News Archive
23 Dec 2011 - Treating sleep problems may be important in schizophrenia
A study of schizophrenia patients has found profound disruptions in their sleep patterns, with half also having irregular body clocks that are out of...
13 Dec 2011 - Stroke feature: restructuring the brain
This Wellcome Trust article highlights the work of Professor Heidi Johansen-Berg and her research exploring the structural changes in the brain’s white and grey matter that...
9 Dec 2011 - Oxford University Hospitals rated in top 5 for research activity
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the top Trusts leading the way in providing opportunities for patients to take part in clinical...
7 Dec 2011 - Treating the brain with tiny electric currents may aid stroke recovery
Tiny electric currents applied across regions of the brain can improve hand movements in recovering stroke patients for a short period, an Oxford University...
27 Nov 2011 - New treatment for lung, liver and renal tumours
Doctors, surgeons and researchers from the Imaging Theme of the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford are looking into the effectiveness of using ablation as another...
9 Nov 2011 - Ten years of collaboration brings new hope for patients
NIHR funded doctors, surgeons and scientists from the HIFU Unit (high intensity focused ultrasound), marked its official opening at the Churchill Hospital after a 10 year...
1 Nov 2011 - Hospitals merge on 1st November
Four Hospitals, One Trust, One Vision
Sir Jonathan Michael, Chief Executive of the newly created Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust marked the merger between the...
30 Oct 2011 - Richard Gillies wins top Moynihan Prize
Dr Richard Gillies is an SpR in Upper GI surgery. He recently won the top Moynihan prize for 2011 for his work in: TUMOUR EXPRESSION OF...
27 Oct 2011 - Man treated in Oxford for blindness with gene therapy
Researchers in Oxford have treated a man with an advanced gene therapy technique to prevent him from losing his sight.
It is the first time...
18 Oct 2011 - Embryo `health check' could improve IVF chances
A new test developed by Oxford scientists could tell couples within 24 hours if they will ever be able to have a baby through...
12 Oct 2011 - Collaboration and positive change
Mark Sheehan is James Martin Fellow in the Institute for Science and Ethics and Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Ethics Fellow at the Ethox...
11 Oct 2011 - Rury Holman receives award
Rury Holman, Professor of Diabetic Medicine and director of the Diabetes Trials Unit, at the Churchill Hospital, and member of the NIHR funded Diabetes...
10 Oct 2011 - The amazing story of my father's brain
The Thomas Willis Oxford Brain collection features in this Sunday Telegraph article by local jouranlist Vikki Owen. She talks movingly about donating her father's...
7 Oct 2011 - High throughput digital slide scanner & image analysis software avalaible for research
A Hamamatsu high through put digital slide scanner along with a sophisticated image analysis package from iPath is now available to researchers.
The Hamamatsu...
15 Sep 2011 - Doctoral student commended
Congratulations to Sean Elias, a doctoral student at the Jenner Institute. He is pictured receiving a 'highly commended' prize for his oral presentation at the NIHR Training...
18 Aug 2011 - Patients to benefit from more than £95m in research funding
Leading medical researchers in Oxford have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to healthcare research by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) today...
16 Aug 2011 - Researchers trial new drug for women with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer
A CANCER RESEARCH UK-funded trial of a new drug for patients with advanced breast or ovarian cancer due to inherited gene faults has been...
11 Aug 2011 - New two-drug approach to treat type of respiratory disease
A therapy combining two existing drugs could provide an effective new approach for treating patients with pleural infections, a serious condition where infected fluid...
9 Aug 2011 - Small molecules found to play complex role in cancer metastasis
While they may be small in size, a family of tiny molecules called microRNAs could potentially play a large role in the process of...
1 Aug 2011 - JR is home to UK's most powerful scanner
On Sunday 31st July weighing in at 35 tonnes, the new 7 Tesla magnet scanner was lowered into place by a crane through the ceiling of...
27 Jul 2011 - Heart attack: risk more likely to be inherited than for stroke
In a study published Tuesday in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics, scientists at the University of Oxford showed that people are more likely to...
27 Jul 2011 - Professor Peter Ratcliffe and oxygen levels
To mark the 75th anniversary of the death of Henry Wellcome and the founding of the Wellcome Trust, they are publishing a series of...
25 Jul 2011 - HIFU in the news
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) was featured in a new flagship programme for BBC World news called The Health Show. Dr David Cranston and...
25 Jul 2011 - The science of sleep and circadian rhythms
Professor Russell Foster is interviewed extensively by Alok Jha in this week's Science Weekly Podcast for the Guardian about the importance of sleep.
15 Jul 2011 - Gas license helps lung patients
The Radiology Department at the Churchill Hospital (part of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust) has just been licensed to manufacture Hyperpolarised Xenon gas...
14 Jul 2011 - Patients tell of their experience of TIAs and minor strokes
Healthtalkonline is a website that provides a rich resource of more than 2,000 people's experiences of health and illness. It’s also a great source...
6 Jul 2011 - Formal collaboration announced
The University of Oxford and the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust have signalled their intention to cement and strengthen their collaboration in research, teaching...
4 Jul 2011 - Joint funding for multiple sclerosis research
The Oxford Biomedical Research Centre and the MS Society have joined forces to fund a three year Clinical Research Fellowship to carry out translational...
4 Jul 2011 - Rhythm of Life
Professor Russell Foster wowed the crowds at Cheltenham Science Festival again this year with his talk on how or if the month of your...
28 Jun 2011 - Fighting blindness - information and study day
Patients have been invited to an open day to hear the latest information about how researchers and doctors are fighting retinits pigmentosa. This invitation...
31 May 2011 - Dr Ann McPherson - 1945-2011
We were sad to hear of the death of Dr Ann McPherson on 28th May, 2011. Ann was a tireless campaigner for the rights...
30 May 2011 - The Times Cheltenham Science Festival 2011
Once again the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (OxBRC) will be sponsoring Professor Russell Foster and his talk on The Rhythm of Life on Wednesday...
25 May 2011 - Oxford blood cancer patients to benefit from new clinical trials network
The Churchill Hospital in Oxford has been named as a centre in a unique new clinical trial network with access to millions of pounds...
23 May 2011 - Rare tumour's 'fingerprint' used to develop cheap and reliable new test
Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a cheap and reliable diagnostic test for a rare form of cancer. The test involves screening...
10 May 2011 - What can be done about the rising risk of antibiotic resistance
ON DECEMBER 11th 1945, at the end of his Nobel lecture, Alexander Fleming sounded a warning. Fleming’s chance observation of the antibiotic effects of...
5 May 2011 - Painful periods research
Painful periods increase sensitivity to pain throughout the month
Women with painful periods show increased sensitivity to pain throughout their cycles, even when there is...
3 May 2011 - Final child vaccinated in clinical trial of new TB vaccine
The vaccination of the final child marks a significant milestone in the development of the MVA85A/AERAS-485 vaccine candidate, the most advanced of any of...
22 Apr 2011 - New chromosone counting technique
The first babies have now been born in the UK using a new technique pioneered at Oxford University to select the best embryos for...
19 Apr 2011 - Australian Research Fellowship helps Oxford fellow
Regent Lee is a Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford, DPhil Candidate in Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford. He acknowledges many...
6 Apr 2011 - Oxford researchers to tackle blindness, leukaemia and muscular dystrophy
Oxford University researchers have been awarded £4.4 million for the development of innovative medical technologies and treatments under the Health Innovation Challenge Fund, a...
18 Mar 2011 - Researchers inspire the next generation
Secondary school students and their teachers were kept on the edge of their seats with a fun an interactive session at the John Radcliffe...
15 Mar 2011 - Vital signs for newborns standardised
New reference ranges for children’s heart and breathing rates have been produced by Oxford University scientists to help doctors assess these vital signs.
The new...
15 Mar 2011 - Bringing together cancer research institutions in Oxford
A new cancer centre has opened in Oxford to bring together the city's different research institutions.
The building on Roosevelt Drive is part of a...
8 Mar 2011 - Do you dance like your Dad?
A brain chemical called GABA is the reason why “some people dance like Fred Astaire – while others have the natural rhythm of Ann...
7 Mar 2011 - Heart disease linked to a few rogue genes
Heart disease is linked to just a few rogue genes as well as lifestyle choices, landmark research into Britain’s biggest killer has found.
The 18...
4 Mar 2011 - Brain Awareness Week
World-leading research groups from Oxford will be on hand to talk about their latest work during Global Brain Awareness Week. Visit the exhibition between 12-4pm in the...
2 Mar 2011 - Public Open Day - `Your Health, Your Future'
On Thursday 17 March from 3-7pm, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre would like to invite you to come along and find out about...
24 Feb 2011 - 3G Ambulance Technology Monitors Vital Signs in Heart Attack Patients
Continuous monitoring provides critical information
Doctors, engineers, scientists, clinicians and ambulance paramedics are working together on a National Instititue for Health Research (NIHR) funded project which...
7 Feb 2011 - Universal flu vaccine developed in Oxford
Scientists at Oxford University have successfully tested a universal flu vaccine that could work against all known strains of the illness, taking a significant...
4 Feb 2011 - New IVF treatment pioneered in Oxford
The first babies have now been born in the UK using a new technique pioneered at Oxford University to select the best embryos for...
4 Feb 2011 - Maternal stroke history linked to Myocardial Infarction risk in women
Women whose mothers had a stroke are at increased risk for both stroke and myocardial infarction, new research has shown.
In a study of sex-of-parent...
27 Jan 2011 - Careers in medicine and science on show
Students from across Oxfordshire were able to test their reaction time on a machine used in research for patients with Parkinson's Disease. The Oxford Biomedical...
24 Jan 2011 - Hepatitis C - closing in on a moving target
You are invited to attend a public lecture by experts in the field of HCV working with Dr Ellie Barnes, Professor Paul Klenerman and...
4 Jan 2011 - New Year's Honours
Professor David Mant, Emeritus Professor of General Practice and Emeritus Fellow of Kellogg College, is made an OBE for services to medicine in the...
13 Dec 2010 - The Alois community project - volunteering opportunity
The ALOIS Community project – volunteering opportunity
The Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group, based at the JR Hospital, is running a volunteer recruitment campaign...
7 Dec 2010 - An aspirin a day helps to keep cancer at bay
Taking a low-dose aspirin every day will reduce your chances of dying from cancer, scientists say today, confirming the over-the-counter pill as the most...
7 Dec 2010 - ARCII-study in Oxford - the human face of medical breakthrough
Last December, Kevin Jones, a 43-year-old businessman from Dorset was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. It was advanced and inoperable. Today, as he prepares to...
23 Nov 2010 - Who's the best surgeon for unblocking your arteries?
A Daily Mail article (23.11.10) features the country's top heart doctors, as recommended by their peers. Two of the best doctors (Adrian Banning and...
9 Nov 2010 - New retinal implant technique is being trialled in Oxford
A new retinal implant technique is being trialled at the Oxford Eye Hospital in 2011 for the first time in the UK. Professor Robert...
22 Oct 2010 - Aspirin 'can significantly reduce' bowel cancer risk
Professor Peter Rothwell, of the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, and Oxford University, describes the findings of a recent study, tipping the balance in favour...
9 Oct 2010 - Research Services Masterclass on the Human Tissue Act
Date: Thursday 18 November 3.30-5pm All places now filled
Location: Meeting Room, Grey Institute for Radiation Oncology & Biology,
Old Road Campus Research Building
The Research Services...
7 Oct 2010 - Clinical trials begin of new treatment for advanced Melanoma in UK & USA
Researchers at Immunocore Limited today announced that IMCgp100, a targeted therapeutic for the treatment of advanced metastatic melanoma, has received regulatory and ethics approval...
30 Sep 2010 - Ethicist joins specialist commissioning group
OxBRC Ethics Fellow, Dr Mark Sheehan has been appointed to the panel of the Advisory Group for National Specialised Services (AGNSS). This committee advises health Ministers...
23 Sep 2010 - Blood research theme leader's work recognised
Dr Paresh Vyas, Blood Theme research leader has co-authored a book which has won the BMA Medical Book Awards 2010 - first prize for internal...
23 Sep 2010 - Annual report now online
The NIHR Biomedical Research Centre's annual report for 2009/10 is now available online.
20 Sep 2010 - Meningitis research ranked top for citations
This month, ScienceWatch.com presents a listing of the top 20 institutions which, according to our Special Topic on Meningitis, attracted the highest total citations...
20 Sep 2010 - Bringing research to life - public talks
Oxford Biomedical Research Centre – Public Talks 2010/2011
Subject & Speaker
Date
Venue
Comments
Infection Control – Prof Derrick Crook
23 Sept.
6pm
2a &2b post-grad centre
Confirmed
Dr Jane Collier, Dr Ellie Barnes,...
20 Sep 2010 - World Alzheimer's Day - 21st September
With dementia affecting 750,000 people in the UK it has become a topic of great interest receiving recognition in government strategies, media campaigns and...
16 Sep 2010 - Research Integrity Seminar Series 2010
Research Integrity Seminar Series 2010
As part of our ongoing programme to promote and support research integrity (sometimes known as the responsible conduct of research),...
13 Sep 2010 - Oxford Bioscience Network showcases life science spin-outs
On 28th September 2010 OBN will be showcasing the latest life science spin-outs and start-ups at its first London BioTuesday, where it hopes to...
9 Sep 2010 - Partnership IP Advisory Committee formed
In 2007 the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford was awarded £57m over five years from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) to carry...
7 Sep 2010 - NHS laboratory to pilot next-generation genetic sequencing
Dr Andrea Nemeth, Consultant Clinical Geneticist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Oxford's Churchill Hospital and the University of Oxford, is part of a team...
6 Sep 2010 - Neuroscientist is chairman of Times Cheltenham Science Festival
Professor Russell Foster is the lead investigator of a team of researchers funded by the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre to look at sleep and...
18 Aug 2010 - Expert joins Experimental Neurology Team
Peter Brown has recently been appointed as Professor of Experimental Neurology, Department of Clinical Neurology and as an Honorary Consultant Neurologist within the Oxford...
16 Aug 2010 - BRC Education Working Group reception
Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (OxBRC) funded research fellows attended an evening reception on 30 July in the atrium of the Richard Doll Building, Churchill...
16 Aug 2010 - Medical Innovation event podcasts available
Medical Innovation conference 17 & 18 March 2010
Podcasts are now available from the Medical Innovation Lecture Series by the Oxford Centre for Entrepreneurship and...
10 Aug 2010 - Morgan Cole appointed
Law firm Morgan Cole has been appointed by the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (OxBRC) to provide legal services, on a secondment basis, on clinical...
7 Aug 2010 - OxBRC receives ISO 9001 accreditation
The NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford (OxBRC) has for the second year in a row been credited as ISO9001 compliant.
This means that the OxBRC documents, implements,...
3 Aug 2010 - BBC Radio 4 'Inside the Ethics Committee'
Dr Mark Sheehan, the Oxford BRC Ethics Fellow, was one of a panel of experts on 'Inside the Ethics Committee' on BBC Radio 4 3rd August.
In this...
30 Jul 2010 - International Data Sharing Conference 2010, St Hugh's College
New ways of using vast amounts of data could transform scientific practice for the better. It is vital that decisions about the use of individual medical...
30 Jul 2010 - Sleep Session Sells Out
On Sunday 13 June, top sleep researcher Professor Russell Foster help to end this year's successful Times Cheltenham Science Festival with a sold out session. More...
23 Jul 2010 - Preventing strokes research
Two projects led by Professor Peter Rothwell, from the Department of Clinical Neurology, University of Oxford, are leading to major improvements in the effectiveness...
22 Jul 2010 - Current vacancies
Please visit this section of our website for current vacancies.
16 Jul 2010 - Swine flu clinical trial results published
Last autumn the Oxford Vaccine Group was the lead site on a novel influenza H1N1 (‘Swine Flu’) vaccine study that enrolled over 900 children...
25 Apr 2010 - NIHR call for proposals
This section of the NIHR website is dedicated to calls for proposals and funding opportunities. www.nihr.ac.uk/proposals/pages/default.aspx
16 Apr 2010 - The Times Cheltenham Science Festival
Described by Professor Lord Robert Winston as “unquestionably the leading science festival in the country”, The Times Cheltenham Science Festival is a five-day celebration...
13 Apr 2010 - Two Oxford professors win international medical award
Professors Peter Ratcliffe and Nick White of Oxford University have been named winners of Canada Gairdner Awards for 2010, one of the most prestigious...
2 Apr 2010 - Patient-centred research on display at open day
First Public Open Day – 18 March
A busy and successful open day was held in the West Wing atrium at the John Radcliffe Hospital. ...
29 Mar 2010 - Scientists look for examples of people’s writing for new Alzheimer’s study
Scientists at the Universities of Oxford, Southampton and St George’s, University of London are asking people with and without Alzheimer’s disease to come forward...
24 Mar 2010 - Clinical Research Fellow in Infectious Diseases/Immunology
The Jenner Institute
Clinical Research Fellow in Infectious Diseases/Immunology
Salary Scale for Whitley Council Clinical Grade E64: £30,685 - £49,178
Applications are invited from clinically qualified candidates,...
16 Mar 2010 - Variable blood pressure a new stroke risk factor?
Rethinking diagnosis and treatment of high blood pressure: variability is important too
Three recent papers recently published in The Lancet, and a further study in...
10 Mar 2010 - Clinical Research Accolades for Oxford
NIHR Senior Investigator Awards
Leading medical researchers in Oxford have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to healthcare research by the National Institute for Health...
25 Feb 2010 - mHealth: mobile technology for 21st century healthcare
Prof Lionel Tarassenko is the theme leader for the Bioengineering, Innovation & Technology research theme at the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre. On Feb 22 he gave...
23 Feb 2010 - BioTuesday at Oxfordshire Bioscience Network
16 March - Milton Park Innovation Centre, Abingdon
Dr Mark A Taylor, General Manager of the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre is one of three speakers...
18 Feb 2010 - New method makes vaccines stable at tropical temperatures
A simple and cheap way of making vaccines stable – even at tropical temperatures – has been developed by scientists at Oxford University and...
18 Feb 2010 - Tumour mapping for novel cancer treatment in Oxford
Professor Mark Middleton, Professor John Bell, Dr Jenny Taylor and research colleagues from Oxford were interviewed on BBC Radio 4 on 17 February about...
9 Feb 2010 - Medical Innovation Event at Said Business School
The Oxford Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation are delighted to announce that registration for Medical Innovation 2010 on 17th and 18th March at the Saïd Business...
4 Feb 2010 - Viral Hepatitis affects 1 in 12 people around the world - find out more
You are invited to attend a public lecture by leading experts Drs Jane Collier, Ellie Barnes and Prof Paul Klenerman. Would you like to...
1 Feb 2010 - Oxford Ataxia Centre launch
Patients with neurological disorders affecting speech, balance and coordination will get greater access to specialist services and research.
The new Oxford Ataxia Centre, launched at...
26 Jan 2010 - Patient Information day for people with inherited heart rhythm conditions
On 26 January patients have been invited in to find out more about inherited heart rhythm conditions (Long QT Syndrome and Brugada Syndrome). Other subjects included...
21 Jan 2010 - Geoff Salt visits Biomedical Research Centre projects
Mr Geoffrey Salt was Director of Selling for Waitrose, responsible for 188 shops and 37,000 staff, and a member of the Waitrose Board. He joined...
21 Jan 2010 - New Oxford institute will be a centre of excellence for research into fertility & reproduction
The Institute for Reproductive Sciences – a new centre for cutting-edge research into causes of infertility and assisted reproduction techniques such as IVF –...
20 Jan 2010 - Public Talk - vaccines Tuesday 26 January
When? Tuesday, 26 January from 6-7pm (light refreshments at 5.30pm)
Seminar Rooms 2A&B, level 3, George Pickering Post-Graduate Centre, The John Radcliffe Hospital
Who? Professor Andrew...
17 Dec 2009 - Statistician - Infection in Oxfordshire Research Database
Grade 8: Salary £36,532 - £43,622 per annum
The Infection in Oxfordshire Research Database (IORD) program at the University of Oxford is seeking to appoint...
7 Dec 2009 - Clinical Research Fellow Vacancies (2 posts)
Applications are invited for two Clinical Research Fellows to undertake translational research in one of the OxBRC themes.
The posts are offered in conjunction with...
26 Nov 2009 - Oxfordshire patients to benefit from robotic surgery
The University of Oxford and the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust have acquired the latest technology in robotic surgery, the only one of its...
13 Nov 2009 - Professor Sir John Bell appointed as Non-Executive Director
Professor Sir John Bell, FRS is Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford University and is also President of the Academy of Medical Sciences. He...
22 Oct 2009 - Launch of new Oxford Vaccinology Programme
In November, The Jenner Institute will be launching the new Oxford Vaccinology Programme in collaboration with the University's Department for Continuing Education.
This academic year,...
6 Oct 2009 - Research Integrity Seminar Series
A series of lectures looking at different aspects of research integrity and their application in biomedical research
25 Sep 2009 - Swine Flu Vaccine Trial
The Oxford Vaccine Group, part of the University of Oxford, would like to invite you and your child to take part in a study...
1 Sep 2009 - Heart Centre sneak preview
Journalists were offered a sneak preview of the Oxford Heart Centre on Tuesday 1 September 2009. They were invited for a tour before staff and...
1 Aug 2009 - New contracts officer appointed
Diana Nicol has recently been appointed as a full time Biomedical Research/ORH contracts officer, embedded in the University Research
Services team at the Churchill Hospital. ...
26 Jun 2009 - Patient and public involvement in research
Since 2003, the NHS has had a duty to involve and consult people about changes to health services. This duty to involve has now...
25 Jun 2009 - Fellows elected - 2009
40 of the United Kingdom’s leading doctors and medical researchers have been recognised for excellence in medical science with their election to the Academy...
24 Jun 2009 - Additional investment in high through-put sequencing
The Medical Research Centre (MRC) is pleased to announce an additional investment in high-throughput sequencing that will bring funding of hubs for high-throughput sequencing...
1 Mar 2009 - New Director of the Oxford BRC appointed
Prof Keith Channon
Keith Channon, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Oxford and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at the John Radcliffe Hospital has been appointed...
15 Jan 2009 - New diabetes research theme leader appointed
Professor David Matthews has handed over the reigns of diabetes research theme leader (Oxford Biomedical Research Centre – OxBRC) to Dr Fredrik Karpe, Reader...
12 Dec 2008 - New brain theme research theme leader appointed
Professor Christopher Kennard, who has been appointed Head of the Department of Clinical Neurology, succeeds recently retired Professor Angela Vincent to take on the...
16 Jul 2008 - Oxford group awarded millions to boost infection research
An Oxford group has today been chosen as one of two major consortia dedicated to research into healthcare associated infections and antibiotic resistance.
The Oxford...
