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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.
UNIQ+ Research Internship at NDS – applications invited
Department Graduate studies
31 January 2023
We are delighted to announce a new UNIQ+ Research Internship in the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS).
Society for Endocrinology 2022 Early Career Prize Lecture awarded to Catherine Lovegrove
Awards and appointments Graduate studies Women
28 November 2022
We are delighted to share the fantastic news that Miss Catherine Lovegrove is one of two winners of the Society for Endocrinology (SfE) 2022 Early Career Prize Lecture.
New course director for MSc in Integrated Immunology: Anna Furmanski
Awards and appointments Department Graduate studies
31 October 2022
Dr Anna Furmanski has recently been appointed as Course Director for the MSc in Integrated Immunology programme ahead of Professor Jon Austyn’s retirement after 19 years in the role. Dr Furmanski is an experienced educator, course leader, academic supervisor, and research immunologist.
Appointment – Director of Graduate Studies
Awards and appointments Graduate studies
17 October 2022
After many years, Professor Jon Austyn is stepping down as Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) for the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS), prior to his retirement at the end of this academic year. We are delighted to welcome Professor Claire Edwards as his successor.
Double success at The Transplantation Society Conference
Awards and appointments Graduate studies Research Women
11 October 2022
The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) is pleased to announce its success at the 29th International Congress of The Transplantation Society (TTS 2022) in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 10 to 14 September. Hisashi Hashimoto and Professor Fadi Issa received a Mentee-Mentor Award and Marie Sion won a Young Investigator Award.
Two NDS researchers receive prestigious MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowships
Awards and appointments Graduate studies Research
22 July 2022
Miss Catherine Lovegrove and Dr Alexander Sagar from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) have been awarded highly competitive Clinical Research Training Fellowships by the Medical Research Council (MRC).
DPhil student awarded prestigious prize by Italian medical academy
Awards and appointments Graduate studies
21 April 2022
This year’s winner of the prestigious Giovanni Maria Lancisi Award is Dr Pierfrancesco Lapolla Losasso, DPhil candidate at Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS), presenting the research project 'Combined physiological and biochemical approach for the prediction of abdominal aortic aneurysm growth in humans' conducted through the OxAAA study.
Oxford high achievers ranked top three Rare Rising Stars
Awards and appointments Graduate studies
20 August 2021
Congratulations to Elisha Ngetich and Oluwasegun (Segun) Afolaranmi from Oxford University's Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) who have been awarded first and second place respectively in this year’s Top 10 Rare Rising Stars.
MSc student wins COVID-19 African Innovation Seed Fund
Awards and appointments Graduate studies
30 July 2021
Segun Afolaranmi of the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) is one of five graduate students currently studying at Oxford who has been awarded a £1,000 grant from the Vice Chancellor’s COVID-19 African Innovation Seed Fund for an entrepreneurial project aimed at addressing global challenges stemming from the pandemic.
Using artificial intelligence (AI) for safer CT imaging of blood vessels
Awards and appointments Graduate studies Innovation Research
19 July 2021
Congratulations to Dr Regent Lee at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) who has been awarded a grant of £246,226 from Heart Research UK for his research project ‘Using artificial intelligence (AI) for safer CT imaging of blood vessels’.
Omair Shariq wins Best Clinical Paper at the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons 2021 Annual Meeting
Awards and appointments Clinical Graduate studies Research
9 June 2021
Dr Omair Shariq, a DPhil student and clinical research fellow in the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) and Oxford Centre for Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism (OCDEM), has received the 2021 Best Presentation for Clinical Research award during the 41st Annual Meeting of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES), which was held virtually on 25-27 April 2021.
Applications for Oxford-Wolfson-Marriott-Patel Scholarship now open
Awards and appointments Department Graduate studies Research
24 November 2020
The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) are pleased to confirm that one scholarship will be available for Home (UK) and Republic of Ireland (ROI) candidates for the DPhil in Surgical Sciences, starting in Michaelmas Term 2021.
Race, science and (im)precision medicine
Graduate studies Publication
26 October 2020
Congratulations to George Adigbli, a DPhil student in the Transplantation Research and Immunology Group at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, whose article on the limitations of using race in biomedicine has been published this month in Nature Medicine.
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.
Dr Elisha Ngetich elected President of the Oxford University Africa Society
Awards and appointments Graduate studies
24 June 2020
We are pleased to announce the election of Dr Elisha Ngetich, a DPhil candidate at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, as President of the University of Oxford Africa Society for the 2020/2021 academic year.
NDS Research Away Day 2020: winners and highlights
Awards and appointments Department Graduate studies Research
13 February 2020
Around 150 staff and students from across the department gathered at Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford on Thursday 6 February for our sixth annual NDS Research Away Day.
NDS Research Away Day 2019: winners and highlights
Awards and appointments Department Graduate studies Research
11 February 2019
This year's NDS Research Away Day was held on Thursday 7 February at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, where 150 staff and students gathered for a fantastic day of talks, presentations and networking.