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Medical Sciences celebrates success at Vice-Chancellor’s Awards 2026
12 June 2026
The winners of the 2026 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards were announced at a special ceremony hosted by the Vice-Chancellor in the Schwarzman’s Sohmen Concert Hall on Thursday 4 June.
Decades old puzzle solved as scientists uncover cause of inflammatory bowel disease
11 June 2026
Scientists have identified the missing link between a long-known genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease and a damaging immune response that switches off the body’s natural control of inflammation - opening the door to faster diagnosis and targeted treatment.
Brain cells critical for mouse navigation found to be highly specialised
11 June 2026
Researchers from the Department of Pharmacology have found that the ‘neural compass’ that enables mice to navigate is formed of specialised brain cells that respond in different ways to stimuli such as light and sound.
First trial of vaccine to prevent Lynch syndrome-associated cancers approved to start in Oxford
9 June 2026
Phase 1 of the INTERCEPT-Lynch trial, which is funded by Moderna, sponsored by the University of Oxford and run by the University's Oncology Clinical Trials Office with support from Oxford Cancer, has received authorisation from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency and is expected to begin recruiting participants this summer.
Oxford joins major new Educational Neuroscience centre to shape government policy
8 June 2026
Professor Gaia Scerif from the Department of Experimental Psychology is a key partner in a newly announced research centre that will help shape education policy across England.