Five members of the MSc Genomic Medicine teaching team have been awarded Advanced HE fellowships in recognition of their roles in teaching and supporting higher education learning.
The Rt Hon Anneliese Dodds MP, Minister of State for Development, Minister of State for Women and Equalities and Oxford East MP, visited the Jenner Institute last week to discuss the very latest in malaria vaccine science.
Dr Matthew Bottomley from the CAMS Oxford Institute has been selected as the January winner of Cancer Research UK\u2019s Research is Beautiful Photography campaign.
Global biopharma company GSK invests up to \u00a350 million in a collaboration with Oxford to advance the understanding of how cancer develops, which could inform future development of vaccines to prevent cancer.
The University of Oxford has once again been named the top institution in the Times Higher Education (THE) Subject Rankings for Clinical, Pre-Clinical, and Health, marking an impressive 14th consecutive year in this prestigious position.
Led by Professor Yvonne Jones at the Division of Structural Biology and Professor David Strutt at the University of Sheffield's School of Biosciences, this \u00a33.7 million Wellcome Trust-funded project brings together cutting-edge technology and world-class expertise.
The Global Health Network has achieved a remarkable milestone: one million members worldwide. This dynamic and inclusive community of healthcare professionals and researchers is addressing two of the most pressing challenges in global health. By equipping teams to tackle everyday diseases of poverty and strengthening the ability to detect and respond to emerging threats, The Global Health Network is saving lives and safeguarding the future of global health.
The Department wishes to announce that Professor Dame Sarah Gilbert has been appointed to the role of Deputy Head of Department of the Nuffield Department of Medicine for a five-year term.
The Royal Society of Biology have recognised Associate Professor Benjamin Schuster-B\u00f6ckler from NDM's Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research as a Fellow in their January 2025 nominations round.
NDM\u2019s Dr Lennard Lee has been featured in Fujifilm Europe\u2019s 90th Anniversary celebration documentary series, which honours 20 exceptional innovators helping to shape the future across Europe. Dr Lee has been recognised as a UK exemplar for his groundbreaking contributions to the cancer vaccines research field, accelerating the uptake of digital trials, and demonstrating a faster, simpler, and more efficient model for clinical trials.
Professor Anneke Lucassen will chair the Public and Community Engagement with Research Advisory Board and launch the 2024-2029 strategy as the new Academic Champion for Oxford University.
PSI researcher Md Zakiul Hassan, the inaugural Oxford-MoH Foundation DPhil Scholar, has been recognised as 2024 ISID Emerging Leader in International Infectious Diseases. The award from the International Society for Infectious Diseases acknowledges early-career excellence in the field.
Dr Xin Hui Chan has won the competitive 2024 Barnett Christie Lecture award of the British Infection Association. As part of the award, Dr Chan delivered a lecture entitled \u2018Drugs for Tropical Infections: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Infectious Disease Physician\u2019.
The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has signed a seven-year memorandum of agreement with the Wellcome Trust and the University of Oxford. Under this collaboration, Wellcome has awarded \u00a391 million (KES 15 billion) to support research over the next seven years. KEMRI have been collaborating with the Wellcome Trust and the University of Oxford on improving health through research for over 35 years.
Nicky Whiffin, Associate Professor and Sir Henry Dale Fellow at the University of Oxford\u2019s Big Data Institute and Centre for Human Genetics, has been awarded the 2025 Balfour Lecture by the Genetics Society.
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded the Modernising Medical Microbiology consortium \u00a311 million to address major public health threat, antimicrobial resistance. The Oxford Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, hosted by the Nuffield Department of Medicine since 2014, is one of 13 HPRUs funded by NIHR as part of an \u00a380 million funding boost.
The Pandemic Sciences Institute has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), to advance a shared understanding of the risks of emerging viruses in regions rich in biodiversity.
Oxford Cancer, the Oxford Vaccine Group and the Pandemic Sciences Institute have announced a new collaboration with Belgian biotech innovator Univercells.
Last month the final two Oxford-GSK Institute of Molecular and Computational Medicine (IMCM) Fellows were welcomed to NDM\u2019s Centre for Human Genetics. Dr Martina Hallegger and Dr Charmaine Lang join Dr Steph Fowler to build capacity in neurodegenerative disease research at the Centre.
Professor David Aanensen, Principal Investigator at the Pandemic Sciences Institute and Big Data Institute, has been honoured with the 2025 Translational Microbiology Prize in recognition for his work in the areas of translational microbiology and genomic epidemiology.
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