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Statins do not cause the majority of side effects listed in package leaflets
6 February 2026
Statins do not cause the majority of the conditions that have been listed in their package leaflets, including memory loss, depression, sleep disturbance, and erectile and sexual dysfunction, according to the most comprehensive review of possible side effects. The study was led by researchers at the Nuffield Department of Population Health and published in The Lancet.
New Oxford-led initiative launches to train future leaders in transformative technologies for pharmaceutical research
5 February 2026
GSK, in partnership with the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Southampton, has launched Transformative Technologies in Pharmaceutical Sciences (TTPS). This cross-sector doctoral training programme will equip a new generation of researchers to translate basic scientific research and biological understanding into novel technologies, vaccines, therapies and drugs that will accelerate patient benefit. The new programme is a part of the Industrial Landscape Award programme announced by BBSRC.
Professor Sir Nicholas White OBE KCMG FRS
3 February 2026
The University of Oxford and the Nuffield Department of Medicine greatly mourn the death of Professor Sir Nicholas White, a distinguished clinician and scientist who was internationally recognised as the leading figure in improving the treatment of malaria worldwide, and whose work has made a lasting contribution to global health research - saving millions of lives worldwide. Our thoughts are with his family at this time.
Long-overlooked cerebral cortical cell layer may hold key to attention
2 February 2026
Berlin and Oxford collaborative researchers funded by Einstein Foundation propose a new circuit theory linking a little-known cortical layer to attention and brain disorders.
National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit officially joins the Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health
2 February 2026
The University of Oxford is pleased to announce that, as of Monday 2 February, the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) has officially joined the Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health (NDWRH). This marks a significant milestone in a partnership first announced in 2025 and represents a major strategic step in strengthening Oxford’s leadership in women’s, maternal and reproductive health research and education.