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Learn about functional and structural brain image analysis on the 2015 FSL course
17 February 2015
This intensive four-day course covers both the theory and practice of functional and structural brain image analysis, combining detailed lectures interleaved with hands-on practical sessions using the FSL software.
Study shows how human brain learns to handle disability
9 January 2015
People born without one hand, who are still able to use both limbs well in otherwise two-handed tasks, are likely to show brain activity which resembles that of people with two hands.
New tool being developed to fight motor neuron disease
7 January 2015
Innovate UK has awarded an Oxford-based consortium £850k to validate epigenetic signatures in patients with the motor neurone disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).
Russell Foster recognised in New Year Honours
5 January 2015
Professor Russell Foster, FRS, Professor of Circadian Neurosciences, Head of the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Director of the Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute and Fellow of Brasenose College, has been appointed CBE for services to science.
REF 2014: Oxford Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience excels
18 December 2014
Today’s Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) results highlight the University of Oxford’s world-leading position in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience.
Royal Society of Medicine prize for gene therapy researcher
17 December 2014
Ophthalmologist Miss Samantha de Silva has been named the RSM Wesleyan Trainee of the Year 2014 for her research into gene therapy to restore visual function in end-stage retinitis pigmentosa.
Linking development, ageing, and disease processes in the brain
25 November 2014
Gwenaëlle Douaud and colleagues reveal new evidence that shows how development, ageing, and disease processes are related in the brain.
Researchers aim to help patients sleep better during their stay in hospital
20 November 2014
Professor Duncan Young has been awarded £280,000 by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to look at the problem of noise levels and sleep in the intensive care unit.
Bespoke Treatments for Parkinson's
20 November 2014
Michele Hu speaks at the Annual Parkinson's UK Flagship Lecture at the Royal Institution.
Significant industry funding for pain research
4 November 2014
San Diego based Abide Therapeutics is collaborating with the University of Oxford and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust to explore the therapeutic potential of serine hydrolases, a validated but under-explored class of drug targets.
Russell Foster receives Excellence in Bioscience Communication Award
30 October 2014
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has recognised outstanding contributions to bioscience made by members of its research community.
Brain Damage: a free film 2014
13 October 2014
New research to investigate if neuroscience can improve teaching and learning in schools
9 October 2014
Can physical fitness improve academic achievement? Would teenagers do better in their exams if they could sleep in and start school later? These questions will be part of a multi-million pound research project, funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), to investigate a variety of ways neuroscience might improve teaching and learning in the UK.
Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain opens its doors
16 September 2014
On Friday 12 September, the Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB) invited members of the public to visit the control room of its Ultra High Field MRI scanner.
Sleep deprivation may shrink the brain
5 September 2014
Sleep difficulties may be linked to a more rapid decline in brain volume according to a new study published in Neurology.
Motor Neuron Researchers do the Ice Bucket Challenge
4 September 2014
Researchers in our Department working on Motor Neuron Disease (MND) do the Ice Bucket Challenge, which has taken the internet by storm this week and so far raised £6 million.
Smart Glasses Win Google Impact Challenge
1 August 2014
A project in our Department is a winner of the 2014 Google Impact Challenge, and will receive £500,000.
Tom Okell wins Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship
28 July 2014
The Royal Academy of Engineering has awarded seven fellowships to engineering researchers whose projects have the potential to bring radical innovation to their fields. Dr Tom Okell is the recipient of one of the fellowships. He will benefit from financial support and mentoring for five years for his research into novel imaging techniques to visualise blood flow in the brain.
Department’s Researchers ‘Highly Cited’
27 June 2014
Several researchers in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences appear in the 2014 ‘Highly-Cited Researchers’ list published by Thompson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals.