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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.
New technology for analysing kidney stones wins several awards
29 April 2016
Researchers at Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) and the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG) have received several awards and accolades for their work on a novel software algorithm that analyses kidney stones.
Pupils learn about micro-organisms during British Science Week
27 April 2016
During British Science Week, Dr Jo Snoeck ran a workshop on micro-organisms for children aged 6 and 7 years old at a primary school in Old Marston, Oxford.
Oxford team shortlisted for Cancer Research UK’s Grand Challenge award
15 April 2016
A multi-disciplinary team of scientists led by Oxford University has been shortlisted along with eight other groups, to the final stages of Cancer Research UK's global Grand Challenge – an ambitious series of £20m cancer grants tackling some of the toughest questions in cancer research.
Joint prize-winners for best poster at IDEAL Collaboration Conference
13 April 2016
The IDEAL Conference 2016, held at St Catherine’s College in Oxford on 7 April, closed with a presentation for Best Poster.
Inspiring Open Day on medical research by the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre
5 April 2016
A public open day to showcase groundbreaking medical research that is taking place in Oxford across a range of conditions such as cancer and diabetes will be held at the John Radcliffe Hospital (JR) this month.
New Senior Business Manager announced
30 March 2016
We are delighted to announce that Dr Jo Snoeck has been appointed as the new Senior Business Manager at Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, effective from 1 May 2016.
Liver study completes its trial recruitment
29 March 2016
The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences is delighted to announce that the COPE Consortium has completed its trial recruitment in its European liver study.
Intern joins the Transplantation Research Immunology Group
9 March 2016
The start of the year saw Nizar Touati join the Transplantation Research Immunology Group (TRIG) directed by Professor Kathryn Wood at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, as part of a Master of Science traineeship.
Careers in science event held to inspire sixth form pupils
2 March 2016
On 25 February, an outreach event was held at St Edward’s School in Oxford for sixth form pupils aged 16 to 18 who are considering a career in surgical sciences.
Prioritising research topics in transplantation
1 March 2016
The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences’ Centre for Evidence in Transplantation (CET) has recently completed a research project which prioritised research topics in transplantation.
Prostate cancer vaccine trial seeks volunteers
29 February 2016
Oxford University scientists have started a clinical trial to test a new vaccine against prostate cancer and are looking for volunteers to take part.
Giant touchscreen helping in the battle against cancer
26 February 2016
A giant touchscreen computer for junior doctors and medical students to study tumours in fine detail is the latest weapon in the battle against cancer at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital.
Neural interfacing breakthrough: new technology prevents scar build-up on implants
24 February 2016
Researchers at Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) have developed a nerve implant that continually releases minute quantities of a drug that stops scarring.
First international DRG masterclass a success
9 February 2016
For the Neuromodulation Team at Oxford University Hospitals, 2016 has had an electrifying start. The team have been performing dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation since 2013 and were one of the first UK centres to perform the procedure.
Human factors in practice
3 February 2016
Dr Lauren Morgan has been interviewed by the National Health Executive magazine about the small but growing impact of her profession, human factors, on the NHS.
Re-educating the immune system
27 January 2016
An article on The ONE Study, an EU funded project in which the Transplantation Research Immunology Group are consortium members, has been featured on the European Commission's Horizon 2020 website.
Human factors researcher presents on neurosurgery referral project at trauma research conference
14 January 2016
Matthew Woodward, a Human Factors Researcher at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, presented at the annual ‘Celebrating Trauma Research in the Thames Valley’ conference.
Making patients safer in surgery
5 January 2016
Surgery is getting safer thanks to NIHR-funded research by an Oxford University team that has brought together two previously competing theories about how best to protect patients.
Dying For a Transplant
30 November 2015
Dr Zeeshan Akhtar has written a post for the Oxford Science Blog about his research into how we could ensure more organs are suitable for transplant.