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After a brilliant year of hard work and dedication, the SITU team has done some reflection on 2021, focusing on key events, trial progression, and more. Read on to discover how the year 2021 went for the SITU team...

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Beyond the textbook: My transformative week at NDS

London-based student Rohan Savjani reflects on his week of work experience at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS), sharing how hands-on research, clinical observations and conversations with inspiring researchers and clinicians strengthened his ambition to pursue a career in medicine and scientific research.

Exploring science, medicine and psychology at NDS

Annabel Collins, a Year 12 student with aspirations to study psychology at university, shares how her work experience at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences broadened her understanding of medicine, research and the vital role of psychology in healthcare.

Honouring a legacy of kindness: The 2026 Val Macaulay Community Advocate of the Year Award

At the 2026 NDS Student Symposium, Dr Andrew Macaulay presented Mr Martin Gillies with the Val Macaulay Community Advocate of the Year Award in recognition of Martin's outstanding contribution to the department’s wider aims around its culture and staff wellbeing. Read Andrew's moving award presentation speech, which pays tribute to his late wife, Valentine, and celebrates the values her legacy continues to inspire.

District hospital training in Kenya

Kokila Lakhoo

Professor Kokila Lakhoo from the Oxford University Global Surgery Group reports on delivering the Paediatric Surgical Capacity Building Programme for the first time in Kenya.

Oxford DRWF Human Islet team takes on Town and Gown run in support of diabetes research

Rebecca Spiers

Members of the Oxford DRWF Human Islet Isolation Team recently took part in a fundraising initiative for the Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation (DRWF), supporting a charity that has played a key role in enabling diabetes research at Oxford.

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