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Researchers at Oxford’s Nuffield Departments of Surgical Sciences (NDS) and Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) have discovered that deep brain stimulation (DBS) of one particular brain location improves performance in a complex eye movement task that is known to require high level cognitive input.
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Prestigious medal presented to tutor in surgery
Awards and appointments
23 April 2024
A tutor in surgery at Oxford University's Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences has been awarded the prestigious Colyer Gold Medal from the Royal College of Surgeons.
Director of NDS SITU secures exchange fellowship from American Surgical Association
Awards and appointments
9 April 2024
Congratulations to Associate Professor Sheraz Markar who has been awarded the 2024 American Surgical Association - European Surgical Association (ASA-ESA) Exchange Program Fellowship.
Fadi Issa shortlisted for Vice-Chancellor's Awards
Awards and appointments University
22 March 2024
We are thrilled to announce that Professor Fadi Issa has been shortlisted for this year's Vice-Chancellor's Awards.
Success for researchers at the CRUK Oxford Centre Symposium
Awards and appointments Graduate studies Research Women
15 March 2024
Congratulations to Dr Wencheng Yin and Sophia Abusamra who were awarded winner and runner-up respectively in the poster presentation competition at the 2024 CRUK Oxford Centre – Oxford Cancer Symposium on Wednesday 13 March.
Professor Neil Mortensen recognised in New Year Honours
Awards and appointments
3 January 2024
Professor Neil Mortensen has been appointed a Knight Bachelor in the King's New Year Honours 2024 for services to surgery and in recognition of his contribution during the COVID-19 pandemic.
NDS surgeon scientist leads an international transdisciplinary consortium towards delivering NetZero healthcare
Awards and appointments Innovation Research
12 December 2023
The European Union Horizon Europe (with joint funding from UK Research Innovation) has awarded NetZeroAICT Consortium major funding to develop a novel technology with great potentials to promote climate neutral and sustainable healthcare.
Prostate Cancer UK awards NDS researchers significant grant to understand why some cancers become more aggressive
Awards and appointments Research
8 December 2023
Prostate Cancer UK has awarded nearly £430,000 to Dr Srinivasa Rao and Associate Professor Clare Verrill from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) to lead a three-year project investigating why some prostate cancers change shape and become more dangerous, with the aim of helping men with prostate cancer to get the most effective treatment.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mihir Sheth named Young Engineer of the Year by Royal Academy of Engineering
Awards and appointments Innovation
28 July 2023
Mihir Sheth from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences has been recognised by the Royal Academy of Engineering with a Young Engineer of the Year award.
Awards success for SITU NDS
Awards and appointments Department
19 July 2023
The Surgical Intervention Trials Unit in the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (SITU NDS) enjoyed success at the recent Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit (OCTRU) CTU Awards.
First NDS Student Symposium Day
Awards and appointments Department Research
17 July 2023
On Monday 3 July, the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) hosted its inaugural NDS Student Symposium Day.
NDS researchers enjoy international awards success
Awards and appointments Research Women
28 June 2023
Dr Amy Cross and Dr Sarah Short from the Transplantation Research Immunology Group at NDS have both enjoyed award success at the 2023 International Transplantation Science Meeting (ITS 2023).
NDS teams among winners of the Vice-Chancellor’s Environmental Sustainability Awards 2023
Awards and appointments Department
26 June 2023
Several Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) teams and labs were among the winners of the 2023 Vice-Chancellor’s Environmental Sustainability Awards, which celebrate the exceptional contributions of staff and students advancing environmental sustainability in the collegiate University.
NDS awards its first grant from the Philip Allison Foundation
Awards and appointments Department Research
14 June 2023
The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) has awarded its first annual grant to an early career researcher from the Philip Allison Foundation. The award went to Dr Hisashi Hashimoto, a postdoctoral researcher at NDS with a research focus on regulatory T cells (Tregs).
NDS hosts another successful Away Day
Awards and appointments Department
6 June 2023
On Thursday 18 May, staff and students from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) assembled at St Catherine’s College in Oxford for the annual Away Day.