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Breast cancer study wins 2020 ONS Research Excellence Award
Awards and Appointments General Research
29 October 2020
Dr Gurdeep Mannu from the Nuffield Department of Population Health has won the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Research Excellence Award for a study which highlighted early risk factors for breast cancer patients.
Understanding the physics of the immune response necessitates new technology
General Research
29 October 2020
Professor Marco Fritzsche has joined the Kennedy Institute as the Principal Investigator of the Biophysical Immunology Laboratory (BPI), as part of a joint appointment with the Rosalind Franklin Institute. His lab is leading the development of a lattice light sheet microscope that will significantly advance the study of live cells.
100 Years of Oxford Degrees for Women in DPAG
General Staff and student stories
23 October 2020
Meet four of Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetic's (DPAG) female graduate students as the department joins celebrations for the Centenary of women making history at Oxford.
University of Oxford’s Jenner Institute appoints first Bvlgari Scholars
Awards and Appointments General
23 October 2020
Bvlgari and the University of Oxford’s Jenner Institute announce the next stage of their pledge to build a pandemic-free future by awarding the inaugural Bvlgari Scholarships.
Major milestone in Biochemistry completion
General
22 October 2020
The completion of the Biochemistry building reached a symbolic milestone in early October, with the unification of the building’s two phases
CD2 corolla calls T cells to arms
General Research
21 October 2020
A team from the University of Oxford has visualised how key cells of the immune system lock onto cancerous or infected cells to destroy them. The work was led by the Mike Dustin’s group at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology and experts in colorectal and ovarian cancers from across Oxford and computational biologists at the University of Birmingham.
New partnership with The Alan Turing Institute and Royal Statistical Society to support Joint Biosecurity Centre COVID-19 response
General
21 October 2020
Prof Chris Holmes, The Alan Turing Institute’s Programme Director of Health and Medical Science, and Professor of Biostatistics at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, said: “The Turing is delighted to be playing a pivotal role in supporting the JBC by working to build an alliance with the RSS and academic experts to provide new insights in the evolving fight against COVID-19. In doing so, we will strengthen knowledge across the wider public health ecosystem."
New risk model estimates likelihood of hospitalisation or death from COVID-19
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
21 October 2020
A new risk model, developed by UK researchers to predict a person’s risk of being admitted to hospital and dying from Covid-19 has been published by The BMJ
‘Junk’ DNA could be rewiring our brains
General Research
19 October 2020
A new study by neuroscientists at the University of Oxford shows that mobile genetic elements that were active in the genomes of our ancestors could be closely linked to important functions in our brain and might help diversify our behaviour, cognition and emotions.
The transient blueprint of the brain
General Research
19 October 2020
Transient neurones match the spontaneous and sensory driven activities to shape cortical circuits: a landmark collaborative review published in Science from Professor Zoltán Molnár, Professor Patrick Kanold and Professor Heiko Luhmann.
New study reveals medium-term impact of COVID-19
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
19 October 2020
Initial findings from a study looking at the longer-term impact of COVID-19 has found that a large proportion COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital were still experiencing symptoms of breathlessness, fatigue, anxiety and depression two to three months after contracting the virus.
What developing countries can teach us about how to respond to a pandemic
Coronavirus COVID-19 General
16 October 2020
Review of proposed FDA regulation reveals the extent of financial ties to industry
General Research
15 October 2020
A review of public comments on a proposed FDA regulatory framework, for modifications to artificial intelligence and machine learning-based software as a medical device, has found that 63% came from parties with financial ties to industry, and that the majority, 86% did not cite any scientific evidence.
Angela Russell and Wyatt Yue awarded 2021 Harrington UK Rare Disease Scholar Awards
Awards and Appointments General
15 October 2020
Volunteering in Oxford during COVID-19: As a medical student
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Staff and student stories
14 October 2020
Madeleine Oliver is a 5th year medical student, originally from London. Like many other medical students Madeleine volunteered to help out with the fight against COVID-19. She spoke to us about what it’s been like working on the frontline with doctors, nurses and patients at the hospital.
Oxford University recognises 100-year anniversary of the formal admission of women
General
14 October 2020
Oxford University has today launched a campaign in recognition of the 100-year anniversary of the formal admission of women students.
Oxford academics recognised in 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours
Awards and Appointments General
12 October 2020
Members of the University have been recognised in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours List, including scientists from across the Medical Sciences Division.
Paul Riley appointed Director of Oxford’s Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine
Awards and Appointments General
12 October 2020
Professor Paul Riley will lead the scientific vision of the first institute of its kind in the world to physically merge the disciplines of developmental biology and regenerative medicine in a common goal to treat some of the world’s most prolific diseases.
Oxfordshire-based SCAN pathway wins BMJ award
Awards and Appointments General
9 October 2020
Every year, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) runs a competition to find the cancer care team that has developed new approaches to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment. This year, six teams were shortlisted from across the UK and on the 7th October it was announced that the Oxfordshire-based SCAN pathway had won this year’s award.
COVID-19: examining theories for Africa’s low death rates
Coronavirus COVID-19 General
9 October 2020