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The GEKO trial launches to bridge the gap in knee osteoarthritis care
30 October 2025
A new multicentre trial to evaluate a minimally invasive treatment for patients with knee osteoarthritis could transform the way knee osteoarthritis is managed, potentially improving quality of life for patients long before surgery becomes necessary.
Oxford-led study shows vaccine protection against Paratyphoid
30 October 2025
Results from a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine show that a vaccine can protect people against Salmonella Paratyphi A infection.
The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences celebrates two Cancer Research UK awards for colorectal cancer research
29 October 2025
NDS is celebrating the achievements of Professor Simon Buczacki and Dr Alex Gordon-Weeks, who have both received CRUK Discovery Programme Awards — a rare double success for a single university department.
Soft drinks tax changes 'miss opportunity' to tackle highest-sugar products
28 October 2025
Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Science's researchers find government's soft drinks tax changes miss opportunity to maximise health benefits. Analysis shows targeting highest-sugar products could remove twice as much sugar from market as current proposals, particularly benefiting deprived areas.
Study finds no significant differences in growth between children exposed to HIV in the womb and those unexposed
28 October 2025
A new study led by researchers at Oxford Population Health has found no significant differences in growth up to two years of age between children who were exposed to HIV during pregnancy but remained uninfected and those born to mothers without HIV. The study is published in eClinicalMedicine.
Oxford Oncology at ESMO 2025
27 October 2025
Members of the Department of Oncology attended ESMO earlier this month to present their research, chair sessions, and network with collaborators from across Europe and beyond. Read the highlights from our department’s contributions to ESMO 2025.
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.
Michael Bryan wins international award at Europe’s largest cancer conference
24 October 2025
Michael - who is a CRUK Oxford Centre DPhil in Cancer Science student, working in the Nuffield Department of Medicine's Centre of Immuno-oncology - has been awarded the Best Poster Prize in CNS Tumours at the 2025 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress.
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.