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The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences is the academic department of surgery at the University of Oxford, and hosts a multidisciplinary team of senior clinical academic surgeons, senior scientists, junior clinicians and scientists in training.
NDS hosts another successful Away Day
6 June 2023
On Thursday 18 May, staff and students from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) assembled at St Catherine’s College in Oxford for the annual Away Day.
Information day held for patients on WINGMEN trial
16 May 2023
On Thursday 4 May, the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) hosted a special information day for patients with prostate cancer participating in the WINGMEN clinical trial.
Professor Claire Edwards receives the European Calcified Tissue Society Mike Horton Award
27 April 2023
Claire Edwards, Associate Professor of Bone Oncology at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, was awarded the prestigious 2023 Mike Horton Basic/Translational Award from the European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) in recognition of her significant contributions to the field of bone and calcified tissue.
Edward O'Neill wins Prostate Cancer UK Career Acceleration Fellowship
14 April 2023
Oxford University's Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) is thrilled to announced that Dr Edward O'Neill will join NDS after securing a prestigious Prostate Cancer UK Career Acceleration Fellowship.
GICS surgical delegation contributes to international conference on birth defects and disabilities
4 April 2023
Representatives of the Global Initiative for Children's Surgery (GICS), including Professor Kokila Lakhoo from Oxford University Global Surgery Group (OUGSG), were invited to discuss the surveillance, management and diagnosis of birth defects at the 2023 International Conference on Birth Defects and Disabilities in the Developing World (ICBD). This followed two years of negotiations by Professor Lakhoo and Professor Tahmina Banu, GICS Chair-Elect.
Six African hospital teams receive training in children's surgery
31 March 2023
Six African hospital teams from Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Ghana and Malawi were recently invited to Vellore in India to train up as trainers for the Oxford-Vellore Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery (GICS) Project, which is to be implemented in Africa.
NDS researchers win poster prizes at CRUK Oxford Centre Annual Symposium
30 March 2023
Congratulations to Dr Sandy Figiel and Mr George Adigbli for winning first and second prizes respectively for their poster presentations – out of 53 entries – at the Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Oxford Centre 2023 Annual Symposium on Thursday 16 March.
JNDS: new issue published
22 March 2023
A new issue of Journal of the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (JNDS) has just been published.
Study shows delaying treatment for localised prostate cancer does not increase mortality risk
13 March 2023
Active monitoring of prostate cancer has the same high survival rates after 15 years as radiotherapy or surgery, reports the largest study of its kind.
Prostate cancer AI diagnosis tool begins evaluation in Oxford
10 March 2023
New artificial intelligence software that can help to spot prostate cancer is being trialled by researchers at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust.
OUGSG members lead paediatric surgery course at COSECSA conference
10 March 2023
Professor Kokila Lakhoo and Mr Noel Peter of Oxford University Global Surgery Group (OUGSG), along with a team from the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS), ran a pre-conference paediatric surgery course at the 2022 COSECSA Scientific Conference
Beyond Boundaries school science and art competition opens for entries
7 March 2023
The University of Oxford’s science-inspired art competition for Oxfordshire state school students in Years 5 to 8 is back. Beyond Boundaries is profiling six Oxford researchers, including Sushma Shankar from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, to inspire this year’s artwork entries.
NDS SITU host first ever Surgical Trials Showcase
24 February 2023
The first ever showcase of the Surgical Intervention Trials Unit, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS SITU) was hosted on Monday 23 January 2023 at the Richard Doll Building on Old Road Campus, Oxford, and also online.
Mr Gurdeep S. Mannu awarded Cancer Research UK Clinician Scientist Fellowship
8 February 2023
Many congratulations to Mr Gurdeep S. Mannu who has been awarded a five-year Cancer Research UK Clinician Scientist Fellowship.
UNIQ+ Research Internship at NDS – applications invited
31 January 2023
We are delighted to announce a new UNIQ+ Research Internship in the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS).
EndoNET randomises first patient of 2023
20 January 2023
A trial investigating how effective endocrine treatment is, prior to surgery in post-menopausal women with breast cancer, has randomised its first patient of the year.
Study shows pre-operative bathing with soap reduces surgical site infection in children
17 January 2023
Preoperative bathing with soap significantly reduces surgical site infections (SSIs) in paediatric surgical patients, reveal researchers from Oxford University Global Surgery Group (OUGSG), Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Science, and Muhimbili National Hospital.
Sheraz Markar awarded Associate Professor title
16 January 2023
We are very pleased to announce that Sheraz Markar has been awarded the title of Associate Professor by the University of Oxford.
Welcome to our new Vice-Chancellor
11 January 2023
Professor Irene Tracey, CBE, FMedSci, became Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford on 1 January 2023. She was previously Warden of Merton College, Oxford, her alma mater. She is also Professor of Anaesthetic Neuroscience in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences.
New Associate Professor at NDS
5 January 2023
The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) is very happy to report that Joanna Hester has been promoted to Associate Professor.