Professor Ashok Handa honoured in Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Culture
Professor Ashok Handa has been recognised as a key contributor to the Medical Humanities Research Hub (MedHum) team, which has been awarded the 2025 University of Oxford Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Culture.
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Research
Our 30 research groups, based around 18 research themes, work together under a common goal of education and surgical intervention.
Teaching
We offer opportunities for research training for clinical and non-clinical graduates and host two taught master's courses. We are also responsible for delivering the surgical training to Medical School undergraduates.
Engagement
We aim to showcase our research, inspire the younger generation, engage with the local community and raise debate on the impact of science on society.
News
NDS academics appointed to prestigious national surgical leadership roles
3 June 2025
The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) is delighted to announce that Mr Alex Gordon-Weeks and Professor Sheraz Markar have been appointed to national leadership roles by the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Global Surgery alumnus publishes key study on neonatal surgical services in Bangladesh
29 May 2025
Congratulations to Dr Md Sharif Imam, an alumnus of the Oxford University Global Surgery Group, on the recent publication of his paper in the Journal of Paediatric Surgeons of Bangladesh.
The legacy of two colleges
28 May 2025
David Cranston, Emeritus Associate Professor of Surgery, has released 'Green Templeton: The Legacy of Two Colleges' (Words By Design, 2025), which includes a fascinating history of the Radcliffe Observatory.
Reflecting on another memorable NDS Away Day
28 May 2025
On Thursday 8 May, the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) successfully held another memorable Away Day at St Catherine’s College in Oxford.
Surgical Grand Rounds
The Surgical Grand Rounds are the key educational meetings for consultants, juniors and medical students. Presentations revolve around clinical cases and are followed by lively, educational discussion.
Resources for Researchers
Explore our collection of resources useful to researchers in all parts of the research process, from experimental techniques to publication and review.
Latest publications
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Size Matters: Micro v. Nanobubbles in Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy Dataset
Dataset
SHETH M. et al, (2025)
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Severe Dietary Energy Restriction for Compensated Cirrhosis Due to Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Randomised Controlled Trial.
Journal article
Koutoukidis DA. et al, (2025), J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle, 16
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Patients’ priorities in kidney stone disease
Journal article
Popoola V. et al, (2025), Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
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Identification of recurrences in women diagnosed with early invasive breast cancer using routinely collected data in England.
Journal article
Probert J. et al, (2025), BJC Rep, 3
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Effect of a Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy in Healthy Living Kidney Donors on the Acute Phase Response Using Either Propofol or Sevoflurane Anesthesia
Journal article
Brattinga B. et al, (2025), International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 26, 5196 - 5196
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Localised signalling networks co-opt TGF-β2 to promote an immuno-exclusive mesenchymal niche within human squamous cell carcinoma
Preprint
Bottomley MJ. et al, (2025)
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