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The largest study to date, analysing NHS health data from 17.4 million UK adults between 1 February 2020 and 25 April 2020, has given the strongest evidence on risk factors associated with COVID-19 death.
New therapies developed by Oxford experts offer online support for anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders
General Innovation
23 September 2024
Four internet-based therapies developed by experts at the University of Oxford’s Department of Experimental Psychology and Department of Psychiatry are proving helpful for patients with social anxiety disorder and post-traumatic stress disorders and for children with anxiety disorders.
Urgent action needed to understand links between air pollution and mental health
General Research
19 September 2024
Leading scientists are calling for urgent global action to better understand the links between air pollution and mental health.
Launch of new podcast series Trusting the Science
General Research
19 September 2024
The Oxford Vaccine Group is celebrating 30 years of life-saving vaccine development with the release of a new podcast series of conversations called Trusting the Science. This is the second series of The Oxford Colloquy - a series of discourses hosted by Professor Sir Andrew Pollard who has been Director of the group for over 20 years - and each episode delves into the crucial role that science plays in our understanding of health and immunity.
EDI Steering Group Seeks Members
18 September 2024
Sixty Seconds with Pete Jones, Head of Technology
18 September 2024
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.
Researchers develop new tool to better predict AML outcomes in older patients
General Research
17 September 2024
In a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, an international research team has used machine learning to improve risk stratification for patients over 60 diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia, an aggressive type of blood cancer.
Antibiotic resistance has claimed at least one million lives each year since 1990: GRAM
General Research
16 September 2024
Landmark GRAM Project study of global AMR burden over time forecasts a sharp rise in deaths, with 39 million lives lost between now and 2050
Study discovers new process for cells to repair DNA damage
General Research
16 September 2024
A team of international researchers at the University of Oxford (Oxford) and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has discovered a new process for repairing damaged DNA that is particularly relevant for patients undergoing colorectal cancer treatments.
Study increases understanding of lung microbiome in severe asthma patients
General Research
12 September 2024
Respiratory researchers in Oxford have discovered a link between potentially pathogenic bacteria and airways inflammation in severe asthma.
Impact of social factors on suicide must be recognised
General Research
12 September 2024
The impact of social factors such as poverty and abuse on suicide need to be recognised and action taken to address them, according to a major series of papers published in the Lancet Public Health on World Suicide Prevention Day.
Piloting new Enterprise Service Management system
11 September 2024
Department of Paediatrics awarded a Gold Athena Swan award
Athena Swan Awards and Appointments General
11 September 2024
Oxford receives funding to develop a cancer prevention vaccine for Lynch syndrome
General Research
10 September 2024
Cancer Research UK funds University of Oxford scientists to develop ‘LynchVax’, the UK’s first vaccine aiming to prevent cancer in people with Lynch syndrome who have a much higher risk of developing several types of cancer.
Robust memory of a previous event shown to prevent new flexible memories from being formed
General Research
10 September 2024
Researchers at the Medical Research Council Brain (MRC) Network Dynamics Unit in Oxford's Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences have discovered a new neuronal mechanism in the hippocampus, that prevents new ‘flexible’ memories from being formed due to a past ‘robust’ memory.
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.
September 2024 - Volunteer opportunities
6 September 2024