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£24m investment into adolescent mental health to enable young people to flourish
Awards and Appointments General Research
28 June 2021
UKRI have announced a major £24 million investment into improving the mental health and wellbeing of adolescents in the UK. One of the projects being funded is led by Professor Kam Bhui in the Department of Psychiatry, it will bring together diverse creative-arts, digital and health experts to investigate how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can affect adolescents' mental health.
Dr Lennard Lee awarded ACP McElwain Prize for contributions to medical oncology
Awards and Appointments General
24 June 2021
Dr Lee (Department of Oncology) received the award to acknowledge his contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic, through the establishment of the UK Coronavirus Cancer Monitoring Project.
Professor Susan Jebb appointed as Chair of the Food Standards Agency
Awards and Appointments General
14 June 2021
Susan Jebb, Professor of Diet and Population Health in Oxford University’s Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, has been appointed as the new Chair of the Food Standards Agency.
Oxford University academics recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Awards and Appointments General
12 June 2021
The pioneering work of members of the University, including research into tackling the Coronavirus pandemic, has been recognised in The Queen's Birthday Honours List.
Two Oxford Professors elected as EMBO Members
Awards and Appointments General
10 June 2021
Professor Robert Klose and Professor Ervin Fodor are two of 64 life scientists to be elected to The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).
PhD Student of the Year Winner!
Awards and Appointments General Staff and student stories
9 June 2021
In a record breaking year for the Postgrad Awards 2021, DPhil student Tolu Awoyemi wins PhD Student of the Year.
New Head of the Department of Psychiatry – Professor Belinda Lennox
Awards and Appointments General
8 June 2021
Professor Belinda Lennox has been welcomed to the role of Head of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford and will take over leadership in October 2021.
Peter Scanlon wins national award
Awards and Appointments General
21 May 2021
Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences' Associate Professor Peter Scanlon has been named as a winner at the prestigious Royal College of Physicians’ (RCP) Excellence in Patient Care Awards.
The Botnar Research Institute appoints new Director
Awards and Appointments General
18 May 2021
The Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) is delighted to announce that Professor Jonathan Rees has been appointed as the new Director of the Botnar Research Institute
Eoghan Mulholland receives prestigious Lee Placito Research Fellowship
Awards and Appointments General
12 May 2021
Dr Eoghan Mulholland has received the prestigious Lee Placito Research Fellowship in Gastrointestinal Cancer. Eoghan will use this 3-year position to research cell interactions in colorectal cancers.
Eleven Oxford professors honoured by the Academy of Medical Sciences
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12 May 2021
The Academy of Medical Sciences has elected 11 University of Oxford biomedical and health scientists to its fellowship.
Oxford researchers elected to Royal Society
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7 May 2021
Six scientists from the University of Oxford, including Professor Adrian Hill and Professor Frances Platt from the Medical Sciences Division, have joined the Royal Society as Fellows.
Student Prizes for Biomedical Sciences and Medicine 2020-2021
Awards and Appointments General
5 May 2021
Congratulations to all our Biomedical Sciences students and Medicine students who have been awarded prizes during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Top place for Oxford Clinical Medical Student in prestigious national Ophthalmology Duke Elder Prize Examination
Awards and Appointments General
4 May 2021
Sixth year Clinical Medical student, Ryan Purdy (Worcester College), placed first in the Royal College of Ophthalmology's annual Prize Examination.
Oxford awarded major funding to probe childhood poverty and social inequalities
Awards and Appointments General Research
19 March 2021
Ground-breaking multi-disciplinary research is to be launched today by the University of Oxford into the impact of poverty and social inequalities in early childhood, thanks to major funding from the Leverhulme Trust.
Innovation award for Professor Anindita Roy to develop new treatments for childhood cancer
Awards and Appointments General Innovation Research
18 March 2021
Associate Professor Andi Roy leads one of the five research teams across the UK that have been awarded the 2021 Cancer Research UK-Children with Cancer UK Innovation Award. The awards, which provide a total of £4.3 million in scientific funding, will allow leading researchers in the field to delve into the biology of children’s and young people’s cancers, with the hope of finding new ways to prevent and treat these complex cancers.
Two Oxford pioneers honoured on Sherrington Building Plaques
Awards and Appointments General
12 March 2021
Honouring the heritage of pioneering physiologists Sir Charles Sherrington and Florence Buchanan. "Commemorating both pioneers together highlights the importance of advocacy and mentoring that was evident over a century ago as equality was championed." (Professor David Paterson, Head of Department, Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics)
Professor Cecilia Lindgren appointed Director of the Big Data Institute
Awards and Appointments General
10 March 2021
Professor Cecilia Lindgren has been appointed as the new Director of the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute.
Oxford medical researchers named NIHR Senior Investigators
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9 March 2021
Five leading healthcare academics in Oxford have been named National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigators
Success in QS Subject Ranking
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9 March 2021
Oxford Medical Sciences has come top in two subject areas in the latest and internationally-respected QS rankings.