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\n \n\n \n21 June 2018
\n \n \n \nProfessor Rose McGready, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, receives prestigious award.
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\n \n\n \n19 June 2018
\n \n \n \nIn an article for the LSE Impact Blog, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine researcher explains how satellite images can help identify hard-to-reach populations .
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\n \n\n \n19 June 2018
\n \n \n \nThe app designed by researchers at the Department of Psychiatry to slow down negative thoughts of people with paranoia appeared on the BBC's The One Show. They revealed how one of the first users, Angie, is benefiting from this innovative approach.
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\n \n\n \n14 June 2018
\n \n \n \nResearchers organise 'Science in the Supermarket' events and local visits to showcase MRC-funded research
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\n \n\n \n12 June 2018
\n \n \n \nPeter Beaconsfield\u2019s Prize in Physiological Sciences rewards young researchers who are capable of escaping from the stereotype of narrow specialisation to engage with translational medicine, and display a wider grasp of the significance and potential applicability of their research.
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\n \n\n \n12 June 2018
\n \n \n \nNeurosurgeons from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences are set to feature in a BBC documentary called 'How the NHS Changed our World: The John Radcliffe'.
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\n \n\n \n6 June 2018
\n \n \n \nNew Oxford Sparks podcast with Jennifer Lawson - Trials Manager from the Department of Psychiatry - released
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\n \n\n \n6 June 2018
\n \n \n \nBusiness Secretary Greg Clark has today launched the \u00a3103m Rosalind Franklin Institute (RFI), a national centre of excellence that will harness disruptive technologies such as AI and robotics to improve dramatically our understanding of biology.
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\n \n\n \n4 June 2018
\n \n \n \nA summer of public engagement kicks off with two groups attending Cheltenham Science Festival
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\n \n\n \n30 May 2018
\n \n \n \nWe are delighted to announce the launch of the new Oxford Centre for Neuroinflammation (OCNI), which aims to shed light on the causes of neurodegenerative diseases and uncover new treatment pathways.
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\n \n\n \n22 May 2018
\n \n \n \nThe 2018 BMJ research paper of the year award was won by the BUMPES trial conducted by The Epidural and Position Trial Collaborative Group. Professor Peter Brocklehurst, the Chief Investigator, was at the NPEU when the trial was designed and NPEU staff were involved in the design, conduct and statistical and economic analysis.
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\n \n\n \n15 May 2018
\n \n \n \nGroup leaders in the Departments of Biochemistry (Profs Christina Redfield, Jason Schnell and John Vakonakis) and Chemistry (Profs. Andy Baldwin and Tim Claridge) have secured support towards upgrading the flagship 950 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer, housed in Biochemistry.
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\n \n\n \n14 May 2018
\n \n \n \nLayal Liverpool, a 3rd year Infection, Immunology & Translational Medicine DPhil student at St Edmund Hall, has been awarded a prestigious British Science Association (BSA) media fellowship, funded by the Society for Applied Microbiology.
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\n \n\n \n11 May 2018
\n \n \n \nSeven Oxford scientists are amongst 48 of the UK's world-leading researchers elected to join the prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences this year.
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\n \n\n \n9 May 2018
\n \n \n \nSix of Oxford University's distinguished scientists, and four from the Medical Sciences Division, have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society for their outstanding contributions to science.
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\n \n\n \n8 May 2018
\n \n \n \nFive Oxford Clinical Medical Students place in top 10% in prestigious national Ophthalmology Duke Elder Prize Examination
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\n \n\n \n2 May 2018
\n \n \n \nCongratulations to researchers in the Department of Oncology, who have received a number of prestigious awards this month.
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\n \n\n \n27 April 2018
\n \n \n \nWork to build the UK\u2019s first dedicated centre for research into the prevention of stroke and dementia has started in Oxford.
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\n \n\n \n26 April 2018
\n \n \n \nIn a blog post for Medium, Helen Adams, Public Engagement Coordinator for the Livestock, Environment and People (LEAP) project (Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences) introduces the project and writes about the team\u2019s first foray into public engagement at Super Science Saturday in March 2018.
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\n \n\n \n18 April 2018
\n \n \n \nAn online tool that allows people with a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) to manage their own condition and reduce hospital visits is being rolled out to more patients in Oxford.
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