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Genetic variants influencing human fertility identified - new research
General Research
6 March 2023
How many children an individual may have is influenced by reproductive biology and human behaviour, according to the largest study to date, which identifies genetic determinants. The study, led by researchers at the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford and Pennsylvania, also identified that the human genome has been influenced by natural selection for thousands of years and continues to affect fertility today.
Diagnosing endometriosis without surgery
General Research
2 March 2023
Tatjana Gibbons, a DPhil student at Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, talks about research to develop a new 20-minute diagnostic test for endometriosis.
How signals from your body could be making you anxious
General Research
1 March 2023
Where do emotions come from? This is a question that has interested scientists for centuries.
Oxford researcher deployed with UK medical team to support Turkey following major earthquake
General
28 February 2023
Alessandra Morelli, a research midwife for the UK Midwifery Study System (UKMidSS) based in Nuffield Department of Population Health’s National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, has been deployed as a Data Manager with the UK Emergency Medical Team (UK-EMT) to support their mission in Turkey following a major earthquake.
Ensuring LGBTQI+ people are treated fairly in mental health data
General Research
28 February 2023
Andrey Kormilitzin outlines a new participatory study aimed at improving AI to take account of LGBTQI+ people so that their needs are better met by mental health services.
NHS COVID-19 app saved estimated 10,000 lives in its first year, new research finds
Coronavirus COVID-19 General
22 February 2023
A team of experts at the Pandemic Sciences Institute at the University of Oxford and Department of Statistics at the University of Warwick estimate the NHS COVID-19 app prevented around 1 million cases, 44,000 hospitalisations and 9,600 deaths during its first year.
Study supports evidence ivermectin not effective to treat COVID-19
Coronavirus COVID-19 General
21 February 2023
High doses of the drug ivermectin, controversially recommended by some high-profile political and media figures during the COVID-19 pandemic, is ineffective at treating the COVID-19 virus, say University of Oxford-affiliated researchers in a study published today in eLife.
Coronavirus Vaccines Research and Development Roadmap launched
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
21 February 2023
The Coronavirus Vaccines Research and Development Roadmap is a comprehensive plan to galvanize a global effort to protect the world from this large and dangerous family of viruses.
Research reveals the first molecular understanding of BIRC6 – an essential regulator of cell death
General Research
21 February 2023
Researchers from Nuffield Department of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and CAMS Oxford Institute uncover how BIRC6 (a giant ubiquitin ligase) protects cells from death and how this can be antagonised.
Life and Mind Building construction tops out
General
20 February 2023
Another milestone was reached in the £4 billion partnership between the University of Oxford and Legal & General (L&G) with the topping out ceremony of the new Life and Mind Building.
Major trials to test effectiveness of cannabidiol on psychosis
Awards and Appointments Clinical Trials General Research
16 February 2023
A global study involving three clinical trials will investigate the effectiveness of cannabidiol (CBD) in treating people with psychosis or psychotic symptoms, thanks to a multi-million pound grant to Oxford University.
Community play packs inspire families to be more playful at home
General Public Engagement with Research
16 February 2023
A project led by Department of Experimental Psychology's Alex Hendry, working with Oxford Brookes, has engaged with parents and early years practitioners in a bid to help families spend more time playing with their children.
Wellcome Institutional Funding for Research Culture: Internal Expression of Interest
Funding Opportunities General
13 February 2023
We are inviting internal Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from University of Oxford staff.
Beta blockers: how these common heart medications may reduce the risk of violence
General Research
8 February 2023
NICE recommends digital mental health technologies from Oxford
General Innovation Research
8 February 2023
Two digital tools were recommended for use in the NHS to help children and young people with symptoms of anxiety or low mood.
Professor Andrea Cipriani and the search for a revolution in mental health treatments - and an organ to play
General Research
6 February 2023
It may not be quite time to throw out the psychiatrist’s couch, but Oxford Professor of Psychiatry Andrea Cipriani is hoping his research might transform the traditional approach to mental health treatment.
Meet the ‘Fraud Guy’
6 February 2023
Dave Aylward recently joined the University as the Senior Counter Fraud Lead and Financial Manager and has already earned the nickname of the ‘Fraud Guy’! As part of the Financial Assurance and Counter Fraud team in the central Finance Division Dave looks at the University’s economic crime risk response. We had a quick chat with Dave to better understand his role and how we can help.
Communication at the crossroads of the immune system
General Research
6 February 2023
In his inaugural article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences as an NAS member (elected 2021), Prof Mike Dustin and his research team in Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences have explained how messages are passed across the immunological synapse. The research could have implications for future vaccine development and immunotherapy treatments.
Showcase success for Science Together research
General Public Engagement with Research
6 February 2023
A local collaboration teaming researchers from the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University with the Urban Music Foundation finished on a high note with an immersive sound and art installation at Oxford’s Old Fire Station.
Oxford spinout trials revolutionary bioelectronic implant to treat incontinence
Clinical Trials General Innovation Research
1 February 2023
The first participants in a clinical trial of a bioelectrical therapy to treat incontinence have received their “smart” bioelectronic implants.