NEWS: Oxford scientists uncover how the brain resolves emotional ambiguity
@oxcin.bsky.social scientists find a key emotional centre deep in the human brain directly influences how we interpret ambiguous social cues.
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Apply now for OxCIN Global Scholars!
🎯For early-career MRI researchers in the Global South
💻Remote 1-year affiliation with OxCIN
🧠Training in MRI physics & analysis, inc FSL
🌎Build global connections
🗓️Apply by 28 June 2026
🔗www.oxcin.ox.ac.uk/about/training/global-sc...
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The award winners Gaurav and Levi posing with their certificates, flanked by the Open Science ambassadors and coordinators
Today we celebrated the OxCIN researchers practising, promoting, and advancing Open Science. Congratulations to the OxCIN Open Science Ambassadors' Award winners @levikumle.bsky.social and @gauravbhalerao.bsky.social!
Read more about their work: tinyurl.com/2h9ncfcy
Register now for the in-person FSL Course 2026 in Bordeaux, France!
🗓️ June 22-26, 2026
🧠 Covering: lectures & hands-on practicals on structural, functional, diffusion and resting state brain image analysis
🔗 open.oxcin.ox.ac.uk/pages/fslcou...
Sleep after stroke can be especially difficult in the hospital. This #WorldSleepDay, our researchers spoke to clinical staff about integrating sleep education into stroke recovery care. Read more about the resources we are developing: fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR20...
Our research shows that disrupted sleep after stroke can negatively impact rehabilitation outcomes and quality of life in stroke survivors. Read the full paper in Nature Scientific Reports: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Sleep problems are very common after brain injury or stroke. In this video, stroke survivors and researchers from OxCIN's Plasticity Group share their insights and tips for better sleep after brain injury.
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Happy World Sleep Day! OxCIN sleep researchers are at the JR Hospital today, talking to the public about sleep research and practical tips to improve sleep habits. Read more about our studies and ways to get involved: www.win.ox.ac.uk/research/res...
OxCIN researchers are part of a world-first clinical trial funded by charity Race Against Dementia to treat Lewy Body Dementia with Focused Ultrasound Stimulation. Read more from BBC Oxfordshire: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Happy International Women and Girls in Science day! From our Director to our postdocs, students, and core staff, we are lucky to have so many talented women at OxCIN. But women still only account for 1 in 3 researchers globally, and it's time for change!
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Our Clinical Neuroimaging course 2025/26 is now open!
🧠 Learn how to use & interpret MRI in your clinical practice
💻 Fully online & self-paced
✅ CPD accredited
🗓️ Register by April 30th!
🔗 www.oxcin.ox.ac.uk/about/traini...
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Save the date! FSL Course 2026 is provisionally planned in-person for June 22nd - 26th in Bordeaux, France. More details and the registration link will be posted on the FSL Course website soon.
open.oxcin.ox.ac.uk/pages/fslcou...
Welcome to Oxford Sean! We're so pleased to have half of you.
Congratulations to OxCIN's researchers who were recognised on the 2025 Clarivate Highly Cited list: Jesper Andersson, Paul Harrison, Masud Husain, Daniel Margulies, Philip McGuire, Karla Miller, Tom Nichols, and Steve Smith.
Read more: tinyurl.com/3hxcddpr
Full list: clarivate.com/highly-cited...
Our Clinical Neuroimaging course 2025/26 is now open!
🧠 Learn how to use & interpret MRI in your clinical practice
💻 Fully online & self-paced
✅ CPD accredited
🗓️ Register by April 30th!
🔗 www.oxcin.ox.ac.uk/about/traini...
vimeo.com/886487930
📖 Out now! Introduction to Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Acquisition and Analysis by William Clarke, Adam Berrington, and Saad Jbabdi @saadjbabdi.bsky.social
A comprehensive yet accessible handbook including online practicals.
🔗 tinyurl.com/3uvab9j9
#Neuroimaging #MRS #Spectroscopy #OUP
Artificial intelligence is set to transform medical imaging in the near future. Jon Campbell, our Team Lead Research Radiographer, has been involved with the Society of Radiographers AI Advisory Group to examine how these advancements will impact radiographers.
#WorldRadiographyDay
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A group of visitors watching inside the control room of a MRI scanner
As well as being central to our research, all the team support our public engagement. Last June, Samira Abdelhamid showed the power of our 7 Tesla MRI scanner to visitors from African Families in the UK and inspired one young person to consider a career in radiography.
#WorldRadiographyDay
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Radiographer preparing a research participant for a scan
Meet Juliet Semple, one of our Research Radiographer at OxCIN.
Juliet bridges science, technology and human care — ensuring every scan advances understanding of the brain.
Watch her story: pod.admin.ox.ac.uk/article/technicians-oxford-juliet
#WorldRadiographyDay
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A radiographer preparing a research participant for a scan.
Happy #WorldRadiographyDay!
At OxCIN, our radiographers make cutting-edge brain imaging possible — combining clinical skill, research expertise and participant care. Over the past year, our Radiography Team have completed 1686 scans.
🔗 oxcin.ox.ac.uk/research/core-staff
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Happy World Radiography Day to our wonderful OxCIN radiographers, who make all of our MR research possible! Why not take a moment today to acknowledge the radiographers in your life? I've heard they enjoy chocolate...
Throughout October, Oxford will host events celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth – recognising the impact of Black heritage and culture on Britain, the world, and our University.
More info ⬇️ #BHM
www.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events/black-hi...
Our open letter (awaiting peer review) is now available on Wellcome Open Research:
👉 wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/10-...
More inclusive science = broader participation, better data, stronger impact. 💡 (🧵 3/3)
#OpenResearch #ResearchAccessibility @oxcin.bsky.social @ndcnoxford.bsky.social
Do you want to learn more about MRI? The OxCIN MRI Graduate Programme is now open for registration! This year only: limited places for external participants available at a reduced rate.
ℹ️ More info: tinyurl.com/56n2vu6n
✍ Register: tinyurl.com/4s9tt3bd
✉️ Mailing list: tinyurl.com/yc5jnd97
In video #3 in our "What to expect from a brain stimulation study" series participants can find out what's like to do a TMS study. Watch all our videos here: www.oxcin.ox.ac.uk/research/tak...
Video #2 in our "What to expect from a brain stimulation study" series introduces participants to Transcranial Ultrasound. Watch all our videos here: www.oxcin.ox.ac.uk/research/tak...
Three new "What to expect" videos for participants in brain stimulation studies out now! www.oxcin.ox.ac.uk/research/tak...
Our videos aim to increase accessibility of research participation by demystifying the process.
🎥 Produced by hobsoncurtis.com
👇 Video #1: Transcranial Electric Stimulation
In our Trends in Cogn Sci paper we point to the connectivity crisis in task-based human EEG/MEG research: many connectivity metrics, too little replication. Time for community-wide benchmarking to build robust, generalisable measures across labs & tasks. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Congratulations to all recipients of the 2025 OxCIN/BRC Seed Grants!
In partnership with the Brain Technologies theme of the NIHR Oxford Health BRC, OxCIN awarded up to £16,000 to support scanning and research costs to 14 exciting new projects. tinyurl.com/3j4a8753
Profile pictures of our five global scholars (three men and two women), with in the bottom right corner the Global Scholars logo of a brain with a world map superimposed, and the text 'OxCIN Global Scholars 2025/26'
We're proud to introduce the 2025/25 cohort of OxCIN Global Scholars! They will be remotely affiliated with OxCIN for a year, participate in our MRI Graduate Programme, present their work and establish links with OxCIN research groups.
Read more: www.oxcin.ox.ac.uk/about/traini....