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Friends with unexpected benefits – working with buddies can improve performance
Research
26 October 2017
Silk could be used to repair damaged spinal cords
Innovation Research
26 October 2017
Modified silk from Asian wild silkworms could be used in a strategy to repair damaged spinal cords, according to scientists from the universities of Aberdeen and Oxford.
Study raises possibility of vaccines against allergies and Alzheimer’s
Research
24 October 2017
Researchers at the Universities of Dundee and Oxford have shown how combining the tetanus vaccine with a viral particle that normally affects cucumbers can be used to treat psoriasis and allergies, and may even protect against Alzheimer’s disease.
Dolphin brains show signs of Alzheimer’s Disease
Research
23 October 2017
Study suggests Alzheimer’s Disease and Type 2 diabetes might both be the price of a longer lifespan, with altered insulin function the common cause.
Newton workshop to build data management skills and network for early career researchers
Research
23 October 2017
Responding to the growing mandate for researchers to share their clinical data, WWARN is joining with partners to host a 3-day workshop in January sponsored by the British Council’s Newton Researcher Links Programme in order to develop the skills and network needed to produce high quality data capable of maximising the impact of initial findings.
Researchers target ‘undruggable’ cancers
Innovation Research
19 October 2017
A new approach to targeting key cancer-linked proteins, thought to be ‘undruggable’, has been discovered through an alliance between industry and academia.
High blood pressure linked to common heart valve disorder
Research
18 October 2017
For the first time, a strong link has been established between high blood pressure and the most common heart valve disorder in high-income countries, by new research from The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford.
British Heart Foundation awards £7.6 million to Burdon Sanderson Cardiac Science Centre
Awards and Appointments Research
17 October 2017
The British Heart Foundation has awarded a total of £7.6 million to research programmes at the world-leading Burdon Sanderson Cardiac Science Centre in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics
Oxford University scientist developing new treatments to tackle breast cancer that has spread to the brain
Research
13 October 2017
Professor Nicola Sibson of the Department of Oncology has been awarded a grant worth almost £200,000 by research charity Breast Cancer Now to fund cutting-edge research to uncover novel treatment combinations to control breast cancer that has spread to the brain.
115 years of malaria in Africa
Research
13 October 2017
115 years of malaria data collected in Africa gives the most detailed picture yet of where efforts to control malaria infection are being won and lost across the continent.
Apple CEO Tim Cook opens the Oxford Foundry
Innovation
13 October 2017
The Oxford Foundry, a new entrepreneurial hub at the heart of Oxford University, has officially opened its doors.
New collaboration to tackle superbugs
Research
13 October 2017
A new Oxford University collaboration will support understanding and action around one of the world’s biggest health threats, drug-resistant infections.
Showcase of Public Engagement activities launched
Funding Opportunities General
13 October 2017
With the University of Oxford's Public Engagement with Research Seed Fund now open for applications, a new series of case studies highlights projects from the Division which have received funding
Trench Foot discovery paves way for new treatment
Research
9 October 2017
The physical cause of trench foot has been uncovered more than 100 years after the painful and debilitating condition was first identified in the First World War.
Experts meet in Oxford to discuss responsible research and innovation
General Innovation Research
9 October 2017
International research experts working to implement a more ethical and inclusive model in research institutions have been meeting in Oxford this week.
ROADMAP launches public information leaflet
General
5 October 2017
University of Oxford-led ROADMAP project releases public leaflet
Gene therapy shows promise for reversing blindness
Research
4 October 2017
Researchers at Oxford University have shown how it might be possible to reverse blindness using gene therapy to reprogram cells at the back of the eye to become light sensitive.
A new approach to improving hemispatial neglect after stroke
Research
4 October 2017
Jacinta O'Shea from the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences explains how stimulation of the brains of stroke patients can cause long-lasting improvements.
Worm study reveals role of stem cells in cancer
Research
3 October 2017
A new study carried out by researchers in the Department of Zoology and Department of Oncology has used flat worms to look at the role of migrating stem cells in cancer.