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Tim Denison elected a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Awards and Appointments General
18 September 2024
Many congratulations to BNDU Group Leader Professor Tim Denison on the announcement today of his election to the Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Department of Paediatrics awarded a Gold Athena Swan award
Athena Swan Awards and Appointments General
11 September 2024
Professor Sarah Harper announced as new chair of HelpAge International Board of Trustees
Awards and Appointments General
10 September 2024
HelpAge International has appointed Sarah Harper, Clore Professor of Gerontology at the University of Oxford and founder of Oxford’s Institute of Population Ageing, as the new Chair of the Board of Trustees.
Professor Ole Jensen appointed to Professorship of Translational Cognitive Neuroscience
Awards and Appointments General
9 September 2024
Professor Ole Jensen has been appointed Chair of Translational Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, working across both the Department of Psychiatry and Experimental Psychology.
Six Oxford researchers awarded European Research Council Starting Grants to launch ambitious projects
Awards and Appointments General
5 September 2024
Today, the European Research Council (ERC) - the premier European funding organisation for excellent frontier research - has announced the awarding of 494 major European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants to young scientists and scholars across Europe, including six Oxford University researchers. The funding - totalling nearly €780 million this year– is part of the Horizon Europe programme and will support researchers at the beginning of their careers to launch their own projects, form their teams, and pursue their most promising ideas.
Five Oxford scientists honoured with Royal Society Awards
Awards and Appointments General
28 August 2024
The annual Royal Society Awards recognise exceptional research achievements through a series of prestigious medals and prizes. Of the 25 awards for 2023-24, announced today, five honour Oxford University researchers for their outstanding contributions to science and medicine.
ASPI honours ProtecT Trial for pioneering research demonstrating the safety of active surveillance
Awards and Appointments Research
5 August 2024
The ProtecT Trial has been named the 2024 recipient of the Active Surveillance Patients International (ASPI) Special Award for game-changing research in the development of the Active Surveillance approach to managing low-risk prostate cancer.
Oxford success in the 2024 Lasker Essay Contest
Awards and Appointments General Staff and student stories
16 July 2024
Subashan Vadibeler, a recent Oxford Rhodes scholar and Department of Oncology student, is one of five co-winners of the international 2024 Lasker Essay Contest, sponsored by the Lasker Foundation.
Members of the Medical Sciences Division recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours 2024
Awards and Appointments General
19 June 2024
Professor Freddie Hamdy, Prof Rajesh Vasantlal Thakker, Prof Claudia Turner, Prof Paul Turner and Prof Rachel Upthegrove have been recognised and celebrated in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours list.
PRINCIPLE and PANORAMIC teams honoured with prestigious Prix Galien Award
Awards and Appointments General
3 June 2024
The teams behind the PRINCIPLE and PANORAMIC clinical trials, run in the Clinical Trials Unit at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, have been awarded the prestigious Prix Galien Best Public Sector Innovation Award 2024 for their work in conducting innovative, large-scale clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Academy of Medical Sciences elects eight Oxford researchers as new Fellows
Awards and Appointments General
21 May 2024
The Academy of Medical Sciences has elected eight University of Oxford biomedical and health scientists to its fellowship in 2024.
Nine Oxford scientists elected as Royal Society Fellows
Awards and Appointments General
17 May 2024
Nine academics from the University of Oxford, including four from the Medical Sciences Division, have joined the Royal Society as Fellows
Medical Sciences celebrates success at Vice-Chancellor’s Awards 2024
Awards and Appointments General
14 May 2024
The Vice-Chancellor Professor Irene Tracey, CBE FRS FMedSci, presented the awards at a special ceremony at the Sheldonian Theatre.
Dr Ashwin Jainarayanan selected for 2024 Schmidt Science Fellow program
Awards and Appointments General
1 May 2024
Dr Ashwin Jainarayanan has been selected to become a 2024 Schmidt Science Fellow – an honour bestowed on only 32 exceptional early career researchers worldwide. The 2024 Fellows, nominated by 26 of the world’s leading institutions across North America, Europe, and Asia, were chosen for their potential to drive sector-wide change by pursuing ambitious interdisciplinary science projects.
Unveiling of Medawar Nobel Prize medal
Awards and Appointments General
30 April 2024
The Oxford immunology community celebrated the donation of Sir Peter Medawar’s Nobel Prize medal to the University.
Professor Mina Fazel appointed Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Awards and Appointments General
18 April 2024
She will lead the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry research group, aiming to better understand how to prevent mental health difficulties in children and young people and how best to support them and their families
Ludwig Oxford NDM leadership fellow awarded Lee Placito Research Fellowship
Awards and Appointments General Research
8 April 2024
Ludwig Oxford’s Francesco Boccellato has received the prestigious Lee Placito Research Fellowship in Gastrointestinal Cancer
Oxford awarded £9m for the next generation of cancer experts
Awards and Appointments General Research
5 April 2024
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has awarded £9m to the University of Oxford, to support the next generation of doctors and scientists to bring novel cancer treatments to patients.
New Academic Champion for Women and Diversity in Entrepreneurship
Awards and Appointments
11 March 2024
Professor Dame Molly Stevens, John Black Professor of Bionanoscience and Deputy Director of the Kavli Institute, has been appointed as the new Academic Champion for Women and Diversity in Entrepreneurship.
Oxford early career researchers shine in Parliamentary competition
Awards and Appointments General Staff and student stories
7 March 2024
Thirteen early career researchers from Oxford, including four from Medical Sciences, were finalists at this year’s STEM for BRITAIN event, held on Monday at the Houses of Parliament, with three winning awards in their categories.