Tulips in full bloom in sunny weather. The blooms are white, yellow and orange.

Some tulips for no reason other than to brighten your feed. Enjoy.

📷James Dobson

Want to take part in MILI? If you have Li Fraumeni Syndroem and are interested in the MILI clinical trial some of our sites take out of area referrals. You can discuss this with your locla NHS genetics team.

If you have #LiFraumeniSyndrome and are interested in the MILI clinical trial - some of our sites take out-of-area referrals.

You can discuss with your local NHS genetics team.

To learn about the MILI trial and LFS, visit mili.octru.ox.ac.uk

#TP53 #LFS @oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social

Congratulations to the team at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust @sth.nhs.uk for randomising two more participants to the FORENSIC-UK trial. Well done Michael Reddington and Shreya Srinivas!
#lowbackpain #surgicaltrial

Pink magnolia blossoms frame Magdalen Tower against a bright blue sky, with warm spring sunlight illuminating the stone facade and neatly trimmed gardens below.

A magnolia tree in full bloom stands beside stone steps and traditional lanterns at Balliol College, its pink flowers contrasting with the historic golden buildings.

Magnolia branches covered in pink blossoms stretch across the foreground, partially framing the main tower and gardens of Mansfield College under a partly cloudy sky.

Sunlit magnolia branches hang over the arched entrance at New College, casting soft shadows on the textured stone walls and windows beneath.

Magnolia season has arrived in Oxford 🌸

📷 Instagram | LinaFromOxford, UmairAtOxford & Yannan645

Flash Fiction: Beautiful things by Victoria Harris Shortlisted for the Farnham Flash Fiction competition 2026

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From www.nhs.uk: Metformin is safe to take during pregnancy.

Is metformin safe to take during pregnancy?
www.nhs.uk/medicines/me...
To learn about the MILI trial and LFS, visit mili.octru.ox.ac.uk
#TP53 #LiFraumeniSyndrome #LFS @oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social

Great to see the FORENSIC-UK Team at the National Spine Network (NSN) Conference in Birmingham yesterday. Our CI, Sashin Ahuja, presented the latest news for the study. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the banner. #NSN #lowbackpain #surgicaltrial

Celebrating women across the Network 2026 On International Women's Day, find out about some of the inspirational women working in trials units across the Network

International Women’s Day on 8 March is a chance to highlight how women are helping shape research.

Find out more about some of the inspirational women in trials units across the Network here: tinyurl.com/nhb9fkyw

Who would you add to the list?

#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 #UKCTUNetwork

Great piece to celebrate women working in research - and excellent to see four of our team members featured - have a read through the link below! ⬇️

What is metformin? Metformin is a medicine used by tens of millions of people worldwide, mainly for type 2 diabetes. Lab results suggest metformin could also make cancer less likely to occur in people with Li Fraumeni syndrome, although currently this is only a theory. The MILI clinical trial has been set up to test this.

Metformin is a drug used mainly to treat diabetes.
Research suggests it may reduce the risk of cancer developing in people with Li Fraumeni syndrome.

To learn about the MILI trial and LFS, visit mili.octru.ox.ac.uk

#TP53 #LiFraumeniSyndrome #LFS
@oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social

Celebrating women across the Network 2026 On International Women's Day, find out about some of the inspirational women working in trials units across the Network

Ahead of international women's day UKCRC is sharing some profiles of women working in clinical trials in the UK (including myself and some of my amazing colleagues)

ukcrc-ctu.org.uk/celebrating-...

Bright yellow daffodils in bloom fill the foreground. Overlaid text reads: “Happy St David’s Day from the University of Oxford.”

Happy St David's Day! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Control groups make medicine safer and smarter.

By using control groups, scientists aren’t just guessing—they’re making informed decisions based on real evidence.

tinyurl.com/2hju2yfv

#LFS #TP53 #LiFraumeniSyndrome @oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social

The LFS UK 2025 conference took place last September, updating on studies from across the country, including MILI.

Visit LFS UK 2025 to see the various presentations and update on the MILI trial tinyurl.com/d2dfm36x

#TP53 #LiFraumeniSyndrome #LFS @oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social

Please please vaccinate your child against measles.

This is from our @independentsage.bsky.social report from last year, led by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social & @helensalisbury.bsky.social

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New post for a Grade 6 Statistician at OCTRU

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The words 'JOB VACANCY' on the left hand side, and the OCTRU logo on the right hand side, on a white background showing graphs

New Year, New Job? 📆

If you'd like to contribute to the design, conduct & analysis of research projects (and more!), we are looking for a Medical Statistician to join our team!

Apply by 2nd Feb, 12 noon.

Find out more, and see all of OCTRU's vacancies here: www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/octru/about-...

Silhouettes of people at a fireworks display. Overlayed are the words in gold text, of 'Happy New Year!'

Wishing you All a Happy New Year! 🎆

Thank you to everyone who took part in our studies in 2025, and to all who contribute to, and make our research possible! 👏 🎊

Wishing a Merry Christmas to all who celebrate 🎄 ⭐

Today we'd like to thank everyone who makes our research possible - we couldn't do it without you! We hope you have a restful time over the festive period.

It's the last day of our advent calendar - we hope you've learned a bit more about us and our studies! 📆 🎄

Today we introduce an upcoming study from @situ-oxford.bsky.social!

PREPARE-KIDS 🧒 🏥

Keep a look out for more information on this study as we go in the new year!

Two of the studies I am involved with. Opening next year!

It's day 1️⃣8️⃣ of our advent calendar! 📆 🎄

Today we introduce FORENSIC!

FORENSIC will assess if treating low back pain with surgery is better than nonsurgical treatment, and also aims to find out if the spinal fusion surgery is good value for money for the NHS. 🏥

🌐 forensic.octru.ox.ac.uk

A MILI Milestone: 50 participants randomised onto the trial!
Thank you to all our recruiting sites for support of the trial: @ouhospitals.bsky.social @gstt-nhs.bsky.social
@cuh.nhs.uk @nottmhospitals.bsky.social
@nhsgrampian.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social & Uni Hospitals Leicester
#TP53 #LFS

It's day number 5️⃣ of our advent calendar! 📆 🎄

Today we introduce MILI

MILI is a clinical trial investigating the use of a drug called metformin as a way of reducing the cancer risk in people with Li Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS)

Find out more: mili.octru.ox.ac.uk

@octooxford.bsky.social

Book cover for “Soot & Boots: An Anthology of Short Festive Fiction.” The illustration shows a pair of tall, black, soot-dusted boots standing on a scuffed wooden floor against a textured blue-grey wall. The title appears in bold white lettering above the boots, and The Broken Spine’s logo sits at the bottom of the cover.

“Shallow black-rainbow puddles shimmered…” From one of the opening stories in Soot & Boots. #SootAndBoots

Book cover for “Soot & Boots: An Anthology of Short Festive Fiction.” The illustration shows a pair of tall, black, soot-dusted boots standing on a scuffed wooden floor against a textured blue-grey wall. The title appears in bold white lettering above the boots, and The Broken Spine’s logo sits at the bottom of the cover.

Thirty writers, thirty winter visions. Soot & Boots brings them together in one seasonal anthology. Out soon. #SootAndBoots

Professor Sarah Blagden to star in New Landmark Channel 4 Documentary Series 'Cancer Detectives: Finding the Cures' Channel 4 today announces 'Cancer Detectives: Finding the Cures', an observational documentary series that will explore the pioneering research that could transform the future of cancer detection, tre...

OCTO Director Prof Sarah Blagden features in a new Channel 4 doc "The Cancer Detectives: Finding the Cures" an observational documentary series exploring pioneering research that could transform the future of cancer detection, treatment and prevention: www.oncology.ox.ac.uk/news/profess...

Book cover for “Soot & Boots: An Anthology of Short Festive Fiction.” The illustration shows a pair of tall, black, soot-dusted boots standing on a scuffed wooden floor against a textured blue-grey wall. The title appears in bold white lettering above the boots, and The Broken Spine’s logo sits at the bottom of the cover.

Our first short-fiction release since Four Forked Tongues is nearly here. Bold, strange, tender winter tales. November release. #SootAndBoots