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The Howat Foundation to fund Chair in Clinical Oncology
General Research
10 May 2023
Oxford Cancer is pleased to announce the endowment of a Chair in Clinical Oncology, thanks to generous philanthropic support from The Howat Foundation.
Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (WIN) receives Silver Engage Watermark Award
Awards and Appointments General Public Engagement with Research
9 May 2023
This award from the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement is a significant landmark, indicating WIN's commitment to embedding support for public engagement.
Autoimmune disorders found to affect around one in ten people
General Research
9 May 2023
A new population-based study of 22 million people shows that autoimmune disorders now affect about one in ten individuals. The work, published in The Lancet, also highlights important socioeconomic, seasonal, and regional differences for several autoimmune disorders and provides new clues on possible causes behind these diseases.
James Naismith appointed as Head of MPLS
Awards and Appointments General
4 May 2023
Professor James H Naismith FRSC FRSB FRS FRSE FMedSci MAE is to become the new Head of Oxford’s Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS) Division.
Update on the John Fell Fund
3 May 2023
Committee Positions Open for Nomination
3 May 2023
DARWIN EU® success leads to expansion
General Research
3 May 2023
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) initiative DARWIN EU® has completed its first studies and is calling for new data partners
Professor Claire Edwards receives the European Calcified Tissue Society Mike Horton Award
Awards and Appointments General
27 April 2023
Claire Edwards, Associate Professor of Bone Oncology, has been awarded the prestigious European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) Mike Horton preclinical/translational award in recognition of her significant contributions to the field of bone and calcified tissue.
Oxford researchers discover why multisensory learning is beneficial for memory
General Research
26 April 2023
New research published in Nature, led by Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics researchers Dr Zeynep Okray, Dr Pedro Jacob and Professor Scott Waddell, has discovered a detailed neural circuit mechanism that explains how multisensory learning improves memory performance.
Study shows need for greater screening for frailty in emergency hospital admissions
General Research
26 April 2023
A new study has shown the need for more widespread screening for frailty in unplanned admissions to hospitals to better inform the care received by patients.
Universities boost investor confidence with new spinout framework to spur economic growth
General Innovation
26 April 2023
The University of Oxford has partnered with other institutions and investors to agree terms which will greatly increase the UK’s capacity to turn world-leading research into spinouts that will generate economic growth and societal impact.
The impact of childhood and teenage anxiety disorders on later life – new research
General Research
26 April 2023
New research has found that the consequences of anxiety disorders in young people can include mental health issues in adulthood, lower grades at school and lower earnings.
Feasibility study reviews the use of HRT for post-menopausal women with hand osteoarthritis
General Research
21 April 2023
A recent study to test the feasibility of running a randomised controlled trial of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for post-menopausal women with hand osteoarthritis, has produced positive results. The HOPE-e feasibility study paves the way for researchers to design a full trial.
Elephant seals drift off to sleep while diving far below the ocean surface
General Research
21 April 2023
A new analysis of elephant seal brainwave patterns has revealed that these mammals take short naps while holding their breath on deep dives, averaging just 2 hours of sleep per day during their long trips at sea. The findings have been published today in the journal Science.
Twenty-five years of functional MRI of the brain at Oxford
Events General Research
21 April 2023
If you think back to 1998, you might remember it as the year that Google came into existence, or the year that construction began on the International Space Station, or perhaps even the year that the UK won the Eurovision Song Contest. But it was also a very significant year for medical sciences: the year that the Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB) officially opened.
Neuroscience Symposium: a student perspective
Events General Staff and student stories
20 April 2023
MSc student Brendan Sargent reflects on his experience at the Neuroscience Symposium last month and what he took away from the event.
Landmark antibody study to test immune responses against COVID-19
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
17 April 2023
Thousands of immunosuppressed people, including patients at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH), have the chance to take part in a landmark new study investigating which people are still at the greatest risk of COVID-19 infection after vaccination.
Trial investigating potential treatment for fatigue relief in people with long COVID reports results
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
17 April 2023
Researchers from the University of Oxford have reported findings from a Phase 2 clinical trial investigating the efficacy of an investigational treatment against long COVID fatigue. The study (reported in Lancet eClinical Medicine) found participants given the treatment, developed by US pharmaceutical company Axcella Therapeutics, reported feeling less fatigued than those given a placebo.
Why focusing on COVID deaths undercounts the health harms of the pandemic
General Research
14 April 2023
While we have estimates of how many people have died from COVID globally (which currently run at just under 7 million), its broader effects – including mental health deterioration due, for example, to the anxiety of getting infected or the isolation of lockdowns – have received less research attention.