A pioneering research centre aimed at achieving better mental health outcomes for children, young people and families will be established at the University of Oxford thanks to a \u00a327 million gift from The Paul Foundation.
NDORMS has been awarded the designation of a EULAR Centre of Excellence for a third consecutive term. This prestigious award is a recognition of the department\u2019s contribution to advancing the science of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.
More than 225 of Oxford\u2019s health and care professionals came together on 2nd July to share and celebrate research led and delivered by the area\u2019s nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, healthcare scientists, pharmacists and clinical psychologists (NMAHPPs).
A new Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) will investigate how the environment interacts with our immune system to trigger chronic inflammatory diseases, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced that OrganOx has won the \u00a350,000 MacRobert Award, the longest running and most prestigious prize for UK engineering innovation, for its life-saving technology that is supporting more organ transplants and helping to cut waiting lists.
Two University of Oxford academics have become the latest to join the eminent life scientists in Europe and beyond that make up the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).
Seven researchers at the University of Oxford, including four from Medical Sciences, have been awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council, each worth up to \u20ac2.5 million over a period of five years.
The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced the finalists for the 2025 MacRobert Award, the longest running and most prestigious prize for UK engineering innovation.
Associate Professor Puneet Plaha of the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences has been awarded a \u00a31.98 million NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) grant to lead a five-year clinical trial addressing one of the most critical questions in brain cancer care.
Mr Keaton Jones from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences has secured a prestigious Wellcome Early-Career Award worth \u00a31.2 million. His research will investigate the role of macrophages, a type of immune cell, and their metabolism in driving immunotherapy resistance in pancreatic cancer.
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.
Eight distinguished academics from the University of Oxford have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society, the UK\u2019s national academy of sciences, in recognition of their exceptional contributions to science.
The winners of the 2025 Vice-Chancellor\u2019s Awards were announced at a special ceremony hosted by the Vice-Chancellor in the Sheldonian Theatre on Thursday 15 May.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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