Road Campus has been completed.
Researchers find genetic ‘fingerprints’ of ancient migrations in modern-day United Arab Emirates
23 February 2022
A team of geneticists and archaeologists have analysed the fine-scale genetic structure and ancestry of nearly 1200 people from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and found genetic traces of population mixing spanning thousands of years.
QUOD named UK Biobank of the Year 2022
23 February 2022
The UKCRC Tissue Directory and Coordination Centre awarded QUOD (Quality in Organ Donation) at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences first place in the UK Biobank of the Year.