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This magazine celebrates our alumni community, showcases cutting‑edge medical and scientific work, and strengthens the connection between alumni, students, and the University. 

We look forward to sharing new updated Oxford Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Magazine coming soon in 2026! If you would like to get involved please check out our volunteering opportunities or contact us at alumni@smbms.ox.ac.uk

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Vice-Chancellor Awards recognise medical projects

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Support for Students Award Nominee: Widening Methods of Medical Teaching, Dr. Gina Hadley (Harris Manchester)

Read about Dr Hadley's work in student support and outreach
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Empowering People Award Nominee: Management In Medicine Programme, Green Templeton College

Read about the program and it's impact.

Latest News from Medical Sciences

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New open-source tool helps researchers test robustness of findings

Oxford researchers launch RobustiPy, a new open-source tool designed to ensure research is robust and reliable.

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Arthritis origins may begin before birth, study finds

Researchers at the Kennedy Institute (Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences) have discovered that some joints may be more susceptible to inflammatory arthritis before birth, offering new insight into why rheumatoid arthritis attacks particular joints while sparing others.

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100th patient enrolled in PARTNERS trial to identify the first effective treatments for Bundibugyo ebolavirus disease

This milestone, reached just 12 weeks after the announcement of the outbreak, makes PARTNERS the fastest-ever randomised controlled trial of treatments for Ebola.

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Statins reduce hospital admissions but increase overall healthcare use

Study finds statins reduce healthcare use initially, but longer lives mean greater overall demand for health services over time

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New audit system maps how mental health risks emerge in AI chatbot conversations

Scientists have developed a framework for stress-testing how AI chatbots respond to vulnerable users, helping researchers identify weaknesses and test ways of making mental-health interactions safer.

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Expert Comment: Climate-friendly food procurement and advertising: what are local authorities in England doing?

Professor Mike Rayner (Nuffield Department of Population Health), Dr Jessica Renzella (Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences) and Dr Hannah Forde (Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences) argue that local authorities could play a significant role in steering UK diets to become healthier and more sustainable.

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Oxford researchers uncover how Parkinson's disease protein damages brain cells

A new study reveals a key mechanism by which the protein alpha-synuclein, the hallmark of Parkinson's disease, damages neurons (brain cells) by blocking a vital cellular gateway. The results of the study, published in Nature Communications, help to explain how the disease begins and highlights a potential new target for treatment.

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Combination of tobacco control policies needed to further reduce smoking deaths

Studies have shown that long‑term quitters who haven’t smoked for 10 years or more get back almost all of the lost life. Saving more lives needs combined measures.