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I'm a researcher - get me out of here!
23 August 2017
Brave Sarah Finnegan is letting school students ask her anything as part of 'I'm a Researcher' for Curiosity Carnival.
Poetry meets neuroscience
4 August 2017
On Tuesday 18 July a special event took place in the upstairs room of a pub in Oxford.
Stroke research featured in Andrew Marr's BBC documentary
16 February 2017
Stroke remains the biggest cause of disability in the UK, and completely changed the life of celebrated broadcaster and political journalist Andrew Marr in 2013. The life-threatening stroke resulted in his family being told twice that he was unlikely to survive, and if he did, that he may never regain normal speech, cognitive function or movement.
Tim Behrens wins award for outstanding research
30 January 2017
Two Troland Research Awards are given annually to recognise unusual achievement by young investigators and to further research within the broad spectrum of experimental psychology.
New Wellcome Trust Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging
7 December 2016
The Wellcome Trust has today announced five-year funding for 14 major research centres, including a centre for neuroimaging in Oxford
Initial results from world’s biggest body scanning project
20 September 2016
Data from the first 5,000 UK Biobank participants taking part in the world’s largest health imaging study has been released for health researchers worldwide to use in their own research.
Amputees' brains remember missing hands
31 August 2016
Our brains have a detailed picture of our hands and fingers, and that persists even decades after an amputation, our researchers have found. The finding could have implications for the control of next generation prosthetics.
Keep up to date with FMRIB on Twitter
31 May 2016
Oxford's Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain is now tweeting its news
Oxford key to network of ultra-powerful MRI scanners
18 May 2016
Researchers at Oxford University are playing a key role in expanding the UK's network of ultra-powerful MRI machines. Oxford and Nottingham Universities have been pioneering research using so-called 'Ultra-high field' (UHF) MRI scanners, which are at the cutting edge of biomedical imaging. They are now joined by new systems in Cardiff, Cambridge and Glasgow.
Oxford scientists involved in world’s biggest body scanning project
14 April 2016
The world’s largest health imaging study, funded by the Medical Research Council, Wellcome Trust, and the British Heart Foundation is launched today. It will create the biggest collection of scans of internal organs, and transform the way scientists study a wide range of diseases.
Electrical brain stimulation could support stroke recovery
17 March 2016
Applying an electric current to the brain can help recovery from stroke, Oxford University researchers have found.
Understanding how we perceive the threat of breathlessness
1 March 2016
Researchers find that components of a small group of brain cells in the brainstem are important in how people perceive the threat of breathlessness.
Unravelling the mystery of pain and anaesthesia
15 February 2016
Listen to Irene Tracey discussing her work on pain at the Wellcome Collection/BBC World Service 'Exchanges at the Frontier' series
Patients, carers, and researchers discuss a rare form of motor neuron disease
13 November 2015
On Friday 23 October, patients, carers, researchers and healthcare professionals gathered together at the Oxford Spires Four Pillars Hotel for the first ever UK day dedicated to primary lateral sclerosis.
Particular brain connections linked to positive human traits
28 September 2015
There is a strong correspondence between a particular set of connections in the brain and positive lifestyle and behaviour traits, according to a new study by Oxford University researchers.