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The Oxford Online Programme in Sleep Medicine
4 June 2015
The University of Oxford is offering a new online course in sleep medicine, due to start in October 2016. Students will be able to work towards two potential qualifications: a Post-graduate Diploma (PgDip) or a Masters (MSc).
Aviation study shows lower air pressure leads to higher blood pressure in lungs
2 June 2015
A study in our Department has found that the lower-pressure environment experienced when flying increases blood pressure in the lungs. With an unknown but significant number of flights diverted each year for medical emergencies, the results could be used to improve health screening before flight as well as care for patients being moved by air.
Irene Tracey awarded Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences
11 May 2015
48 of the UK's leading medical researchers have been recognised for excellence in medical science with their election to the Academy Fellowship.
Exhibition at Oxford’s Museum of Natural History showcases research
7 May 2015
Biosense celebrates the University’s leading science research by combining scientific stories with incredible images and previously unseen museum specimens.
Babies and adults show similar patterns of pain-related brain activity
21 April 2015
The brains of babies 'light up' in a very similar way to adults when exposed to the same painful stimulus, a pioneering Oxford University brain scanning study has discovered. It suggests that babies experience pain much like adults.
New scanner for functional MRI research
13 April 2015
On Sunday 12 April, a new 3 Tesla MRI scanner arrived on site.
Over 250 people find out about tackling brain diseases
20 March 2015
This free public event showcased some of the brain research going on at the University of Oxford and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Celebrating the work of our Department
18 March 2015
Our annual Thomas Willis Day is a chance to celebrate the work of our Department, with a particular focus on our postgraduate students.
'Ouch zone' in the brain identified
10 March 2015
Our researchers find that activity in a brain area known as the dorsal posterior insula is directly related to the intensity of pain.
Two major grants for Oxford's Parkinson's research
10 March 2015
Oxford receives major funding to work on Parkinson’s, a neurological condition which can leave people struggling to walk, speak and sleep.
Migraine studentship
9 March 2015
We are offering a competitive graduate studentship for October 2015 entry tenable for three years.
Computer algorithm picks out the drugs that work
18 February 2015
Computer algorithms can tell apart the drugs that provide effective pain relief from ineffective placebos, Oxford's Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain has found.
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.