EULAR Centre of Excellence in Rheumatology
We are a EULAR Centre of Excellence 2015 - 2020
NDORMS, with the Botnar Research Centre and Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, is one of the largest and most dynamic multidisciplinary academic rheumatology research centres in the world, recognised in 2015 as a EULAR Centre of Excellence in Rheumatology. We also have a strong teaching focus and close links with the Clinical Rheumatology Department within the Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust on the adjacent Nuffield Orthopaedic Site. We welcome enquiries from potential collaborators and graduate students.
Oxford has one of the largest and broadest groupings of translational rheumatology research in the world; covering inflammatory, degenerative and congenital diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Scientific approaches include direct patient-focused research (clinical trials, cohorts, biomarker development), epidemiology, and basic (wet lab) mechanistic research in immunology, genetics, bone, matrix and cartilage biology.
We strongly encourage clinicians and basic scientists interested in rheumatology research to contact at least two of the PIs listed on this website to discuss research options. All the principal investigators are happy to be contacted directly about being potential supervisors. If you are unsure where to start, do also contact either Paul Bowness (Botnar) or Tonia Vincent (Kennedy Institute).
Specific courses/qualifications offered
DPhil (equivalent of PhD elsewhere)
This is typically a 3-4 year full time degree open to both clinicians and non-clinicians. Funding to support this is from a variety of sources including major research councils, Arthritis Research UK and pharma companies. Applications usually need to be developed by prospective student and supervisor(s).
MSc in Musculoskeletal Science
This is a 2 year part time course designed for clinicians as preparation for further research. To find out more, visit our courses page.
Special study modules (Oxford only)
These are designed for final year Oxford University Medical Students. They involve a 3-6 week laboratory placement to learn about medical research. Further details from the medical school office.
FHS placements (Oxford only)
These are 6-8 week laboratory placements for 3rd year Oxford University Medical or Biomedical Science students.
Our team at EULAR CoE
Academic Rheumatologists
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Nigel Arden
Professor in Rheumatic Diseases
- Osteoarthritis
- Epidemiology
- Sports
- Arthroplasty
- Femoro-acetabular impingement
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Paul Bowness
Professor of Experimental Rheumatology
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Immunology
- Type 17 immune responses
- Immunotherapy
- Microbiome
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Cyrus Cooper
Professor of Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford
- Epidemiology
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoarthritis
- Musculoskeletal Ageing
- Sarcopenia
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Sir Marc Feldmann FRS
Emeritus Professor
- Immunotherapy
- Anti TNF
- Combination therapy
- Cytokines
- Inflammation
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Kassim Javaid
Associate Professor
- Epidemiology
- Rare bone diseases
- Vitamin D
- Osteoporosis
- Secondary fracture prevention
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Raashid Luqmani
Professor of Rheumatology
- Vasculitis
- Cohorts
- Biomarkers
- Clinical trials
- Patient-reported outcomes
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Julia Newton
Consultant Rheumatologist
- Sports medicine
- Exercise medicine
- Sports injuries
- Performance
- Epidemiology
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Daniel Prieto-Alhambra
Professor of Pharmaco- and Device Epidemiology
- Epidemiology
- Pharmaco-epidemiology
- Osteoporosis
- Osteoarthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
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Catherine Swales
Consultant Rheumatologist and Director Undergraduate Studies, NDORMS
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Experimental medicine
- Clinical trials
- Imaging
- Targeted therapies
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Peter Taylor
Norman Collisson Professor of Musculoskeletal Sciences
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Experimental medicine
- Clinical trials
- Imaging
- Targeted therapies
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Tonia Vincent
Professor of Musculoskeletal Biology
- Osteoarthritis
- Joint injury
- Bone remodelling
- Pain
- Cartilage regeneration
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Fiona Watt
Associate Professor
- Osteoarthritis
- Clinical trials
- Post-traumatic
- Biomarker
- Translation
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Paul Wordsworth
Professor of Rheumatology
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Genetics
- Marfan Syndrome
- Skeletal dysplasias
- Rare bone diseases
Academic Orthopaedic Surgery
Academic hand/plastic surgery
Academic Statistics/Epidemiology
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Andrew Carr
Head of Department
- Tissue engineering
- Biomaterials
- Tendon
- Inflammation
- Fibrosis
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Jonathan Rees
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Science
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Jagdeep Nanchahal
Professor of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Inflammation
- Fibrosis
- DAMPs
- Clinical trials
- Tenosynovitis
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Andrew Judge
Honorary Departmental Professor
- Epidemiology
- Medical statistics
- Health services research
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
Academic scientists
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Lynn Dustin
Professor of Immunology and Virology
- Immunology
- Immunoglobulins
- Inflammation
- Innate immunity
- TNF
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Michael Dustin
Professor of Molecular Immunology
- Immunology
- Inflammation
- Imaging
- Immune synapse
- Lymphocyte signalling
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Yoshi Itoh
Associate Professor and Principal Investigator Cell Migration Group
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Cartilage degradation
- MT1-MMP
- Synovial invasion
- Osteoarthritis
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Thibault Griseri
Honorary Departmental Research Lecturer
- Immunology
- Haematopoiesis
- Chronic inflammatory arthritis
- Mouse models
- Cytokines
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Ngee Han Lim
KTRR/ARUK Research Fellow & NDORMS Undergraduate Research Coordinator
- Imaging Biomarker
- Osteoarthritis
- Computed Tomography
- Optical Imaging
- Metalloproteinase activity
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Nicole Horwood
Honorary Departmental Research Associate.
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Inflammation
- Bone Remodelling
- Osteoporosis
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Philippa Hulley
Associate Professor
- Tendon physiology
- Diabetic tendinopathy
- Connective tissue ageing
- Biomarkers
- Heterotopic ossification
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Kim Midwood
Professor of Matrix Biology
- Stromal Immunology
- Inflammation
- Pattern recognition
- Extracellular matrix
- Immunotherapy
- Joint injury and repair
- Regenerative medicine
- Osteoarthritis
- Genome engineering
- Stem cells
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Fiona Powrie FRS
Professor of Musculoskeletal Sciences and Director of the Kennedy Institute
- Inflammation
- Inflammatory cytokines
- Immune regulation
- Microbiome
- Inflammatory bowel disease
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Linda Troeberg
Honorary Departmental Research Associate.
- Osteoarthritis
- Musculoskeletal Ageing
- Inflammation
- Immunology
- Joint injury
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Irina Udalova
Professor of Molecular Immunology
- Inflammation
- Innate immunity
- Genomics
- Immunometabolism
- Rheumatoid arthritis
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Angus Wann
KTRR/VersusArthritis Research Fellow
- Joint physiology
- Inflammation
- Cartilage biology
- Osteoarthritis
- Cell signalling
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Richard Williams
Associate Professor
- Immunotherapy
- Regulatory T cells
- Combination therapy
- Animal models
- Epigenetics