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Why sleep could be the key to tackling mental illness
Ophthalmology
10 November 2015
Professor Russell Foster writes about circadian rhythm and health on the online news platform 'The Conversation'
£23 million boost for Oxford spinout company
Ophthalmology
9 November 2015
More money comes in to further work on gene therapy for choroideremia
What makes you tick?
Ophthalmology
9 November 2015
Find out a bit about our research into circadian rhythms
New Fellow to develop treatment for retinal disorder
Ophthalmology
26 October 2015
Harry Orlans will work with Robert MacLaren to develop a treatment for retinitis pigmentosa.
New insight into light detection in vertebrates
Ophthalmology Publication Research
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
Ophthalmology Research
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
Ophthalmology
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
Ophthalmology Research
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
Ophthalmology Research
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
Ophthalmology Research
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
Award Ophthalmology
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
Ophthalmology Research
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
Ophthalmology
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
Event Ophthalmology
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
Award Ophthalmology
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
Ophthalmology
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
Ophthalmology Research
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
Ophthalmology Research
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
Event Ophthalmology
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).