Oxford scholars recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours

15 June 2015

A number of Oxford scholars, including Professor Frances Ashcroft, FRS, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, were recognised for their contributions to scholarship, the public understanding of science and higher education in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours, announced on Saturday 13 June.

COVID-19: does exercising really reduce the risk?

19 April 2021

Human challenge trial launches to study immune response to COVID-19

19 April 2021

Though the COVID-19 pandemic has now been active for a year, not much is known about what happens when people who have already had COVID-19 are infected for a second time.

Alternating vaccines trial expands to include two additional vaccines

14 April 2021

Researchers running the Com-Cov study, launched in February to investigate alternating doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine and the Pfizer vaccine, have today announced that the programme will be extended to include the Moderna and Novavax vaccines in a new study.

Oxford medical students launch flagship raffle in aid of NHS heroes and lifesaving medical equipment

13 April 2021

Tingewick, a society formed of medical students from Oxford University, are hosting a virtual charity raffle. With over 70 amazing prizes, ranging from Truck festival tickets to restaurant vouchers to bags of books and even a bike, the raffle is an exciting way to celebrate lockdown lifting by supporting many wonderful Oxfordshire businesses whilst raising lots of money for charity.

UK and EU regulators conclude benefits of vaccination continue to outweigh the risks

7 April 2021

Today, the medical regulators in the UK and Europe have announced their conclusions from their reviews of very rare cases of unusual blood clots in people who have received the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.

Link between COVID-19 infection and subsequent mental health and neurological conditions found