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« Back to NewsAlmost 70% of bowel cancers missed at colonoscopy are avoidable
24 October 2025
A major nationwide study has revealed that the majority of bowel cancers diagnosed late, after a false-negative colonoscopy could have been prevented or detected earlier. The study is published in Endoscopy.
New trial to investigate whether giving steroids to babies with suspected bacterial meningitis improves survival and long-term outcomes
23 October 2025
The Better Outcomes in Babies with Bacterial meningitis (BOBBi) trial will investigate whether giving steroids to babies with suspected bacterial meningitis means that more babies will survive without long-term difficulties.
World's largest hip fracture research platform launched to improve care and outcomes
22 October 2025
Taking an innovative approach to clinical research in hip fracture, the World Hip Trauma Evaluation (WHiTE) Platform Trial has been launched to efficiently test multiple new treatments for patients with fractures of the hip.
Research establishes wide variation in physical side-effects of antidepressants
22 October 2025
Antidepressants differ widely in how they affect the body, according to new research from the University of Oxford and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London.
Innovative Oxford child anxiety treatment to be rolled out internationally
21 October 2025
An effective online treatment for childhood anxiety developed by a team at the University of Oxford is to be adapted and tested in five countries in Asia and South America, with the aim of driving widespread implementation in the future.
New Oxford-led project aims to revolutionise chronic pain treatment
17 October 2025
The University of Oxford is to lead a new six-year, £11 million project backed by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) which aims develop a new generation of personalised treatments capable of reducing or abolishing chronic pain.
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.
The University of Oxford, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and Aston University awarded £16.3m for infrastructure to improve people’s health
16 October 2025
The new NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) will work with healthcare professionals and the public to find solutions to local health needs in the Thames Valley and beyond.
Imposter study participants risk undermining patient care
16 October 2025
Imposter participants threaten the integrity of health research and the policies and clinical decisions built upon it, according to the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) research published in The BMJ.
Life and Mind building opens in Oxford
15 October 2025
Oxford University has opened a £200 million world-class teaching and research facility with the potential to tackle global challenges of life and mind.
Underweight children cost the NHS as much per child as children with obesity
14 October 2025
Researchers from Oxford Population Health’s Health Economics Research Centre, together with colleagues from the Nuffield Department for Primary Health Care Sciences, have found that underweight children need comparable medical support as those who are severely obese, challenging assumptions about childhood health priorities. The study is published in JAMA Network Open.
Major investment puts UK universities at the forefront of groundbreaking lymph node research
14 October 2025
Three UK universities have been granted over £1.7m by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to establish a network of lymph node research centres across the UK. The novel LEGACY IIII Network (Lymph nodE single cell Genomics AnCestrY immunity, infection, inflammation and immunisation) will be co-led by the Universities of Oxford, Cardiff and Newcastle and will establish ten specialist lymph node research centres across the country.
Oxford Cancer Announces 2025 CRIS Cancer Clinical Career Fellows
13 October 2025
Oxford Cancer, together with the CRIS Cancer Foundation, is delighted to announce the appointment of the 2025 CRIS Cancer Postdoctoral Clinical Fellows: Dr Rebecca Ling and Dr Casmir Turnquist. Both Fellows will lead on two distinct projects focused on childhood cancer.
Oxford Global Health partners with Oxford Martin School on Climate and Child Health
13 October 2025
Oxford Global Health has partnered with the Oxford Martin School to examine how the climate crisis is shaping children’s health and wellbeing across Africa.
Unravelling T-Cell Recognition: Insights from Immunology and AI
13 October 2025
From 29 September to 1 October 2025, researchers from across the world gathered in Oxford for a unique conference and hackathon exploring how advances in artificial intelligence can deepen understanding of T-cell biology.
Researchers present recommendations for conducting standardised reviews when babies die
10 October 2025
The Perinatal Mortality Review Tool (PMRT) collaboration, co-led by Oxford Population Health’s National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, has today published their seventh set of findings and recommendations for hospitals and care providers who carry out reviews of the care received by babies who died in pregnancy from 22 weeks’ gestation onwards or died within 28 days of being born (perinatal deaths).
Nuffield Department of Population Health researchers nominated for child and adolescent mental health award
9 October 2025
Professor Mara Violato and Dr Shuye Yu from the Health Economics Research Centre are part of a multidisciplinary study team that has been nominated for a prestigious Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) award.
Study finds tailored exercise programme feasible for adults over 80 with osteoarthritis
9 October 2025
A new Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) study has found that a tailored exercise programme for people aged 80 years and older with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis and other long term health conditions is both practical and acceptable, paving the way for a large clinical trial.
Prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing patterns in England raise concerns about overtesting
9 October 2025
Study of 10 million men finds many are having prostate cancer tests more frequently than recommended. Research published in The BMJ reveals significant variations in PSA testing across England, raising concerns about overtesting.
Nuffield Department of Medicine scientists receive funding for children’s cancer vaccine development
7 October 2025
A new partnership between Alice’s Arc, the Centre for Immuno-Oncology in the Nuffield Department of Medicine and the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology will pioneer the development of a bespoke mRNA vaccine to improve treatment outcomes for children with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of soft tissue cancer.