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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.
Winners of Innovation Photography competition announced
Awards and Appointments Innovation
3 January 2018
The results of the University's Innovation Photography competition have been announced, with two winners from the Medical Sciences Division.
New Year's Honours 2018
Awards and Appointments General
3 January 2018
Members of the University have been recognised in the New Year's Honours list for 2018, including scientists from across the Medical Sciences Division.
Animal research at Oxford honoured with openness award
Awards and Appointments Research
8 December 2017
Oxford’s Primate Neuroscience research group and Biomedical Services team have been recognised for their openness and public engagement at Understanding Animal Research’s (UAR) fourth annual Openness Awards and the 81st Stephen Paget memorial lecture.
2018 Breakthrough Prize awarded to Professor Kim Nasmyth
Awards and Appointments General
4 December 2017
Professor Kim Nasmyth FRS, Whitley Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Oxford and Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford, has been awarded the 2018 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences at a ceremony held in the NASA Ames Research Centre in Silicon Valley, California.
Jill and Herbert Hunt Travelling Scholarship open for applications
Awards and Appointments Funding Opportunities General
4 December 2017
Applications are invited for the 2018 Jill and Herbert Hunt Travelling Scholarship to support travel abroad for clinical study or research from graduates of the Oxford University Medical School.
Kemri-Wellcome Trust researcher receives mental health charity MQ fellowship
Awards and Appointments Research
1 December 2017
Surgical Sciences Professor wins 2017 Starzl Prize
Awards and Appointments
29 November 2017
Kathryn Wood, Emeritus Professor of Immunology at Oxford University’s Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, recently received the 2017 Thomas E. Starzl Prize in Surgery and Immunology in recognition of her outstanding basic scientific and clinical research achievements.
Modernising Medical Microbiology photo competition - winners announced
Awards and Appointments General
28 November 2017
Researchers take part in the MMM Image Competition 2017
Oxford iGEM team wins Gold medal and Award for Best Diagnostics Project
Awards and Appointments General Innovation
16 November 2017
The 2017 Oxford University iGEM team have just returned from the competition in Boston with not only a Gold medal but also the extremely competitive award for Best Diagnostics Project in the Undergraduate category. In addition they were nominated for five further awards for best presentation, wiki, model, integrated human practices and best applied design.
Kevin Marsh Wins 2017 Drexel Prize in Infectious Disease
Awards and Appointments General
9 November 2017
Kevin Marsh, Director of the Africa Oxford Initiative, Professor of Tropical Medicine at the University of Oxford, and Senior Advisor at the African Academy of Sciences has been selected to receive a Drexel Prize for scientific excellence.