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The Patient Safety Academy (PSA) at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences was honoured to host two high profile British doctors and an international research leader yesterday.

Front row, from L-R: Lord Ribeiro, Professor Peter McCulloch, Dr Helen Higham, Dame Clare Marx. Back row, from L-R: Dr Dawn Benson, Mrs Janet Higham, Dr Baptiste Vasey, Dr Neale Marlow, Dr Joanne Kitchin, Professor Salome Maswime, Dr Rajh Kumar, Dr Peyton Davies.

Pump-priming grants available as 2026 Innovation Competition open for entries

The Quality in Organ Donation (QUOD) programme at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences is excited to announce that applications are open for the 2026 Innovation Competition, a partnership between the charity Live Life Give Life, QUOD and the British Transplantation Society (BTS).

Major new initiative for type 1 diabetes research

The University of Oxford has received a £10 million donation from the Bukhman Foundation to establish the Bukhman Centre for Research Excellence in Type 1 Diabetes, alongside new academic posts and scholarships.

In Discussion with Funders: Supporting researchers on the path to successful grant applications

Early- and mid-career researchers from across the Medical Sciences Division gathered on Wednesday 12 November for In Discussion with Funders, a panel event hosted by the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) in the Richard Doll Lecture Theatre at the Old Road Campus.

Oxford Research Training Course empowers global surgery collaborators

On Saturday 8 November 2025, the Oxford Research Training Course was held virtually, bringing together participants from across Africa and the UK.

Symposium honours the life and legacy of Professor Tipu Aziz

The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) hosted a special symposium on Friday 17 October 2025 in honour of Professor Tipu Aziz (1956–2024), Emeritus Professor of Neurosurgery and founder and head of Oxford Functional Neurosurgery.

New AI tool could improve prostate cancer treatment

A ground-breaking new study will test how artificial intelligence (AI) can make prostate cancer diagnosis more accurate. The study by the University of Oxford is funded by a £1.9m grant from research charity Prostate Cancer UK.

Terumo completes acquisition of University of Oxford spinout OrganOx for a record $1.5bn

OrganOx, a pioneering Oxford University spinout transforming kidney and liver transplantation, has been fully acquired by Terumo Corporation, a global medical technology company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, for US$1.5 billion, marking the largest exit in Oxford University’s spinout portfolio to date and the first in excess of £1bn.

NDS celebrates two CRUK awards for colorectal cancer research

The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) is celebrating the achievements of Professor Simon Buczacki and Dr Alex Gordon-Weeks, who have both received Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Discovery Programme Awards — a rare double success for a single university department.

Professor Fadi Issa honoured with ISOT Recognition Award for leadership in transplantation

Professor Fadi Issa, Professor of Transplantation at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS), has been awarded the Recognition Award by the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT), celebrating his outstanding leadership and contributions to the field of transplantation.

Teaching Excellence Awards 2025: Mr Martin Gillies recognised for outstanding teaching

The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) is delighted to announce that Mr Martin Gillies has been recognised in the 2025 Teaching Excellence Awards, receiving an Excellent Teacher Award for his exceptional contributions to education within the Medical Sciences Division.

To Immunity and Beyond: A conversation with Fadi Issa

Professor Fadi Issa, from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, joins the latest episode of To Immunity and Beyond — a podcast series produced by the Oxford Immunology Network — to discuss his pioneering work on regulatory T cell (T reg) therapy in kidney transplantation.

Professor Kokila Lakhoo publishes book on paediatric cancer surgery

Professor Kokila Lakhoo, Professor of Global Paediatric Surgery at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, has co-authored a new book titled 'Pediatric Surgical Oncology', published by Springer Nature.

DPhil student receives competitive Royal College of Surgeons fellowship

Patrick Jull, DPhil Student and Clinical Research Fellow in Transplant Surgery at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, has been awarded a highly competitive One Year Surgical Research Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Oxford-led team awarded significant grant to improve kidney transplant decision-making with AI

Researchers from the Centre for Evidence in Transplantation (CET), led by Associate Professor Simon Knight, have been awarded a prestigious five-year National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Programme Grant for Applied Research (PGfAR). The project will develop and evaluate AI-driven clinical decision support tools to help clinicians make better-informed choices about kidney transplant offers.

Surgery to treat chronic sinus disease more effective than antibiotics

Sinus surgery is more effective than antibiotics in treating chronic rhinosinusitis, according to a major clinical trial conducted by the Surgical Intervention Trials Unit (SITU) at the University of Oxford.

Major new study aims to improve surgery options for acid reflux patients

A UK-wide research team, led by the University of Oxford, has launched a major international study to improve surgical treatment for people suffering from gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), a chronic condition that affects around one in five adults in the UK.

Mr Tony Jefferis, Senior Teaching Fellow, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Oxford University

It is with great sadness that we announce the sad passing of Mr Tony Jefferis. Tony has been a very important part of Oxford education and in particular surgical education for over two decades.

Oxford University spinout OrganOx to be acquired by Terumo for a record $1.5bn

An agreement has been reached for the acquisition of OrganOx, a pioneering University of Oxford spinout transforming kidney and liver transplantation, by Terumo Corporation, a global medical technology company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, for US$1.5 billion. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory and other approvals, would be the largest acquisition of an Oxford University spinout to date, and one of the most significant venture capital exits in UK university spinout history.

Translating curiosity into careers: NDS Work Experience Programme 2025

In July, we welcomed fourteen students to our NDS Work Experience Programme, all eager to pursue careers in medicine and medical research.

Two new professors at NDS

Henk Giele and Richard Bryant have both been conferred the title of full professor at the University of Oxford in this year’s exercise for Recognition of Distinction.

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Key points from the meeting

  • The PSA and the associated research group (Quality, Reliability, Safety and Teamwork Unit) have made internationally recognised advances in testing and developing interventions to make healthcare safer.
  • The PSA and GMC are now working in partnership on a programme of training and process redesign for staff at the GMC’s Fitness to Practice division. The GMC is seeking to improve its systems for investigating doctors following recent controversy over how mistakes by clinical staff should be assessed.   
  • The PSA’s Human Factors approach to understanding the factors and pressures which can lead to error in healthcare is providing a different perspective to help the GMC consider all aspects of the context.
  • Lord Ribeiro has an interest in global surgery and heard about the PSA’s work in South Africa, using Human Factors to improve safety in surgery in low income countries. 

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