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| Monday Morning Messages |
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| 7th May 2024
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Town Hall Meeting this Thursday 9th May
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Please join colleagues from across the department for our first hybrid town hall event at the IDRM this coming Thursday 9th May, starting at 12pm. It will be followed by lunch in the IDRM café.
As well as an update from senior management, Associate Professor Caroline Hartley, will discuss the newly formed Paediatric Analysis Network: a Departmental network that has been established to capitalise on our analysis strengths, share techniques and discuss problems. Caroline will give some examples of the multidisciplinary nature of the work, focusing on the Paediatric Neuroimaging Group, and demonstrating how to develop novel analysis techniques for the advancement of child health research.
You are welcome to join in person or online. If you’d like lunch, please do register via the link below!
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The MDUK team is hosting a Bake Sale at the IDRM café TODAY from 10am-4pm to raise money for the charity. You can make your donations in cash or via JustGiving. Tickets are also available for the raffle draw which will take place on Thursday 9th May at 11:30 on Teams. Prizes include meals out, food and drink, Amazon vouchers and a spa day!
The team is also looking for volunteers to help organise the Town and Gown 10k race this Sunday 12th May. Sign up as part of the MDUK Oxford Neuromuscular Centre via the link below and join fellow MDUK researchers on the day. |
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Are you or were you a student who had childcare responsibilities during your DPhil? Did you take maternity/paternity leave or have older children?
We would like to hear from you! We are running a focus group to identify ways in which the Department can improve its support for students who have childcare responsibilities. Date and time are yet to be decided but please do get in touch via the link below to take part.
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| Registration for this one-off event is closing soon so sign up now to avoid disappointment. Professor Johannes van den Anker M.D., Ph.D., who holds the Evan and Cindy Jones Professorship in Paediatric Clinical Pharmacology at the Children's National Hospital in Washington D.C, will talk about How clinical pharmacology can take pregnant women and their neonates to its bosom. A drinks reception will follow the lecture. |
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| Webinar on Advanced Grants |
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20 May 2024 | Online | 10am
Research Services and MSD are hosting a webinar to provide information on the European Research Council’s Advanced Grant. These grants support established PIs in any field of research with long-term funding to pursue a ground-breaking, ambitious project and this webinar is aimed at potential applicants and their supporting teams. It will cover the purpose of the scheme, application structure, evaluation criteria, and the practical aspects of preparing a bid, followed by Q&A. |
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St Peter’s College invites applications for a Graduate Scholarship in Biomedical Sciences established by the Gustav Born Trust. The scholarship is open to students who during the academic year 2024 - 25 will be in their second or third year of graduate studies and the value of the award will be up to £5000 a year.
Applications should be submitted by completing an application form as well as uploading a brief CV and research proposal by noon on Thursday 16 May 2024. |
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| Registration opening soon! |
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| Look out for the email from our events team, landing early next week, announcing that registration to our departmental garden party is open. Venue capacity is limited so registration will be essential to secure your place. |
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| Researchers, staff, and students are all welcome to join this engaging internal workshop on Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) on Tuesday 14th May at 11.30am. It will delve into the what, why, and how of RRI, in the context of UKRI applications. |
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| The Power of Personality Diversity |
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8 May 2024 | IDRM and Online | 11am (workshop); 3pm (seminar)
Richard Etienne, the award-winning personal branding coach and Director of Global Internal Communications at Elsevier, will be delivering a workshop and seminar centred on personality diversity in academia.
Workshop (fully booked)
The workshop is designed to help you boost your self-confidence and teach you how to master the art of voicing opinions, from presenting at meetings and conferences to effective networking in smaller groups. This will be an interactive workshop format that will include role plays, networking and practical exercises. Register for the workshop waiting list here.
Seminar
The seminar will focus on unlocking the power of confident communication. Learn how to navigate challenging academic environments, attract diverse talent, and create relationships that stand the test of time. Find out more and register for the seminar here.
Networking lunch
There is also a networking lunch being held in the IDRM Cafe at 1pm which is open to everyone. Please register here. |
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| Trinity Town Hall meeting |
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9 May 2024 | IDRM Seminar Rooms and Cafe | 12pm to 2pm
Please join colleagues from across the department for our first hybrid town hall event which will be followed by lunch in the IDRM café. As well as an update from senior management, Associate Professor Caroline Hartley, PI in the Paediatric Neuroimaging Group, will discuss the newly formed Paediatric Analysis Network: a Departmental network that has been established to capitalise on our analysis strengths, share techniques and discuss analysis problems. Caroline will give some examples of the multidisciplinary nature of the work, focusing on the Paediatric Neuroimaging Group, and demonstrating how to develop novel analysis techniques for the advancement of child health research. You are welcome to join in person or online. If you’d like lunch, please do let us know by clicking the link below. |
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| Student committee pottery painting and pizza! |
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10 May 2024 | IDRM | 4pm
The Student Committee is running a pottery painting and pizza event on Friday May 10 at 4pm. Come along to get creative while you chat to old friends and make new ones. Sign up via the link below. |
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| MDUK Town and Gown 10k race |
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12 May 2024 | University Parks | 10.30am
Sign up to run in the Town & Gown 10k race in support of MDUK. We would love you to join the “MDUK Oxford Neuromuscular Centre” group during registration. If you would prefer to lend your support in other ways, we are looking for volunteers on the day. Please email Chelsea Larabee for more details. |
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| MPLS Mental Health Awareness Week |
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13 to 17 May 2024
MPLS is running a Mental Health Awareness Week of activity which is open to anyone across the University who wants to get involved. Activities include a workshop on the menopause, a Multaka Tour at the Pitt Rivers Museum, a Thriving at Oxford showcase and a panel discussion on the importance of a thriving research group. This year’s theme is ‘moving for your mental health’ and a full programme and registration is available via the link below. Sign up now and prioritise your mental health. |
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| Communication, Narratives and AMR Workshop |
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16 May 2024 | Merton College and online | 9am to 6pm
The World Health Organisation has declared Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) as one of the ‘top global and public health development threats.’ This one-day workshop will approach the problem from a Humanities perspective. It will focus on the power of narrative and communication in discussions around antimicrobial resistance. |
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| Newton-Abraham Lecture 2024 |
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21 May 2024 | Maths Institute | 5pm
Listen to Professor Johannes van den Anker M.D., Ph.D., who holds the Evan and Cindy Jones Professorship in Paediatric Clinical Pharmacology at the Children's National Hospital in Washington D.C, talk about How clinical pharmacology can take pregnant women and their neonates to its bosom. A drinks reception will follow the lecture. |
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| Bridging the divide: Translational research with a canine model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy |
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22 May 2024 | IDRM | 12.30pm
There is no cure for the fatal and devastating childhood onset, X-linked disorder, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Many groups, are evaluating novel and sometimes sophisticated treatments, either with a view to replace the absent protein, dystrophin, or to mitigate against the deleterious effects of its loss. Richard Piercy, Professor of Comparative Neuromuscular Disease at the Royal Veterinary College, will discuss the founding of the DE50-MD canine model of DMD, maintained at the Royal Veterinary College, studies conducted that make this arguably the best characterised large animal model of this disorder and our use of the model in clinical veterinary trials, including in gene editing and gene therapies. Students/postdocs can sign up for lunch immediately following the talk here - https://forms.office.com/e/0rK0YxZDvC |
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| Oxford Biomedical Research Centre and BRC Open Day |
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30 May 2024 | Westgate Centre | 10am - 3.30pm
Step into the future of healthcare at this Open Day event where you can experience interactive stands showcasing the ground-breaking research that is driving change for NHS patients. Learn more about new diagnostics and revolutionary treatments, and discover how YOU can play a part in shaping the future of medicine by participating in our research.
The directors of the two BRCs: Professor Helen McShane and Professor John Geddes, will officially open the event.
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| Wearables in mega-scale biobanks - are there some learnings for rare disease research? |
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10 June 2024 | Richard Doll Lecture Theatre | 11am
Professor Aiden Doherty, Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Oxford, will discuss the story behind the collection of wrist-worn accelerometer data in over 150,000 research participants across the UK and China, while also describing efforts to collect complementary open human activity recognition validation datasets to further enhance these resources. |
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| New Therapeutic Approaches in Translational Mental Health |
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16 September 2024 | Maths Institute | All day
This in-person conference is hosted by the Oxford Health BRC and sponsored by the UK Mental Health Mission. The event aims to bring together industry, academic & clinical researchers, the regulator and government research funding organisations to discuss the current challenges facing therapeutic development. The overall objective is to forge collaborations that can increase capacity and capability through partnerships to deliver paradigm changes in translational mental health research. The event includes keynotes, lightning talks, roundtable discussion and industry led workshop sessions by Angelini Pharma, Big Health, Boehringer Ingelheim, Karuna Therapeutics and Reckitt Benckiser. |
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Phase 1 Nipah virus vaccine trial
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OVG is looking for healthy volunteers to investigate a new vaccine against Nipah – a viral illness which causes outbreaks. The World Health Organization recognises Nipah as a priority disease to develop vaccines because there are currently none available. The trial vaccine has been developed by the University of Oxford and the study is taking place at the Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine at the Churchill Hospital. If you are aged 18 to 55 years old, in good health and live in the Thames Valley area, then you may be eligible to take part. We will provide reimbursement of £1,020 - £1,380 for your time, inconvenience and travel. The total study participation time is 12 months.
If you would like to find out more, please read the Participant Information Sheet and if you are interested in joining the study, please visit the website via the link below where you can access the screening questions and register your interest. If you would like any further information regarding the study, please contact us on:
Email info@ovg.ox.ac.uk, Tel: 01865 611400 |
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