Derek Gray (1950-2017): A Tribute
5 October 2017
Sir Peter J Morris pays tribute to one of NDS’s outstanding academic surgeons who brought great renown to the department in the field of pancreatic islet transplantation.
Celebrating research at Curiosity Carnival
5 October 2017
Public engagement Research Women
On Friday 29 September, NDS took part in a festival of curiosity exploring the world of research across the University of Oxford's museums, libraries and gardens.
Martin Burton elected as Co-Chair of the Cochrane Board
25 September 2017
Professor Martin Burton has been appointed as Co-Chair of the Cochrane Governing Board, for an initial term of two years.
New Associate Professors at NDS
18 September 2017
Awards and appointments Department Women
We are delighted to announce that four staff members from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) have been successfully promoted in the 2016/17 academic promotion round.
Inaugural Careers in Academic Surgery conference: a resounding success
8 September 2017
Department Awards and appointments
The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences hosted the inaugural Careers in Academic Surgery (CIAS) conference on Saturday 2 September with 55 students and trainees attending from all over the UK.
Pathologists feature in videos for 100,000 Genomes Project
4 August 2017
Dr Clare Verrill and Dr Lisa Browning have been filmed demonstrating how to sample fresh tumours from prostate and renal cases for whole genome sequencing and the 100,000 Genomes Project.
OxAAA Study receives Heart Research UK award
21 July 2017
Awards and appointments Research Women
The OxAAA Study has been awarded a Novel and Emerging Technologies Grant worth £247,685 from Heart Research UK to develop a novel treatment for pseudoaneurysm in the groin.
NDS researcher wins best poster award
5 July 2017
At the recent American Transplant Congress meeting, NDS researcher Dr Annemarie Weissenbacher received the Best in Congress Poster Award.
World’s leading scientists and clinicians come together to discuss state-of-the-art advances in transplantation for type 1 diabetes
22 June 2017
This week, NDS is hosting the International Pancreas and Islet Transplantation Association (IPITA) 16th International Congress in Oxford. This is the first time that this biennial meeting has been held in the UK.
NDS wins Green Impact award
14 June 2017
Department Awards and appointments Women
The NDS Collaborative Green Group has received a ‘Working Towards’ award in the annual National Union of Students Green Impact Awards.
Oxford scientists present skeleton session at Hay Festival 2017
7 June 2017
Public engagement Research Women
Last week, Drs Emma Morris and James Edwards were invited to take part in the popular Hay Festival in Hay-on-Wye.
Researchers take major step forward in Artificial Intelligence
2 June 2017
The long-standing dream of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to build an artificial brain has taken a significant step forward, as a team led by Professor Newton Howard from the University of Oxford has successfully prototyped a nanoscale, AI-powered, artificial brain in the form factor of a high-bandwidth neural implant.
Obituary: Alan Ting (1943-2017)
26 May 2017
Sadly, NDS has to report that Alan Ting, who was one of a number of outstanding scientists in the department in the past, died suddenly in April 2017. Sir Peter John Morris has written his obituary.
Professor of transplantation wins inaugural clinical science award
20 May 2017
Awards and appointments Research
Professor Peter Friend, professor of transplantation at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, has been selected the inaugural recipient of the American Journal of Transplantation (AJT) Award for Clinical Science.
Travel award fund launched in memory of Dr Andrew Bushell's contribution to research
19 April 2017
TRIG and NDS have launched the Andrew Bushell Travel Bursary Fund in memory of an outstanding senior researcher and lecturer.
CET members elected to BTS committees
27 March 2017
Awards and appointments Research Clinical Women
Two members of the Centre for Evidence in Transplantation (CET) at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences have been elected to the committees of the British Transplantation Society (BTS).
Transplantation immunology team awarded £2.5m grant from the Medical Research Council
8 February 2017
A multi-disciplinary team led by the Transplantation Research Immunology Group (TRIG) in the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences has been awarded a grant of c£2.5m from the Medical Research Council to undertake a pioneering clinical trial of cellular therapy in renal transplantation.
Former postdoc honoured as a Companion of the Order of Australia
7 February 2017
Awards and appointments Women Research
Professor Keryn Williams has been made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), the highest award that the Queen can make in Australia.
NDS Research Away Day: winners and highlights
26 January 2017
Department Research Awards and appointments Women
Staff and students from across the department gathered on Thursday 19 January for the annual NDS Research Away Day.
New Head of Division for Medical Sciences
20 January 2017
Emeritus Professor of Clinical Neurology, Professor Christopher Kennard joins the Medical Sciences Division as its new interim Head of Division today, replacing Professor Alastair Buchan, who will be taking a new role as the University’s Head of Brexit Strategy.