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Glastonbury: taking science into people's lives
General Public Engagement with Research Research
10 July 2023
Georgina Donati from the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry research group reflects on her weekend at the Glastonbury Festival talking to the public about science, developmental psychology and mental health.
Ageing beyond earth: Oxford opens the UK’s first Space Innovation Lab
General Innovation Research
6 July 2023
The UK’s first Space Innovation Lab, dedicated to understanding the effect of space microgravity on the ageing process, opens at the Botnar Institute today.
DPAG researchers host week-long teacher residential in collaboration with Oxford Colleges
General Public Engagement with Research
5 July 2023
Five school teachers joined researchers from the Carlyle, Lakhal-Littleton, Mommersteeg, Srinivas, and Stone groups, based in the Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine (IDRM), Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, and Sherrington Building, in a project run in collaboration with Jesus College and Trinity College between 19 and 22 June 2023.
Links between air pollution and mental health – new review
General Research
5 July 2023
Poor air quality affects mental health in many ways, according to a new review of evidence published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.
Drug shows promise for stroke patients with bleeding in brain
Clinical Trials General Research
4 July 2023
A clinical trial has shown that a drug commonly used for patients with bleeding disorders has the potential to be used to lessen the side effects of blood-thinning drugs for patients who have experienced a stroke.
Newly discovered cells could be responsible for atherosclerosis complications
General Research
3 July 2023
A new type of macrophages recently identified in atherosclerotic lesions could provide a missing link in understanding the inflammatory origins of the common yet fatal condition.
Professor Marian Knight appointed NIHR Scientific Director for Research Infrastructure
Awards and Appointments General Research
3 July 2023
Professor Knight will lead on the strategic development of the NIHR’s infrastructure, working in partnership with infrastructure leaders.
Rapid weight loss found to be safe and helpful for people with liver disease, Oxford trial reveals
Clinical Trials General Research
28 June 2023
A clinical trial, led by a team at NDPCHS, has shown that a three-month rapid weight loss programme was not only safe but also effective in reducing the severity of a liver disease called non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with liver fibrosis.
Record number of unicorn founders from the University of Oxford
General Innovation
27 June 2023
The University of Oxford has produced the highest number of tech unicorn founders across Europe, according to a new report.
Antibiotic bone cement found not to reduce infection after hip replacement
General Research
22 June 2023
A large trial has found that using high-dose dual-antibiotic loaded cement is unlikely to reduce the risk of surgical site infection in people who have had a hip replacement.
Better patient outcomes when surgeon averages over 10 shoulder replacement ops a year
General Research
22 June 2023
Patients treated by surgeons who average over 10 shoulder replacements a year have a lower risk of reoperation and serious complications, and a shorter hospital stay than those treated by surgeons who do fewer operations, finds a study published by The BMJ.
Local young artists recognised in the University of Oxford's science-inspired art competition
General Public Engagement with Research
21 June 2023
Oxford University has announced the winners of Beyond Boundaries, its science-inspired schools’ art competition. Their work will be going on public display at Oxford University Museum of Natural History for all to see, from Friday 30 June – Monday 3 July 2023.
Members of the Medical Sciences Division recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours 2023
Awards and Appointments General
20 June 2023
Professor Sir John Irving Bell, Professor Alison Noble and Dr Parvinder Aley have been recognised and celebrated in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours list.
AI could help detect unregulated sources of air pollution in South Asia, new project shows
General Research
16 June 2023
A collaboration between the University of Oxford and Lahore University of Management Sciences has combined the power of artificial intelligence with remote satellite imagery to help tackle the problem of unregulated brick kilns across South Asia. These kilns are a major source of air pollution, a key contributor to climate change, and notorious for people trafficking and modern-day slavery.
Professor Michael Kidd, AO, to start a new role at NDPCHS from July 2023
Awards and Appointments General Research
16 June 2023
Through a strategic partnership with UNSW and the University of Oxford, Prof Michael Kidd, will start in a new joint position in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences (NDPCHS), focusing upon Global Primary Care and Future Health Systems.
Women diagnosed with early breast cancer today are much less likely to die from the disease than 20 years ago
General Research
13 June 2023
The results of this observational study can help clinicians to estimate prognosis for patients diagnosed with breast cancer today.
Leducq-funded transatlantic network set to pioneer new diagnosis and treatment of heart disease
Awards and Appointments General Research
13 June 2023
Professor David Paterson, in collaboration with the UCLA’s Professor Kalyanam Shivkumar, has been awarded a prestigious Leducq International Network of Excellence Program Award of $8 million (£6.3M) to set up a major new transatlantic network linking world leading researchers from the USA and Europe to develop ‘Bioelectronics for neurocardiology diagnosis and therapeutics’.
Beacon Therapeutics spun out by Syncona and Oxford raises £96 million for retinal gene therapy
General Innovation Research
12 June 2023
Beacon Therapeutics, a pioneering new biotech company, has launched with a mission to restore and improve the vision of patients with retinal diseases. The company is one of the most ambitious spinouts the University has been involved in to date, starting out with an impressive £96 million ($118.5m) in funding, the biggest launch for any company including an Oxford spin-out programme.
Alcohol consumption increases the risks of over 60 diseases
General Research
12 June 2023
Alcohol consumption increases the risks of over 60 diseases in Chinese men, including many diseases not previously linked to alcohol, according to a new study by researchers from Nuffield Department of Population Health and Peking University, published in Nature Medicine.
Professor David Hunter appointed as a Companion of the Order of Australia
Awards and Appointments General
11 June 2023
David Hunter, Richard Doll Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine at Oxford Population Health, has been appointed as a Companion of the Order of Australia in the Australian King’s Birthday Honours List.