Poetry meets neuroscience
4 August 2017
Functional MRI of the Brain 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.
British Neuroscience Association Festival of Neuroscience
24 April 2017
Our Department was well represented at this leading UK neuroscience meeting in April 2017
New consortium to investigate Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases
10 April 2017
New research project could enable novel therapeutic approaches in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.
New trial for blindness rewrites the genetic code
20 March 2017
Researchers have started a new gene therapy clinical trial to treat X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP), the most common cause of blindness in young people.
Cannabinoid biomedicine research programme launched
17 March 2017
Oxford University and Kingsley Capital Partners have launched a new research programme to investigate the role of cannabinoids in biology and medicine.
Stroke research featured in Andrew Marr's BBC documentary
16 February 2017
Research Functional MRI of the Brain
Stroke remains the biggest cause of disability in the UK, and completely changed the life of celebrated broadcaster and political journalist Andrew Marr in 2013. The life-threatening stroke resulted in his family being told twice that he was unlikely to survive, and if he did, that he may never regain normal speech, cognitive function or movement.
Tim Behrens wins award for outstanding research
30 January 2017
Award Functional MRI of the Brain
Two Troland Research Awards are given annually to recognise unusual achievement by young investigators and to further research within the broad spectrum of experimental psychology.
New Oxford Neurodevelopment Consortium
13 January 2017
Professor Andrea Németh has successfully applied to the John Fell Fund to establish the Oxford Neurodevelopment Consortium (OxNDC).