As we prepare for the busy winter months, health and social care professionals across Oxfordshire are building on their experience of working together throughout the year and during previous winters. Colleagues from the county’s hospitals, GP practices, social services, community health services, ambulance services, mental health services, and voluntary sector are working together as ‘Team […]
The Oxford JRO has published its Brochure giving information on its work and its teams and this is available on http://www.oahp.org.uk/oxford-joint-research-office/
The launch of a new endoscopy service at the University of Oxford’s Experimental Medicine Clinical Research Facility (EMCRF) will enhance the collection of data for research projects, and relieve pressure on the NHS Trust’s endoscopy unit. The facility is hosted by the University’s Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences. ‘This facility will really […]
A new name for the Oxford AHSN From 1 October the Oxford AHSN will be renamed Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley. AHSNs are becoming Health Innovation Networks as they start a new licence to 2028, continuing to work with NHS partners to develop new care pathways and support adoption of innovations to improve […]
Oxford has been recognised as one of the top science and innovation clusters in the world, according to new data released this week from the upcoming 2023 Global Innovation Index (GII). The index establishes clusters through analysis of patent-filing activity and scientific article publication, documenting the geographical areas around the world with the highest density […]
University of Oxford researchers have been given a £1 million boost to support their strategy of developing cancer prevention treatments and early diagnostic tools for people at high risk of cancer. Cancer Research UK is investing the money over the next five years into a partnership between the University’s Oncology Clinical Trials Office (OCTO) and the Primary […]
Oxford University Hospitals Nurses, Midwives, Allied Health Practitioners (NMAHPs), Pharmacists and Clinical Scientists met colleagues from Oxford Brookes University on Monday 3 July 2023 for a research networking event where they explored how they could take their research ideas forward. The staff, who represented all levels of experience from across the Trust’s Divisions, presented their […]
We wish the warmest congratulations to Professor Sir John Irving Bell on being appointed as a Companion of Honour (CH) in the King’s Birthday Honours list. He is recognised for services to Medicine, Medical Research, the Life Science Industry and to Public Health. We are delighted that Professor Sir John Bell continues to Chair the […]
The University of Oxford has held its position as the leading academic institution in the UK for generating spinout companies, according to a new report by data analyst firm Beauhurst. The third annual Spotlight on Spinouts report, sponsored by the Royal Academy of Engineering, highlights Oxford’s remarkable achievement in creating 205 spinouts since 2011. The ranking […]
The UK Government have today announced a growth package worth £650 million to boost the UK’s life science sector and drive economic growth. The package includes policies such as improving commercial clinical trials, investing in scientific innovation, expanding the UK’s biological data bank, and incentivising pension schemes to invest in science and technology companies. The […]