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New National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford Senior Research Fellows named

Researchers from a wide range of disciplines have been appointed to be the next cohort of NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellows – seven mid-career researchers identified as having the potential to become future translational research leaders.


The ABATE study Part 2 is now recruiting volunteers at Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF)

The ABATE study Part 2 is testing an investigational vaccine to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down Syndrome, as currently there is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease.


Next step in plans for Warneford Park

Plans for Warneford Park took a step forward as partners in the project signed a Conditional Option Agreement (COA) and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), agreeing how they will work together going forward.


Opportunity – Post-doctoral clinical nurse, midwife, or allied health professional (NMAHP)

Post-doctoral clinical nurse, midwife, or allied health professional (NMAHP) 0.5FTE position for 1 year


Autism research opportunity – OVAAT study recruitment now open

Do you know a young person who can help evaluate a new online autism assessment tool?


Innovation Perspectives: Q&A with Professor John Geddes

This morning the Oxford Academic Health Partners  (OAHP) published an interview with NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre Director Prof John Geddes.


Call for more research investment for serious mental illness treatments.

More focused research on medication for serious mental illness is needed in the UK according to a leading Oxford Professor.


Volunteers needed for new study for family carers of people living with dementia

A new carers study, iACT4CRERS,  has opened in the Oxford Health Memory & Cognition Research Delivery Team.


Virtual Reality technology to treat agoraphobia approved for use in the NHS

Today, for the first time a virtual reality treatment (VR) has been recommended for use in NHS mental health services. The automated VR treatment enables patients who are largely housebound with agoraphobia to practise re-entering everyday situations.


University of Oxford Awarded £3 Million to Establish HealthTech Research Centre

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust wins NIHR award for new HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) to explore innovative Health Technology to enhance community and primary care.