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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.
London school students meet our scientists
Event
23 June 2015
On 19 June a group of GCSE and A-level students from South and East London visited our Department.
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).
Aviation study shows lower air pressure leads to higher blood pressure in lungs
Anaesthetics Research
2 June 2015
A study in our Department has found that the lower-pressure environment experienced when flying increases blood pressure in the lungs. With an unknown but significant number of flights diverted each year for medical emergencies, the results could be used to improve health screening before flight as well as care for patients being moved by air.
Irene Tracey awarded Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Anaesthetics Award Integrative Neuroimaging
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.
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.
Babies and adults show similar patterns of pain-related brain activity
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
21 April 2015
The brains of babies 'light up' in a very similar way to adults when exposed to the same painful stimulus, a pioneering Oxford University brain scanning study has discovered. It suggests that babies experience pain much like adults.
New scanner for functional MRI research
Integrative Neuroimaging
13 April 2015
On Sunday 12 April, a new 3 Tesla MRI scanner arrived on site.
Over 250 people find out about tackling brain diseases
Clinical Neurology Event
20 March 2015
This free public event showcased some of the brain research going on at the University of Oxford and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust.
Celebrating the work of our Department
Award Event
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.
'Ouch zone' in the brain identified
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
10 March 2015
Our researchers find that activity in a brain area known as the dorsal posterior insula is directly related to the intensity of pain.
Two major grants for Oxford's Parkinson's research
Clinical Neurology
10 March 2015
Oxford receives major funding to work on Parkinson’s, a neurological condition which can leave people struggling to walk, speak and sleep.
Migraine studentship
Clinical Neurology
9 March 2015
We are offering a competitive graduate studentship for October 2015 entry tenable for three years.
Computer algorithm picks out the drugs that work
Integrative Neuroimaging
18 February 2015
Computer algorithms can tell apart the drugs that provide effective pain relief from ineffective placebos, Oxford's Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain has found.
Learn about functional and structural brain image analysis on the 2015 FSL course
Integrative Neuroimaging
17 February 2015
This intensive four-day course covers both the theory and practice of functional and structural brain image analysis, combining detailed lectures interleaved with hands-on practical sessions using the FSL software.
Study shows how human brain learns to handle disability
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
9 January 2015
People born without one hand, who are still able to use both limbs well in otherwise two-handed tasks, are likely to show brain activity which resembles that of people with two hands.
New tool being developed to fight motor neuron disease
7 January 2015
Innovate UK has awarded an Oxford-based consortium £850k to validate epigenetic signatures in patients with the motor neurone disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).