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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).
Promising first results in gene therapy trial for inherited blindness
Ophthalmology Research
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
Award Ophthalmology
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
Event Ophthalmology
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.
Colin Espie on the impact of poor sleep on health
Ophthalmology Research
28 October 2013
The Professor of Behavioural Sleep Medicine in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences talks on BBC Radio Scotland about the link between poor sleep and depression, diabetes and heart disease.
How much can an extra hour's sleep change you?
Ophthalmology
10 October 2013
Senior Research Scientist Katharina Wulff explains what happens when we sleep.
TEDTalk by Oxford Professor
Ophthalmology
24 September 2013
Prof Russell Foster gives a TEDTalk on sleep.
Professor MacLaren awarded prize
Award Ophthalmology
10 September 2013
Professor MacLaren awarded 2013 ARVO Vision Foundation Pfizer Ophthalmics Carl Camras Translational Research Award
New stem cell approach for blindness successful in mice
Ophthalmology Research
15 January 2013
Blind mice can see again, after Oxford University researchers transplanted developing cells into their eyes and found they could re-form the entire light-sensitive layer of the retina.
Cheltenham Science Festival
Ophthalmology
29 June 2012
The tenth Cheltenham Science Festival took place between 12th and 17th June. The festival, currently chaired by Oxford’s Professor Russell Foster, brings together some of the World’s most innovative scientists from all fields to engage the public on the science behind today’s news stories, advances and issues.