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DPhil student wins award at international congress

Awards and appointments Graduate studies

7 December 2023

At the recent IPITA-IXA-CTRMS Joint Congress in San Diego, Dr Mohamed Elzawahry was announced as one of the successful recipients of a TTS Scientific Congress Award for the work he has been undertaking over the past year as a DPhil student in the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences.

Triple award success for academic clinical lecturer

Awards and appointments

6 December 2023

Mr Keaton Jones, NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS), has three reasons to celebrate after scooping three prestigious awards.

Breakthrough insights: Diffusion-limited oxygen release from stored blood unveiled in new article

Publication

5 December 2023

In a new article published in Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology, researchers from the Department of Physiology, Anatomy, and Genetics (DPAG) and the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) at the University of Oxford present compelling evidence that challenges established notions about oxygen delivery during organ perfusion.

Michael Douek begins term as President of the British Association of Surgical Oncology

Awards and appointments

5 December 2023

Professor Michael Douek has assumed his role as the 22nd President of the British Association of Surgical Oncology (BASO ~ ACS), effective 7 November 2023.

Jon Austyn wins Lifetime Achievement Award

29 November 2023

Professor Jon Austyn has won a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Medical Sciences Division 2023 Teaching Excellence Awards.

Announcing the launch of our new AI web section

Department

21 November 2023

The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) has launched a new section on its website offering an overview of the many artificial intelligence (AI) projects underway in the department.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm patient awareness event: A day of celebration and learning

Clinical Public engagement Research

8 November 2023

The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) hosted an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Patient and Public Open Day on Saturday 7 October, which was attended by more than 150 people.

Showcasing cutting edge science at IF Oxford

25 October 2023

IF Oxford, the annual city-wide science and ideas festival, returned this month and the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) were thrilled to take part again.

Peter Morris and his Legacy to Transplantation: New book published by David Cranston

20 October 2023

David Cranston, Emeritus Associate Professor of Surgery, has published a new book entitled 'Peter Morris and his Legacy to Transplantation'.

Four researchers secure Surgical Research Fellowship with RCS

Awards and appointments

16 October 2023

Hatem Sadik, Joel Ward, Gerlin Naidoo and Oliver McCallion from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences have each been awarded a prestigious Surgical Research Fellowship by the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

University of Oxford named Focused Ultrasound Centre of Excellence

Awards and appointments Research

27 September 2023

The Focused Ultrasound Foundation has designated the University of Oxford a Centre of Excellence in Focused Ultrasound. Oxford becomes the fifth Centre of Excellence in Europe and the eleventh worldwide. The recognition coincides with the University of Oxford’s celebration of Focused Ultrasound Day.

Oxford team begin pioneering human trial of stem-cell derived islet transplants for type 1 diabetes

Clinical Research

25 September 2023

The UK arm of international charity Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation (DRWF) has announced a pioneering clinical trial at the Islet Transplant Unit in Oxford University's Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS).

Congratulations to our new Professors and Associate Professors

Awards and appointments Department Women

19 September 2023

It is our great pleasure to announce that six of our colleagues have been promoted in the University of Oxford’s 2023 Recognition of Distinction exercise.

Oxford HPB surgical team tackle coast-to-coast cycle route to help cure pancreatic and liver cancer

18 September 2023

A group of surgeons and health care workers specialising in the treatment of pancreas, liver, and bile duct cancer are taking part in a coast-to-coast charity bike ride on Friday 22 to Saturday 23 September.

Professor Massimo Loda to give the 2023 Newton-Abraham Lecture

8 September 2023

Professor Massimo Loda, the David D. Thompson Professor and Chairman of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and the Newton-Abraham Visiting Professor at Oxford University, will give the 2023 Newton-Abraham Lecture on Wednesday 20 September at 5pm.

Old Road Campus Open Doors 2023

6 September 2023

On Saturday 9 September, Oxford University's Old Road Campus Research Building (ORCRB) will open to the public as part of the Oxford Open Doors scheme run by the Oxford Preservation Trust.

Katherine Gordon-Quayle saddles up for cancer charity race

General Research

11 August 2023

Saturday 26 August will be a big day for Research Nurse Katherine (Katy) Gordon-Quayle, who will compete in the inaugural Pat Smullen Charity Race on Ireland’s most famous racecourse in aid of Cancer Trials Ireland and the OPAL (Oxford Pancreatic and Liver) Fund.

Latest issue of JNDS published

Department Publication

7 August 2023

The latest issue of the Journal of the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (JNDS) has been published.

Broadening horizons through the NDS Work Experience Programme

Department Public engagement

4 August 2023

Two groups of bright and motivated students interested in pursuing a career in medicine and medical research recently attended the 2023 NDS Work Experience Programme.

Could removing fat from donor livers help save more lives?

Clinical Research

3 August 2023

The liver transplant team at the Royal Free Hospital (RFH) has successfully recruited the first liver to be used in a revolutionary new study — looking at whether fat can be removed from donor livers to make them suitable for transplantation. The study is being run from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) at the University of Oxford.