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Making research heard: communicating with policy professionals, Thu 7 May

@oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social workshop designed for Medical Sciences researchers, research support & comms professionals.

Places limited, book early ➡️ events.ox.ac.uk/oxford_event/9c7fadb0-95...

Join the Oxford & UM6SS Webinar Series on health systems, workforce, network reforms & access to care
Next: Tues 21 April, with Prof. Saad Zbiri

Register 👉 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/42dfbe...

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Plodding Professor for Cure DHDDS (@ploddingprofessor) Help James Edwards raise money to support Cure DHDDS

There are nine days until Prof James Edwards will take on the London Marathon to raise money for Cure DHDDS, a charity dedicated to learning more about this extremely rare gene mutation and supporting those diagnosed with DHDDS. www.justgiving.com/page/ploddin...

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STAFF & STUDENTS: Our April Oxford MedSci Newsletter is hot off the press! 

Catch up with the latest news, events, internal funding opportunities and more 👉 www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/for-staff/resources/comm...

World Parkinson’s Day: AD/PD 2026 highlights Saturday 11 April marks World Parkinson’s Day, commemorating the birthday of Dr James Parkinson, who first described the condition in 1817. To mark the occasion, the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics highlights the recent visit to the Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease (AD/PD) 2026 conference in Copenhagen – moments that reflect the exciting progress being made in Parkinson’s research.

NEWS: World Parkinson’s Day: Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease (AD/PD) 2026 conference in Copenhagen

@oxforddpag.bsky.social highlights the conference visit and the exciting progress made in Parkinson’s research.

New community of practice for research assistants

Calling all research assistants!

Help shape a new, peer-led community of practice for research assistants across the Medical Sciences Division, and a supportive network for collaboration.

New mental health pathway for primary school children reduces anxiety problems – study shows A new way of supporting primary age children’s mental health via schools has been shown to be highly effective in reducing anxiety problems, according to a new trial.

NEWS: New mental health pathway for primary school children reduces anxiety problems 

Read more about the new model delivered in schools. @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social 

New AI tool can predict heart failure at least five years before it develops Programme uses data from routine CT scans to help doctors identify high-risk patients earlier than ever before

NEWS: New AI tool can predict heart failure at least five years before it develops

The programme uses routine CT scan data to identify high-risk patients earlier. @rdm.ox.ac.uk 

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FUNDING: Teaching Excellence Awards – Project-only round open

Funding up to £5K. Proposals within TEA themes encouraged.

Closes: Fri 29 May

www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/for-staff/resources/educ...

Global series highlights innovations and impact in post-pregnancy contraception A collection of seven articles in Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, led by Visiting Editor Anita Makins, brings together global expertise on post-pregnancy contraception - an area critical to improving maternal and newborn health outcomes worldwide.

NEWS: Global series highlights innovations and impact in post-pregnancy contraception

Read more about the articles in the collection. @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social

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NEWS: Major technological advance reveals how mutations in a tiny non-coding gene cause multiple neuro-developmental 

www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/news/major-technological...

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EVENT: The quality improvement (QI) impact gap: where we go from here

This event explores what QI means today and return on investment, key barriers to impact.

Mon 11 May, 6.30pm
Online

Register: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ddQQ...

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TRAINING: Communicating your research to the media, and beyond

Aimed at researchers

Thurs 11 June, 2pm 

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📢New vacancy: Postdoctoral Research Scientist to join Prof Huiling Tan’s group at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford.

⏳Deadline: Friday 8 May 2026, 12:00 midday (BST).

www.bndu.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

@ndcnoxford.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

Oxford-led study reveals new way to activate protein kinases, opening new therapeutic possibilities Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a new strategy to activate protein kinases — a major class of enzymes that regulate essential cellular processes — offering a potential pathway to treat diseases where current therapies remain limited.

NEWS: Oxford-led study reveals new way to activate protein kinases, opening new therapeutic possibilities

Read about this new research 👇

Graduate Entry Medicine in-person Open Day — Tuesday 7 July, 2–4pm at Medical Sciences Teaching Centre, South Parks Rd, Oxford

Thinking about studying medicine?

Our Graduate Entry Medicine programme is an accelerated four-year medical course for graduates in applied or experimental sciences.

Join our next open day on Tuesday 7 July, 2-4pm, to learn more ➡️ https://f.mtr.cool/hdlfjaiitz

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Professor Henk Giele was recently interviewed by Bridgitte Tetteh on the Drive Show on BBC Radio Berkshire & Oxford.

You can listen to the interview on the BBC website (BBC account required) ➡️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Introduction: 2:55:37 | Interview: 3:15:26

New book tackles racism in medicine A new Anti-Racist Medicine textbook explores racism’s impact on healthcare, research and education, and offers guidance for delivering more equitable care.

NEWS: New book tackles racism in medicine

The textbook explores racism’s impact on healthcare, research and education, and offers guidance for delivering more equitable care. @oxpop.bsky.social  

Early insights from this study, published in @thelancet.com, could help identify at-risk pregnancies and support better outcomes.

www.wrh.ox.ac.uk/news/early-pregnancy-blo...

@medsci.ox.ac.uk 

#MaternalHealth #ChildDevelopment

The rise of bone marrow organoids as next-generation models for blood formation and failure The bone marrow (BM) serves as the primary site of postnatal hematopoiesis, where hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) reside within a specialized, hypoxic microenvironment known as the BM niche1. This com...

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#MRCWIMM Group Leader Abs Khan contributes to a review on bone marrow organoids, highlighting their potential for modelling blood diseases and advancing personalised therapies. Read more 👇

#Haematology #Organoids @abattacks.bsky.social @rdm.ox.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk #AcademicSky

Secure your place for our free talk on Neurodiversity and research in Oxford: tinyurl.com/mr396h55

NDPCHS Decolonising Global Health event: Reflecting on a year of dialogue and charting the path ahead The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences (NDPCHS) marked the culmination of its 2025 Decolonising Global Health blog series with an internal multi-session event bringing together contributors and student

NEWS: Decolonising Global Health event: Reflecting on a year of dialogue and charting the path ahead

Read about this event from @oxprimarycare.bsky.social 

Collaboration with the Nepal Public Health Foundation (NPHF) explores maternal health and epilepsy A new study, co-led by Professor Arjune Sen and supported by Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, aims to improve understanding of the risk factors, care pathways and broader health and social impacts of epilepsy in Nepal.

NEWS: Collaboration with the Nepal Public Health Foundation explores maternal health and epilepsy

Read about this collaboration from @ndcnoxford.bsky.social 

Oxford scientists uncover how the brain resolves emotional ambiguity Non-invasive ultrasound study reveals causal role of the amygdala in interpreting uncertain emotions.

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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What happens to a sample when you take part in a clinical trial?

Peek behind the scenes to see how every donated sample helps us to better understand the underlying causes of cancer, and how we ensure that every single one is handled safely, accurately and responsibly.

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From the laboratory to the clinic 2026: complex pathogenesis of disease, 1-4 Sept

The conference will explore how the latest discoveries in immunology and molecular medicine can be applied to improve clinical medicine.

➡️ web.cvent.com/event/dcb63a41-b5d2-47f1...

Onima Chowdhury receives Cancer Research UK clinical trial grant Congratulations to Dr Onima Chowdhury, who has been awarded a clinical trial grant by Cancer Research UK to improve treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndromes.

#WIMMHighlights 🧪
Many congratulations to Onima Chowdhury on receiving a Cancer Research UK Clinical Trial Grant.

www.imm.ox.ac.uk/news/chowdhu...

@cancerresearchuk.org @rdm.ox.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk #AcademicSky #CancerResearch

£3 million Department of Health and Social Care grant to fund landmark prostate cancer surgery trial Professor Prasanna Sooriakumaran, from the University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS), has been awarded a £3 million grant from the Department of Health and Social Care to lead a major new clinical trial that could transform the global treatment of early, lethal prostate cancer.

NEWS: £3 million Department of Health and Social Care grant to fund landmark prostate cancer surgery trial

Read more about the award  @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social 

Why AI health chatbots won’t make you better at diagnosing yourself – new research A chatbot might know what’s wrong with you, but when people try to use them to understand symptoms, they may end up no closer to the answer.

'Artificial intelligence may be able to pass medical exams. But just as passing a theory test doesn’t make you a competent driver, practising medicine involves far more than answering questions correctly.'

Read more from @oxprimarycare.bsky.social's Dr Rebecca Payne ⬇️

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OXFORD RESEARCHERS: Science Media Centre (SMC) talk

Thu 21 April, 10am, online

Learn how the SMC works with researchers and journalists on contentious science and health topics.

Find out more and register ➡️ https://www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/science-media-centre-talk