Search results
Found 18 matches for
Sleep, dance and rhythms of life
29 April 2025
To mark International Dance Day on 29 April, Akanksha Bafna talks about her latest paper and shares how she combines her research into sleep and circadian rhythms with her personal passion for music and dance to help her understand the importance of rhythm in our daily lives.
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.
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.
Appointment of the new Nuffield Professor of Anaesthetic Science
10 March 2025
We are delighted to announce that Professor Bruce Biccard will join the department in September this year as Nuffield Professor of Anaesthetic Science. He will lead the Nuffield Division of Anaesthetics.
Celebrating our #SheKicksHeroes for IWD2025
8 March 2025
Saturday 8 March is International Women's Day. To mark the day we're highlighting Football on the Brain's recent school workshop celebrating inspirational women and sharing the team's #SheKicksHeroes.
WICN pilot mentoring programme launches
7 March 2025
Wednesday 19 February saw the launch of the pilot Women In Clinical Neurosciences (WICN) mentoring programme.
Our Brains, Our Selves
4 February 2025
Professor Masud Husain has published a new book on what he has learned from his patients
Sir Roger Bannister Prize Winners 2025
15 January 2025
Congratulations to Julia Buckland and Jaskiran Matharu for their success in this year's competition.
Professor Robert MacLaren in the top 100 ophthalmologists worldwide
7 January 2025
In 2024 Professor Robert MacLaren was ranked in the top 100 ophthalmologists worldwide by the international Ophthalmologist magazine.
Professor Tipu Aziz, 1956-2024
31 October 2024
Tipu Aziz, a major figure in Oxford Neuroscience over the last three decades, has sadly died
Wellcome Discovery Award granted to Professor Robert MacLaren
24 October 2024
Professor Robert MacLaren has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Discovery Award to advance the development of CRISPR strategies to treat inherited retinal diseases, which are a leading cause of childhood visual impairment in the UK and of blindness in people of working age.
Dr Bo Sun awarded Future Leaders Grant
14 October 2024
The three-year £225,000 grant from The Brain Tumour Charity will fund research into whether it's possible to use T-cells to track and detect gliomas.
DPhil student receives OPEN funding for ventilator management policy project
10 October 2024
Postgraduate student Arun Joseph, who is reading for a DPhil in Clinical Neurosciences, has been awarded £5,000 by the Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN) Seed Fund to support a project aimed at improving ventilator management for patients with acute brain injury.
Adventures of the Brain with Associate Professor Sanjay Manohar
3 October 2024
Sanjay Manohar answers our burning questions about why he pursued neuroscience, his new book, and why it’s important to teach children about the brain.
Professor Russell Foster awarded Foreign Fellowship of INSA
2 October 2024
Congratulations to Professor Russell Foster, Head of the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Director of the Sir Jules Thorn Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute, on his election as a Foreign Fellow of the lndian National Science Academy.