Is morphine an effective and safe analgesic for premature babies?
The Lancet has published the results of the Procedural Pain in Premature Infants (Poppi) study, ran by the Paediatric Neuroimaging Group.
Read moreAvailable DPhil projects for 2019
The Department of Paediatrics offers a variety of doctoral opportunities across its research themes. Take a look at the outlines of prospective DPhil projects - and please get in touch with the relevant supervisor to discuss the details.
Read morePrestigious fellowship awarded to Paediatrics scholar
Dr Caroline Hartley, a Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Paediatric Neuroimaging Group, has been awarded the highly competitive Sir Henry Dale Fellowship.
Read moreDepartment of Paediatrics receives Athena SWAN Silver Award
The Department of Paediatrics has been granted the Athena SWAN Silver Award in recognition for its contribution to advancement of equality and excellence in employment.
Read moreHalting the spread of salmonella
There are between 11 and 27 million estimated cases of enteric fever worldwide every year, and 75,000–220,000 deaths. Could vaccination stop the spread of these diesases in the environment?
Read more"Did you know...?"
From the Town Hall, through pubs, up to shopping centres – throughout October, teams from Paediatrics have been showcasing their work all over Oxford as part of the Ideas Festival.
Read moreNew guidelines to monitor blood cancer in Down syndrome babies
The recommendations result from research by Prof Irene Roberts (Department of Paediatrics) and Prof Paresh Vyas (Radcliffe Department of Medicine), published in the British Journal of Haematology.
Read moreLearn more about our research
Here you can find out a bit more about how the work we do in the lab reaches the wider community and how you can influence what we do.
Read moreResearch
Research in our Department focuses on a wide variety of aspect of children's health. We study the neuroscience of pain in infants, HIV, immunology, haematology, gastroenterology and vaccinology.
Teaching
The Department of Paediatrics is involved in medical sciences teaching in Paediatrics for Undergraduate students of the University of Oxford Medical School, as well as running a number of Postgraduate programmes.
Get involved
The research in our Department affects many children and their parents. Here you can find out what we do to reach out, from events that we have organised in the past to information about patient involvement schemes.
What's new
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Prestigious fellowship awarded to Paediatrics scholar
28 November 2018
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Bliss to fund the study of pain relief in newborns
9 November 2018
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"Did you know...?"
9 November 2018
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Department of Paediatrics receives Athena SWAN Silver Award
28 October 2018
Upcoming events
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Oxford Vaccine Group 16th Immunisation Seminar
Professor Andrew J Pollard and others
Thursday, 14 March 2019, 9am to 4pm
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Latest publications
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A Population Based Observational Study of Childhood Encephalitis in Children Admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Units in England and Wales.
Journal article
Iro MA. et al, (2019), The Pediatric infectious disease journal
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Comparison of two schedules of two-dose priming with the ten-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Nepalese children: an open-label, randomised non-inferiority controlled trial
Journal article
Kandasamy R. et al, (2019), The Lancet Infectious Diseases
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A Multistep Research Protocol to Develop and Implement Validated Guidelines for CMO RFI and RFP Processes: Biopharmaceutical Vendor Evaluation and Selection Minimum Standards (BioVesel)
Journal article
BRINDLEY D. et al, (2018), BioProcess international
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Enterovirus and parechovirus meningitis in infants younger than 90 days old in the UK and Republic of Ireland: a British Paediatric Surveillance Unit study.
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Kadambari S. et al, (2018), Arch Dis Child
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Meningococcal meningitis presenting postinfant group B meningococcal immunisation
Journal article
So N. et al, (2018), Archives of Disease in Childhood
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A universal right to pain relief: balancing the risks in a vulnerable patient population
Journal article
Moultrie F. et al, (2018), The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
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Analgesic efficacy and safety of morphine in the Procedural Pain in Premature Infants (Poppi) study: randomised placebo-controlled trial
Journal article
Hartley C. et al, (2018), The Lancet, 392, 2595 - 2605
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Vaccine Knowledge Project
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Chair in Developmental Medicine
Gift of £3.3million from Mr André Hoffmann has secured future of Oxford Chair in Developmental Medicine.
Andrew Pollard receives BRC award
Professor Pollard received the award for his leadership has had a strong impact on healthcare and research.
World Economic Forum
Dr Rebeccah Slater has been nominated to The World Economic Forum to be elected as a 'Young Scientist'.
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