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PhD Student of the Year Winner!
Awards and Appointments General Staff and student stories
9 June 2021
In a record breaking year for the Postgrad Awards 2021, DPhil student Tolu Awoyemi wins PhD Student of the Year.
AI endoscopy enables 3D surface measurements of pre-cancerous condition in oesophagus
General Research
9 June 2021
Clinicians and engineers in Oxford have begun using artificial intelligence alongside endoscopy to get more accurate readings of the pre-cancerous condition Barrett’s oesophagus and so determine patients most at risk of developing cancer.
The COVID-19 International Modelling Consortium (CoMo Consortium) enters a new phase
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
9 June 2021
Created in March 2020 to assist policymakers to make use of existing evidence in mathematical and epidemiological models to inform strategies for minimising the impact of COVID-19, the CoMo Consortium brings together mathematical modellers, epidemiologists, health economists and public health experts from more than 40 countries across Africa, Asia and South and North America.
New Head of the Department of Psychiatry – Professor Belinda Lennox
Awards and Appointments General
8 June 2021
Professor Belinda Lennox has been welcomed to the role of Head of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford and will take over leadership in October 2021.
RECOVERY trial finds aspirin does not improve survival for patients hospitalised with COVID-19
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
8 June 2021
The RECOVERY trial was established as a randomised clinical trial to test a range of potential treatments for patients hospitalised with COVID-19.
Lack of maths education negatively affects adolescent brain and cognitive development
General Research
8 June 2021
A new study suggests that not having any maths education after the age of 16 can be disadvantageous.
Iron deficiency anaemia in early pregnancy increases risk of heart defects, suggests new research
General Research
8 June 2021
In animal models, iron deficient mothers had a greatly increased risk of having offspring with congenital heart disease (CHD).
Pfizer Maternal Covid-19 Vaccine Trial launch
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
8 June 2021
The Pfizer Maternal Covid-19 Vaccine Trial has launched at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for women between 27-34 weeks pregnant. The Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health’s team of doctors, research midwives and nurses are delivering this critical trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and immunogenicity of the Pfizer vaccine in pregnant women.
AI detects life-threatening blood vessel inflammation from Covid-19 variants
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
8 June 2021
Parkinson’s disease: we don’t have a cure yet but treatments have come a long way
General Research
7 June 2021
EPSRC funds research to avert an antibiotics apocalypse
General Research
7 June 2021
Researchers at the Kennedy Institute join a collaboration to find new ‘drug-free’ ways of treating illnesses where current treatments have become ineffective due to antibiotic resistance.
How useful is personal genetic health information?
Blogs General Research
3 June 2021
Genetics and genomics are increasingly in the news. People can buy genetic tests on the internet, without providing a medical reason or involving a health professional. But how useful is personal genetic health information, and are there any downsides to buying tests?
Dominic Cummings: how the UK ignored evidence that the virus is airborne
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
1 June 2021
Kerpow! Sleep science gets a comic book make over
General Research
1 June 2021
In a new Oxford Science Blog, Dr Manuel Spitschan (Department of Experimental Psychology) and Coline Weinzaepflen share their new comic book which they designed for teens and above who are curious about circadian rhythms, sleep, and the effects of light on our body and brain.
AIMday in Experimental Medicine in Psychiatry - registration for academics now open
Events Innovation
1 June 2021
Are you an academic interested in finding out how your knowledge can be used to solve industry challenges? Would you like to widen your network? Meet potential collaborators / future employees? Gain insights into relevant funding schemes? If you answer YES to any of the above, now is the time to register for the AIMday in Experimental Medicine in Psychiatry.
University of Oxford to launch Pandemic Sciences Institute
General Research
28 May 2021
The University of Oxford has today announced the launch of a new centre of global research collaboration and excellence, the Pandemic Sciences Institute.
The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre initiates first disease priority area: Friedreich’s Ataxia
General Research
27 May 2021
The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre is redoubling efforts to develop a therapeutics programme for Friedreich’s Ataxia.
New clinical trial for patients affected by blood cancer
General Research
27 May 2021
Radcliffe Department of Medicine's Professor Adam Mead is leading PROMise, a new clinical trial offering a novel treatment option for patients with a type of blood cancer called myelofibrosis.
SARS-CoV-2 RNA discovery unlocks new potential treatments
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
27 May 2021
An international and multidisciplinary team led by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Glasgow, and University of Heidelberg, has uncovered the interactions that SARS-CoV-2 RNA establishes with the host cell, many of which are fundamental for infection.