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New Fellow to develop treatment for retinal disorder
26 October 2015
Harry Orlans will work with Robert MacLaren to develop a treatment for retinitis pigmentosa.
New insight into light detection in vertebrates
19 October 2015
Research carried out in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences is paving the way for a better understanding of how light detection works in vertebrates.
The effects of working the night shift
29 July 2015
BBC Radio 4 presenter Sarah Montague, with input from Professor Russell Foster, investigates how working when most people are sleeping affects our bodies.
Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology Student becomes Professor
20 July 2015
Dominik Fischer, who completed his DPhil in our Department, received an extraordinary professorship at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen on Tuesday 7 July 2015.
Gene therapy gives long-term protection to photoreceptor cells in a mouse model of retinitis pigmentosa
15 July 2015
A collaboration between scientists in the UK and the USA has shown that gene therapy can give life-long protection to the light-sensitive photoreceptor cells responsible for colour vision in a mouse model of the most common inherited eye disorder.
Pioneering eye research to feature on One Show
6 July 2015
Pioneering Oxford research to tackle vision loss is set to feature on the BBC’s One Show this week.
Sleep deprivation could reduce intrusive memories of traumatic scenes
2 July 2015
A good night’s sleep has long been recommended to those who have experienced a traumatic event. But a study led by our Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute provides preliminary experimental work suggesting it could actually be the wrong thing to do.
Aarti Jagannath wins 2015 For Women In Science Award
25 June 2015
She received one of the five highly contested 2015 L’Oréal-UNESCO UK & Ireland For Women In Science Fellowships.
Research shows possible way to prevent degenerative eye condition
23 June 2015
An Oxford University study has found that reducing the tendency of vitamin A to form toxic clumps could slow down a condition that leads to blindness in children and young adults.
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).
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.
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.
Great British Sleep Survey Launched
11 June 2014
The survey, developed by researchers at the University of Oxford and digital sleep improvement programme, Sleepio, is the largest of its kind and will provide a snapshot of the nation’s sleep health.
'Arrogance' of ignoring need for sleep
13 May 2014
Society has become 'supremely arrogant' in ignoring the importance of sleep, Professor Russell Foster has told the BBC's Day of the Body Clock.
Russell Foster on sleep science at the 2014 Wired Health Event
7 May 2014
'Sleep disruption is so much more than the inconvenience of being able to sleep at the desired time - it is a global health disruption', said Russell Foster, Professor of Circadian Neuroscience at the University of Oxford, speaking at Wired Health in London on 6 May.
Sleep researchers contribute to lighting innovation
19 March 2014
The Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences is playing a major role in a new research project looking at how to develop solid-state lighting technology (SSL).
Promising first results in gene therapy trial for inherited blindness
16 January 2014
The first clinical trial of a gene therapy for an inherited cause of progressive blindness called choroideremia has shown very promising initial results, surpassing the expectations of the researchers involved.
Researcher’s company wins innovation award
20 December 2013
One of the senior researchers in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Professor Colin Espie, has received a prize for the digital sleep improvement programme that he co-founded with Peter Hames.
The Oxford Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Summer Schools
11 December 2013
The Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute will host a Circadian Neuroscience Summer School for the next five years. We will also be running a Sleep Medicine Summer School in parallel. The five-day Schools will consist of a common first day of introductory lectures for the two schools followed by separate, subject-specific workshops to give all attendees a practical understanding of their subject area.