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.
Dr Fadi Issa awarded Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Career Development Fellowship
10 August 2018
Awards and appointments Research
Congratulations to Academic Clinical Lecturer Dr Fadi Issa who has been awarded a four-year Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Career Development Fellowship in support of his project entitled ‘Investigation of hypoxia-sensing mechanisms in immune regulation’.
Two countries, seven teaching centres, 550 miles: Miss Katherine Hurst gears up for first ever RCSEd cycling symposium across Britain
9 August 2018
Innovation Public engagement Women
A dozen surgeons and surgeons-in-training, including NDS DPhil student Miss Katherine Hurst, will soon take to the road for the first ever Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) Travelling Surgical Symposium.
Oxford and Philips team up to deploy innovative digital pathology network
8 August 2018
A team of pathologists in Oxford, including Professor Clare Verrill from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS), is working with healthtech company Philips to create a digital pathology network to help drive faster and more efficient diagnoses for patients.
Cochrane review investigates the effects of ear drops for earwax removal
7 August 2018
A new Cochrane review into the effects of ear drops (or sprays) to remove or aid the removal of ear wax in adults and children has been released from the Cochrane ENT Disorders Group at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences.
MRC Development Pathway Funding Scheme grant awarded
6 August 2018
Awards and appointments Research
Mr Stuart Winter, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Clinical Research Associate at NDS, along with Professor Hisham Mehanna from the University of Birmingham, have been awarded a Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme (DPFS) grant from the MRC for their project 'Validating the PredicTR treatment response classifier for oropharyngeal cancer (PredicTR 2)'.
Professor Kathryn Wood awarded the 2018 Medawar Prize
16 July 2018
Professor Kathryn Wood has been honoured by The Transplantation Society (TTS) for her lifetime contributions in the field of transplantation with its highest distinction, the Medawar Prize.
Focussed ultrasound and nanomedicine offer new hope for improving effects of cancer drugs
10 July 2018
Innovation Publication Research
Researchers have made a breakthrough in more precisely targeting drugs to cancers. Using ultrasound and lipid drug carriers (liposomes), a multi-disciplinary team of biomedical engineers, oncologists, radiologists and anaesthetists at the University of Oxford have developed a new way to improve the targeting of cancer drugs to tumours.
Cochrane Review shows the benefits of nasal saline in allergic rhinitis
27 June 2018
Professor Martin Burton has written about the latest evidence on nasal saline (salty water) irrigation for allergic rhinitis caused by hay fever or year-round allergies.
Dr Regent Lee wins CX Clinician Trainee Abstract Prize
25 June 2018
Dr Regent Lee has won the Clinician Trainee Abstract Prize at the recent Charing Cross International Synposium (CX) for his presentation titled 'Applied Machine Learning for the Prediction of Growth of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Humans'.
NDS neurosurgeons to feature in BBC documentary celebrating 70 years of the NHS
7 June 2018
Clinical Department Innovation Research
Neurosurgeons from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences are set to feature in a BBC documentary called 'How the NHS Changed our World: The John Radcliffe'.
Professor Kathryn Wood joins new team of scientific advisors
16 May 2018
Kathryn Wood, Emeritus Professor of Immunology at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, joins Intellia Therapeutics's team of new scientific advisors focused on cell therapy in immuno-oncology and autoimmunity.
Liver transplantation research featured on the cover of Nature
3 May 2018
A team of scientists, including Dr David Nasralla and Professor Peter Friend from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, have had their research featured on the cover of the prestigious journal Nature.
Body temperature liver storage technique improves transplant success
20 April 2018
Innovation Publication Research
Preserving livers at body temperature has been shown to improve transplant success and to increase the number of viable donor livers available for transplant, which could lead to shorter waiting lists for patients and lower mortality rates.
£1.1m for seven research projects to improve pancreatic cancer survival
9 April 2018
Awards and appointments Research
Seven cutting edge research projects, including a project led by Professor Peter Friend from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, have been awarded grants totalling £1.1 million by the UK medical research charity, Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund (PCRF). The grants bring the charity’s total research support to £10 million.
The Andrew Bushell Memorial Travel Fund Awards - First awards made
22 March 2018
We offer many congratulations to Rebeca Arroyo Hornero and Jessica Padley who are the first two recipients of the Andrew Bushell Memorial Travel Fund Awards.
Oxford and Newcastle receive £1.7m for vital biobank expansion
2 March 2018
A multi-disciplinary team of researchers in Oxford and Newcastle, led by Professor Rutger Ploeg from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, has been awarded a grant of £1.7 million from the Medical Research Council. The four-year grant will enable the expansion of the successful Quality in Organ Donation (QUOD) initiative, currently funded and supported by NHS Blood and Transplant.
Newly discovered optical layer may help uncover causes of brain disorders
26 February 2018
Newton Howard, Professor of Computational Neurosciences and Neurosurgery at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, has discovered a functional optical layer in the human neocortex. This new insight into how the brain works may lead to uncovering causes of brain disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and epilepsy.
Professor Paul Tam awarded the Denis Browne Gold Medal
14 February 2018
Professor Paul Tam, Professor of Paediatric Surgery at the University of Hong Kong and former member of the NDS, has been awarded the 2017 Denis Browne Medal of the British Association of Paediatric Surgery.
NDS Research Away Day 2018: winners and highlights
12 February 2018
Awards and appointments Department Research
On Thursday 1 February, staff and students from across the department came together for the annual NDS Research Away Day.