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Almost 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.
Black History Month 2025 – Standing Firm in Power and Pride
21 October 2025
To celebrate Black History Month DPAG’S Associate Professor Becky Carlyle interviewed Dr Michael Ranes (Biochemistry) about his work, career, and advice to young scientists.
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.
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).
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.
Behind the photographs: Shared pre-war histories of the British and German Pharmacological Societies
15 October 2025
On Friday 3rd October the Department of Pharmacology hosted a unique event supported by the British and German Pharmacological Societies to explore their shared histories pre-war and the subsequent disruption of academic careers.
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.
Student Prizes for Biomedical Sciences and Medicine 2024-2025
14 October 2025
Congratulations to all our Biomedical Sciences students and Medicine students who have been awarded prizes during the 2024-2025 academic year.
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).