The Professor of Behavioural Sleep Medicine in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences talks on BBC Radio Scotland about the link between poor sleep and depression, diabetes and heart disease.
Blind mice can see again, after Oxford University researchers transplanted developing cells into their eyes and found they could re-form the entire light-sensitive layer of the retina.
The tenth Cheltenham Science Festival took place between 12th and 17th June. The festival, currently chaired by Oxford\u2019s Professor Russell Foster, brings together some of the World\u2019s most innovative scientists from all fields to engage the public on the science behind today\u2019s news stories, advances and issues.
Oxford Neurosciences has been successful in gaining two important Wellcome Trust Strategic Awards in the latest round of funding, with a combined value of over \u00a36m. This round had attracted the most applications the Wellcome Trust had ever received, making the success of the applications that much more outstanding.
Professor Russell Foster, head of the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology, has won the BBSRC Social Innovator of the Year award at a ceremony on the 29th March. He received the award, now in its fourth year, for his work in identifying photosensitive retinal ganglion cells and the important role they play in regulating sleep, circadian rhythms and other physiological responses to light. Professor Foster\u2019s work has had major implications in the clinic and social inferences in designing new lighting systems and the use of natural light in building design.
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