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The ASCEND Network

Founded in 2024 in the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences and Oxford Cancer

Supported and funded by the NIHR Oxford BRC

ASCEND aims to provide peer support for career development and progression for women and gender non-conforming researchers in mid and senior level positions. It is a cross-divisional, cross-institutional network that encompasses both the University of Oxford’s Medical Sciences Division and Oxford University Hospitals, and we also welcome clinical staff who are engaged with research, such as research nurses, pathologists, radiographers, and other allied health professionals.

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About the Network

Read about the aims of the ASCEND Network, and the history behind its creation.

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Membership & Joining

Find out who is eligible to join the ASCEND Network, and what we hope they will get from it.

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Events

Find out about our past and upcoming events

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