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Oxford researchers part of ground-breaking new study into long-term health impacts of coronavirus
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
7 July 2020
A major UK research study into the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 on hospitalised patients has been launched.
New COVID-19 simulation training for smartphones helps African healthcare workers save lives
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
6 July 2020
Oxford University’s LIFE project has launched a new set of app-based training scenarios that help healthcare workers in Africa safely manage and treat cases of children with suspected COVID-19
Payslips and P60s are now paperless!
6 July 2020
New chair and member needed for MSD IT Committee
6 July 2020
Oxford University to lead a new national programme of AI research to improve lung cancer screening
General Innovation Research
3 July 2020
UK Research and Innovation, Cancer Research UK and industry are investing more than £11 million in an Oxford-led artificial intelligence (AI) research programme to improve the diagnosis of lung cancer and other thoracic diseases.
Malaria elimination at risk as Ghana economy improves
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
3 July 2020
New paper by Centre for Tropical Medicine & Global Health researcher Rima Shretta, published in Malaria Journal, finds that lower donor support and COVID-19 lockdowns threaten 10 years of progress
Ludwig Oxford welcomes cancer epigenetics researcher Yang Shi
Awards and Appointments General
3 July 2020
Yang Shi has been appointed a Member of the Ludwig Oxford Branch to continue his research into chromatin, RNA modifications and cancer.
Kennedy Professor leads Cellular Life Theme of Reuben College
Awards and Appointments General
2 July 2020
Professor Mark Coles was recently appointed to the governing body of the University’s newest graduate college.
Ebola vaccine approved for use by the European Commission
General Innovation Research
2 July 2020
The European Commission has granted Marketing Authorisation to Janssen for a new Ebola vaccine, developed in partnership with the University of Oxford.
FHS Prizes for Biomedical Sciences and Medicine
Awards and Appointments General
2 July 2020
Congratulations to all our Biomedical Sciences students and Medicine students who have been awarded prizes this year.
Joint cell discovery offers new hope for people with rheumatoid arthritis
General Research
1 July 2020
The key to swift treatments to cure the pain of rheumatoid arthritis has been found in the joints of people with the condition who are in long-term remission.
UK regulator gives green light to clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine to prevent Covid-19 in healthcare workers
Clinical Trials Coronavirus COVID-19 General
30 June 2020
The UK regulator MHRA announced on 26 June that it would again permit recruitment to the COPCOV COVID-19 prevention clinical trial. The MHRA decision came 5 weeks after it reacted immediately to the now-discredited paper published in The Lancet suggesting harms with hydroxychloroquine, and paused recruitment of UK participants. But The Lancet paper was based on fabricated data and was swiftly retracted. After this interruption, recruitment around the globe to COPCOV can now resume.
Varying risk of COVID-19 to health workers revealed
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
30 June 2020
A study at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust has revealed the different levels of risk faced by healthcare workers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trial of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine starts in Brazil
Clinical Trials Coronavirus COVID-19 General
29 June 2020
Volunteers have begun taking part in Latin America’s first clinical trial for a vaccine against COVID-19.
New Oxford co-led platform to accelerate COVID-19 tests into real-world use
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
25 June 2020
Testing for coronavirus infection could become quicker, more convenient and more accurate, following the launch of a multicentre national programme of research that will evaluate how new diagnostic tests perform in hospitals, general practices and care homes.
The Duke of Cambridge visits Oxford Vaccine Centre
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
25 June 2020
The Duke of Cambridge visits the University of Oxford’s Oxford Vaccine Centre, to learn more about their work to establish a viable vaccine against COVID-19.
Theolytics announced winners of the Santander Pitch Finale
General Innovation
24 June 2020
Following a fantastic event, Theolytics was announced the winner of the BioEscalator’s inaugural Pitch Finale, which was kindly supported by Santander Universities UK.
Trial of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa begins
Clinical Trials Coronavirus COVID-19 General
24 June 2020
Participants in South Africa’s first clinical trial for a vaccine against COVID-19 are to be vaccinated this week.
Oxford leads development of risk prediction model for more tailored COVID-19 shielding advice
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
23 June 2020
Clinicians and GPs will soon be able to better identify patients who are at a higher risk of serious illness from SARS-CoV-2 infection based on a new data-driven risk prediction model, now under development by an Oxford University-led team.
Sir Marc Feldmann awarded the 2020 Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science
Awards and Appointments General Research
23 June 2020
Recognised for the part he played in the discovery of anti-TNF therapy, Dr Feldmann is now exploring whether the antibody can be effective for COVID-19.