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Peter Beaconsfield Prize winners 2018 announced
Awards and Appointments General
12 June 2018
Peter Beaconsfield’s Prize in Physiological Sciences rewards young researchers who are capable of escaping from the stereotype of narrow specialisation to engage with translational medicine, and display a wider grasp of the significance and potential applicability of their research.
NPEU team win 2018 BMJ Research Paper of the Year
Awards and Appointments General
22 May 2018
The 2018 BMJ research paper of the year award was won by the BUMPES trial conducted by The Epidural and Position Trial Collaborative Group. Professor Peter Brocklehurst, the Chief Investigator, was at the NPEU when the trial was designed and NPEU staff were involved in the design, conduct and statistical and economic analysis.
DPhil student awarded British Science Association media fellowship 2018
Awards and Appointments General
14 May 2018
Layal Liverpool, a 3rd year Infection, Immunology & Translational Medicine DPhil student at St Edmund Hall, has been awarded a prestigious British Science Association (BSA) media fellowship, funded by the Society for Applied Microbiology.
Seven Oxford researchers elected Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Awards and Appointments General
11 May 2018
Seven Oxford scientists are amongst 48 of the UK's world-leading researchers elected to join the prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences this year.
Oxford academics honoured by the Royal Society
Awards and Appointments General
9 May 2018
Six of Oxford University's distinguished scientists, and four from the Medical Sciences Division, have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society for their outstanding contributions to science.
Five Oxford Clinical Medical Students place in top 10% in national ophthalmology prize
Awards and Appointments General
8 May 2018
Five Oxford Clinical Medical Students place in top 10% in prestigious national Ophthalmology Duke Elder Prize Examination
Awards success for Department of Oncology
Awards and Appointments General
2 May 2018
Congratulations to researchers in the Department of Oncology, who have received a number of prestigious awards this month.
Professor Irene Tracey appointed to new MRC Council
Awards and Appointments General
9 April 2018
Head of Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences confirmed as a member of new MRC council
£1.1m for seven research projects to improve pancreatic cancer survival
Awards and Appointments General
9 April 2018
Seven cutting edge research projects, including a project led by Professor Peter Friend from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, have been awarded grants totalling £1.1 million by the UK medical research charity, Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund (PCRF). The grants bring the charity’s total research support to £10 million.
Oxford achieves HR Excellence in Research
Awards and Appointments General
5 April 2018
Oxford announces its re-accreditation as an HR Excellence in Research (HREIR) award holder.
Litchfield Lectureships announced
Awards and Appointments General
4 April 2018
Three distinguished scientists have been appointed to deliver a Litchfield Lecture in Oxford.
Oxford win major MRC Mental Health Pathfinder Award
Awards and Appointments General
28 March 2018
Oxford is one of nine universities to receive a multimillion pound grant from the MRC to harness the power of data science for mental health research.
International 3Rs prize goes to human-based computer models which could replace animal testing
Awards and Appointments Research
15 March 2018
The National Centre for the 3Rs (NC3Rs) – an organisation dedicated to replacing, refining and reducing the use of animals in research and testing – has awarded its top prize for a research paper by a team from the Department of Computer of Science.
Pioneering Oxford researchers honoured at Blavatnik science awards
Awards and Appointments General
12 March 2018
Four Oxford scientists, including Professor Timothy Behrens of the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, were honoured at the UK's inaugural Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists ceremony, held at London's Victoria and Albert Museum.
Oxford medical researchers win prestigious national awards
Awards and Appointments General
23 February 2018
Several outstanding health researchers in Oxford have been recognised in a prestigious national competition.
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.
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.