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Oxford BioEscalator celebrates three years of innovation
General Innovation
13 September 2021
The BioEscalator concept was born out of a shared need by academic researchers and their bioscience company collaborators for start-up incubator space close to academic labs. The vision was to develop a leading international centre for innovative bioscience with the potential to make a significant impact on healthcare. The incubator provides spin-outs and start-ups with laboratory and business support, enabling them to grow into leading bioscience ventures.
E-cigarettes: misconceptions about their dangers may be preventing people from quitting smoking
General Research
13 September 2021
Change to the remit of the Genetic Modification Safety (GMSC) committee
13 September 2021
Blood bank storage can reduce ability of transfusions to treat anaemia
General Research
13 September 2021
New research from Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics (DPAG), in collaboration with NHS Blood and Transplant, has demonstrated that the process of storing blood in blood banks can negatively impact the function of red blood cells and consequently may reduce the effectiveness of blood transfusions, a treatment commonly used to combat anaemia.
International study finds insomnia, anxiety and depression very prevalent during first phase of COVID-19 pandemic
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
10 September 2021
An international sleep study has found that insomnia, anxiety, and depression were very prevalent during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers are recommending public health interventions to reduce the long-term adverse outcomes associated with chronic insomnia and mental health problems.
Eight Oxford researchers win top UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships
Awards and Appointments General
8 September 2021
Today eight Oxford University academics have been awarded significant financial funding from the UKRI ‘Future Leaders Fellowships scheme’ that was created to help develop the next wave of world-class research and innovation leaders in academia and business. Science Minister Amanda Solloway announced nearly 100 new Fellows, who will share in £113 million funding, with individual researchers receiving up to £1.5 million.
NIHR Research Professorships – internal selection and Q&A session
6 September 2021
Vaccine for treating cancer made possible using Oxford COVID vaccine technology
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
6 September 2021
Research from the University of Oxford and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research has shown that the technology behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has potential in treating cancer
Coronavirus Epidemics first hit more than 21,000 years ago
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
6 September 2021
Sarbecoviruses have crossed into humans twice in the last decade, leading to the deadly SARS-CoV-1 outbreak in 2002-04 and the current COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A new Oxford University Study, published today, shows that the most recent common ancestor of these viruses existed more than 21,000 years ago, nearly 30 times older than previous estimates.
Oxford retains top spot in world rankings for sixth consecutive year
General
2 September 2021
The University of Oxford remains top of the table in latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings
Reducing children’s exposure to malaria in their early years substantially cuts the risk of hospitalisation
General Research
2 September 2021
For the first time in more than two decades, a team from the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme and University of Oxford have quantified the risk of children suffering severe outcomes from malaria - which can have a devastating impact on tens of thousands of children who are admitted to hospital with severe malaria every year.
AI test screens for COVID-19 26% faster than lateral flow tests
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
1 September 2021
An Artificial Intelligence (AI) test performed by the bedside in 10 minutes quickly and safely triages patients coming to hospital for COVID-19, a University of Oxford-led study has shown.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards Funds to Alison Simmons and Hashem Koohy for Paediatric Research
Awards and Appointments General
27 August 2021
Professor Alison Simmons, the Director of the Oxford University MRC Human Immunology Unit (MRC HIU), together with Dr Hashem Koohy, group leader at Radcliffe Department of Medicine and the MRC HIU, have been awarded a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Paediatric Networks for the Human Cell Atlas grant.
UKRI funding awarded to help researchers better understand why people vary in vaccine response
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
27 August 2021
Covid-19, not vaccination, presents biggest blood clot risks
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
27 August 2021
Researchers from the University of Oxford have today announced the results of a study into thrombocytopenia (a condition with low platelet counts) and thromboembolic events (blood clots) following vaccination for Covid-19, some of the same events which have led to restricted use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in a number of countries.
Study reveals COVID-19 vaccine response in patients with impaired immune systems
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
26 August 2021
A national study has found that a significant proportion of clinically at-risk patients with certain immunocompromised or immunosuppressed conditions, mount a low, or undetectable, immune response after two doses of the same COVID-19 vaccine.
Researchers identify genetic cause of endometriosis and potential drug target
General Research
26 August 2021
Endometriosis is a painful, chronic condition in which tissue from the uterus inappropriately grows outside the uterus.
Immunology and AI drug discovery partnership agreed with Sensyne Health
General Innovation Research
25 August 2021
The University has signed an agreement with Sensyne Health to conduct a multi-omics drug discovery research project in asthma. The project will be led by Dr Timothy Hinks and his team at the Nuffield Department of Medicine’s Respiratory Medicine Unit.
Five Academics honoured by the Royal Society
Awards and Appointments General
24 August 2021
Every year the Royal Society honours the hard work and achievements of researchers with medals and prizes named after the great scientists of the past. Among the award winners this year the Royal Society recognised five Oxford University Professors, including two from Medical Sciences, for their outstanding contributions to science and medicine
Feeling tired? Here’s how the brain’s ‘hourglass’ controls your need for sleep – new research
General Research
24 August 2021