Two pioneering Oxfordshire teams have made it to the finals of the prestigious NHS Parliamentary Awards. Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership has been named regional winner and is now shortlisted for the national Excellence in Mental Health Care Award category. Meanwhile, a pioneering project developing a Digital Care Assistant (DCA), which enables staff to gather observations […]
Oxford Brookes University has climbed 8 places in the latest Guardian University Guide. This is the third consecutive year Oxford Brookes has improved in the rankings and sees the University now ranked 33rd out of 121 UK institutions. Achieving 10 courses in the upper quartile of the guide – including the best result in Journalism, […]
Following its successful event at Oxford Brookes University last year, Venturefest is returning with an extended and attractive new programme in the hope of welcoming old and new friends to join us on Wednesday 11 September. Professor Linda King, Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and Global Partnerships at Oxford Brookes University says “We are delighted […]
Baroness Nicola Blackwood of North Oxford, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Innovation, has officially opened the Oxford BioEscalator. The BioEscalator is a new innovation centre for high-potential, early-stage medical science companies co-located alongside Oxford University’s world-class medical research at the Old Road Campus, Headington. It is one of four innovation centres in Oxfordshire supported […]
A study including researchers in Nuffield Department of Population Health has found that government investment in healthcare research is good for the wider economy. The research, supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), found that the return on investment in the Oxford BRC was 46% in terms of income and job creation alone. […]
Peter Donnelly, Professor of Statistical Science in the Wellcome Centre Trust for Human Genetics (WCTHG) at Oxford and Chief Executive Officer of Genomics plc, a University spin-out, is knighted for services to the understanding of human genetics in disease.
Academic Industry Meeting Day – 4 July On Thursday 4 July, the NIHR Oxford BRC is organising an Academic Industry Meeting Day (AIMDay) at the Blavatnik School of Government as part of a series of networking events that enable industry groups and other external organisations to gain academic and clinical perspective into industry challenges. The event […]
The MSD Business Development & Partnering team have been shortlisted in the PraxisAuril and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) 2019 Knowledge Exchange Awards, in the category of ‘Knowledge Exchange Team of the Year’ More information on the team and the Award can be found on the Oxford Medical Sciences website
Using machine learning (AI) techniques to analyse complex cohort data, a group of researchers at the University of Oxford uncovered hidden patterns in cohort data that might identify those at risk of developing dementia, or indicate promising areas for research into treatments. With dementia set to triple by 2050, scientists are looking for ways to […]
The specialist team at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will be speaking to the public about heart failure as part of a European-wide awareness day on Wednesday 8 May 2019. The Heart Failure Team will be manning an information stall at the John Radcliffe Hospital as part of Heart Failure Awareness Day to speak […]