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New funding for arthritis research
19 June 2015
Three researchers at the Kennedy Institute have been awarded grants by Arthritis Research UK to continue the fight against various forms of arthritis.
NIHR Clinical Trials Fellowships – Round 4 opens today
17 June 2015
The NIHR have today launched the fourth round of their Clinical Trials Fellowships (CTFs) competition. These fellowships are designed to support existing NIHR Trainees with an interest in, and experience of, working with clinical trials as part of their current training award who would benefit from further training within the setting of a Clinical Trial Unit (CTU) that is in receipt of NIHR CTU Support Funding.
Benefit of knee surgery for middle aged or older patients “inconsequential” say experts
17 June 2015
An editorial by Head of NDORMS, Professor Andrew Carr published this week in The BMJ argues we should be doing far less knee surgeries as the procedure presents no real benefit to middle aged or older patients with persistent knee pain.
Vacancies within OCTRU
12 June 2015
There are a range of vacancies across OCTRU currently being advertised including opportunities for research nurses, statisticians and a database officer.
Kennedy student wins Three Minute Thesis Oxford Medical Sciences Divisional heat
10 June 2015
PhD student Pradeep Kumar Sacitharan, of the Kennedy Institute has won the Medical Sciences Division heat of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition.
Paediatric Orthopaedics to grow at Oxford
9 June 2015
We are delighted to welcome Dr James G. Wright to NDORMS, as Senior Clinical Research Fellow focusing on Paediatric Orthopaedics and Evidence-based Orthopaedics.
The Kennedy Institute is at Cheltenham this summer
28 May 2015
Professor Fiona Powrie, Director of the Kennedy Institute will be speaking at The Times Cheltenham Science Festival, this Tuesday 2 June.
Oxford host first surgical research training course: BOSTiC 29th April-1st May 2015
14 May 2015
Thirty-eight surgical trainees from the Oxford and Severn Deaneries attended the first Bristol Oxford Surgical Trials Course (BOSTiC), a joint initiative between the Oxford Surgical Intervention Trials Unit (SITU) and the Bristol Surgical Trials Centre (BSTC).
New hope for patients with cancer-induced bone diseases
8 May 2015
Researchers at the Kennedy Institute, part of NDORMS have repurposed the approved drug miglustat to successfully slow the progression of multiple myeloma.
Professor Doug Altman receives BMJ Lifetime Achievement Award
7 May 2015
Professor Doug Altman, founding director of the Centre for Statistics in Medicine at NDORMS has received The BMJ Lifetime Achievement Award 2015 last night.
Blocking obesity-associated protein stops dangerous fat formation
6 May 2015
By changing mouse genes to block a protein associated with obesity, researchers at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, NDORMS have prevented fat from forming around the animals' internal organs, even when the animals eat an unhealthy diet. The study in Nature Medicine found that these genetically engineered mice also retained their sensitivity to insulin (normally blunted by obesity), despite gaining weight.
First patient recruited for hand plastic surgery trial
29 April 2015
First patient recruited for trial assessing whether the nail should be replaced or discarded after nail bed repair in children.
Two thirds of the world's population have no access to safe and affordable surgery
27 April 2015
With two thirds of the world's population having no access to safe and affordable surgery, a major report published today in The Lancet highlights the urgent need to invest resources in improving surgical care globally.
Poster presentation awards for Kennedy DPhil students
7 April 2015
We are delighted to announce that Pernille Søgaard and Christine Doherty, both DPhil students at the Kennedy Institute, have been awarded the “Poster Presentation Prize” at the British Society of Matrix Biology (BSMB) Spring Meeting held at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, this March.
New Associate Professors and University Research Lecturers at NDORMS
2 April 2015
The Medical Sciences Division has conferred the title of Associate Professor to four senior researchers at NDORMS, as well as one title of University Research Lecturer.
A BOOST for lower back pain treatment
1 April 2015
The Centre for Rehabilitation Research in Oxford (RRIO) led by Professor Sallie Lamb of NDORMS has been awarded £2 million by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to look at improving the management of lower back pain in older people.