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Medical Sciences Division News

Student Prizes for Biomedical Sciences and Medicine 2024-2025

Congratulations to all our Biomedical Sciences students and Medicine students who have been awarded prizes during the 2024-2025 academic year.

University of Oxford announces new Professorship and Centre for Global Primary Care, with support from Dr Sadok Besrour

Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford will expand its work in global primary care with a new centre and professorship, thanks to a generous £8.4 million gift from the Fondation Docteur Sadok Besrour.

T cell responses to monkeypox play a part in protecting against infection

A new study, led by researchers at the CAMS Oxford Institute in the Nuffield Department of Medicine and TIDU in the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, has found that specific T cells could have an impact on the long-term protective responses to future infection.

More effective and affordable treatment strategies for Hepatitis C

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) announced promising results from the VIETNARMS trial, a years-long multi-arm clinical trial conducted in Vietnam. The trial found that the readily available and affordable Hepatitis C treatment sofosbuvir/daclatasvir had a >95% cure rate. The results offer important insights into new treatment regimens for Hepatitis C, potentially reducing treatment durations and halving treatment costs.

Beyond the Ivory Tower event: Participants explore what it means to decolonise global health

Green Templeton College recently hosted a powerful event, building on the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences 12-part 'Decolonising Global Health' blog series. The event brought together voices from the Global South to share their experiences, challenge entrenched power dynamics and explore practical strategies for creating more equitable health systems.