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The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences is the academic department of surgery at the University of Oxford, and hosts a multidisciplinary team of senior clinical academic surgeons, senior scientists, junior clinicians and scientists in training.

World’s leading scientists and clinicians come together to discuss state-of-the-art advances in transplantation for type 1 diabetes

This week, NDS is hosting the International Pancreas and Islet Transplantation Association (IPITA) 16th International Congress in Oxford. This is the first time that this biennial meeting has been held in the UK.

NDS wins Green Impact award

The NDS Collaborative Green Group has received a ‘Working Towards’ award in the annual National Union of Students Green Impact Awards.

Oxford scientists present skeleton session at Hay Festival 2017

Last week, Drs Emma Morris and James Edwards were invited to take part in the popular Hay Festival in Hay-on-Wye.

Obituary: Alan Ting (1943-2017)

Sadly, NDS has to report that Alan Ting, who was one of a number of outstanding scientists in the department in the past, died suddenly in April 2017. Sir Peter John Morris has written his obituary.

Professor of transplantation wins inaugural clinical science award

Professor Peter Friend, professor of transplantation at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, has been selected the inaugural recipient of the American Journal of Transplantation (AJT) Award for Clinical Science.

Travel award fund launched in memory of Dr Andrew Bushell's contribution to research

TRIG and NDS have launched the Andrew Bushell Travel Bursary Fund in memory of an outstanding senior researcher and lecturer.

CET members elected to BTS committees

Two members of the Centre for Evidence in Transplantation (CET) at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences have been elected to the committees of the British Transplantation Society (BTS).

Transplantation immunology team awarded £2.5m grant from the Medical Research Council

A multi-disciplinary team led by the Transplantation Research Immunology Group (TRIG) in the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences has been awarded a grant of c£2.5m from the Medical Research Council to undertake a pioneering clinical trial of cellular therapy in renal transplantation.

Former postdoc honoured as a Companion of the Order of Australia

Professor Keryn Williams has been made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), the highest award that the Queen can make in Australia.

NDS Research Away Day: winners and highlights

Staff and students from across the department gathered on Thursday 19 January for the annual NDS Research Away Day.

New Head of Division for Medical Sciences

Emeritus Professor of Clinical Neurology, Professor Christopher Kennard joins the Medical Sciences Division as its new interim Head of Division today, replacing Professor Alastair Buchan, who will be taking a new role as the University’s Head of Brexit Strategy.

Success for NDS project with Public Engagement Seed funding

An NDS project was amongst 10 from across the University to receive funding from the second-round of the Public Engagement with Research Seed Fund.

Winners of the teaching awards announced

The University of Oxford Clinical School at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences is pleased to announce the winners of their annual teaching awards.

University of Oxford launches the Public Engagement with Research Strategic Plan

The University of Oxford launched its first Public Engagement with Research Strategic Plan to an audience of over 100 staff at a reception at the Pitt Rivers Museum on 12 December 2016.

The role of randomised trials in surgery

In a guest post for the Oxford Science Blog, Professor Peter McCulloch from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences explains the importance of randomised trials in deciding whether subsequent trials are necessary.

Research open day held to celebrate World Diabetes Day

To mark World Diabetes Day, patients and members of the public were invited to learn more at an open day about the condition at the Churchill Hospital.

New training tool features Dr Clare Verrill

A new online training tool being developed by the Genomics Education Programme for scientists processing tumour samples for whole genome sequencing will feature Dr Clare Verrill, a Senior Clinical Lecturer in Pathology at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences.

UK-Mexico collaboration to tackle type 1 diabetes launched

Professor Paul Johnson visited Mexico City last month (25-27 October) to be part of the official launch of the TRANSDIA project – a UK-Mexico collaboration to tackle type 1 diabetes.

Science session inspires young minds

Several members of the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences’ Outreach Working Group have run their second ‘Science Outreach’ session in an Oxfordshire primary school.

Award win for 'star' research nurse

A research nurse at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences has won an award in recognition of the huge difference she has made to health research.

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