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« Back to NewsMalaria vaccine wins Galien Foundation prize for Best Public Sector Innovation
9 June 2025
The R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine has received the Galien Foundation prize for Best Public Sector Innovation. Members of the Jenner Institute team, Prof Sir Adrian Hill, Mehreen Datoo and Lisa Stockdale were present during the Galien Foundation UK Forum & Awards Ceremony in London on 05 June 2025.
Academy of Medical Sciences elects five Oxford researchers as new Fellows
22 May 2025
The Academy of Medical Sciences has elected five University of Oxford biomedical and health scientists to its fellowship in 2025.
Eight Oxford Scientists Elected Fellows of the Royal Society
21 May 2025
Eight distinguished academics from the University of Oxford have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences, in recognition of their exceptional contributions to science.
Medical Sciences celebrates success at Vice-Chancellor’s Awards 2025
21 May 2025
The winners of the 2025 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards were announced at a special ceremony hosted by the Vice-Chancellor in the Sheldonian Theatre on Thursday 15 May.
Student Prizes for Biomedical Sciences and Medicine 2024-2025
16 May 2025
Congratulations to all our Biomedical Sciences students and Medicine students who have been awarded prizes during the 2024-2025 academic year.
Celebrations, reflections and catalysing the future of health: Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh’s inaugural lecture
7 May 2025
Professor Sir Aziz Sheikh OBE gave his inaugural lecture at the University of Oxford, sharing his vision for transforming global health care through data, innovation and equity.
Four Oxford researchers elected to the US National Academy of Science
6 May 2025
Last week, the National Academy of Sciences in the US announced the election of 120 members and 30 international members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Election to membership in the NAS is a mark of excellence in science and considered one of the highest honours that a scientist can receive.
Oxford-led cross-divisional collaboration wins the prestigious Cozzarelli Prize
30 April 2025
A collaborative study between the Medical Sciences Division and the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division at the University of Oxford has been awarded the 2024 PNAS Cozzarelli Prize in Biomedical Science.
Collaborative research project awarded Pancreatic Cancer UK grant
24 April 2025
Academic Clinical Lecturer Mr Keaton Jones has been awarded a grant from Pancreatic Cancer UK to carry out pioneering pancreatic cancer research within the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences.
Sarah Gilbert receives Royal Society of Chemistry Honorary Fellowship
23 April 2025
PSI Principal Investigator Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert has been made an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Nuffield Department of Medicine researchers appointed co-Associate Directors of Oxford Global Health
2 April 2025
Professor Susanna Dunachie and Dr Caesar Atuire of the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health have been appointed as Co-Associate Directors of the Oxford Global Health initiative.
Professor Asifa Majid Named 2024 AAAS Fellow
27 March 2025
Professor Majid recognised for contributions to the understanding of language, culture, and cognition in the 2024 AAAS honours list
RECOVERY trial team win National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Impact Prize
21 March 2025
Co-led by PSI Director Professor Sir Peter Horby, the RECOVERY trial was defined "one of the most well-known studies supported by the NIHR with clear national and global impact”.
Professor Michael Kidd appointed as Australia's next Chief Medical Officer
21 March 2025
Professor Michael Kidd AO, MBBS, MD, FAHMS, FRACGP has been appointed as Australia’s new Chief Medical Officer from 1 June 2025.
Oxford tops QS World University Rankings in English, physiology and geography
18 March 2025
The University of Oxford has secured the top place in the QS World University Rankings 2025 in three subjects: English Language and Literature, Physiology and Geography.
Professor Susan Jebb celebrated in Women in Westminster: The 100
12 March 2025
Professor Susan Jebb OBE has been recognised in the 2025 Women in Westminster: The 100 list in her role as Chair of the Food Standards Agency.
The Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) receives funding to tackle the global burden of musculoskeletal injuries
27 February 2025
A grant from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is funding a study to improve healthcare treatment and care for patients with broken bones in three Sub-Saharan Africa countries.
IOI awards £5m to Oxford consortium to develop new therapies for drug-resistant tuberculosis
25 February 2025
The award to a group of 17 interdisciplinary researchers from Oxford University will allow them to develop new therapies for drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Oxford biologists and engineers awarded £2 million to grow human neurons as brain circuits in chambers made of oil
14 February 2025
The circuits of the brain linking together the regions known as the midbrain, the striatum and the cortex are critical to understanding disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, addiction and autism. Understanding and modelling how the circuit works in human neurons has been difficult, mainly due to the inaccessibility of the human brain and the limitations of current technologies to reliably grow circuits of human neurons in the laboratory.
Sheraz Markar selected as an International Guest Scholar by the American College of Surgeons
30 January 2025
Congratulations to Professor Sheraz Markar from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) who has received the American College of Surgeons (ACS) International Guest Scholarship for 2025.