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Breakthrough Oxford study moves newborn screening for SMA towards nationwide rollout
15 May 2026
A major national study led by the University of Oxford to evaluate newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) has been funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), marking a significant milestone towards the potential introduction of SMA screening across the UK.
University of Oxford secures two International Cardiovascular Research Partnership Awards
15 May 2026
Two research groups at the University of Oxford have been awarded funding through the prestigious International Cardiovascular Research Partnership Awards, to support high-quality international research collaborations that have the potential to accelerate progress towards improved understanding, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
OpenBind releases first open dataset and AI model for drug discovery
13 May 2026
The OpenBind consortium’s first release of experimental data marks a milestone in efforts to improve how artificial intelligence (AI) is used in drug discovery.
Oxford researchers join global network unravelling the complexity of Parkinson’s disease
13 May 2026
Professor Andrew Sharott (Team leader) and Professor Laura Parkkinen (Co-Investigator) from Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) have been selected for multi-year grants to join the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) an international, multidisciplinary, multi-institutional network working to address high-priority research questions about Parkinson's disease.
Professor Adrian Hill selected as a finalist for the European Inventor Award 2026
13 May 2026
The European Patent Office has announced that Professor Adrian Hill, Lakshmi Mittal Professor of Vaccinology and Director of the Jenner Institute at Oxford University, is one of three finalists in the ‘Research’ category of the European Inventor Award for his development of a vaccine against Malaria.