Alan Davidson Foundation renews funding for ground-breaking motor neuron disease research at Oxford
20 June 2025
As part of its renewed commitment, the Alan Davidson Foundation will continue to fund a full-time project manager to facilitate the ongoing coordination and growth of the ACORN study. The foundation is also contributing to the cost of a research fellow to support the next phase of the project.
First author publication for final year medical student on Parkinson’s Disease review
13 June 2025
Patrick Oliver, a final year medical student at Oxford, has worked with Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre to get a first author publication on a new review of the gut brain axis in Parkinson’s disease.
Study highlights effectiveness of neuromodulatory therapy on severe epileptic focal seizures
6 June 2025
A long-term clinical study has confirmed the effectiveness of a neuromodulatory treatment for severe focal seizures in both children and adults with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) and demonstrated the therapy’s lasting impact.
Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Teaching, Research Culture and Engagement for NDCN teams
23 May 2025
The Vice-Chancellor’s Awards, which recognise achievements and celebrate success across the collegiate University, were announced at a special ceremony hosted by the VC in the Sheldonian Theatre on 15 May 2025.
New paper explores how the immune system fails in CASPR2-antibody encephalitis
22 May 2025
The findings shed new light on how the body’s own defenses can mistakenly turn against the brain - and potentially opens the door to more targeted treatments.
New Associate Professors
22 May 2025
Three new Associate Professor were awarded the title in the most recent Recognition of Distinction round.
First participant recruited to pioneering UK trial in global effort to tackle early causes of Parkinson’s
8 May 2025
A pioneering clinical trial for people with a sleep disorder who are at higher risk of developing Parkinson’s has recruited its first UK participant from the Discovery Cohort study at the Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre (OPDC)
Making your lab more sustainable – top tips for LEAF accreditation
11 April 2025
Need inspiration on how to start working towards your lab ‘LEAF’ accreditation? We spoke to DPhil students Sylvia Franklin and Molly John from the MacLaren and Xue Labs respectively, who led a recent lab clear-up which has helped them save resources and avoid waste.
MRC iCASE Award for Oxford-Elasmogen research partnership
2 April 2025
Many congratulations to Zoe Williams.
In Conversation: Professor Kevin Talbot and Professor Arjune Sen
26 March 2025
Arjune Sen is Professor of Global Epilepsy at the University of Oxford and Founding Director of the Centre for Global Epilepsy. At the NCDN Newsround on 20 March, Professor Kevin Talbot interviewed Professor Sen about his career so far, the challenges of working in global health and his next steps in epilepsy research.
Dr Bjorn Vahsen wins Junior Research Prize
21 March 2025
The prize is awarded by the German Society of Muscular Diseases.
Research about whiplash published in two new papers
19 March 2025
The findings come from the Neuromusculoskeletal Health and Science Lab’s whiplash cohort.
Vice-Chancellor’s Awards nominations in NDCN
13 March 2025
The Vice-Chancellor’s Awards are a University-wide celebration of our outstanding people. Four projects involving members of NDCN are included in the shortlist.
Novel AI tool studies cellular interactions in human brain tissues
20 February 2025
Dr David A Menassa is one of the senior authors on a new paper in Nature Communications that reports on the use of DeepCellMap - an adaptable open-source deep learning tool which studies cellular interactions in human brain tissues in an automated way.
Dr Pao-Sheng Chang awarded a Guarantors of Brain Postdoctoral Early-Career Fellowship
12 February 2025
Dr Chang will use the three-year fellowship to advance his research on macrophage-‘sensory neuron’ interactions in the context of human neuropathic pain.
Oxford Martin School epilepsy programme launches innovative research centre
6 February 2025
International, national and local partners have been welcomed to the launch of the world’s first centre dedicated to empowering global epilepsy research and care.
New study reveals genetic effects on cognitive health are age and sex specific
5 February 2025
A recent study from a team at University of Oxford aimed to reveal the specific roles played by APOE and Klotho genes in brain health and function, and how this varies according to age and sex.
Our Brains, Our Selves
4 February 2025
Professor Masud Husain has published a new book on what he has learned from his patients