John Jacob wins clinical academic research partnership for brain cancer project
22 June 2021
The Medical Research Council awarded Dr John Jacob upwards of £200,000 to fund a project on brain cancer modelling.
Newborn brain scans clarify how some diseases develop
2 June 2021
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
Newborn brain scans from the Developing Human Connectome Project are now available online in large-scale open-source project, clarifying how some diseases develop.
New consortium to uncover mechanisms of neuropathic pain
28 May 2021
Clinical Neurology Integrative Neuroimaging Research
Professor David Bennett is leading a new national research consortium to investigate neuropathic pain.
NDCN Thomas Willis Day Prize Winners
26 May 2021
Award Public engagement Research Teaching
Our annual Thomas Willis Day celebrates the work of our Department over the previous year.
Heidi Johansen-Berg elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
12 May 2021
Integrative Neuroimaging Research
Congratulations to Heidi Johansen-Berg, one of 11 University of Oxford biomedical and health scientists that the Academy of Medical Sciences has elected to its fellowship.
Celebrating International Women's Day
5 March 2021
100 years since women were admitted as full members of the University of Oxford, women now hold vital posts at all levels of this institution.
Researcher publishes children's book of the brain
4 March 2021
Betina Ip, a Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellow, has written a book for children: The Usborne Book of the Brain
Research shows how the brain reorganises old memories when new ones are made
18 February 2021
Researchers have discovered that the arrangement of existing memories in the brain is altered when we embed new memories
Capturing immune cells that colonise the brain to prevent disease progression in multiple sclerosis
16 February 2021
Researchers have revealed a disease-causing population of immune cells, which travel to the brain in patients with multiple sclerosis. They demonstrate how to trap these cells in the blood, which means they can be targeted to prevent disease progression.
New machine learning system developed to identify deteriorating patients in hospital
5 February 2021
Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm that could improve clinicians’ ability to identify hospitalised patients who need intensive care.
Retirement of Professor Peter Brown
15 January 2021
This month sees the retirement of Professor Peter Brown as Director of the Medical Research Council Brain Network Dynamics Unit at the University of Oxford.
Accidental awareness in obstetric surgery under general anaesthesia more frequent than expected
13 January 2021
The largest ever study of awareness during obstetric general anaesthesia shows around 1 in 250 women may be affected, and some may experience long-term psychological harm.
Two neurologists awarded MRC Senior Clinical Fellowships
26 November 2020
Two of our Associate Professors, Sarosh Irani and George Tofaris, have been awarded MRC Senior Clinical Fellowships.
Developing diagnostics for COVID-19
26 November 2020
Clinical Neurology Coronavirus Research
Associate Professor Sarosh Irani, who heads up our Autoimmune Neurology Group, has been funded by Mologic to help develop diagnostics for COVID-19.
COVID-19 and Guillain-Barré syndrome
23 November 2020
Clinical Neurology Coronavirus Research
Multiple recent case reports have suggested a link between COVID-19 and Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), an acute, disabling, immune-mediated disorder of the peripheral nervous system. It is currently unclear whether this simply represents a chance association.