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Researchers from the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) have developed a tool to rank and identify new gender equity markers specific to NIHR BRCs.  In an article published in the PLOS ONE journal, the BRC researchers identified two distinct dimensions to monitoring gender equity: ‘organisational markers’ and ‘individual markers’. The findings were based on … Read more

A photography exhibition showcasing ground-breaking NHS research taking place across the Thames Valley has opened in Didcot.  ‘The Body Unlocked: How Research is Changing Lives’ features life-sized photographs of people who have taken part in studies, researchers at work and microscopic images of cells and bacteria. The NIHR Oxford BRC is one of the organisations … Read more

A travelling photography exhibition showcasing ground-breaking NHS research taking place across the Thames Valley has opened in Newbury.  The exhibition, ‘The Body Unlocked: How Research is Changing Lives’, consists of two metre-high panels featuring people who have taken part in studies, researchers at work and microscopic images of cells and bacteria. The exhibition is at … Read more

The appointment of its first ever Director of Nursing and Midwifery Research and Innovation signals Oxford University Hospital’s determination to highlight the important role nurses and other non-medical staff can play in research, and the fact that research can be an important career pathway. Dr Helen Walthall (right) took up the newly-created role, partly funded … Read more

Oxford BRC-funded researchers have presented important new findings in the field of gender equity and women in Biomedical Research Centres at the final event of the international STARBIOS2 project. Started in 2016, STARBIOS2 (Structural Transformation to Attain Responsible BIOSciences) is a European project, funded by the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 programme, which aims to implement a … Read more

Researchers supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre have successfully completed the Next Generation Leaders Programme, a new initiative that was commissioned and designed by the BRC to enable early and mid-career researchers and health professionals to develop key skills in leadership as they take on more responsibility. During the six month course, participants … Read more

The Oxford Biomedical Research Centre’s Senior Research Fellows have taken part in a leadership masterclass led by Professor Sue Dopson, Rhodes Trust Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Deputy Dean of the Saïd Business School. The aim of the BRC’s Senior Research Fellowships is to support mid-career researchers to advance an independent research area which will … Read more

A study involving researchers from the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has found that institutions in the European Research Area could benefit from exploring Athena SWAN as the basis for their gender equality policies. The study found that Athena SWAN, with its contextually embedded systemic approach to dynamic action planning and inclusive focus on … Read more

The Oxford BRC has recently hosted leading healthcare groups from South Korea, Brazil and Turkey to expand its international links and identify opportunities for collaboration. During their visits, the foreign guests met the BRC management team, key researchers and industry partnership managers. They were given a tour of Old Road Campus, where a number of … Read more

A critical care research nurse based at the John Radcliffe Hospital has become the first Oxford University Hospitals nurse to receive funding for a PhD from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Jody Ede, a sister in the Adult Intensive Care Unit and a researcher in the Kadoorie Centre for Critical Care Research and … Read more

A photography exhibition showcasing ground-breaking NHS research taking place across the Thames Valley has been launched in Oxford.  ‘The Body Unlocked: How Research is Changing Lives’ features life-sized photographs of people who have taken part in studies, researchers at work and microscopic images of cells and bacteria. Images include surgeons preparing a pioneering gene therapy … Read more

Oxford BRC-supported researchers have been sharing stories from their work through music and dance at IF Oxford, the Oxford Science and Ideas Festival. As part of the festival’s programme of over 100 events, the Oxford BRC supported a dance performance for primary school children and their families featuring giant inflatable cells. Researchers from the MRC … Read more

A new therapy that targets the immune system has shown promise for treating atopic dermatitis, the most common form of eczema, in a trial led by University of Oxford scientists. The small initial study, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, is the first trial in humans to show that atopic dermatitis could be treated … Read more