Shining a light on Rare Disease
29 February 2024
Department General Public Engagement
The chapel facade of Magdalen College, Oxford, was awash with colour this evening to raise awareness of the plight of those living with rare disease.
Clinical Lecturer in Paediatrics selected as finalist for the MRC Impact Prize 2023: Early Career Impact
29 February 2024
Awards & Appointments Department Public Engagement Research
Dr Michelle Fernandes, a Clinical Lecturer at the Department of Paediatrics, Research Fellow at the Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health, and Associate Fellow at Green Templeton College has been selected as a finalist for the Medical Research Council (MRC) Impact Prize 2023, for her cross-disciplinary research in international early child development.
New animation series to support parents of premature infants
27 February 2024
Children's Health Department Neuroimaging Parents & Carers Public Engagement Research
Professor Caroline Hartley, Principal Investigator, and Dr Marianne van der Vaart Postdoctoral Researcher, in the Paediatric Neuroimaging Group at the Department of Paediatrics, have today launched a series of animations aimed at improving parental understanding of brain development in premature infants, and the effect it has on breathing and apnoeas (the cessation of breathing).
FCDO Minister meets with vaccine researchers
25 January 2024
COVID-19 Department Public Engagement University Vaccinology
Researchers from the Department of Paediatrics today welcomed the Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Minister for Development and Africa, to the laboratories and clinics of several of its vaccine development groups.
New campaign by Oxford Vaccine Group hopes to boost jab numbers
8 December 2023
COVID-19 Clinical Trials Public Engagement Vaccinology
Experts have launched a new campaign in a bid to boost waning vaccine uptake by giving people more information about how clinical trials work. Researchers hope to alleviate hesitancy by showing with a simple animation and comic the complex way vaccines are developed.
Chancellor announces support for Rare Therapies Launch Pad
27 November 2023
Children's Health Department Public Engagement
The Chancellor's Autumn statement announced government support for the Rare Therapies Launch Pad, a new programme within the Department of Paediatrics designed to develop regulatory pathways for children with rare conditions to access individualised therapies.
Oxford launches new vaccine trial to enhance design of flu & COVID-19 vaccines
25 October 2023
COVID-19 Clinical Trials Immunology Public Engagement Recruitment Research Vaccinology
A pioneering study into human immunity is being launched today by Oxford Vaccine Group at the University of Oxford. The study, called LEGACY03, is being funded by the Medical Research Council part of UK Research and Innovation. By investigating how lymph nodes work, and how they make responses to vaccines in younger and older people, it has the potential to improve vaccine design for different age groups significantly.
The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre Launches Pioneering Therapeutics Accelerator to Advance Innovative Treatments for Rare Diseases
3 October 2023
Children's Health Public Engagement Research University
The University of Oxford and Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio announced the launch of the Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre Therapeutics Accelerator with an official signing event at the University of Oxford. The event was hosted by the Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre (OHC), a partnership established in 2019 between the University of Oxford and Harrington Discovery Institute. Attendance at the signing included leaders from OHC, the University of Oxford, the Harrington family, University Hospitals, and Oxford Science Enterprises.
How do muscles make us strong? Find out at IF Oxford Science & Ideas Festival
22 September 2022
If you've ever wondered about the role of the muscle, come and meet us at IF Oxford - the Oxford science and ideas Festival on Saturday 8th & 15th October, when our researchers will be challenging members of the public to play our "Muscle Switch" game and exploring why strength differs between us.
Oxford scientist named Australian of the Year in the UK
9 May 2022
Awards & Appointments COVID-19 Public Engagement Vaccinology
The Oxford Vaccine Group’s Lead Statistician, Professor Merryn Voysey, received the prestigious Australian of the Year in the UK award at a gala dinner recently.
New book highlights life-saving role vaccines play in prevention of killer diseases
8 July 2021
Public Engagement Publication Vaccinology
'Brain Fever', a new book by internationally-renowned medical scientist Professor Richard Moxon, describes the decades of research that contribute to the development of vaccines for life-threatening illnesses such as meningitis, and how immunisation has been our greatest public health intervention.
Increasing vaccine uptake among ethnic minorities
6 May 2021
COVID-19 Public Engagement Research Vaccinology
Dr Samantha Vanderslott and Dr Seilesh Kadambari discuss their collaborative approach to providing ethnic minority groups with information on vaccines.
Enriching Engagement (Round 2) awardees announced
25 August 2020
Awards & Appointments Neuromuscular Diseases Public Engagement
The awardees for the second round of the University of Oxford’s Enriching Engagement funding scheme have now been announced, including a project from Paediatrics.
Communicating the messages of extracellular vesicles to the wider public
2 March 2020
Wood Group researchers in the Department of Paediatrics collaborate with DPAG's Denis Noble to produce innovative podcast talks on a prominent global platform, the Future Tech Podcast. Following the release of the final podcast talk in February 2020, we chart the story leading to these innovative pieces of public engagement.
Alice in Typhoidland: Join Lewis Carroll’s Alice on a journey through the story of typhoid, from Victorian sewer systems to cutting-edge scientific research
20 January 2020
A new exhibition tells the story of Oxford’s role in the fight against typhoid, from pioneering efforts to eliminate typhoid in the era of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland to game-changing present-day vaccine trials
Is mandatory vaccination the best way to tackle falling rates of childhood immunisation?
28 October 2019
Following the publication of figures showing UK childhood vaccination rates have fallen for the fifth year in a row, researchers from Paediatrics and the Oxford Martin Programme on Collective Responsibility for Infectious Disease discuss possible responses.
"Did you know...?"
9 November 2018
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.
Cheltenham Science Festival: Let’s talk about infant pain!
6 June 2018
Neuroimaging Public Engagement
A team from the Paediatric Neuroimaging group present their research on pain in babies at this year's Cheltenham Science Festival.
International Clinical Trials Day at the Children's Hospital
25 May 2018
Clinical Trials Public Engagement Vaccinology
Why do we celebrate the International Clinical Trials Day?
Rebeccah Slater at the Pint of Science festival
22 May 2018
Neuroimaging Public Engagement
At this year's event, Professor Rebeccah Slater introduced the audience to researching pain experienced in newborn babies, and the cutting edge methods she is using to understand it.