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10 February 2026
The University of Oxford has received a £1.5 million gift from Bukhman Philanthropies to support new research aiming to tackle one of the most pressing challenges of our time – young people’s mental health.
The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre advances discovery of therapies for Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA)
9 February 2026
Philanthropic funding from the Friedreich's Ataxia Alliance Innovation Fund awarded to five Oxford researchers to support development of novel therapeutics.
Oxford academics among the first Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences
30 January 2026
Twelve Oxford academics have been appointed to the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences’ inaugural cohort of Fellows, which will bring together the UK’s strongest mathematicians across academia, education, business, industry, and government to help solve some of the UK’s biggest challenges.
Number 1 for the 15th consecutive year
22 January 2026
The University of Oxford has been ranked first in the world by Times Higher Education (THE) Subject Rankings for Medicine and Health, making it the 15th consecutive year for Oxford to lead in the medical sciences.
NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellows named
9 January 2026
Several Medical Sciences mid-career researchers identified as having the potential to become future translational research leaders have been appointed as the next cohort of NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellows.
Honorary degree recipients for the Chancellor’s ceremony announced
8 January 2026
The Chancellor will honour distinguished individuals at the Sheldonian Theatre in February.
Primary Care Medical Education team awarded Beacon Site Status
6 January 2026
The Primary Care Medical Education team within the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences has received international recognition for its leadership in sustainable medical education, achieving Sustainable Quality Improvement Beacon Site Status from the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare.
New Year Honours 2026
5 January 2026
The King’s New Year Honours 2026 have been announced, marking the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK, including members of the University of Oxford.
European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants awarded to eleven Oxford academics
9 December 2025
Eleven academics from the University of Oxford are to lead new research projects supported by European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants. These grants support highly promising mid-career scientists of any nationality and any field with building a research team at an eligible host organisation.
It's beginning to look a lot like Gutmas!
28 November 2025
Congratulations to Vy Wien Lai, whose image was chosen for 1st place in the UKRI Medical Research Council (MRC) and Medical Research Foundation (MRF)2025 Festive Science Image Competition
Dr Joanna Crocker appointed Chief Scientific Advisor to help tackle health inequalities in Oxfordshire
28 November 2025
Dr Joanna Crocker, a Senior Researcher in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, has been appointed Chief Scientific Advisor to lead community-engaged research tackling health inequalities in Oxfordshire
OpenSAFELY team awarded Queen Elizabeth Prize for Higher and Further Education
26 November 2025
Oxford’s OpenSAFELY team wins the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize for revolutionising secure NHS data research, protecting patient privacy while unlocking life-saving health insights.
Professor Rose McGready recognised for transformative work to improve healthcare for Thai-Myanmar border communities
20 November 2025
Professor Rose McGready, Deputy Director of the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU), part of the MORU Tropical Health Network within Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Medicine, has been honoured with the 2026 Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Australian of the Year Award.
2025 Teaching Excellence Awards
14 November 2025
The Teaching Excellence Awards recognise and reward excellence in teaching, supervision, the organisation and development of teaching, and support for teaching and learning, within a research-intensive environment.
Oxford researchers awarded funding to pioneer ovarian cancer vaccine development
14 November 2025
Ovarian cancer remains a devastating global health challenge: each year, over 300,000 women are diagnosed, and nearly 200,000 lives are lost, largely because the disease is detected at a late stage. Women carrying inherited genetic changes face a significantly elevated lifetime risk, over 40%, and current preventive strategies often require invasive surgery that compromises fertility. These limitations underscore an urgent need for non-surgical preventive options, and vaccines could offer a groundbreaking solution.
Professor Ellie Tzima receives €10m to investigate the neurovascular interface of peripheral nerves
6 November 2025
Professor Ellie Tzima has been awarded a highly competitive European Research Council (ERC) Synergy Grant to investigate the enigmatic neurovascular interface of peripheral nerves – a critical but poorly understood junction between the nervous and vascular systems.
The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences celebrates two Cancer Research UK awards for colorectal cancer research
29 October 2025
NDS is celebrating the achievements of Professor Simon Buczacki and Dr Alex Gordon-Weeks, who have both received CRUK Discovery Programme Awards — a rare double success for a single university department.
Michael Bryan wins international award at Europe’s largest cancer conference
24 October 2025
Michael - who is a CRUK Oxford Centre DPhil in Cancer Science student, working in the Nuffield Department of Medicine's Centre of Immuno-oncology - has been awarded the Best Poster Prize in CNS Tumours at the 2025 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress.
Professor Dame Molly Stevens made International Member of National Academy of Medicine
20 October 2025
Professor Dame Molly Stevens has been invited to become an International member of the USA’s National Academy of Medicine (NAM).
Oxford team wins two of three top RCGP Research Paper of the Year awards
17 October 2025
Department researchers win two of three Royal College of General Practitioners Research Paper of the Year Awards 2025, recognising groundbreaking work on hybrid general practice models and remote care training from the NIHR-funded Remote by Default 2 programme.