7 June 2018
\n \n \n \nNeurosurgeons from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences are set to feature in a BBC documentary called 'How the NHS Changed our World: The John Radcliffe'.
\n \n\n \n \n12 February 2018
\n \n \n \nOn Thursday 1 February, staff and students from across the department came together for the annual NDS Research Away Day.
\n \n\n \n \n21 December 2017
\n \n \n \nNDS is pleased to announce the launch of a Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) in Patient Safety. It brings together experts in human factors, quality improvement, leadership and education to deliver an exciting series of modules to support the current safety challenges in our healthcare settings.
\n \n\n \n \n19 December 2017
\n \n \n \nSadly, NDS has to report that Derek Hart, one of the department's distinguished DPhil students who subsequently became Professor of Transplantation and Immunotherapy at the University of Sydney in Australia, has passed away. Professor Christopher Winearls has written his obituary.
\n \n\n \n \n7 December 2017
\n \n \n \nNDS has to report that Mr Terry G Denton, who was the highly respected administrator of the NDS from 1970 till his retirement in December 1995, has sadly died. Sir Peter J Morris has written his obituary.
\n \n\n \n \n13 November 2017
\n \n \n \nSir Peter J Morris pays tribute to Linda Hands, Associate Professor of Surgery at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, who has retired after 34 years of loyal service to Oxford University.
\n \n\n \n \n5 October 2017
\n \n \n \nSir Peter J Morris pays tribute to one of NDS\u2019s outstanding academic surgeons who brought great renown to the department in the field of pancreatic islet transplantation.
\n \n\n \n \n18 September 2017
\n \n \n \nWe are delighted to announce that four staff members from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) have been successfully promoted in the 2016/17 academic promotion round.
\n \n\n \n \n8 September 2017
\n \n \n \nThe Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences hosted the inaugural Careers in Academic Surgery (CIAS) conference on Saturday 2 September with 55 students and trainees attending from all over the UK.
\n \n\n \n \n14 June 2017
\n \n \n \nThe NDS Collaborative Green Group has received a \u2018Working Towards\u2019 award in the annual National Union of Students Green Impact Awards.
\n \n\n \n \n26 May 2017
\n \n \n \nSadly, 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.
\n \n\n \n \n19 April 2017
\n \n \n \nTRIG and NDS have launched the Andrew Bushell Travel Bursary Fund in memory of an outstanding senior researcher and lecturer.
\n \n\n \n \n26 January 2017
\n \n \n \nStaff and students from across the department gathered on Thursday 19 January for the annual NDS Research Away Day.
\n \n\n \n \n6 October 2016
\n \n \n \nThe Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences at Oxford University is very proud to receive an Athena SWAN Silver award in recognition of its commitment to tackling gender inequality; as announced by the Equality Challenge Unit today.
\n \n\n \n \n8 June 2016
\n \n \n \nThe Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences is delighted to be taking part in the Oxfordshire Science Festival this month.
\n \n\n \n \n13 April 2016
\n \n \n \nThe IDEAL Conference 2016, held at St Catherine\u2019s College in Oxford on 7 April, closed with a presentation for Best Poster.
\n \n\n \n \n30 March 2016
\n \n \n \nWe 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.
\n \n\n \n \n9 March 2016
\n \n \n \nThe 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.
\n \n\n \n \n16 November 2015
\n \n \n \nWe are delighted to announce that Associate Professor Claire Edwards will be assuming the mantle of Athena SWAN Champion for the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences with immediate effect.
\n \n\n \n \n14 October 2015
\n \n \n \nThe Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences\u2019 Research Away Day was held on Thursday 1 October in St Catherine\u2019s College in Oxford. The event aimed to showcase the current research activities in the department.
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