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« Back to NewsStudy of menstrual tracking app usage highlights potential role in improving access to reproductive health services
21 November 2024
A new study by researchers in the UK and Denmark, published in Digital Health, provides the first publicly accessible analysis of global downloads for menstrual tracking apps.
Professor Anthony Harnden appointed as the new Chair of the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
19 November 2024
Awards and Appointments General
Professor Anthony Harnden, of Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, and former Deputy Chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), has been appointed Chair of the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Four Oxford academics receive ERC Synergy Grants to address complex scientific problems
18 November 2024
Awards and Appointments General
Four Oxford University academics are to co-lead ambitious new research projects backed by European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grants, part of the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. Synergy Grants foster interdisciplinary and international collaboration between outstanding researchers, enabling them to combine their expertise, knowledge, and resources to push the boundaries of scientific discovery.
MyMelanoma study selected to join NHS DigiTrials initiative
15 November 2024
Three projects – including the Oxford-led MyMelanoma study - have been selected to join an NHS initiative, which aims to sign up tens of thousands of volunteers over the next two years to help improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients.
Transformative treatments for children with fatal genetic lung diseases
15 November 2024
AlveoGene, a company co-founded by two of our scientists, today moves closer to approval of its novel inhaled gene therapy for a rare deficiency which causes fatal respiratory distress syndrome in newborns.
University of Oxford unveils new vaccine development partnership
15 November 2024
Oxford Cancer, the Oxford Vaccine Group and the Pandemic Sciences Institute have announced a new collaboration with Belgian Biotech Innovator, Univercells.
Improvements to children’s surgery to be identified with the help of the NHS DigiTrials participant recruitment service
15 November 2024
Researchers at Oxford Population Health’s National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit and ten children’s surgical hospitals across England and Scotland will use a service provided by NHS DigiTrials to investigate whether care and outcomes could be improved for children who have six conditions that usually need complex surgery shortly after birth.
Oxford University Innovation's 2024 Impact Report showcases a year of transformative research
15 November 2024
Oxford University Innovation (OUI), the technology transfer office of the University of Oxford, has launched its 2024 report Shaping the Future: Oxford’s Innovation Impact. Over the past 12 months, OUI raised millions of pounds to fund innovative research and venture creation, filed scores of new patents, and created more than 15 new companies.
Launch of the new BHF Oxford Centre of Research Excellence
14 November 2024
Celebrating a £5million British Heart Foundation renewal award to the University of Oxford to advance cardiovascular science.
Outsourcing adult social care has contributed to England’s care crisis, argue researchers
14 November 2024
Outsourcing adult social care services in England to the private sector since the 1980s has led to worse care and should be rolled back, argue researchers from the Blavatnik School of Government and the Department of Social Policy and Intervention, Oxford University, in The British Medical Journal today. They suggest that removing the profit motive would help improve quality and reduce inequities.
Men more willing than women to accept robot care in old age, Oxford study finds
14 November 2024
A new study from AI experts at the University of Oxford and University of Melbourne reveals that men are much more likely to support the idea of being cared for in their homes by a robot when they are infirm or elderly, than women.
Luise Schlotterose awarded Newton International Fellowship by The Royal Society
12 November 2024
Awards and Appointments General
Seventy exceptional researchers have been awarded funding through the Royal Society’s flagship early career schemes.
Willem Kuyken launches new book ‘Mindfulness for Life’
12 November 2024
Professor Kuyken’s new book is a comprehensive guide to integrating mindfulness into daily life.
Treating bullying as everyone’s problem reduces incidence in primary schools
8 November 2024
The largest trial of its kind in the UK has shown how a low-cost, structured, anti-bullying programme can improve social dynamics in primary schools and reduce victimisation.
Largest ever UK study reveals stark ethnic and social inequalities in lung cancer diagnosis
8 November 2024
The most comprehensive study ever conducted of lung cancer diagnosis in England has revealed significant disparities between ethnic groups and striking evidence that people living in the most deprived areas were diagnosed with lung cancer at twice the rate of those in affluent areas.
Leading academics and innovators join refreshed BioEscalator Management Board
6 November 2024
In its first major refresh since its establishment in 2018, the BioEscalator is delighted to welcome five leading University of Oxford academics and innovators to its Management Board. The Management Board provides a source of expertise for BioEscalator tenants and works to enhance research at the University by building strong links with small life sciences companies.
Master’s student awarded Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Scholarship
6 November 2024
Awards and Appointments General
Farah Khan, an MSc in Surgical Sciences student at NDS, has been awarded a Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Scholarship.
Oxford space lab experiment heads to International Space Station
5 November 2024
The first human tissue samples from Oxford's Space Innovation Lab (SIL) have been launched and are on their way to the International Space Station, where they will be used to study the effects of space microgravity on the human ageing process.
The Translational Research Immunology Group (TRIG) celebrates huge success at International Congress of The Transplantation Society
30 October 2024
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The Translational Research Immunology Group (TRIG) at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences has much to celebrate after winning five awards at the 30th International Congress of The Transplantation Society (TTS 2024) in Istanbul, Turkey, from 22 to 25 September.
Discovery of key mechanism in Huntington’s Disease could pave the way for early detection and treatment
30 October 2024
Researchers from the University of Oxford have identified a key biochemical mechanism relevant to the development of Huntington’s Disease. This discovery opens up the possibility of studying the disease before its clinical onset and eventually stopping its progression.