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Rosalind Franklin Institute will 'transform' life sciences research through disruptive technologies
General Innovation
6 June 2018
Business Secretary Greg Clark has today launched the £103m Rosalind Franklin Institute (RFI), a national centre of excellence that will harness disruptive technologies such as AI and robotics to improve dramatically our understanding of biology.
Medical Sciences researchers head to the Cheltenham Science Festival
General Public Engagement with Research
4 June 2018
A summer of public engagement kicks off with two groups attending Cheltenham Science Festival
Oxford Centre for Neuroinflammation launched
General
30 May 2018
We are delighted to announce the launch of the new Oxford Centre for Neuroinflammation (OCNI), which aims to shed light on the causes of neurodegenerative diseases and uncover new treatment pathways.
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.
Funding success for the Biochemistry solution-state NMR facility
General
15 May 2018
Group leaders in the Departments of Biochemistry (Profs Christina Redfield, Jason Schnell and John Vakonakis) and Chemistry (Profs. Andy Baldwin and Tim Claridge) have secured support towards upgrading the flagship 950 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer, housed in Biochemistry.
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.
Building work for new neuroscience research facility gets under way
General
27 April 2018
Work to build the UK’s first dedicated centre for research into the prevention of stroke and dementia has started in Oxford.
Eating for an Environmentally Sustainable Future
General
26 April 2018
In a blog post for Medium, Helen Adams, Public Engagement Coordinator for the Livestock, Environment and People (LEAP) project (Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences) introduces the project and writes about the team’s first foray into public engagement at Super Science Saturday in March 2018.
Online tool allows patients with ulcerative colitis to manage condition
General Research
18 April 2018
An online tool that allows people with a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to manage their own condition and reduce hospital visits is being rolled out to more patients in Oxford.
Professor Michael Gelder (1929 - 2018)
General
18 April 2018
A tribute to the founder of the University of Oxford's Department of Psychiatry.
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-Cambridge Student Conferences
General
5 April 2018
Academics and course directors offer an insight into Oxford Medical Sciences undergraduate courses
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.