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Cancer vaccine firm Oxford Vacmedix closes $12.5m Series A funding
Innovation
6 March 2018
South Korean and Chinese investors join round into Oxford University spinout developing cancer vaccines.
Tributes to Sir Roger Bannister
General
5 March 2018
Sir Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, died on March 3 2018 at the age of 88. His time of three minutes 59.4 seconds was set at the Iffley Road sports ground in Oxford on 6 May 1954 ensuring his place in history.
Detailed maps of African continent reveal inequalities in nutrition and education
Research
1 March 2018
Should home-based blood pressure monitoring be commonplace in NHS?
Research
28 February 2018
General Practitioners should encourage patients with hypertension to monitor their blood pressure at home and use those readings in their day-to-day care, recommend a team of experts writing in The Lancet.
‘Apple shape’ more strongly linked to risk of heart attack in women
Research
28 February 2018
Women with bigger waists relative to their hips face a proportionately greater risk of experiencing a heart attack than men who have a similar ‘apple shape’, new research from The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford has found.
People with hidden, deadly heart conditions to be detected as charitable trust funds services across the UK
General
27 February 2018
The Miles Frost Fund hits £1.5 million target; boosting funding for six inherited heart condition centres across the UK
Oxford medical researchers win prestigious national awards
Awards and Appointments General
23 February 2018
Several outstanding health researchers in Oxford have been recognised in a prestigious national competition.
'Antidepressants are more effective than placebo at treating acute depression'
Research
22 February 2018
Meta-analysis led by Dr Andrea Cipriani (Department of Psychiatry) of 522 trials includes the largest amount of unpublished data to date, and finds that antidepressants are more effective than placebo for short-term treatment of acute depression in adults.
To inspire more young people to pursue science careers, representation is key
General
20 February 2018
Biomedical Imaging AIMday announced
Events Innovation
14 February 2018
On Thursday 19 April, Oxford University will play host to an AIMday focused on Biomedical Imaging, which is at the heart of much of the clinical and biomedical research conducted at the University.
Gaming addiction as a mental disorder: it’s premature to pathologise players
Research
13 February 2018
Nicola Blackwood and Jonathan Flint join OUI
Innovation
12 February 2018
The innovation arm of Oxford University gains impact at board level with the addition of the former Minister for Public Health and Innovation and the former Chief Executive of Oxford Instruments.
Settlers Exhibition launches at the Oxford Museum of Natural History
General
9 February 2018
The latest exhibition at the Museum of Natural History traces patterns revealed by genetics, archaeology and demography to tell the dynamic story of Britain’s ever-changing population.
Oxford named as one of six sites to receive funding to transform health through data science
General Innovation
7 February 2018
Health Data Research UK is awarding £30 million funding to six sites across the UK, including the University of Oxford, to address challenging healthcare issues through use of data science.
Viewing ourselves and others through ‘rose-tinted glasses’
Research
5 February 2018
Humans can be 'vicariously optimistic' for those we care about, enabling us to view our own lives - and those of our friends and family - through ‘rose-tinted glasses’.
Home-based treatment for postnatal depression helps child development
Research
5 February 2018
Intensive, home-based and effective treatment of postnatal depression has been shown to be associated with positive child development.
Oxford Sparks success for Medical Sciences researchers
General
5 February 2018
Researchers from the Division win Oxford Sparks competition to have an animation created about research into Alzheimer's disease.
It’s time to make genetic surveillance part of regional malaria elimination policies
Research
5 February 2018
Researchers show that genetic surveillance can detect drug resistance years before the first warning signs appear in clinics—and help to answer crucial questions about how resistance emerges and spreads.
Persistent, severe postnatal depression impacts children’s development
Research
5 February 2018
Postnatal depression which persists beyond six months after birth and is severe, increases the risk of children exhibiting behavioural problems, achieving lower GCSE mathematics grades at 16 years and having depression at 18 years of age.