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Sixty Seconds with Mark Walker, Director of MSD IT Services
19 February 2025
New MSD IT Services Director Mark Walker talks to us about supporting world class research, why invisibility is a positive thing, and the joy of unexpectedly discovering DJing.
Oxford Researchers Uncover a Key Mechanical Signalling Pathway Linked to Neurological Disorders
17 February 2025
A team of researchers at the Department of Oncology have uncovered a key mechanism by which cells respond to their physical environment. In a pioneering study, published in Science Advances, Eric O’Neill and his team describe a new signalling cascade, through which mechanical forces trigger the assembly of nuclear actin, crucial for nuclear integrity.
Innovation at the MRC WIMM
17 February 2025
Here at the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, we foster a strong culture of innovation.
Oxford biologists and engineers awarded £2 million to grow human neurons as brain circuits in chambers made of oil
14 February 2025
The circuits of the brain linking together the regions known as the midbrain, the striatum and the cortex are critical to understanding disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, addiction and autism. Understanding and modelling how the circuit works in human neurons has been difficult, mainly due to the inaccessibility of the human brain and the limitations of current technologies to reliably grow circuits of human neurons in the laboratory.
British and Japanese young people make mental health recommendations for public health emergencies
13 February 2025
Twenty eight young people from the UK and Japan played a leading role in co-designing the research, interviewing other young people and adults, analysing the findings, and developing the recommendations for policy makers.
New partnership to advance public health and life science research collaboration in West Africa
13 February 2025
The Pandemic Sciences Institute, including principal investigators from the Oxford Vaccine Group, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) to become a partner institution. PSI and Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) will cooperate on developing vaccines and rapid diagnostics – as well as strengthening workforce in the vaccinology, clinical trials and biomanufacturing sectors.
Breaking Barriers: Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
11 February 2025
The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, observed on February 11, serves as a reminder of the gender disparities that persist in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields.
Oxford Martin School epilepsy programme launches innovative research centre
11 February 2025
International, national and local partners have been welcomed to the launch of the world’s first centre dedicated to empowering global epilepsy research and care.
How fast is your gut? The answer to this question is important to your health
7 February 2025
Many of us pay attention to the foods we’re putting in our bodies – asking ourselves whether they’re nutritious and healthy for us. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself how fast this food is moving through your gut? The answer to this question is actually really important, as the speed that food moves through your digestive tract affects your health and wellbeing in many ways.
Pancreatic cancer immune map provides clues for precision treatment targeting
7 February 2025
Study shows why there are differences in prognosis between different pancreatic tumours and identifies potential avenues for improved treatment approaches.
Digital health applications: How open, integrated feedback tools could improve safety and acceptance
4 February 2025
In a paper published today in Nature Medicine, an international team of researchers, including those from the University of Oxford and TUD Dresden University of Technology, show how user trust and pathways to market for digital health applications could be enhanced.
Broaching weight loss conversations: new research offers effective guidance for clinicians
3 February 2025
New research from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences sets out evidence-based guidance to help clinicians have more effective and supportive conversations about weight loss with patients living with obesity.
Weight loss programmes improve disordered eating symptoms, new study finds
3 February 2025
New research from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences and Department of Psychiatry provides reassurance that weight loss programmes do not worsen disordered eating symptoms and may lead to improvements in people who already exhibit symptoms of disordered eating.
Researchers develop new method to identify fake Covid-19 vaccines
31 January 2025
Researchers at the University of Oxford and their collaborators, including the Serum Institute of India, have developed an innovative method to identify falsified vaccines without opening the vaccine vial.
Sheraz Markar selected as an International Guest Scholar by the American College of Surgeons
30 January 2025
Congratulations to Professor Sheraz Markar from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) who has received the American College of Surgeons (ACS) International Guest Scholarship for 2025.
New study shows that early support for children living in marginalised communities can improve their developmental outcomes
29 January 2025
Research by experts at the Department of Paediatrics, and published in the European Journal of Paediatrics shows that early interventions of support to the development of children living in disadvantaged settings, can significantly improve their neurodevelopmental outcomes during early childhood.
Oxford and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) launch £50million immuno-prevention programme to advance novel cancer research
27 January 2025
Global biopharma company GSK invests up to £50 million in a collaboration with Oxford to advance the understanding of how cancer develops, which could inform future development of vaccines to prevent cancer.
Talented NDS surgeon selected for RCS England Emerging Leaders programme
22 January 2025
Congratulations to Ms Sushma Shankar from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) who has been recruited to the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2025 Emerging Leaders programme.