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Engaging young people with our work over the summer

The summer of 2019 saw many of our researchers getting involved in initiatives to engage young people with our work.

Six New Professors

We are delighted to announce that the University of Oxford has conferred the title of Full Professor on several members of our Department. This demonstrates the breadth and depth of our research.

SHElock Holmes - inspiring girls with science

On 27 July, 16 girls aged between 11-14 joined the SHElock team from our Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging.

Former staff honoured in naming of rooms

Our Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging has chosen to name its new meeting rooms after several people who have played a key role in shaping what the Centre is today.

Ruxandra Dafinca awarded Oxford-Celgene Fellowship

This is one of six new Oxford-Celgene Fellowships, which give postdoctoral researchers exposure to the field of commercial drug discovery and development.

New Head for Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences: Professor Kevin Talbot

Today we formally welcome Professor Kevin Talbot to the Headship of the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences.

Smartphone test predicts how symptoms develop in Parkinson’s

Our researchers have found that a simple test carried out on a smartphone can help to predict future change in people in the early stages of Parkinson’s.

Oxford partners with Quinnipiac to improve neuro-rehabilitation

The delivery of clinical care, research, and education in neuro-rehabilitation in Oxford will be revolutionised by an innovative partnership with Quinnipiac University, Hartford, USA.

Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging triumphs at Public Engagement with Research Awards

The Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (WIN) has won an award in this year’s University of Oxford Vice-Chancellor’s Public Engagement with Research Awards. These celebrate excellence in public engagement across the University.

Human brains reorganise experiences while resting to find new solutions

Although computers are making impressive strides in learning, humans still learn orders of magnitude faster.

NDCN heads to the Royal Society to showcase research

Our exhibit at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition (1-7 July 2019), will bring the topic of ‘Breathing with your Brain’ to life!

Thomas Willis Day 2019

On 16 May we celebrated the work of our Department over the previous year, marking our successes in research, teaching and public engagement.

Simon Kyle named NIHR Oxford BRC Senior Research Fellow

The Oxford BRC is delighted to announce the appointment of seven new Senior Research Fellows.

Risk of dementia after TIA or stroke

Risk of dementia after stroke is a major concern for patients and carers. Reliable data on risk of dementia, particularly after TIA or minor stroke, are scarce.

Wellcome Trust Collaborative Award for integrative imaging of brain structure and function

A group of Prinicpal Investigators have been awarded a £4m Wellcome Trust Collaborative Award to image brain structure and function

Link confirmed between white matter pathways and strength of communication between brain regions

The degree to which functional connectivity between brain regions is affected by the properties of white matter pathways is a fundamental question in neuroscience.

Research leads to drug discovery programme for treating pain

LifeArc, one of the UK’s leading medical research charities, has signed a deal to license an ion channel drug discovery programme to Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited.

New small bore MRI scanner

The new small-animal scanner for our Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging is lifted into place at the Biomedical Services Building

New insights into how we learn payoffs and costs of actions

How do we decide what to do in any given situation? We need to work out the payoffs and costs of actions – what we will gain and what it might cost us. But what is the exact nature of the mechanism in the brain which weighs up these payoffs and costs?

Queen of Pain on her Life Scientific

Our Head of Department Professor Irene Tracey talks to Radio 4's Jim Al-Khalili about imaging pain in the brain

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