How do we perceive pain? How does light affect out mood? Can sound affect the taste of food? Do genes make some people more sociable? All these questions – and more – will be answered during Oxford’s Brain Awareness Week, running from 14 – 20 March. A series of interactive activities and public ... READ MORE
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Play poses big questions about medical research
“Why should the public have a say in what research gets funded and how?” and “surely doctors and researchers know best?” were among complex issues explored in a free play at Oxfordshire schools and the John Radcliffe Hospital. “People Are Messy” examined how patients and the public can influence ... READ MORE
Adding creative entrepreneurship to your research course
We are delighted to offer a new opportunity to BRC Research staff and students; this innovative two part course has been developed by the Oxford BRC Research Education and Training team in partnership with Isis Enterprise, the University’s award-winning technology & innovation management ... READ MORE
Major new study promotes roles for women in science
A groundbreaking study into gender equity is to take place at two of the UK's leading medical research organisations. The study has been announced by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and the NIHR BRC at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation ... READ MORE
Principal Fellow Competition winners announced
A total of £675,000 has been awarded to senior Oxford researchers to support research that will have a direct benefit on NHS care. The NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Unit in Musculoskeletal Disease (BRU) have announced the successful ... READ MORE
Minister’s praise for Oxfordshire after visit
The UK’s first Minister for Life Sciences praised biomedical researchers working across Oxfordshire during a visit to NHS and university facilities. George Freeman MP visited Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust’s John Radcliffe Hospital and University of Oxford facilities at the Churchill ... READ MORE
Free performance of play about challenges of research
Residents are being invited to a free performance of a play about the ethical, political and social issues around decision-making in health research. “People Are Messy” will be held at Tingewick Hall, Academic Block, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford on Wednesday February 10 at 2.30pm. Doors will ... READ MORE
Increase in research at Trust hospitals
THE number of medical research studies hosted by Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has almost doubled in five years, new figures show. The number of studies – which covers a range of topics such as cancer, diabetes and vision loss – increased from 818 in 2009/10 to 1,514 in ... READ MORE
Liver disease scanner cleared for use
Research from Oxford has led to a new scan for liver disease which has been cleared for use in Europe and the USA. Perspectum Diagnostics has announced that its LiverMultiScan imaging device, which can detect early liver disease using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), has been given 510(k) ... READ MORE
Volunteers sought for childhood infection vaccine study
Oxford University researchers are looking for healthy adults to take part in the initial BRC-supported trial of a potential new vaccine against a virus considered to be a crucial missing element in the childhood vaccination programme. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) kills around 200,000 people ... READ MORE
Study shows benefit of reducing blood pressure under targets
Using intensive treatment to lower blood pressure below currently recommended targets significantly reduces rates of major cardiovascular events like stroke and heart attack among a wide range of high-risk patients, a study supported by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre has ... READ MORE
Nominations sought for NIHR Research Professorships Round 6
Nominations are invited for a limited number of prestigious NIHR Research Professorships. This scheme is open to Higher Education Institutions in partnership with NHS organisations, based in England only. Up to five NIHR Research Professorships are expected to be available in this sixth round. ... READ MORE
NIHR Annual Report recognises BRC
The work of the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) in driving research to benefit the NHS has been recognised in the 2014/15 Annual Report of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The report details the achievements of the NIHR – which funds research organisations across ... READ MORE
BRC holds first Leadership Workshop
The first Leadership Workshop for senior investigators and partners has been held by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre. More than 35 senior investigators funded by the BRC and partner organisations such as Isis Innovation Limited and the Oxford Academic Health Science Network attended ... READ MORE
Precision medicine boost for Oxford
Oxford is today named as a centre for excellence leading the drive to tailor more treatments to the needs of individual patients. A Precision Medicine Catapult centre will be established in Oxford bringing together business and research to develop new products and services. This project will ... READ MORE
Research boost for Trust
Clinical research is on the rise in the NHS, and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is helping to spearhead the trend highlighted by new figures in a league table published today. Clinical research is a vital part of the work of the NHS, it is the way that doctors gather evidence ... READ MORE
Students learn about careers in science
SIXTH form students learned about careers in science at a BRC-supported event at Oxford’s Churchill Hospital. Youngsters from seven Oxfordshire schools visited the University of Oxford’s Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism for the “Is Science For Me?” event. They had the ... READ MORE
Trust awarded foundation status
Monitor, the regulator of NHS Services in England, has granted NHS Foundation Trust status to Oxford University Hospitals. At a Board meeting on 30 September 2015, Monitor agreed that Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust should exist from today, 1 October 2015. This decision comes ... READ MORE
Students learn about Oxford research
International students learned about cutting edge research taking place in Oxford during a visit to facilities at the Churchill Hospital. Youngsters on a two-week residential visit through the London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF) heard how vaccine research is changing ... READ MORE
Best ever performance for speed of clinical trials
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (OUH) has for the first time met in full a key measure for how quickly clinical trials start. All trials analysed by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) recruited the first patient within 70 days for the 12 months to this March. This marks a ... READ MORE
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