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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.
Psychiatry researcher awarded prestigious public engagement funding
General
28 March 2018
Dr Elizabeth Tunbridge (Department of Psychiatry) has received an award from the Royal Society's new Public Engagement Fund for her project 'Genetics and the Self.'
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.
Medical Sciences celebrates Brain Awareness Week
General
21 March 2018
Divisional researchers take part in Brain Discovery Festival to highlight Brain Awareness Week (BAW).
Medical Sciences heads to the Big Bang Fair
General Public Engagement with Research
19 March 2018
Researchers from NDORMS, the Department of Oncology and Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics attend the Big Bang Fair 2018 to inspire the next generation of scientists.
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.
ALS Reproducible Antibody Platform launched
General Research
8 March 2018
Open Science to enable consistent data and accelerate reliable discoveries in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Oxford University gears up for Brain Discovery Festival
General Public Engagement with Research
6 March 2018
To highlight Brain Awareness Week (BAW), the global campaign that supports public understanding and appreciation of neuroscience research, Oxford University is to run Brain Discovery Festival from 9-18th March, an interactive, week-long programme of activities, highlighting its contributions to the field.
Tributes to Sir Roger Bannister
General
5 March 2018
Sir Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, died on March 3 2018 at the age of 88. His time of three minutes 59.4 seconds was set at the Iffley Road sports ground in Oxford on 6 May 1954 ensuring his place in history.