• Webinar series – Inclusivity Training Part 1/3: Reaching Beyond the Usual. Inclusive approaches to research with a focus on intersectionality

    with Cherish Boxall. This is one of a three-part series of online inclusivity training sessions for health and care researchers organised by six NIHR Biomedical Research Centres: Barts, Birmingham, Cambridge, Moorfields, Oxford and Oxford Health, with the aim of helping you embed inclusion in your research. This webinar is an interactive online event and has... READ MORE

  • FREE Public Talk – Why are more younger people having strokes?

    Rewley House Department for Continuing Education, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford

    Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability. It is often thought of as something that happens only at older ages. But more and more, we see young adults in their 20s, 30s, 40s suffering from stroke. Why is this happening? Are strokes really becoming more common at younger ages, or are we just... READ MORE

  • NIHR Oxford BRC three-day writing retreat for NMAHPPS (30 Sep, 2 Oct, 3 Oct 2025)

    Said Business School Egrove Park, Oxford

    This three-day writing retreat is open to all nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, psychologists, pharmacists and healthcare scientists at any career stage, working at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust or the University of Oxford. It offers time and space to focus on writing without interruption. It will also help you to become more aware of your writing processes and use... READ MORE

  • Lunch and Learn: Equality Impact Assessment and Inclusive Research Design   

    With Stephanie Perrin, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Agile InitiativeAn Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) is a way to identify the possible impacts of a research project or decision. Researchers can use this tool to understand the effects of their work on trial participants or members of the research team, based on their protected characteristics, and... READ MORE

  • Involving Patients and the Public in Research

    Are you a researcher who wants to know more about Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)? Are you a researcher who is looking for reliable online resources to help get you started with PPI? Are you a PPI lead or responsible for PPI in your team or theme looking for support and information? If so, the NIHR... READ MORE

  • Ensuring public contributors’ voices are heard

    Are you a researcher, PPIE lead, or coordinator supporting public involvement in research? This practical online 'train the trainer' session is designed to equip you with the tools, tips, and ready-to-use materials to help public contributors speak up with confidence in meetings. Originally co-produced with experienced public contributors for two patient groups in the Oxford... READ MORE

  • Ethnicity Inclusion in Research Training

    Online

    Do you want to make your research more inclusive? These online training sessions are collaborations between Cambridge, Oxford and Oxford Health BRCs and provide an opportunity to enhance your approach to ethnicity inclusion in health research.

  • Health Research Showcase Event 2025

    Step into the future of healthcare at our Health Research Showcase event 2025 🌟 Join us at the Westgate Centre in Oxford on Thursday 29 May. We are teaming up again with Oxford Health BRC to showcase the exciting medical innovation that’s taking place in Oxford. Experience interactive stands showcasing the ground-breaking research that is driving... READ MORE

  • Lunch and Learn: How can the Equality Act inform health and care research?

    The Equality Act 2010 plays a vital role in shaping fair and inclusive healthcare research — yet its relevance is not always widely understood. In this online session, Mili Kalia, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Oxford BRC, and Angeli Vaid, Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Training and Inclusion Manager, Oxford BRC, will explore... READ MORE

  • An introduction to public involvement in research

    Are you a researcher who wants to know more about Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)? Are you a researcher who is looking for reliable online resources to help get you started with PPI? Are you a PPI lead or responsible for PPI in your team or theme looking for  support and information? If so, NIHR... READ MORE

  • FREE Public Talk: Predicting heart attacks years before they happen

    Rewley House Department for Continuing Education, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford

    Imagine if you could find out if you were likely to have a heart attack in ten years’ time. Some 2.3 million people in the UK are living with coronary heart disease. Computed tomography (CT) heart scans are the recommended test for people with cardiac chest pain. These images assess narrowing and obstruction in the... READ MORE

  • NIHR Oxford BRC 2025 writing retreat (25, 26 & 27 March 2025)

    Said Business School University of Oxford, Park End St,, Oxford

    This three-day writing retreat is open to all nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, psychologists, pharmacists and healthcare scientists at any career stage, working at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust or the University of Oxford. It offers time and space to focus on writing without interruption. It will also help you to become more aware... READ MORE

  • EDI Lunch and Learn: Cultural Intelligence

    Cultural intelligence (CQ) is the capability to function and relate effectively in culturally diverse environments. By improving your CQ, you not only increase your cultural awareness and sensitivity, but also your ability to work with people from different backgrounds. In this lunchtime session, Tommy Snipe, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Manager, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation... READ MORE

  • NIHR Oxford BRC Statistics Hub Lunchtime Seminar: Survival analysis techniques in clinical trials – from traditional methods to multi-state Markov modelling approaches

    Online

    This is the seventh in a series of eight lunchtime seminars organised by the NIHR Oxford BRC Statistics Hub. Each seminar is 20 minutes long followed by 10 minutes of Q&A, and will be held via Microsoft Teams. These seminars are open to all in the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust.... READ MORE

  • An introduction to public involvement in research

    Are you a researcher who wants to know more about Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)? Are you a researcher who is looking for reliable online resources to help get you started with PPI? Are you a PPI lead or responsible for PPI in your team or theme looking for  support and information? If so, NIHR... READ MORE

  • Ethnicity Inclusion in Research Training

    Online

    Do you want to make your research more inclusive? These online training sessions are collaborations between Cambridge, Oxford and Oxford Health BRCs and provide an opportunity to enhance your approach to ethnicity inclusion in health research.

  • The Road Less Travelled: women’s journeys into academic leadership

    Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology University of Oxford Roosevelt Drive , Headington Oxford

    ASCEND, a new network for women and gender non-conforming researchers across the University of Oxford’s Medical Sciences Division and the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, is launching!  The network will aim to support women and gender non-conforming researchers and staff in mid and senior level positions to develop as research leaders and gain support in... READ MORE

  • An introduction to public involvement in research

    Are you a researcher who wants to know more about Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)? Are you a researcher who is looking for reliable online resources to help get you started with PPI? Are you a PPI lead or responsible for PPI in your team or theme looking for  support and information? If so, NIHR... READ MORE

  • NIHR Oxford BRC Statistics Hub Lunchtime Seminar: What’s so great about RCTs?

    Online

    This is the fourth in a series of eight lunchtime seminars organised by the NIHR Oxford BRC Statistics Hub. Each seminar is 20 minutes long followed by 10 minutes of Q&A, and will be held via Microsoft Teams. These seminars are open to all in the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust.... READ MORE

  • An introduction to public involvement in research

    Are you a researcher who wants to know more about Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)? Are you a researcher who is looking for reliable online resources to help get you started with PPI? Are you a PPI lead or responsible for PPI in your team or theme looking for  support and information? If so, NIHR... READ MORE

  • Ethnicity Inclusion in Research

    Online

    Do you want to make your research more inclusive? As a researcher or patient and public involvement (PPI) lead, this free online training event is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your approach to ethnicity inclusion in health research. What to expect Training for researchers and trial teams on which ethnic groups should be included in... READ MORE

  • An introduction to public involvement in research

    Are you a researcher who wants to know more about Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)? Are you a researcher who is looking for reliable online resources to help get you started with PPI? Are you a PPI lead or responsible for PPI in your team or theme looking for  support and information? If so, NIHR... READ MORE

  • NIHR Oxford BRC Statistics Hub Lunchtime Seminar: What’s a clinical trial?

    Online

    This is the first in a series of eight lunchtime seminars organised by the NIHR Oxford BRC Statistics Hub. Each seminar is 20 minutes long followed by 10 minutes of Q&A, and will be held via Microsoft Teams. These seminars are open to all in the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust.... READ MORE

  • An introduction to public involvement in research

    Are you a researcher who wants to know more about Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)? Are you a researcher who is looking for reliable online resources to help get you started with PPI? Are you a PPI lead or responsible for PPI in your team or theme looking for  support and information? If so, NIHR... READ MORE

  • Tuberculosis: vaccines, diagnostics and experience

    Weston Library Broad Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

    The University of Oxford is marking the 100th anniversary of the death of Franz Kafka with a programme of activities celebrating his works and enduring legacy. Kafka died in 1924 of tuberculosis, which remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, not least because of the prevalence of drug-resistant strains of TB. Researchers at the... READ MORE

  • Joint BRC Open Day 2024

    Westgate Oxford Queen St, Oxford, United Kingdom

    Step into the future of healthcare at our Open Day event 🌟 Join us at the Westgate Centre in Oxford on Thursday 30 May. We are teaming up with Oxford Health BRC to showcase the exciting medical innovation that’s taking place in Oxford. Experience interactive stands showcasing the groundbreaking research that is driving change for... READ MORE