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\n \n\n \n \n \nNDORMS prides itself on creating an inclusive working environment that promotes openness, diversity and equality. Join us in celebrating the first ever LGBT+ STEM day.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nWith an ageing global population, a leading Oxford orthopaedics specialist has joined a global Call to Action for better care for people suffering from hip fractures and other fractures that result from increased fragility.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nKennedy Institute researchers Alex Clarke and Thomas Riffelmacher have been awarded prestigious Wellcome Trust Fellowships to further develop their research in autoimmune diseases.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nCongratulations to Professors Sallie Lamb and Alan Silman on being appointed to serve on assessment sub-panels for the next Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nNew research suggests biological therapies are not the main cause for the recent decline in joint replacement rates for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nCongratulations to NDORMS researcher Dr Hussein Al-Mossawi on winning one of the six European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Abstract Awards 2018 in Basic Science at this year's EULAR Congress.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2018) suggest childhood and adult obesity increase the risk of developing hip osteoarthritis (OA) and knee OA but not hand OA.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA new study of open leg fractures suggests there is no difference to patient recovery whether high-tech negative pressure wound therapy devices are used, compared to standard dressings.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nDoug Altman did nothing short of forever changing the fields of statistics and medical research. With that, he touched the lives of thousands, if not millions of people worldwide\u2026 a handful more than those who will miss him.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nWe would like to congratulate Dr Audrey G\u00e9rard on her three-year Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) New Investigator Award. \r\nThe award will allow Audrey to examine how the behaviour of killer T cells is coordinated to optimise immunity against pathogens and tumour growth.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nModerate to high intensity exercise does not slow cognitive (mental) impairment in older people with dementia, finds a trial published by The BMJ today.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nResearchers at NDORMS, University of Oxford and Warwick University have shown that intramedullary (IM) nail fixation following a fracture of the shinbone leads to faster recovery and lower costs.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nWe would like to congratulate Associate Prof. Xavier Griffin on successfully gaining an NIHR Clinician Scientist Award, entitled \u2018Improving outcomes in trauma patients with open fractures: proving the utility of a national audit dataset.\u2019
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA government-funded scheme whereby doctors from Oxford's Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC) and researchers at NDORMS volunteer to conduct training and research in a number of African countries benefits not only the health services in the countries concerned, but also the professional development of the volunteering staff, a study has found.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nProfessor Eleanor Stride joins NDORMS as the new Professor of Biomaterials, leading the department\u2019s vision in this area of research.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nResearchers at NDORMS have found that many more patients could be given a partial knee replacement instead of a total knee replacement, resulting in improvements in their quality of life and lower costs for the healthcare system.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nResearchers at the Kennedy Institute, University of Oxford have found that a single administration of a molecule accelerated healing of multiple tissues when administered after or even before injury.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nCongratulations to Katie Chegwin in the Centre for Statistics in Medicine (CSM) for being awarded the Oxfordshire Apprentice of the Year and Higher Apprentice Awards in the Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards 2018.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThis April, 23 school students visited NDORMS as part of the Target Oxbridge scheme, which aims at widening participation.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThree members of CSM were recognised for the excellence of their epidemiological research into osteoarthritis and musculoskeletal conditions at a conference this weekend.
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