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JILL AND HERBERT HUNT TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIP
The Jill and Herbert Hunt Travelling Scholarship support travel abroad for clinical study or research from medical alumni of the Oxford University (Pre-clinical Medicine, Clinical Medicine or Graduate-Entry Medicine).
The scholarship is of the value of about £4,000 and may be held with another award. This scholarship is offered in every second year. We encourage candidates to submit findings for publication (at least as a research letter) in a peer reviewed journal.
Next Application cycle: April 2028
Latest News from Medical Sciences
Breakthrough Oxford study moves newborn screening for SMA towards nationwide rollout
15 May 2026
A major national study led by the University of Oxford to evaluate newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) has been funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), marking a significant milestone towards the potential introduction of SMA screening across the UK.
University of Oxford secures two International Cardiovascular Research Partnership Awards
15 May 2026
Two research groups at the University of Oxford have been awarded funding through the prestigious International Cardiovascular Research Partnership Awards, to support high-quality international research collaborations that have the potential to accelerate progress towards improved understanding, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
OpenBind releases first open dataset and AI model for drug discovery
13 May 2026
The OpenBind consortium’s first release of experimental data marks a milestone in efforts to improve how artificial intelligence (AI) is used in drug discovery.
Oxford researchers join global network unravelling the complexity of Parkinson’s disease
13 May 2026
Professor Andrew Sharott (Team leader) and Professor Laura Parkkinen (Co-Investigator) from Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) have been selected for multi-year grants to join the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) an international, multidisciplinary, multi-institutional network working to address high-priority research questions about Parkinson's disease.
Professor Adrian Hill selected as a finalist for the European Inventor Award 2026
13 May 2026
The European Patent Office has announced that Professor Adrian Hill, Lakshmi Mittal Professor of Vaccinology and Director of the Jenner Institute at Oxford University, is one of three finalists in the ‘Research’ category of the European Inventor Award for his development of a vaccine against Malaria.
New AI model predicts how cells choose their fate
12 May 2026
Researchers from the University of Oxford, the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Helmholtz Munich, and the Technical University of Munich have developed a new artificial intelligence framework that helps uncover how cells make developmental decisions.
Heart scan and blood test improve risk prediction for inherited heart condition, major study finds
11 May 2026
A large international study led by researchers at the University of Oxford and the University of Virginia (USA) has identified a new model for predicting outcomes for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) – a heart condition that is the most frequent cause of sudden cardiac death in younger individuals.
New compound developed to target hypoxia by reducing tumour oxygen consumption
11 May 2026
Researchers from the Department of Oncology in collaboration with the Department of Chemistry have developed a promising new compound designed to reduce tumour hypoxia, a major cause of radiotherapy resistance.