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Monday, 21 September 2026 to Friday, 25 September 2026
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Double success in Vice-Chancellor’s Awards
10 June 2026
The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences celebrated a double success at the University of Oxford’s Vice-Chancellor’s Awards last week, receiving both an award win and a highly commended recognition.
NDS professor awarded international honour for outstanding contribution to paediatric surgery
5 March 2026
The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) is proud to announce that Professor Kokila Lakhoo has been named the 2026 recipient of the Denis Browne Gold Medal by the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS), in recognition of her outstanding contributions to paediatric surgery.
New study highlights global impact of Oxford’s graduate global surgery course
15 January 2026
Oxford University Global Surgery Group has published a new paper in Global Surgical Education (Springer Nature), showcasing the impact and global reach of its Global Surgery Short Course. Titled ‘Perspectives and impact of a graduate global surgery course’, the paper offers valuable insights into the course’s role in shaping careers and advancing surgical care worldwide.
Blog posts
District hospital training in Kenya
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.
BAPS Hugh Greenwood Neonatal Surgical Skills Course: Strengthening technical excellence in paediatric surgery across COSECSA
The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS), in partnership with the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS) and COSECSA, proudly ran the 2025 Hugh Greenwood Neonatal Surgical Skills Course, a flagship hands-on workshop that continues to shape the next generation of paediatric surgeons across East, Central and Southern Africa.
COSECSA–Oxford Research Training Course 2025: Building research capacity for the next generation of surgical leaders
The Oxford University Global Surgery Group within the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS), in partnership with the College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA), delivered a highly successful Research Training Course in December 2025, bringing together surgical trainees, surgeons, and clinical educators from across the region.