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Study reveals new evidence on rare blood-clotting condition after covid-19 vaccination
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
28 October 2022
Researchers from Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) at the University of Oxford have investigated claims that some adenovirus-based COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of rare blood clots compared to their mRNA-based counterparts.
Oxford retains top spot for medicine for twelfth consecutive year
Awards and Appointments General
27 October 2022
Oxford University has been ranked as the world's best institution for clinical and health teaching and research for the twelfth consecutive year in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
Oxford contributes to new UK research consortium to tackle monkeypox
General Research
26 October 2022
The UK’s efforts to tackle the monkeypox outbreak will receive a huge boost with the creation of a new research consortium – in which the University of Oxford is a key partner – working together to develop better diagnostic tests, identify potential therapies and study vaccine effectiveness.
Major award given to Professor Chris Fairburn
Awards and Appointments General
21 October 2022
Professor Christopher Fairburn has been awarded the 2022 American Psychological Association (APA) Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology.
Food industry shows ‘stalled progress’ to reduce salt intakes, new Oxford-led analysis finds
General Research
20 October 2022
New research led from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences has shown that, overall, the average salt content of food products sold at supermarkets has not changed between 2015 and 2020. The results also showed that for certain products (ready meals, pizzas and soups) the volume of salt sold increased during this time.
Dr Lennard Lee recognised as one of the world's 21 outstanding young physicians below the age of 40
Awards and Appointments General
20 October 2022
Dr Lennard Lee, academic clinical lecturer at the Department of Oncology was recognised as part of the InterAcademy Partnership Young Physician Leaders Programme 2022
COVID-19 continued to hit life expectancy in 2021 in unvaccinated populations and Eastern Europe
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
17 October 2022
COVID-19 has caused a protracted shock to life expectancy levels, leading to global mortality changes unprecedented in the last 70 years, according to research published in Nature Human Behaviour from Oxford’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.
The University of Oxford launches fully online Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health Research to tackle inequities in health research leadership
General
14 October 2022
A new online Postgraduate Diploma in Global Health Research, the first of its kind at Oxford, will offer researchers and clinicians in low-income countries the opportunity to access Oxford’s world-leading teaching, removing the barrier of travel to drive equity in where health research happens.
Oxford gets £122m funding for healthcare research
Awards and Appointments General
14 October 2022
Health and care research in Oxford is to receive £122 million in government funding over the next five years to improve diagnosis, treatment and care for NHS patients.
Gene associated with better immune response, protection after COVID-19 vaccination
Coronavirus COVID-19 General
13 October 2022
Researchers from the University of Oxford have today reported new findings from a study exploring how certain genes can help generate a strong immune response following vaccination with two commonly used COVID-19 vaccines – identifying a particular gene associated with a high antibody response.
New study finds that monkeypox virus can spread widely within specialist hospital isolation rooms
General Research
13 October 2022
Monkeypox virus can be shed into the surrounding environment by people who are infected, particularly in shed skin particles and in debris from monkeypox skin lesions and scabs. The virus is relatively hardy and under appropriate conditions can remain infectious on surfaces for weeks, creating a potential infection risk to others.
Oxford researchers to study why asthma is worse in women
Awards and Appointments General
12 October 2022
A University of Oxford team has been awarded a grant to study one of the major unsolved questions about asthma – why women are more likely to have it than men and why they are twice as likely to die from it.
KJ Patel appointed new Chief Scientist of CRUK
Awards and Appointments General
12 October 2022
Cancer Research UK has today announced the appointment of Professor Ketan (KJ) Patel FRS FMedSci (Radcliffe Department of Medicine) as its new Chief Scientist.
DPAG Myth Busters and Shaping Destiny teams engage the public at IF Oxford 2022
General Public Engagement with Research
12 October 2022
Researchers from the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG) engaged hundreds of visitors at Wesley Memorial Church on Saturday 8 October 2022 as part of The Oxford Science and Ideas Festival’s Explorazone.
MenACWY teenage meningitis vaccine programme drives herd immunity across all ages
General Research
10 October 2022
Researchers from the University of Oxford have today reported findings from a large-scale study that examined the impact of the UK’s MenACWY vaccination programme on the carriage of meningitis bacteria in the throats of UK teenagers. They have demonstrated the impact of the vaccine in generating herd protection, also called herd immunity, that protects all age groups.
Oxford Innovation Society celebrates pioneering biomedical research and innovation
General Innovation
10 October 2022
Last month the Oxford Innovation Society (OIS) hosted an event at Pembroke College which celebrated some of the pioneering translational research and innovation coming out of the University’s Medical Sciences Division.
New computational technique reveals changes to lung function post COVID-19 infection
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
5 October 2022
A new study led by Oxford researchers found that prior COVID-19 infection was associated with more uneven inflation of the lungs during normal breathing, smaller lung volumes, and greater respiratory dead space.
Oxford spinout Optellum secures $14m funding to advance pioneering AI-powered lung cancer diagnosis technology
General Innovation Research
3 October 2022
Optellum, a University of Oxford spinout that provides a breakthrough AI platform to diagnose and treat early-stage lung cancer, has raised $14 million in a Series A funding round.