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Medical Research Council awards £4.3m to boost UK research base in dementia
25 October 2016
Six universities including Oxford have been awarded a total of £4.3m by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to grow and develop the UK’s research base in dementia science.
Researcher wins prize for engaging the public
1 July 2016
The 12 winners of the inaugural University of Oxford's Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Public Engagement with Research were announced on Friday 1 July by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Louise Richardson, in a ceremony at Merton College.
Angela Vincent receives British Neuroscience Association Award
19 November 2015
The British Neuroscience Association (BNA) has awarded Angela Vincent, FRS the 2016 Outstanding Contribution to British Neuroscience Award.
Martin Turner receives Graham Bull Prize
2 November 2015
Professor Martin Turner has received the prestigious Graham Bull Prize for Clinical Science from the Royal College of Physicians.
£50,000 dementia drug discovery project gets underway
7 October 2015
Researchers in our Department are embarking on a £50,000 study to develop treatments for dementia. The funding from Alzheimer’s Research UK will kick off new drug discovery efforts that specifically target dementia with Lewy bodies.
Athena SWAN Silver Award
2 October 2015
Our Department has received an Athena SWAN Silver Award. This recognises that we are a thriving community, not only undertaking groundbreaking research, but also nurturing our staff and promoting women in science.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.