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Babies feel pain ‘like adults’
21 April 2015
The brains of babies ‘light up’ in a very similar way to adults when exposed to the same painful stimulus, a pioneering Oxford University brain scanning study has discovered. It suggests that babies experience pain much like adults.
Investigating Meningococcal Vaccines in Adults
16 April 2015
The Oxford Vaccine Group in the Department is currently looking to recruit healthy adults aged between 18 to 60 in a study investigating how the adult immune system responds to a new meningococcal B vaccine.
Oxford secures £139m in HEFCE research funding
7 April 2015
The University of Oxford has secured over £139m in research funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) for the academic year 2015-2016 - more than any other institution.
OSOP Presents: Bridging the gap between primary and secondary care services for children
15 January 2015
The Oxford Society of Paediatrics is pleased to announce a talk by Dr. Hilary Cass, president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health on the 4th February 2015
Oxford Vaccine Group begins first trial of new Ebola vaccine
6 January 2015
Oxford University doctors and scientists are starting the first safety trial of an experimental preventative Ebola vaccine regimen being developed by the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson (Janssen).The Oxford Vaccine Group, part of the University of Oxford Department of Paediatrics, aims to have vaccinated all 72 healthy adult volunteers by the end of January.
Thinking Postgraduate? Think Oxford
5 January 2015
Thinking about graduate study? Over 900 fully-funded scholarships are available for new graduate students at Oxford in 2015-16 from the University, our colleges and supporters.
NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre Open Weeks 2015
22 December 2014
Two weeks of talks, tours and exhibitions at Oxford's hospitals
Oxford Medical Sciences excels in REF 2014 exercise
18 December 2014
Today’s Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) results confirm the University of Oxford’s world leading position in medical sciences research.
HIV evolving into "milder" form (CNN)
2 December 2014
Philip Goulder on the Today Programme (BBC Radio 4)
2 December 2014
Research suggests ability of HIV to cause AIDS is slowing
1 December 2014
The rapid evolution of HIV, which has allowed the virus to develop resistance to patients' natural immunity, is at the same time slowing the virus' ability to cause AIDS, according to new research Funded by the Wellcome Trust.
HIV evolving 'into milder form' (BBC Online)
1 December 2014
From the Minds of Babes: New Frontiers in Paediatric Pain
13 November 2014
Medical professionals used to believe that babies simply don’t feel pain. Building on critical work started in Oxford in the 1980s that proved them wrong, Dr Rebeccah Slater is developing new ways to see inside the minds of newborns.
New vaccine generates strong immune response against hepatitis C
5 November 2014
A new hepatitis C vaccine has shown promising results in an early clinical trial at Oxford University, generating strong and broad immune responses against the virus causing the disease.
£18.5m to train future bioscience leaders
9 October 2014
£18.5m will be invested in training the next generation of bioscience leaders at Oxford University to tackle global challenges such as food security and animal health.
Oxford ranked number 1 for Clinical, Pre-Clinical and Health-related subjects
7 October 2014
For the fourth year running, Oxford Medical Sciences has been ranked #1 in the world in clinical, pre-clinical and health related subjects in The 2014-2015 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
OSOP Presents: Working in Child Protection
1 October 2014
The Oxford Society of Paediatrics presents the latest in a series of talks aimed at medical students and foundation doctors
OSOP presents: Careers in Paediatrics
6 September 2014
The first OSOP event of the new term is unmissable for anyone interested in a career in paediatrics! Consultant Dr Alison Shefler and trainee Dr Peter Sidgwick will be sharing their varied experiences in this exciting speciality, and will be giving advice on how to build your career from medical school onwards!