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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.

Winners of the teaching awards announced

The University of Oxford Clinical School at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences is pleased to announce the winners of their annual teaching awards.

University of Oxford launches the Public Engagement with Research Strategic Plan

The University of Oxford launched its first Public Engagement with Research Strategic Plan to an audience of over 100 staff at a reception at the Pitt Rivers Museum on 12 December 2016.

The role of randomised trials in surgery

In a guest post for the Oxford Science Blog, Professor Peter McCulloch from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences explains the importance of randomised trials in deciding whether subsequent trials are necessary.

Research open day held to celebrate World Diabetes Day

To mark World Diabetes Day, patients and members of the public were invited to learn more at an open day about the condition at the Churchill Hospital.

New training tool features Dr Clare Verrill

A new online training tool being developed by the Genomics Education Programme for scientists processing tumour samples for whole genome sequencing will feature Dr Clare Verrill, a Senior Clinical Lecturer in Pathology at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences.

UK-Mexico collaboration to tackle type 1 diabetes launched

Professor Paul Johnson visited Mexico City last month (25-27 October) to be part of the official launch of the TRANSDIA project – a UK-Mexico collaboration to tackle type 1 diabetes.

Science session inspires young minds

Several members of the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences’ Outreach Working Group have run their second ‘Science Outreach’ session in an Oxfordshire primary school.

Award win for 'star' research nurse

A research nurse at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences has won an award in recognition of the huge difference she has made to health research.

NDS receives Athena SWAN Silver award

The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences at Oxford University is very proud to receive an Athena SWAN Silver award in recognition of its commitment to tackling gender inequality; as announced by the Equality Challenge Unit today.

Medicine at Oxford named world's best for sixth year running

Medical and health teaching and research at Oxford University has been ranked as the world's best for the sixth year running in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

NDS researcher is first recipient of public engagement award

Dr Emma Morris has been named as the first ever recipient of the annual Neil Mackenzie Public Engagement Award by the Bone Research Society (BRS).

Head of NDS Freddie Hamdy makes international headlines with publication of latest study

NDS Head of Department makes a splash in many international news sites with the published results of his 10 year ProtecT Study. A trial of 1,643 men with small prostate cancers resulted in the same 99% survival rate after a decade for those who had had surgery, radiotherapy or simply monitored the tumour.

Largest UK trial of treatment for prostate cancer publishes first results

Active monitoring is as effective as surgery and radiotherapy, in terms of survival at 10 years, reports the largest study of its kind, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

£126.5 million for Oxford medical research

The University of Oxford and local NHS partners have won £126.5 million to support medical research.

Many stroke patients experience delays in seeking and receiving care

A new study from Oxford University reveals that many patients are not aware that they are having a stroke when they are experiencing symptoms.

Scientist receives new lab equipment following prize draw

Dr Fadi Issa has received a gentleMACST Octo Dissociator from global biotechnology company Miltenyi Biotec following a competition draw.

Brainjacking – a new cyber-security threat

We live in an interconnected age where wirelessly controlled computing devices make almost every aspect of our lives easier, but they also make us vulnerable to cyber-security attacks.

Oxford researcher awarded nearly £1m to explore potentially ‘game-changing’ treatments for prostate cancer

An Oxford University researcher has been awarded nearly £1m from Cancer Research UK to investigate a new form of treatment for prostate cancer.

MSD DPhil Day – A great success!

At the heart of the Medical Sciences Division graduate student community is the annual DPhil Day – a one day event, which brings together DPhil students from all 16 departments, to showcase the breadth and depth of basic and clinical research taking place across the Division.

Pioneering research aims to end misery of cancer-induced bone pain

Researchers at Oxford University have launched a pioneering project to tackle crippling bone pain suffered by thousands of cancer patients.

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