Jobs — Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences

Psoriatic arthritis awareness day - a patients story

28 September 2023

The early warning signs of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) can be hard to spot. Any delay in diagnosis of PsA can leave patients uncomfortable and in pain. But slow diagnosis is all too common, according to Professor Laura Coates. She is leading a new study called HPOS, that is looking for 2000 UK volunteers to chart their psoriasis symptoms, and which may help to explain why one third of psoriasis patients to go on to develop arthritis.

New target identified for pancreatic cancer treatment

25 September 2023

Researchers at NDORMS have found a protein to block the growth of cancer stem-like cells as a possible treatment for pancreatic cancer.

Bespoke 3D lab models could unlock the secret to soft tissue joint diseases

3 August 2023

Research into the onset and progression of diseases affecting musculoskeletal soft tissues could be greatly advanced using novel 3D models say NDORMS researchers in a review published in The Lancet Rheumatology.

Ageing beyond earth: Oxford opens the UK’s first Space Innovation Lab

6 July 2023

The UK’s first Space Innovation Lab, dedicated to understanding the effect of space microgravity on the ageing process, opens at the Botnar Institute today.

Psoriasis study looking for volunteers

27 June 2023

Researchers at the University of Oxford are looking for 2000 volunteers with psoriasis to join their study. Their goal is to explore any links between the skin condition and the development of arthritis.

DARWIN EU® success leads to expansion

3 May 2023

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) initiative DARWIN EU® has completed its first studies and is calling for new data partners

New approach to nail bed injury surgery could significantly cut NHS costs

30 March 2023

According to a new Oxford study, changing clinical practice for finger injuries in children could save the NHS £720,000 per year.

ORUK Early Career Research Fellowship awarded to NDORMS researcher

15 March 2023

Congratulations to Jack Tu who has been awarded an Orthopaedic Research UK Early Career Research Fellowship to explore the cause of knee pain after total knee replacement.

Max Stewart awarded an MRC fellowship

2 February 2023

A DPhil candidate at NDORMS, Max received the MRC Clinical Research Training Fellowship to further his research into finding new treatments for peripheral nerve injuries.

Botnar researchers awarded Fellowships

9 January 2023

Arani Vivekanantham has been awarded an NIHR Doctoral Fellowship and a Versus Arthritis Clinical Research Fellowship, and Rachel Kuo was awarded an NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship.

Empowering data science for single-cell analysis in Zimbabwe

5 December 2022

An innovative computational biology training module was launched in November 2022 at the African Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology (AiBST) in Harare, Zimbabwe, where MSc students were trained in single-cell RNA sequencing data analysis.

Two prestigious Hunterian Professorships awarded to NDORMS researchers

1 December 2022

Conrad Harrison and Tom Layton have both been awarded Hunterian Professorships for 2022 by the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Patients like me

1 November 2022

What can patients learn from the experiences of people like them who’ve already had a hip replacement? A new tool called ‘Patients like me’ helps answer some of the questions about pain, complications and how long the prosthesis might last.

Junqing Xie awarded by the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology

30 August 2022

Congratulations to Junqing (Frank) Xie who has been awarded the Stanley A. Edlavitch Award from The International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE).

Gene variant links trigger finger and carpal tunnel syndrome

22 July 2022

A new NDORMS study, published in The Lancet Rheumatology, has found a genetic variant that increases the risk of both carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger finger, and opens the door for new therapies that involve blocking the IGF-1 pathway.

Oxford's largest ever study into varicose veins shows need for surgery is linked to genetics

17 June 2022

A new international study by Oxford researchers published in Nature Communications, establishes for the first time a critical genetic risk score to predict the likelihood of patients suffering with varicose veins to require surgery, as well as pointing the way towards potential new therapies.

Reflecting on the role of Clinical Director of Trauma and Orthopaedics

13 June 2022

In 2021 Professor Andrew Price was appointed Clinical Director of Trauma and Orthopaedics at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. After 9 months in post, we find out what the challenges are and what he’s been able to bring to the role.

Building a humanoid bioreactor

8 June 2022

A humanoid robot is being used at NDORMS in an attempt to grow tendon tissue for repairing shoulder injuries.

AI helps to detect bone fractures to 92% accuracy

31 March 2022

Research from the Botnar Institute for Musculoskeletal Sciences shows that Artificial intelligence (AI) is an effective tool for fracture detection that has potential to aid clinicians in busy emergency departments.

Oxford leads global cross-collaboration Covid research

14 March 2022

A new collaboration between Oxford, Brazil and Pakistan has been funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The partnership will provide researchers with de-identified health data from two of the worlds global COVID-19 hotspots to increase understanding of COVID-19 in these communities and help accelerate the management of the disease.