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Nicola Blackwood and Jonathan Flint join OUI
Innovation
12 February 2018
The innovation arm of Oxford University gains impact at board level with the addition of the former Minister for Public Health and Innovation and the former Chief Executive of Oxford Instruments.
Settlers Exhibition launches at the Oxford Museum of Natural History
General
9 February 2018
The latest exhibition at the Museum of Natural History traces patterns revealed by genetics, archaeology and demography to tell the dynamic story of Britain’s ever-changing population.
Oxford named as one of six sites to receive funding to transform health through data science
General Innovation
7 February 2018
Health Data Research UK is awarding £30 million funding to six sites across the UK, including the University of Oxford, to address challenging healthcare issues through use of data science.
Viewing ourselves and others through ‘rose-tinted glasses’
Research
5 February 2018
Humans can be 'vicariously optimistic' for those we care about, enabling us to view our own lives - and those of our friends and family - through ‘rose-tinted glasses’.
Home-based treatment for postnatal depression helps child development
Research
5 February 2018
Intensive, home-based and effective treatment of postnatal depression has been shown to be associated with positive child development.
Oxford Sparks success for Medical Sciences researchers
General
5 February 2018
Researchers from the Division win Oxford Sparks competition to have an animation created about research into Alzheimer's disease.
It’s time to make genetic surveillance part of regional malaria elimination policies
Research
5 February 2018
Researchers show that genetic surveillance can detect drug resistance years before the first warning signs appear in clinics—and help to answer crucial questions about how resistance emerges and spreads.
Persistent, severe postnatal depression impacts children’s development
Research
5 February 2018
Postnatal depression which persists beyond six months after birth and is severe, increases the risk of children exhibiting behavioural problems, achieving lower GCSE mathematics grades at 16 years and having depression at 18 years of age.
NHS mental health services to offer virtual reality treatment
Innovation
5 February 2018
The National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) awarded £4 million to enable state-of-the-art psychological therapy to be delivered via virtual reality (VR) in the NHS, in a project that brings together a team of NHS trusts, universities, a mental health charity, the Royal College of Art, and a University of Oxford spin-out company.
First in a new series of interdepartmental MedSci Graduate events
General
30 January 2018
At the end of 2017 the first of a new series of Interdepartmental Medical Sciences Graduate events took place, organised by former and current graduate student representatives from a number of different departments in the Division.
Medical Sciences Division announces two new Industry Experts in Residence
Innovation
26 January 2018
Experts in Med Tech Regulation and Surgical Technologies join the Medical Sciences Division Industry Experts in Residence Scheme.
Should flu symptoms be treated with antivirals in primary care?
Research
25 January 2018
2,000 people have been recruited into the world’s largest clinical trial to test the clinical and cost effectiveness of the controversial flu drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu) in primary care. The trial aims to clear up the widespread uncertainty over whether people with flu symptoms should be treated with antiviral drugs in the community.
Progress in clinical research in surgery and IDEAL
Research
24 January 2018
A team led by Peter McCulloch, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences professor and Chair of IDEAL, has examined how surgical research has improved in the last two decades and whether the IDEAL Framework and Recommendations have contributed.
Mobile phones can worsen healthcare inequalities
Research
23 January 2018
The fast spread of mobile phones across low-income countries like India can make it harder for poorer people without phones to access essential health services, new research has suggested.
Success for three MSD projects awarded Public Engagement Seed Funding
Awards and Appointments
19 January 2018
Three projects from across the Medical Sciences Division have been awarded funding from the University's Public Engagement with Research Seed Fund.
Blows not concussion cause brain disease, according to new research
Research
19 January 2018
The effects of repeat concussion injuries on athletes, particularly American football and rugby players, is one of the biggest concerns in competitive sports today. However, a new Oxford University collaboration suggests that blows to the head can cause lasting trauma - even in the absence of signs of concussion.
Flu vaccine study recruits first participants
Clinical Trials Research
19 January 2018
The world’s first NHS trial for a universal flu vaccine has recruited its first round of participants, with over 862 people signing up to take part since the trial launched in October 2017.
Oxford Martin School appoints new Director
Awards and Appointments General
17 January 2018
The world-leading population biologist Professor Sir Charles Godfray CBE FRS has been appointed as the next Director of the Oxford Martin School.
NDCN Professor Finalist in Blavatnik Awards
Awards and Appointments General
16 January 2018
Tim Behrens is among the laureates and finalists of the 2018 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the United Kingdom, announced today by the Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences.