Professor Irene Tracey to be next Warden of Merton College
10 October 2017
Professor Irene Tracey FMedSci is to be the next Warden of Merton College, Oxford.
Trench Foot discovery paves way for new treatment
10 October 2017
A team including Professor David Bennett has uncovered the physical cause of trench foot more than 100 years after the painful and debilitating condition was first identified in the First World War.
Curiosity Carnival came to town
6 October 2017
On Friday 29 September Oxford’s Curiosity Carnival joined hundreds of other European cities in celebrating European Researchers’ Night. Our researchers took part in a city-wide programme of activities that attracted over 9,000 people.
Gene therapy shows promise for reversing blindness
3 October 2017
In a laboratory study in Oxford, researchers have shown how it might be possible to reverse blindness using gene therapy to reprogram cells at the back of the eye to become light sensitive.
A new approach to improving hemispatial neglect after stroke
3 October 2017
Research Integrative Neuroimaging
Research by Jacinta O’Shea reveals the striking potential of brain stimulation to cause long-lasting improvements in stroke patients’ attention deficits.
NDCN Carers’ Career Fund Launch
21 September 2017
On Thursday 21 September 2017, Head of Department Professor Irene Tracey announced the launch of an innovative pilot scheme aimed at helping those with caring responsibilities to undertake training and attend conferences.
Brain scanning and breathing disorders
20 September 2017
Anaesthetics Integrative Neuroimaging Research
Professor Kyle Pattinson from the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences explains how brain scanning could help doctors to personalise treatment for people with chronic breathing disorders.
Potential new route to treatment for Cerebellar Ataxia?
18 September 2017
Researchers from the teams of Andrea Németh (NDCN) and Esther Becker (DPAG) have published an important paper reporting dominant mutations that cause a new type of cerebellar ataxia, Spinocerebellar Ataxia type 44.
James Parkinson 200th anniversary events
14 September 2017
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of the first codified description of the condition that we now know as Parkinson's disease.
From agony to analgesia: two-part radio programme
25 August 2017
Research Integrative Neuroimaging Anaesthetics Public engagement
Irene Tracey presents a programme about pain, and the current work taking place to measure and treat it.
I'm a researcher - get me out of here!
23 August 2017
Integrative Neuroimaging Anaesthetics
Brave Sarah Finnegan is letting school students ask her anything as part of 'I'm a Researcher' for Curiosity Carnival.
Poetry meets neuroscience
4 August 2017
Integrative Neuroimaging Anaesthetics Public engagement
On Tuesday 18 July a special event took place in the upstairs room of a pub in Oxford.
Foundation Year Quality Improvement Project Symposium
17 July 2017
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Foundation Year Quality Improvement Symposium is organised by Oxford Simulation, Teaching and Research (OxSTaR), which is based in our Department.
Public Engagement with Research Awards
29 June 2017
Members of NDCN are involved in an award-winning project at this year’s Vice-Chancellor’s Public Engagement with Research Awards.
Staff success at OxTALENT Awards
15 June 2017
Members of NDCN were successful in two categories of these awards, which celebrate the digital at the University of Oxford
NDCN at the Cheltenham Science Festival
15 June 2017
The Cheltenham Science Festival was first held in 2002, and has quickly grown to become one of the most significant of its kind in the UK. The 2017 festival ran from 6-11 June and featured three of our scientists.
Long-term aspirin use linked to bleeding risk in over 75s
14 June 2017
In people aged 75 or over, long-term daily aspirin use is linked to a higher than expected risk of disabling or fatal bleeding, according to a new study in The Lancet.