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« Back to NewsSix Oxford researchers awarded European Research Council Starting Grants to launch ambitious projects
5 September 2024
Awards and Appointments General
Today, the European Research Council (ERC) - the premier European funding organisation for excellent frontier research - has announced the awarding of 494 major European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants to young scientists and scholars across Europe, including six Oxford University researchers. The funding - totalling nearly €780 million this year– is part of the Horizon Europe programme and will support researchers at the beginning of their careers to launch their own projects, form their teams, and pursue their most promising ideas.
New method developed to detect fake vaccines in supply chains
29 August 2024
Research published this week and led by University of Oxford researchers describes a first-of-its-kind method capable of distinguishing authentic and falsified vaccines by applying machine learning to mass spectral data. The method proved effective in differentiating between a range of authentic and ‘faked’ vaccines previously found to have entered supply chains.
Five Oxford scientists honoured with Royal Society Awards
28 August 2024
Awards and Appointments General
The annual Royal Society Awards recognise exceptional research achievements through a series of prestigious medals and prizes. Of the 25 awards for 2023-24, announced today, five honour Oxford University researchers for their outstanding contributions to science and medicine.
First UK conference on Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours to take place
20 August 2024
Oxford will host the first conference of its kind into body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs) such as hair pulling and skin picking next month.
Oxford part of new international Pioneer Centre for medical data research
20 August 2024
The University of Oxford has joined forces with Aarhus University and the University of Copenhagen to create a new Pioneer Centre that will become a significant international partner for data-driven medical research. The Pioneer Centre is anchored at Aarhus University with hub sites at each of the three universities and with a total grant of DKK 250 million.
NDORMS joins the Human Functional Genomics Initiative
19 August 2024
£28.5m in funding has been announced to support functional genomics research across the UK, including a research cluster at Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) that will deliver insights into musculoskeletal health and disease.
Beachside bites and big ideas: shaping UK food policy in Bridlington
15 August 2024
General Public Engagement with Research
Researchers in the COPPER study are working to find food subsidies and taxes that could make healthier and sustainable foods more affordable in the UK. Using funding from the University's Medical Sciences Division Participatory Research Seed Fund, the team canvassed the people of Bridlington to find out what the public think.
City birds found to be carriers of antimicrobial resistant bacteria
14 August 2024
Research led by scientists at the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research at Oxford University has found that wild birds such as ducks and crows living close to humans, for example in cities, are likely to carry bacteria with antimicrobial resistance (AMR). This creates an urgent need for policy makers and health services to consider the different ways antibiotic resistant bacteria can spread outside hospital settings.
‘Origami-inspired’ folding electrodes could reduce surgery needed to treat brain conditions
13 August 2024
A research team led by the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge have created new ‘origami-inspired’ brain electrodes that can fold up to a fraction of their full size. This advance could significantly reduce the amount of surgery needed to treat conditions such as epilepsy, or to install brain-computer interfaces.
Expert Comment: How can we address the nexus of climate change, migration, and infectious diseases?
12 August 2024
The complex and intricate relationship between climate change, human migration, and infectious disease transmission presents an urgent global challenge, argues Dr Prathyush Sambaturu (Department of Biology, University of Oxford).
Serotonin changes how people learn and respond to negative information
9 August 2024
Increasing serotonin can change how people learn from negative information, as well as improving how they respond to it, according to a new study published in the leading journal Nature Communications.
Proteins carried in the blood offer new insights into ageing and age-related disease risk
8 August 2024
Researchers at Nuffield Department of Population Health have found that proteins carried in the blood offer new insights into ageing and how it influences our risk of developing age-related diseases such as dementia, heart disease, and liver disease later in life. The study is published in Nature Medicine.
Study reveals previously unknown genetic causes of colorectal cancer
8 August 2024
A pioneering study, led by UK universities, including the University of Oxford, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, the University of Manchester and the University of Leeds, has provided the most comprehensive analysis to date of the genetic makeup of colorectal cancer (CRC).
Exploring the health impacts of climate change
5 August 2024
In a new study, published in Nature Reviews Endocrinology, endocrinologists and researchers from the Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health (NDWRH) at the University of Oxford, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the William Harvey Research Institute (WHRI) at Queen Mary University of London and the National University of Singapore have emphasised the critical need for further research into the effects of heat exposure on the endocrine system.
Long-term cognitive and psychiatric effects of COVID-19 revealed in new study
1 August 2024
Many people who were hospitalised with COVID-19 continue to have cognitive and psychiatric problems even two to three years post-infection, according to a new study published in Lancet Psychiatry.
New therapies developed by Oxford experts offer online support for anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders
1 August 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.
The scale of Long COVID: New study highlights the widespread impact
1 August 2024
A comprehensive state-of-the-art review published today in The Lancet has revealed the widespread impact of Long COVID, providing crucial insights into the condition's biological mechanisms and outlining key areas for future research.
Tech transfer partnership between universities creates company to transform care for millions of women
31 July 2024
Amber Therapeutics (Tx), a start-up involving the University of Oxford, has just completed a $100 million Series A funding round from healthcare and technology investors in the US and UK to develop treatment for mixed urinary incontinence.
The Oxford students at the forefront of the fight against microbial resistance
30 July 2024
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one the most pressing challenges facing the world today. Common infections that were once easily treated by antibiotics are becoming life-threatening again. By 2050 it is predicted that over 10 million deaths will be caused by drug-resistant infections every year.