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Professor Tonia Vincent on Woman's Hour
15 July 2016
Professor Tonia Vincent, of the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, discusses osteoarthritis of the hand on Radio 4's Woman's Hour.
Order of Canada for NDORMS Professor
11 July 2016
Professor James Wright has been appointed a member of the Order of Canada last week, one of the country's highest civilian honours.
Taking research to the next level with EQUATOR Publication School
8 July 2016
Twenty researchers and clinicians joined the UK EQUATOR Centre for a week-long journey to create well-reported, clear research with an impact beyond academia.
A close look at our body in the name of science
6 July 2016
People in Oxford explored the skeleton and the essential role our gut plays in our health, at last week's Oxfordshire Science Festival 2016.
Health guidance leads to reduction of repeat hip fractures
5 July 2016
The adoption of new guidance on osteoporosis medication in 2005 may have been responsible for a 22% drop in the number of over-60s suffering a second fracture after a broken hip, an Oxford University study, published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, has found.
Global experts adopt new guidelines for health data analysis
28 June 2016
Raising the bar in terms of research excellence - the best studies analysing public health data will soon get better.
Catch up with the monthly messages from the Director of the NIHR HTA Programme
16 June 2016
Professor Hywel Williams the Director of the NIHR HTA Programme writes a monthly Director’s Message. This month’s message includes Hywel’s tips on how to improve your research application by getting a review from outside of your team, and Hywel’s appreciation of NIHR.
2016 OxTALENT prize for RRIO researcher
16 June 2016
Dr Cynthia Srikesavan received a runner-up prize in the Academic Podcasting category at the 2016 OxTALENT awards for her voluntary work in translating Cochrane Collaboration podcasts and web pages into Tamil.
From musculoskeletal to brain health - a rugby player's health journey
2 June 2016
A new study in brain health is set to begin this summer extending research into former rugby players' health being undertaken at the University of Oxford.
Changing children’s lives for World Clubfoot Day
1 June 2016
On World Clubfoot Day join our researchers and surgeons for an exhibition and demonstrations at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC). This Friday 3 June you can help us make a difference for children born with clubfoot worldwide.
ATOM Trial begins recruitment
31 May 2016
The first patient has now been registered to the ATOM trial, a single-centre (Churchill Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals Trust) pre-operative window of opportunity study of the effects of atovaquone on hypoxia in non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC).
Public policy needs a solid base of impartially reported, well-contextualised statistics
31 May 2016
Sir Andrew Dilnot of the UK Statistics Authority drew gasps and laughs as he exposed internal and media biases with public policy statistics at the Oxford local chapter of the Royal Statistical Society, emphasising the crucial role of statisticians and social scientists in public policy.
Academy of Medical Sciences - New Fellows 2016
25 May 2016
47 world leading UK researchers have been elected to the prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences for 2016 from 356 candidates. 8 of the 47 elected are from the University of Oxford, and 2 are from OCTRU.
International Clinical Trials Day 2016
20 May 2016
OCTRU joined members of the NPEU and the Thames Valley and South Midlands Clinical Research Network today to mark International Clinical Trials Day.