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\n \n\n \n23 May 2023
\n \n \n \nThe University of Oxford has held its position as the leading academic institution in the UK for generating spinout companies, according to a new report by data analyst firm Beauhurst.
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\n \n\n \n22 May 2023
\n \n \n \nMental Health and Dementia are a global healthcare crisis, affecting over one billion people worldwide. Of those, over 400 million people are on the Alzheimer's disease continuum, with one person diagnosed every three seconds, and the figure expected to rise as the global population of those over 60 is set to double by 2050.
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\n \n\n \n22 May 2023
\n \n \n \nNearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder, according to UN data, but relatively few can access the treatment they need. Innovative AI based therapy, developed by researchers at Oxford, is now enabling a greater number of people to get help.
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\n \n\n \n19 May 2023
\n \n \n \nResearchers from the universities of Oxford and Nottingham have found that despite substantial disruption to primary care services, the safety of GP prescribing in England was largely unaffected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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\n \n\n \n18 May 2023
\n \n \n \nThe Academy of Medical Sciences has elected eight University of Oxford biomedical and health scientists to its fellowship.
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\n \n\n \n17 May 2023
\n \n \n \nWe regret to announce the passing of Professor Dominic Kwiatkowski, Professor of Tropical Paediatrics at the Nuffield Department of Medicine, and a renowned researcher who dedicated his life to the research on malaria. Prof Kwiatkowski passed away in April 2023 at the age of 69.
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\n \n\n \n16 May 2023
\n \n \n \nOn Thursday 4 May, the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) hosted a special information day for patients with prostate cancer participating in the WINGMEN clinical trial.
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\n \n\n \n12 May 2023
\n \n \n \nDeveloping better connections between ethnic minority patients and health care professionals could deliver more positive health care experiences for ethnic minority patients, according to a new study. The results have been published in PLOS ONE.
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\n \n\n \n10 May 2023
\n \n \n \nWhen so much time and effort goes into developing the best medical treatments, we expect them to be available when we need them. The same goes for addiction treatments, so it\u2019s worrying that two of the most effective drugs for quitting smoking aren\u2019t available in the UK.
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\n \n\n \n10 May 2023
\n \n \n \nOxford Cancer is pleased to announce the endowment of a Chair in Clinical Oncology, thanks to generous philanthropic support from The Howat Foundation.
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\n \n\n \n9 May 2023
\n \n \n \nThis award from the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement is a significant landmark, indicating WIN's commitment to embedding support for public engagement.
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\n \n\n \n9 May 2023
\n \n \n \nA new population-based study of 22 million people shows that autoimmune disorders now affect about one in ten individuals. The work, published in The Lancet, also highlights important socioeconomic, seasonal, and regional differences for several autoimmune disorders and provides new clues on possible causes behind these diseases.
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\n \n\n \n4 May 2023
\n \n \n \nProfessor James H Naismith FRSC FRSB FRS FRSE FMedSci MAE is to become the new Head of Oxford\u2019s Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS) Division.
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\n \n\n \n3 May 2023
\n \n \n \nThe European Medicines Agency (EMA) initiative DARWIN EU\u00ae has completed its first studies and is calling for new data partners
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\n \n\n \n27 April 2023
\n \n \n \nClaire Edwards, Associate Professor of Bone Oncology, has been awarded the prestigious European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) Mike Horton preclinical/translational award in recognition of her significant contributions to the field of bone and calcified tissue.
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\n \n\n \n26 April 2023
\n \n \n \nNew research published in Nature, led by Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics researchers Dr Zeynep Okray, Dr Pedro Jacob and Professor Scott Waddell, has discovered a detailed neural circuit mechanism that explains how multisensory learning improves memory performance.
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