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Innovation award for Professor Anindita Roy to develop new treatments for childhood cancer
Awards and Appointments General Innovation Research
18 March 2021
Associate Professor Andi Roy leads one of the five research teams across the UK that have been awarded the 2021 Cancer Research UK-Children with Cancer UK Innovation Award. The awards, which provide a total of £4.3 million in scientific funding, will allow leading researchers in the field to delve into the biology of children’s and young people’s cancers, with the hope of finding new ways to prevent and treat these complex cancers.
Two doses of vaccine offer same protection from COVID as prior infection, study finds
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
15 March 2021
Two doses of either the Pfizer or Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine offer similar protection against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection to that coming from natural immunity after infection, an ongoing study of healthcare workers has found.
Association of Physicians of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting opens to wider medical community for first time in over a century
Events General
15 March 2021
Established in 1907, the Association of Physicians of Great Britain and Ireland (AoPGBI) has traditionally only invited the highest-profile doctors and researchers to its annual meeting. Now, they have made the landmark decision to open their (virtual) doors to the wider medical community, primarily to clinicians, early career researchers, discovery scientists and industry affiliates.
Two Oxford pioneers honoured on Sherrington Building Plaques
Awards and Appointments General
12 March 2021
Honouring the heritage of pioneering physiologists Sir Charles Sherrington and Florence Buchanan. "Commemorating both pioneers together highlights the importance of advocacy and mentoring that was evident over a century ago as equality was championed." (Professor David Paterson, Head of Department, Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics)
Professor Cecilia Lindgren appointed Director of the Big Data Institute
Awards and Appointments General
10 March 2021
Professor Cecilia Lindgren has been appointed as the new Director of the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute.
Characterising SARS-CoV-2 genetic diversity and transmission
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
9 March 2021
Adaptive mutations of SARS-CoV-2 are rare and unlikely to be transmitted, but when they are transmitted they can have a big impact, finds a new study.
Oxford medical researchers named NIHR Senior Investigators
Awards and Appointments General
9 March 2021
Five leading healthcare academics in Oxford have been named National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigators
Rare Disease Day 2021: Pandemic response prepares us for next major challenge
General Research
9 March 2021
Success in QS Subject Ranking
Awards and Appointments General
9 March 2021
Oxford Medical Sciences has come top in two subject areas in the latest and internationally-respected QS rankings.
Oxford vaccine creator Professor Sarah Gilbert awarded RSA Albert Medal
Awards and Appointments Coronavirus COVID-19 General Innovation Research
5 March 2021
Professor Sarah Gilbert has been awarded the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce’ (RSA) Albert Medal for her work on the Oxford vaccine.
PRINCIPLE Covid-19 treatments trial widens to under 50s and adds colchicine
Clinical Trials Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
3 March 2021
From today, the UK’s national priority platform trial of Covid-19 treatments for recovery at home launches its investigation of the gout drug colchicine, and expands for the first time to include adults of any age.
Regular meat consumption linked with a wide range of common diseases
Research
2 March 2021
Regular meat consumption is associated with a range of diseases that researchers had not previously considered, according to a large, population-level study conducted by a team at the University of Oxford.
New data show vaccines reduce severe COVID-19 in older adults
Coronavirus COVID-19 Research
2 March 2021
New data show both Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine and the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines significantly reduce severe COVID-19 in older adults.