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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.
Katherine Gordon-Quayle saddles up for cancer charity race
General Research
11 August 2023
Saturday 26 August will be a big day for Research Nurse Katherine (Katy) Gordon-Quayle, who will compete in the inaugural Pat Smullen Charity Race on Ireland’s most famous racecourse in aid of Cancer Trials Ireland and the OPAL (Oxford Pancreatic and Liver) Fund.
University response to the invasion of Ukraine
General University
2 March 2022
Read about the University’s response to the invasion of Ukraine, including advice and support available for staff and students impacted, and suggestions on ways to help.
Ambitious Oxford initiative launched to address graduate under-representation
General Graduate studies
30 September 2020
Oxford University and its colleges today announced a major new scholarship scheme for Black graduate students as part of a programme to transform its graduate population by creating more funding opportunities for under-represented groups.
Varying risk of COVID-19 to health workers revealed
Coronavirus COVID-19 General Research
2 July 2020
A study at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust has revealed the different levels of risk faced by healthcare workers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
To the heroes of the pandemic
Coronavirus COVID-19 General
20 April 2020
4th year Oxford Medical School student Alex Grassam-Rowe’s writes on his admiration and respect for colleagues and others pulling together in the fight against COVID-19.
Best first aid for a burn injury
General
16 October 2019
On National Burn Awareness Day, Mr Fadi Issa, a Wellcome Trust CRCD Fellow at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, has featured on BBC Breakfast to explain what to do if your child suffers a burn or a scald.
Two new Oxford initiatives to help students from under-represented backgrounds
General
21 May 2019
Oxford University has today unveiled two access schemes which will enable more academically talented students from under-represented backgrounds to successfully apply to study.
Surgery professors publish new book on Lord Nuffield
General
21 November 2018
Professor David Cranston and Sir Peter J Morris have authored a new book about the extraordinary life of William Morris, Lord Nuffield.
Oxford ranked world's best university for third year running
Awards and appointments General
26 September 2018
Oxford was today declared the world’s number one university for the third successive year in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
Brainjacking – a new cyber-security threat
General
24 August 2016
We live in an interconnected age where wirelessly controlled computing devices make almost every aspect of our lives easier, but they also make us vulnerable to cyber-security attacks.
MSD DPhil Day – A great success!
General Research
9 August 2016
At the heart of the Medical Sciences Division graduate student community is the annual DPhil Day – a one day event, which brings together DPhil students from all 16 departments, to showcase the breadth and depth of basic and clinical research taking place across the Division.
Oxford Medical School remains top for student satisfaction
General Teaching
18 August 2015
For the eighth year running, the University of Oxford’s Medical School is ranked highest of all UK medical school in terms of student satisfaction.
Upcoming Presentations: Ergonomics and Human Factors 2015
Department General Research
30 March 2015
Three members of the Patient Safety Academy team will be presenting posters at the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors annual conference in Daventry (13-16 April 2015).
Patient Safety Academy - Workshop with Susan Moffatt-Bruce
General
30 March 2015
On the 24 March 2015, the Patient Safety Academy (PSA) hosted a workshop to share knowledge and experiences on patient safety from the UK and USA.
On Friday 30th January, the UK TAVI Trial held its first Investigators Meeting at 11 Cavendish Square, London.
General Research
25 February 2015
BRC Open day invitation – 11th March
Department General Research
17 February 2015
The BRC brings together the research expertise of the University of Oxford, the clinical skills of staff of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust and the experiences of patients to improve healthcare. Come and join us for 2 weeks of talks, tours and exhibitions and learn about our projects! In particular, NDS is involved in the Open Day on Wednesday 11th March, where we will showcase the latest technology developments in healthcare. Two talks will be given by members of our department
COPE project profiled by European Commission as project success story
Department General Publication Research
5 February 2015
The COPE team is very pleased and proud to announce that COPE was chosen as a project success story by the European Commission DG Research & Innovation.
Patient Safety Academy
Department General Research
4 February 2015
Peter McCulloch, Director of the Patient Safety Academy has been invited onto Health Education England's Learning to be Safer Expert Group.
First liver randomised in the WP2 Liver Trial
Department General Research
29 January 2015
The 16th January saw the first liver randomised in Barcelona in the WP2 Liver Trial! It was randomised to Normothermic Machine Perfusion arm and a member of the Consortium is currently in Barcelona with the team to take them out on this first machine procedure.