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Nuffield Department of Population Health researchers nominated for child and adolescent mental health award

Professor Mara Violato and Dr Shuye Yu from the Health Economics Research Centre are part of a multidisciplinary study team that has been nominated for a prestigious Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) award.

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Study finds tailored exercise programme feasible for adults over 80 with osteoarthritis

A new Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) study has found that a tailored exercise programme for people aged 80 years and older with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and other long term health conditions is both practical and acceptable, paving the way for a large clinical trial.

Inside the Jenner Institute, Oxford's vaccine research centre

Oxford named best university in the world for a record tenth consecutive year

Oxford University has been world number one in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings since 2017 - the longest time any university has held the position in the 21 annual editions of the rankings.

A man is filling in a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test

Prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing patterns in England raise concerns about overtesting

Study of 10 million men finds many are having prostate cancer tests more frequently than recommended. Research published in The BMJ reveals significant variations in PSA testing across England, raising concerns about overtesting.

Alice's Arc co-founder, Sara Wakeling, with her daughter Alice, who died five years after her rhabdomyosarcoma diagnosis

Nuffield Department of Medicine scientists receive funding for children’s cancer vaccine development

A new partnership between Alice’s Arc, the Centre for Immuno-Oncology in the Nuffield Department of Medicine and the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology will pioneer the development of a bespoke mRNA vaccine to improve treatment outcomes for children with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of soft tissue cancer.

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