Research-oriented medical education a must for producing socially-aware doctors
21 January 2019
Awards and appointments Research Women
In collaboration with the Oxford University Global Surgery Group, a research workshop was recently held at Chittagong Medical College (CMC) in Bangladesh to promote a research culture amongst young medical professionals.
NDS research team wins Royal Society of Medicine poster prize
16 January 2019
Awards and appointments Research
A research team at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) has been awarded a 2018 Research Prize by the Palliative Care Section of the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) for their poster 'Recognising the dying patient, when less could be more: a diagnostic framework for shared decision-making at the end of life'.
Professor David Taggart appointed International Associate Editor to the European Heart Journal
15 January 2019
Professor David Taggart, who is Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, has been appointed International Associate Editor to the European Heart Journal.
NDS professor contributes to RCS report on the technologies that will transform surgery
7 December 2018
Professor Peter McCulloch has contributed evidence to the Royal College of Surgeons' independent Commission on the Future of Surgery.
Triple award win for OxAAA team
6 December 2018
Awards and appointments Research
Drs Regent Lee, Ismail Cassimjee and Zachary Whaley have each received an award this year with work from the Oxford Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Study (OxAAA) at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS).
Tackling prostate cancer
4 December 2018
Prostate cancer has become the most common cancer in men in the UK. One in eight men will develop the condition at some point in their lives, with more than 47,000 new cases being diagnosed every year.
Surgery professors publish new book on Lord Nuffield
21 November 2018
Professor David Cranston and Sir Peter J Morris have authored a new book about the extraordinary life of William Morris, Lord Nuffield.
Festschrift held for Professor David Cranston
20 November 2018
A festschrift was held on 10 November 2018 in honour of Professor David Cranston, Associate Professor of Surgery at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS).
NDS alumna Professor Maggie Dallman appointed first Vice President (International) at Imperial College London
14 November 2018
Awards and appointments Department Women
Professor Maggie Dallman OBE, who was a member of the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) from 1984 to 1994, has been appointed the first Vice President (International) at Imperial College London. Sir Peter J Morris reports on her outstanding scientific career so far.
NDS Team of the Year enjoy activity prize
9 November 2018
Awards and appointments Department
Members of the Quality in Organ Donation (QUOD) initiative recently participated in a paintballing team building event as their prize for winning the NDS Team of the Year award.
Oxford retains top spot for medicine for eighth consecutive year
8 November 2018
Oxford University has been ranked as the world's best institution for medical and health teaching and research in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the eighth consecutive year.
Professor Clare Verrill leads The Oxford Centre for PathLAKE with £2.7m award
7 November 2018
The Oxford Centre for Project PathLAKE (Pathology image data Lake for Education, Analytics and Discovery) has been awarded £2.7m from government and industry, funded through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund.
Oxford secures £17.5 million to lead national AI healthcare programmes
6 November 2018
Innovate UK and industry are to invest more than £17.5 million in the University of Oxford to develop artificial intelligence (AI) healthcare applications to benefit patients.
NDS at IF Oxford
24 October 2018
Over two fun packed science weekends, NDS staff and students talked about and demonstrated some of the department's exciting and cutting edge research to audiences of all ages at IF Oxford.
Professor Alison Halliday interviewed by Vascular News
15 October 2018
As her term as the first female president of the European Society for Vascular Surgery comes to end, Alison Halliday, Professor of Vascular Surgery at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, reflects on what she has achieved and the future of the society.
NDS to roll out Human Factors training for GMC investigators
11 October 2018
All of the General Medical Council’s fitness to practise decision makers, case examiners and clinical experts are to receive Human Factors training, and advice on modifying investigation processes, as part of a collaboration agreed with the Patient Safety Academy - a project led by Professor Peter McCulloch and Dr Lauren Morgan at Oxford University's Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences.
Explore our research at IF Oxford
9 October 2018
Department Public engagement Research
The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) is delighted to be taking part in Oxford's science and ideas festival this month.
Dr Fadi Issa selected as the winning recipient in GeoMx Digital Spatial Profiler Grant Program
5 October 2018
Dr Fadi Issa from Oxford University's Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences has been selected as the winning recipient of a grant for a GeoMx™ Digital Spatial Profiler (DSP) from NanoString Technologies, a provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products.
Oxford ranked world's best university for third year running
26 September 2018
Awards and appointments General
Oxford was today declared the world’s number one university for the third successive year in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
Congratulations to our new Associate Professors
24 August 2018
Awards and appointments Department
We are delighted to announce that three staff members from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) have been successfully promoted in the 2017/18 academic promotion round.