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STUDENTS: MSc in Modelling for Global Health - Applications now open for 2025/26 academic year. 👉Passionate about global Health? Strong quantitative skill set. Take this opportunity to further your career! tinyurl.com/cw35py57

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NEWS: Bangladesh malaria vaccine and drug administration trial begins Supervised by MORU’s experts @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk this large-scale community randomised clinical trial will generate crucial evidence on the efficacy and effectiveness of the R21 vaccine. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

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Global citizens: 105 different nationalities are represented among staff at #OxfordMedSci.

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EVENT: The Making of Periodically Podcast Join the conversation with creators of award winning PERIODically podcast about breaking the stigma around menstrual issues for women of all ages in the workplace. 📅Thurs 6 Mar 12:30 at the Radcliffe Science Library ox-ac.libcal.com/cal...

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“You know, it is there to support compliance, but it's not just about compliance, it's about good research practice, good research activity.” #OxfMedSci colleagues, hear from Ruth Mallalieu, Head of Open Scholarship Support, ahead of OxFOS starting next week. SSO required. unioxfordnexus.share...

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NEWS: Lifestyle and environmental factors affect health and ageing more than our genes Researchers from @Oxford_NDPH used data from nearly 500,000 UK Biobank participants to assess the impact of 164 factors and genetic risk scores for 22 major diseases. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

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Were you right? John of Gaddesden's book is the Rosa Anglica. A copy is held in the library of the Royal College of Physicians, gifted to mark the RCP's 400th birthday in 1918. This copy belonged to John Chambre, founding fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and alumnus of Merton College.

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NEWS: Innovation at the MRC WIMM Watch how @imm.ox.ac.uk researchers’ discoveries have been developed into various commercial ventures to translate their findings into clinics and benefit patients. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

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Here's some Tuesday Trivia from #OxfMedSci... Oxford doctor John of Gaddesden published Britain’s earliest surviving medical textbook in around 1310... But do you know what it was called? Check back later to see if you were right.

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NEWS: British and Japanese young people make mental health recommendations for public health emergencies 28 young people joined researchers at @ox.ac.uk and NCCHD co-designing research, interviewing, analysing, and developing recommendations for policy makers. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

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All of our research is driven by our mission to improve health and wellbeing for people around the world. It has people at its heart, whether patients, carers, healthcare workers, or those around them. Read about some of the real world differences #OxfMedSci has made. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

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Our #OxfMedSci researchers are famous for carrying out world leading research. But that needs the infrastructure to be in place - meet the new Director of MSD IT Services, the man behind our systems. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

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#OxfMedSci researchers work across the full range of biomedical and clinical sciences, from the molecule to large population studies. The excellence of our research is recognised by our top placing in international league tables. Read more on our website. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

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#OxfMedSci aims to establish the University of Oxford as a world-leading translational medical science environment, and the leading innovation environment in Europe. Discover more about the process of bringing groundbreaking research into the clinical domain. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

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VOLUNTEER: The POLARIS-AD research study is for people with early signs of Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment. It tests a new investigational medication to see if it can slow or reverse early Alzheimer’s symptoms. Learn more: Dementia.Research@ox...

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EVENT: Ludwig Oxford EpiCancer Symposium Join the Rhodes Trust for the #Ludwig_Oxford_EpiCancer_Symposium Hear from world leaders in epigenetics, epitranscriptomics and more! 📅26 & 27 June ⛪Rhodes House Registration deadline Fri 16 May👇 ludwigoxfordepicance...

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Keep up to date with events, seminars, talks and workshops taking place across #OxfMedSci. Sign up to receive a weekly digest of all events taking place. The digest is sent out via email every Thursday, listing the events for the following two weeks. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

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#OxfMedSci Researchers along with counterparts from academic institutions in Africa, South America, the United States, and Europe congregated to celebrate the launch of a global epilepsy centre based at @wolfsonoxford.bsky.social www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

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Have you heard about OXFoS, the Oxford Forum of Open Scholarship? You can find out about the opportunities for #OxfMedSci online: openaccess.ox.ac.uk/... Our Oxford colleagues (SSO required) can read 'A Quick Chat with...' the University's Head of Open Scholarship Support: unioxfordnexus.share...

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NEWS: Digital health applications: How open, integrated feedback tools could improve safety and acceptance The international team of researchers proposes integrating digital tool features including direct feedback mechanisms to improve user experience and safety. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

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On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, let's take a moment to remember Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin, winner of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Chemistry - at the time only the third woman to do so.

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NEWS: Breaking Barriers: Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science Today is a reminder that women represent 35% of the global STEM workforce. OUCRU are proud to have a workforce where over 50% of the staff are women. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

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"I think I quite strongly back the idea that you can't be what you can't see." Discover a photography project that aims to celebrate diversity within STEM research, led by #OxfMedSci DPhil student Morgan Mitchell @ndcnoxford.bsky.social www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/ne...

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NEWS: Broaching weight loss conversations @oxprimarycare.bsky.social researchers looked at previous studies and identified supportive communication techniques that are very useful for clinicians to help their patients through their weight loss process. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

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Co-authors Dr Chioma Achi & Dr Kirsty Sands of the Ineos Institute are quoted in the Guardian on their paper on flies as carriers of antimicrobial resistant bacteria. www.theguardian.com/...

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RESEARCHERS: Join the Oxford Immuno-Oncology Network! OCION brings together the University of Oxford's scientists from different disciplines, offers seminar series, pump prime funding, DPhil studentships, and helps to foster industry relationships. Read more👇 www.cancer.ox.ac.uk/...

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Join us on Friday for the monthly Postdoc* Power Hour Do you have HR questions? Want to know more about the administrative side of your contract? Ask the panel of @ox.ac.uk HR experts. (* and other research staff) Simply register via this link, and join us online at 11am oxford.targetconnect...

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National Student Survey & Student Surveys Network on Teams This year's NSS is open until 30 April, surveying all final year undergraduates. Results will be shared in a new SSN Teams channel open to colleagues involved in student engagement and surveys. academic.admin.ox.ac...

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Psychological Effects of a Single Session of Physical Activity in Virtual Reality. @oxexppsy.bsky.social are seeking healthy volunteers to attend a session with questions and 30 minutes of VR activity Read the Participant sheet acrobat.adobe.com/id...

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EVENT: International Pandemic Sciences Conference - Getting Ahead of the Curve The conference will explore working together to predict and control epidemic and pandemic threats globally. Submission deadline: Fri 21 Feb Submit abstract👇 www.psi.ox.ac.uk/new...

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RESEARCHERS: Thinking about applying to MRC’s upcoming Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme (DPFS) call? - Stage 1 applications are open until Wed, 19 March. Drop #OxfordMedSci Translational Research Office a line as soon as possible for expert help 👇 www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

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NEWS: Wellcome Discovery Award of £5m to fund pioneering research to combat deadly diarrhoea This allows @ineosoxford.bsky.social to develop vaccines against the third most common cause of death in children under 5, mainly in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

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TRAINING: How to refer a case to the Mediation Service For #OxfordMedSci staff: MSD HR Teams, Bullying & Harassment advisors, Heads of Operations , HAFs and line managers. 📅Second session: 🕛Tues, 4 Feb. 1-2pm More information and registration with SSO👇 www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

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EVENT: International Pandemic Sciences Conference - Getting Ahead of the Curve The Pandemic Sciences Institute's conference will explore working together to predict and control epidemic and pandemic threats globally. 📅30 Jun – 1 Jul 2025 Register & submit abstract👇 www.psi.ox.ac.uk/new...

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NEWS: Oxford and GSK launch £50million immuno-prevention programme to advance novel cancer research @oxfordoncology.bsky.social will lead the programme alongside GSK uniting four University departments, and Oxford’s exceptional record in vaccine development. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: The FA Alliance Catalyst Fund is open! Apply for up to £85k in funding for high-reward translational projects. Let the #OxfordMedSci TRO help make your application a success! 📩translationalresearc... Deadline: Wed 26 Feb www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: The 2025 Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Scholar Award call is now open! The award accelerates breakthrough academic discoveries into new treatments for rare diseases. Deadline: Mon 10 March For more information & to apply👇 www.oxfordharrington...

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OPEN CALL FOR IDEAS: Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare Challenge Oxford Science Enterprise is calling academics, entrepreneurs and students for innovative AI-driven ideas that could solve critical healthcare problems. Deadline: Mon, 3 March Find out more👇 ose-web.vercel.app/a...

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FUNDING: Medical and Life Sciences Translational Fund (MLSTF) 2025 is now accepting applications! #OxfordMedSci funds Oxford's researchers to accelerate the transition from discovery research to translational development projects. Deadline: Mon 24 Feb Read more & apply www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

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