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Study analyses gender parity in Oxford BRC authorship

30 March 2021 · Listed under Other News

A study conducted by NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) researchers has shown that while there are positive trends in terms of the number of women authoring the BRC’s scientific papers, the proportion of female authors is significantly lower than male ones across all categories of authorship. Nonetheless, the paper, published on the open-access online … Read more

BRC training course prepares future healthcare research leaders

26 March 2021 · Listed under Other News

Twenty-five early and mid-career researchers and health professionals have embarked on a six-month course to give them the skills to become effective leaders in the future. The Next Generation Leaders Programme is commissioned and designed by the NIHR Oxford BRC Training and Education team to enable participants to develop key skills in leadership, conflict management … Read more

Physio gets NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship

18 March 2021 · Listed under Other News

A physiotherapist who works with patients in the Adult Intensive Care Unit at the John Radcliffe Hospital has become the first physio working clinically at Oxford University Hospitals to receive funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to study for a PhD. Owen Gustafson (pictured), OUH’s lead physiotherapist for the AICU, has been … Read more

Oxford academics named NIHR Senior Investigators

3 March 2021 · Listed under Gastroenterology and Mucosal Immunity, Musculoskeletal, Other News, Surgical Innovation and Evaluation, Technology and Digital Health, Vaccines for Emerging and Endemic Diseases

Four academics supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre have been awarded a prestigious national award. The University of Oxford  professors have been named National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Senior Investigators in recognition of being “among the most prominent and prestigious researchers funded by the NIHR and the most outstanding leaders of patient and people-based research within the NIHR research … Read more

Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals appointed to new research training programme

9 November 2020 · Listed under Other News

The Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has appointed four Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals (NMAHPs) to take part in a pilot programme to develop their research skills and knowledge. Each appointee will spend five months working on a digital health research project in a BRC research theme. They will support research into the use … Read more

Study looks at role of digital technology in tackling lockdown loneliness

6 November 2020 · Listed under Other News

A study by Oxford BRC researchers has looked at the role digital technology can play in reducing social, physical and psychological risks during the COVID-19 pandemic, and addressing the short- and long-term impacts of social isolation and lockdown loneliness. Their paper, published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, suggests that the most disadvantaged and … Read more

Analysis shows that funding gender equity incentives can work

2 November 2020 · Listed under Other News

A paper by Oxford BRC-supported researchers says that linking research funding to Athena SWAN gender equality action plans has been associated with a rise in the number of women in mid-level leadership positions and the proportion of funding going to women. The paper, published in the BMJ, said that more funders should trial funding incentives … Read more

Research photography exhibition comes to John Radcliffe Hospital

30 October 2020 · Listed under Other News, Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement

A photography exhibition showcasing ground-breaking NHS research taking place across the Thames Valley can now be viewed by visitors and staff at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital.  ‘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. … Read more

Researchers develop tool to monitor gender equity in Biomedical Research Centres

15 October 2020 · Listed under Other News

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

Study explores COVID-19 outcomes for liver transplant patients

8 September 2020 · Listed under Other News

A study involving Oxford researchers has found that having had a liver transplant does not increase the risk of death from COVID-19, but that other factors such as age and comorbidities among liver transplant recipients do. The researchers from the Oxford Liver Unit, based at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust, and the University … Read more

Research photography exhibition moves to Didcot

1 September 2020 · Listed under Other News, Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement

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

Photography exhibition on NHS research comes to Newbury

22 July 2020 · Listed under Other News, Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement

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

New national study into the long-term health impacts of COVID-19

8 July 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Imaging, Other News, Respiratory

A major UK research study – PHOSP-COVID, will investigate the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 on hospitalised patients. The new study has been awarded £8.4 million jointly by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The PHOSP-COVID study is one of a number of COVID-19 studies that have been … Read more

New role highlights greater emphasis on nursing research

3 July 2020 · Listed under Other News

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 achieves ISO 9001 audit success

16 June 2020 · Listed under Other News

Following an external audit, the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has again been successfully certified to the internationally recognised ISO 9001:2015 standard. Oxford is the only NIHR BRC in the country to have designated ISO 9001 certification. The audit of the BRC’s funding Management System was carried out by the UKAS-accredited British Assessment Bureau. Achieving the ISO 9001:2015 standard means that an organisation … Read more

Oxford BRC researchers present findings as STARBIOS2 ends

4 June 2020 · Listed under Other News

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

BRC researchers complete Next Generation Leaders Programme

20 May 2020 · Listed under Other News

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

BRC Senior Research Fellows take part in masterclass on ‘leading change’

7 May 2020 · Listed under Other News

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

Seven new Senior Fellows named

2 April 2020 · Listed under Haematology and Stem Cells, Multi-Modal Cancer Therapies, Neurological Conditions, Other News

The Oxford BRC is delighted to announce the appointment of seven new Senior Research Fellows, the second cohort of emerging research leaders to receive the accolade. The selection process was a coordinated effort by the Oxford BRC and its partners in the NIHR Oxford Health BRC, which focuses on mental health and dementia, and the … Read more

Oxford BRC statement on activities during the current COVID-19 situation

19 March 2020 · Listed under COVID-19, Other News

Many of the researchers we support are also clinicians, providing direct care to patients and the public, alongside their academic work. Given the scale of the national and global challenge of COVID-19 (coronavirus), BRC-funded clinical and research professionals who are working on topics other than COVID-19, or those with relevant skills, are being asked to … Read more

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