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Oxford and GSK launch Experimental Medicine Collaboration
18 November 2025
GSK invests £10 million over five years to establish the Experimental Medicine Collaboration with the University of Oxford.
Two Oxford academics receive ERC Synergy Grants to tackle major scientific challenges
18 November 2025
Two Oxford University academics are to co-lead ambitious new research projects backed by European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grants, part of the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. Synergy Grants foster collaboration between outstanding researchers, enabling them to combine their expertise, knowledge and resources to push the boundaries of scientific discovery.
World’s first lung cancer prevention vaccine gets £2 million for clinical trial
17 November 2025
People at high risk of lung cancer will soon be able to receive the first-ever experimental vaccine, 'LungVax', designed to prevent the disease, in a world-first clinical trial. The LungVax vaccine carries a series of genetic instructions which train the immune system to recognise tumour antigens on the surface of abnormal lung cells.
Study reveals how drug resistance develops early in targeted AML therapy
17 November 2025
A new study led by researchers at the MRC Molecular Haematology Unit has shown that resistance to a targeted treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) can develop much earlier than expected.
Shaping immunity - the secrets behind the shape of neutrophils
14 November 2025
Researchers at the Kennedy Institute have provided the most comprehensive overview to date of how the distinctive segmented nucleus of neutrophils influences their function in health and disease.