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New Oxford Sparks podcast launched "Should I be a vegan?"
General
7 January 2019
In this episode of the Big Questions podcast, Dr Christina Potter in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences is asked "Should I be a vegan?"
2018 - A landmark year for the Business Development & Partnering Team
General Innovation
2 January 2019
Oxford University’s Medical Sciences Business Development & Partnering team reflect on 2018 and look forward to 2019
New Year's Honours 2019
Awards and Appointments General
2 January 2019
Members of the University have been recognised in the New Year's Honours list for 2019, including scientists from across the Medical Sciences Division.
New Medical Director set to start at Oxford University Hospitals
Awards and Appointments General
2 January 2019
Concerns raised as opioid prescriptions rise across UK
General Research
21 December 2018
Researchers recommend greater action to promote best practice as a new study reveals a rise in prescriptions of opioids for treating chronic pain rise between 1998 and 2018.
Science and Art Partnership Showcased at Exciting New Exhibition
Events Research
20 December 2018
Associate Professor Liz Tunbridge (Department of Psychiatry) and artist Eleanor Minney have collaborated to create an exciting display of works in textiles, drawing, clay and handwriting.
UNIQ 2019 open for applications
General
20 December 2018
Apply now for a free five-day programme of academic tasters, advice about applying and opportunities to meet current students
Gently stroking babies before medical procedures may reduce pain
General Research
18 December 2018
Researchers from the Department of Paediatrics have found that gently stroking a baby seems to reduce activity in the infant brain associated with painful experiences.
New Oxford Sparks animation launched: Bacteria Safari: The Forest on your Fingernail
Research
17 December 2018
In a new Oxford Sparks animation 'Bacteria Safari: The Forest on your Fingernail', Professor Kevin Foster (Department of Biochemistry and Department of Zoology) explores how studying tiny organisms can shed light on much bigger animals and plants.
Harmful Placebos
Blogs Research
12 December 2018
In a guest blog, Dr Jeremy Howick from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences discusses a new review of data from 250,726 trial participants which found that 1 in 20 people who took placebos in trials dropped out because of serious adverse events (side effects).
Is morphine an effective and safe analgesic for premature babies?
Research
11 December 2018
The Lancet has published the results of the Procedural Pain in Premature Infants (Poppi) study, which was run by the Paediatric Neuroimaging Group and co-ordinated by the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (Clinical Trials Unit).
Undergraduate students present at national showcase
General Research
11 December 2018
Three Oxford University undergraduate medical students taking part in a research placement scheme in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences presented their work this month at a national showcase of primary care research.
Santa’s Digital Dilemmas
General Research
10 December 2018
Earlier this month, Department of Experimental Psychology’s Amy Orben talked to Santa as he comes to terms with the digital world. In Santa’s WWW (Wired Winter Wonderland), where the elves are glued to their screens, Mrs. Claus’s cooking inspires emojis and Rudolf is trolling Comet, Amy offers some useful advice.
Professor Sir David Weatherall: 1933-2018
General
10 December 2018
It is with great sadness that we learnt of the death of Sir David Weatherall this weekend.
New medical simulation suite at Horton General Hospital
General Research
10 December 2018
The new suite is a joint venture between Oxford Simulation, Training and Research (OxSTaR), which is part of the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, and the Horton Education Centre.
A History of Delusions
General
6 December 2018
Professor Daniel Freeman, Department of Psychiatry, on a new ten-part series for BBC Radio 4
Openness Award for MRC Animal Research team at Oxford
General Research
4 December 2018
Researchers at the University of Oxford receive national award for public engagement work about animal research.
New vaccines centre to protect UK from pandemic threats
Innovation Research
4 December 2018
The UK’s first dedicated Vaccines Manufacturing Innovation Centre (VMIC), announced by Business Secretary Greg Clark MP, represents a major commercial opportunity and also a new front line in the nation’s defence against global pandemic threats.
Global map of HIV reveals challenge to vaccine development
Research
4 December 2018
A study to be published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases on World AIDS Day shows the extraordinary global genetic diversity of HIV and highlights just how big the challenge is to develop a vaccine to combat the global spread of HIV.
Experimental cancer drug shows promise for Parkinson’s
Research
4 December 2018
A drug originally developed for prostate cancer may have exciting potential for treating Parkinson’s.