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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.
TRIG celebrates huge success at International Congress of The Transplantation Society
Awards and appointments Graduate studies Research
30 October 2024
The Translational Research Immunology Group (TRIG) at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences has much to celebrate after winning five awards at the 30th International Congress of The Transplantation Society (TTS 2024) in Istanbul, Turkey, from 22 to 25 September.
Exploring science with us at IF Oxford
Department Public engagement Research
24 October 2024
During October, outreach teams from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences once again participated in three events at IF Oxford Science + Ideas Festival.
ASPI honours ProtecT Trial for pioneering research demonstrating the safety of active surveillance
Awards and appointments Research
5 August 2024
The ProtecT Trial has been named the 2024 recipient of the Active Surveillance Patients International (ASPI) Special Award for game-changing research in the development of the Active Surveillance approach to managing low-risk prostate cancer.
Global Surgery DPhil student wins best presentation prize at BAPS 70th Anniversary Congress
Awards and appointments Global surgery Graduate studies Research
29 July 2024
Dennis Mazingi, a DPhil student in Global Surgery, has won the David Lloyd Global Papers Prize at the 70th Annual Congress of the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons (BAPS) in Sheffield from 2-5 July 2024.
The second NDS Student Symposium held
Awards and appointments Department Graduate studies Research
23 July 2024
The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) hosted its second annual NDS Student Symposium on Monday 1 July, held in the Richard Doll Building on Old Road Campus.
Three hospital trusts participating in an Oxford-led study evaluating AI software for diagnosing prostate cancer in clinical settings
Clinical Research
22 July 2024
Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust, North Bristol NHS Trust, and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust are evaluating a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) diagnostic system that could help improve prostate cancer diagnosis.
Catherine Lovegrove wins best presentation at international conference
Awards and appointments Graduate studies Research
3 July 2024
NDS DPhil student and MRC Clinical Research Training Fellow, Miss Catherine Lovegrove, was awarded 'Best Presentation' in the session 'Stones / Imaging / Upper Tract Disorders 2' at the 2024 BAUS Annual Scientific Meeting, held in Birmingham from 24 to 26 June.
Professor Tipu Aziz receives inaugural lifetime achievement award
Awards and appointments Clinical Innovation Research Teaching
13 June 2024
We are pleased to announce that Professor Tipu Aziz has been awarded the lifetime achievement award by the British Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (BSSFN) in May 2024.
Glowing dye helps surgeons eradicate prostate cancer
Publication Research
10 June 2024
A glowing marker dye that sticks to prostate cancer cells could help surgeons to remove them in real-time, according to a study led by the University of Oxford.
Highlights from the NDS Away Day
Awards and appointments Department Research
24 May 2024
On Thursday 9 May, the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) held its best Away Day yet at St Catherine’s College in Oxford.
ARTICULATE PRO study releases new videos about the role of AI in prostate cancer diagnosis
Clinical Research
22 May 2024
The ARTICULATE PRO study at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) has produced three videos highlighting the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to help pathologists in diagnosing prostate cancer.
Analysis identifies 50 new genomic regions associated with kidney cancer risk
Publication Research
7 May 2024
In a new analysis of genetic susceptibility to kidney cancer, an international team of researchers, including Professor Mark Sullivan from Oxford University's Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, has identified 50 new areas across the genome that are associated with the risk of developing kidney cancer.
New trial using skin patches as an ‘early warning system’ to spot lung transplant rejection
Research
17 April 2024
A new trial, SENTINEL, is set to investigate if skin patches can be used as an early warning system to identify if lung transplants are being rejected, so treatment can begin sooner, reducing the chance of longer lasting organ damage.
Success for researchers at the CRUK Oxford Centre Symposium
Awards and appointments Graduate studies Research Women
15 March 2024
Congratulations to Dr Wencheng Yin and Sophia Abusamra who were awarded winner and runner-up respectively in the poster presentation competition at the 2024 CRUK Oxford Centre – Oxford Cancer Symposium on Wednesday 13 March.
AI reveals prostate cancer is not just one disease
Publication Research
29 February 2024
Artificial Intelligence has helped scientists reveal a new form of aggressive prostate cancer which could revolutionise how the disease is diagnosed and treated in the future.
NDS surgeon scientist leads an international transdisciplinary consortium towards delivering NetZero healthcare
Awards and appointments Innovation Research
12 December 2023
The European Union Horizon Europe (with joint funding from UK Research Innovation) has awarded NetZeroAICT Consortium major funding to develop a novel technology with great potentials to promote climate neutral and sustainable healthcare.
Prostate Cancer UK awards NDS researchers significant grant to understand why some cancers become more aggressive
Awards and appointments Research
8 December 2023
Prostate Cancer UK has awarded nearly £430,000 to Dr Srinivasa Rao and Associate Professor Clare Verrill from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) to lead a three-year project investigating why some prostate cancers change shape and become more dangerous, with the aim of helping men with prostate cancer to get the most effective treatment.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm patient awareness event: A day of celebration and learning
Clinical Public engagement Research
8 November 2023
The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) hosted an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Patient and Public Open Day on Saturday 7 October, which was attended by more than 150 people.
University of Oxford named Focused Ultrasound Centre of Excellence
Awards and appointments Research
27 September 2023
The Focused Ultrasound Foundation has designated the University of Oxford a Centre of Excellence in Focused Ultrasound. Oxford becomes the fifth Centre of Excellence in Europe and the eleventh worldwide. The recognition coincides with the University of Oxford’s celebration of Focused Ultrasound Day.
Oxford team begin pioneering human trial of stem-cell derived islet transplants for type 1 diabetes
Clinical Research
25 September 2023
The UK arm of international charity Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation (DRWF) has announced a pioneering clinical trial at the Islet Transplant Unit in Oxford University's Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS).