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First Surgical Sciences Student Symposium Day
Events General Staff and student stories
17 July 2023
On Monday 3 July, the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) hosted its inaugural Student Symposium Day.
Routine brain scanning may improve clinical care for people with psychosis
General Research
12 July 2023
Routine brain scanning in people experiencing psychosis could help to identify underlying physical conditions that are causing their symptoms, according to a new study.
African Phase I HIV vaccine trial shows encouraging preliminary results
Clinical Trials General Research
12 July 2023
The multisite Phase I HIV-CORE 006 HIV vaccine clinical trial, run by the Globally Relevant AIDS Vaccine Europe-Africa Trials Partnership (GREAT), has concluded successfully.
Study reveals new mechanism for rapid evolution of multi-drug resistant infections in patients
General Research
12 July 2023
A research study led by the University of Oxford provides a transformational new insight into how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) emerges in patients with bacterial infections. The findings, published today in the journal Nature Communications, could help develop more effective interventions to prevent AMR infections developing in vulnerable patients.
Coming Soon – The MSD GRC Hub
11 July 2023
Glastonbury: taking science into people's lives
General Public Engagement with Research Research
10 July 2023
Georgina Donati from the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry research group reflects on her weekend at the Glastonbury Festival talking to the public about science, developmental psychology and mental health.
Ageing beyond earth: Oxford opens the UK’s first Space Innovation Lab
General Innovation Research
6 July 2023
The UK’s first Space Innovation Lab, dedicated to understanding the effect of space microgravity on the ageing process, opens at the Botnar Institute today.
DPAG researchers host week-long teacher residential in collaboration with Oxford Colleges
General Public Engagement with Research
5 July 2023
Five school teachers joined researchers from the Carlyle, Lakhal-Littleton, Mommersteeg, Srinivas, and Stone groups, based in the Institute of Developmental and Regenerative Medicine (IDRM), Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery, and Sherrington Building, in a project run in collaboration with Jesus College and Trinity College between 19 and 22 June 2023.
Links between air pollution and mental health – new review
General Research
5 July 2023
Poor air quality affects mental health in many ways, according to a new review of evidence published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.
Drug shows promise for stroke patients with bleeding in brain
Clinical Trials General Research
4 July 2023
A clinical trial has shown that a drug commonly used for patients with bleeding disorders has the potential to be used to lessen the side effects of blood-thinning drugs for patients who have experienced a stroke.
Newly discovered cells could be responsible for atherosclerosis complications
General Research
3 July 2023
A new type of macrophages recently identified in atherosclerotic lesions could provide a missing link in understanding the inflammatory origins of the common yet fatal condition.
Professor Marian Knight appointed NIHR Scientific Director for Research Infrastructure
Awards and Appointments General Research
3 July 2023
Professor Knight will lead on the strategic development of the NIHR’s infrastructure, working in partnership with infrastructure leaders.
Rapid weight loss found to be safe and helpful for people with liver disease, Oxford trial reveals
Clinical Trials General Research
28 June 2023
A clinical trial, led by a team at NDPCHS, has shown that a three-month rapid weight loss programme was not only safe but also effective in reducing the severity of a liver disease called non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with liver fibrosis.
Record number of unicorn founders from the University of Oxford
General Innovation
27 June 2023
The University of Oxford has produced the highest number of tech unicorn founders across Europe, according to a new report.
Psoriasis study looking for volunteers
27 June 2023
Researchers at the University of Oxford are looking for 2000 volunteers with psoriasis to join their study. Their goal is to explore any links between the skin condition and the development of arthritis.
Antibiotic bone cement found not to reduce infection after hip replacement
General Research
22 June 2023
A large trial has found that using high-dose dual-antibiotic loaded cement is unlikely to reduce the risk of surgical site infection in people who have had a hip replacement.
Better patient outcomes when surgeon averages over 10 shoulder replacement ops a year
General Research
22 June 2023
Patients treated by surgeons who average over 10 shoulder replacements a year have a lower risk of reoperation and serious complications, and a shorter hospital stay than those treated by surgeons who do fewer operations, finds a study published by The BMJ.
Local young artists recognised in the University of Oxford's science-inspired art competition
General Public Engagement with Research
21 June 2023
Oxford University has announced the winners of Beyond Boundaries, its science-inspired schools’ art competition. Their work will be going on public display at Oxford University Museum of Natural History for all to see, from Friday 30 June – Monday 3 July 2023.
Members of the Medical Sciences Division recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours 2023
Awards and Appointments General
20 June 2023
Professor Sir John Irving Bell, Professor Alison Noble and Dr Parvinder Aley have been recognised and celebrated in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours list.