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Professor Alison Woollard appointed as University Academic Champion for Public Engagement with Research

February 14, 2017

Professor Alison Woollard, Department of Biochemistry and Fellow of Hertford College, has been appointed as the University of Oxford’s next Academic Champion for Public Engagement with Research. Professor Woollard will provide academic leadership for the implementation of the University’s Public Engagement with Research strategic plan that was approved by the University’s Research Committee in May 2016. The […]

Last update: 14th February 2017 at 10:10

Africa-Europe partnership launched to develop new AIDS vaccine

February 14, 2017

A new partnership has been formed between European and African researchers to develop an AIDS vaccine that can be used to prevent infection with different strains of HIV worldwide. For the full story on University of Oxford website

Last update: 14th February 2017 at 10:04

Oxford academics partner with SBI Pharmaceuticals to improve cardiac surgery

February 14, 2017

Researchers from the University of Oxford are collaborating with the Japanese pharmaceutical company, SBI Pharmaceuticals, to minimise deterioration of heart function outcomes after cardiac surgery. The Trial of δ–Aminolevulinic Acid to Enhance Myocardial Protection (TALEN) will take place across the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. For the full story on […]

Last update: 14th February 2017 at 10:01

Global malaria control threatened by multidrug resistant strain

February 14, 2017

A lineage of multidrug resistant P. falciparum malaria has widely spread and is now established in parts of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, causing high treatment failure rates for the main falciparum malaria medicines, artemisinin combination therapies (ACTs), according to a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. For the full story on University of Oxford […]

Last update: 14th February 2017 at 09:57

Novo Nordisk enters collaboration with University of Oxford on type 2 diabetes

February 14, 2017

The University of Oxford and Novo Nordisk has announced a landmark research collaboration focused on type 2 diabetes. The partnership will enable scientists from Novo Nordisk and the University of Oxford to collaborate to discover innovative approaches for treating type 2 diabetes. As part of the collaboration, Novo Nordisk is also investing in a new […]

Last update: 14th February 2017 at 10:20

Oxfordshire research funding programme praised for impact on NHS

February 14, 2017

A 10-year programme of research funding at Oxfordshire’s hospitals has had a positive impact on patient care, a new paper has reported. Interviews with clinical leaders on the work of the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) found ‘numerous’ examples of positive impact on patient care. For the full story on Oxford Biomedical Research Centre […]

Last update: 14th February 2017 at 09:40

Antibiotics, not dirty hospitals, the main cause of C. difficile epidemic

February 14, 2017

Restricting the use of a common antibiotic was more important than a high profile “deep clean” of hospitals in massively reducing UK antibiotic resistant Clostridium difficile (C. diff) cases, a major new study has found. The study included data from Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hospitals and funding from the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, a […]

Last update: 14th February 2017 at 09:36

Architecture students create designs for digital healthcare ideas lab

February 14, 2017

Oxford’s digital healthcare ideas lab, The Hill, is collaborating with Architecture students from Oxford Brookes University to design a new innovation hub. The Hill, based at the John Radcliffe Hospital and supported by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, encourages and supports innovation in healthcare, particularly in digital health. For the full story on Oxford […]

Last update: 14th February 2017 at 09:31

Industry partnership to deploy digital technology in NHS

February 07, 2017

A Drayson Technologies, Oxford University and Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust collaboration which will see Drayson Technologies bring to market Oxford technologies that can positively impact on patient health outcomes, admissions, and costs within the NHS.  For the full story on Oxford University Hospitals website

Last update: 7th February 2017 at 11:20

Success for three MSD projects with Public Engagement Seed funding

February 02, 2017

Three projects from the Medical Sciences Division were amongst 10 from across the University to receive funding from the second round of the Public Engagement with Research Seed Fund, For the full story on University of Oxford website

Last update: 2nd February 2017 at 15:06