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Former staff honoured in naming of rooms
Integrative Neuroimaging
7 August 2019
Our Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging has chosen to name its new meeting rooms after several people who have played a key role in shaping what the Centre is today.
Ruxandra Dafinca awarded Oxford-Celgene Fellowship
Award Clinical Neurology Research
1 August 2019
This is one of six new Oxford-Celgene Fellowships, which give postdoctoral researchers exposure to the field of commercial drug discovery and development.
New Head for Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences: Professor Kevin Talbot
Research
1 August 2019
Today we formally welcome Professor Kevin Talbot to the Headship of the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences.
Smartphone test predicts how symptoms develop in Parkinson’s
Clinical Neurology Research
31 July 2019
Our researchers have found that a simple test carried out on a smartphone can help to predict future change in people in the early stages of Parkinson’s.
Oxford partners with Quinnipiac to improve neuro-rehabilitation
Clinical Neurology Teaching
25 July 2019
The delivery of clinical care, research, and education in neuro-rehabilitation in Oxford will be revolutionised by an innovative partnership with Quinnipiac University, Hartford, USA.
Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging triumphs at Public Engagement with Research Awards
Award Integrative Neuroimaging Public engagement
10 July 2019
The Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (WIN) has won an award in this year’s University of Oxford Vice-Chancellor’s Public Engagement with Research Awards. These celebrate excellence in public engagement across the University.
Human brains reorganise experiences while resting to find new solutions
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
9 July 2019
Although computers are making impressive strides in learning, humans still learn orders of magnitude faster.
NDCN heads to the Royal Society to showcase research
Anaesthetics Integrative Neuroimaging Public engagement
28 June 2019
Our exhibit at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition (1-7 July 2019), will bring the topic of ‘Breathing with your Brain’ to life!
Thomas Willis Day 2019
Event
17 May 2019
On 16 May we celebrated the work of our Department over the previous year, marking our successes in research, teaching and public engagement.
Simon Kyle named NIHR Oxford BRC Senior Research Fellow
Award Ophthalmology SCNi
16 May 2019
The Oxford BRC is delighted to announce the appointment of seven new Senior Research Fellows.
Risk of dementia after TIA or stroke
Stroke & Dementia
2 May 2019
Risk of dementia after stroke is a major concern for patients and carers. Reliable data on risk of dementia, particularly after TIA or minor stroke, are scarce.
Wellcome Trust Collaborative Award for integrative imaging of brain structure and function
Award Integrative Neuroimaging Research
17 April 2019
A group of Prinicpal Investigators have been awarded a £4m Wellcome Trust Collaborative Award to image brain structure and function
Link confirmed between white matter pathways and strength of communication between brain regions
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
16 April 2019
The degree to which functional connectivity between brain regions is affected by the properties of white matter pathways is a fundamental question in neuroscience.
Research leads to drug discovery programme for treating pain
Clinical Neurology Research
16 April 2019
LifeArc, one of the UK’s leading medical research charities, has signed a deal to license an ion channel drug discovery programme to Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited.
New small bore MRI scanner
Integrative Neuroimaging
4 April 2019
The new small-animal scanner for our Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging is lifted into place at the Biomedical Services Building
New insights into how we learn payoffs and costs of actions
Clinical Neurology Research
4 April 2019
How do we decide what to do in any given situation? We need to work out the payoffs and costs of actions – what we will gain and what it might cost us. But what is the exact nature of the mechanism in the brain which weighs up these payoffs and costs?
Queen of Pain on her Life Scientific
Integrative Neuroimaging
2 April 2019
Our Head of Department Professor Irene Tracey talks to Radio 4's Jim Al-Khalili about imaging pain in the brain
Senior pain researcher to move to Oxford
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
1 April 2019
We are looking forward to welcoming Dr Ben Seymour to our Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging.
Professor Tipu Aziz recipient of Britain's highest neurosurgery honour
Award Clinical Neurology
28 March 2019
Professor Tipu Aziz from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) has been awarded the Medal of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS) for his lifetime achievement in neurosurgery.
Brain Awareness Week activities engage the public
Clinical Neurology Integrative Neuroimaging Public engagement
21 March 2019
Brain Awareness Week is an annual global initiative designed to raise awareness among the public about brain-related research and the impact that neuroscientists are having on the world.