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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.
Drawing competition winners announced
25 July 2016
The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences recently announced the winners of its drawing competition for Year 6 pupils from local primary schools in Headington, Oxford.
DPhil candidate makes 200 Young South Africans list
13 July 2016
Dr Tinashe Chandauka, a University of Cape Town alumnus who will be pursuing a DPhil in Surgical Sciences at Oxford University, has been named in the 200 Young South Africans 2016 list by the online newspaper Mail & Guardian.
Senior clinical researcher wins urology research scholarship
7 July 2016
Mr Prasanna Sooriakumaran, a Senior Clinical Researcher in Robotic Surgery and Urology at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, has been awarded The Urology Foundation (TUF) medal for ‘Best Research Proposal’ of 2016.
Scientists propose a framework for more comprehensive assessment of medical device safety and efficacy
9 June 2016
Every medicine we take has been extensively trialled to prove it is safe and it works, but the same standards do not necessarily apply to medical devices like joint replacements, surgical mesh or pacemakers.
Get hands-on at Oxfordshire Science Festival
8 June 2016
The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences is delighted to be taking part in the Oxfordshire Science Festival this month.
Human factors: Designing health services for people
12 May 2016
Dr Lauren Morgan, a lecturer in the Patient Safety Academy, talks to the Oxford Science Blog about what human factors research can teach medics about improving healthcare.
Biobank team feature in 100,000 Genomes Project films
11 May 2016
The Biobank team at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences have taken part in a series of short educational films about sample processing for whole genome sequencing for the 100,000 Genomes Project.
OxAAA Aneurysm Awareness Day a Success!
11 May 2016
Saturday 7 May saw the inaugural OxAAA Aneurysm Awareness Day, held at the Tingewick Hall in the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.
New technology for analysing kidney stones wins several awards
29 April 2016
Researchers at Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) and the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG) have received several awards and accolades for their work on a novel software algorithm that analyses kidney stones.
Pupils learn about micro-organisms during British Science Week
27 April 2016
During British Science Week, Dr Jo Snoeck ran a workshop on micro-organisms for children aged 6 and 7 years old at a primary school in Old Marston, Oxford.
Oxford team shortlisted for Cancer Research UK’s Grand Challenge award
15 April 2016
A multi-disciplinary team of scientists led by Oxford University has been shortlisted along with eight other groups, to the final stages of Cancer Research UK's global Grand Challenge – an ambitious series of £20m cancer grants tackling some of the toughest questions in cancer research.
Joint prize-winners for best poster at IDEAL Collaboration Conference
13 April 2016
The IDEAL Conference 2016, held at St Catherine’s College in Oxford on 7 April, closed with a presentation for Best Poster.
Inspiring Open Day on medical research by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
5 April 2016
A public open day to showcase groundbreaking medical research that is taking place in Oxford across a range of conditions such as cancer and diabetes will be held at the John Radcliffe Hospital (JR) this month.
New Senior Business Manager announced
30 March 2016
We are delighted to announce that Dr Jo Snoeck has been appointed as the new Senior Business Manager at Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, effective from 1 May 2016.
Liver study completes its trial recruitment
29 March 2016
The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences is delighted to announce that the COPE Consortium has completed its trial recruitment in its European liver study.
Intern joins the Transplantation Research Immunology Group
9 March 2016
The start of the year saw Nizar Touati join the Transplantation Research Immunology Group (TRIG) directed by Professor Kathryn Wood at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, as part of a Master of Science traineeship.
Careers in science event held to inspire sixth form pupils
2 March 2016
On 25 February, an outreach event was held at St Edward’s School in Oxford for sixth form pupils aged 16 to 18 who are considering a career in surgical sciences.
Prioritising research topics in transplantation
1 March 2016
The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences’ Centre for Evidence in Transplantation (CET) has recently completed a research project which prioritised research topics in transplantation.
Prostate cancer vaccine trial seeks volunteers
29 February 2016
Oxford University scientists have started a clinical trial to test a new vaccine against prostate cancer and are looking for volunteers to take part.