Our Peer Mentoring Scheme, supported by the UK Civil Service Policy Profession is open for applications! Since 2021, it has brought together nearly 200 @ox.ac.uk researchers and policy professionals from across UK give and local authorities. Apply and share! 1/5 www.ox.ac.uk/research/usi...

📝The MSc in Radiobiology course is now accepting applications for 2026/27. The course looks in depth at principles of radiobiology & their clinical applications, for those interested in careers in academic research, clinical practice or industry. 📍See oncology.ox.ac.uk/study-with-us for details

Lots of congratulations to Tianming Zhao @oncology.ox.ac.uk who defended his MRes fantastically yesterday! This is a great story led by @mtjackson101.bsky.social (who defended his DPhil in Jan) that we hope to share soon - congratulations Tianming!

What an achievement! Delighted to have Dr Orlando join our team 👩‍🔬🧪 @oxfordcancer.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk

💡New insights into how FLASH RT kills cancer cells while minimising damage to healthy tissues. New data from @moonejung.bsky.social's lab has demonstrated that FLASH RT induces iron-dependent cell death in tumour cells but not in healthy cells, which may contribute to its tissue sparing effect⬇️

Behind every door is a discovery... 📅 On 13 Sept, we’re opening ours at the Old Road Campus Research Building for #OxfordOpenDoors. @cmd.ox.ac.uk, @idrm.ox.ac.uk, @ludwigcancer.bsky.social, @oncology.ox.ac.uk and more will be there, will you? Find out more 👉 buff.ly/WV8TAXt

Save the date! 📢 The next Oxford Cancer Symposium will take place on Tues, 31st March 2026 at the University's Mathematical Institute. Save the date in your diary for now and keep an eye on our website for further updates! ⬇️ @medsci.ox.ac.uk @oncology.ox.ac.uk www.cancer.ox.ac.uk/news/save-th...

I am delighted to announce that I am starting my lab next month in @oncology.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk It is such a privilege to be a part of this storied institution! Also, we are hiring - if chromosomal instability and cancer biology excite you, come join the fun! Job Specification: lnkd.in/e8-3hyfr

🎓New Vacancy: Principal Scientist/Deputy Director of Education. Responsible for leading the development of the Department of Oncology’s suite of postgraduate taught courses and strengthening the existing provision of postgraduate research training. Deadline: 30 Sep. See more: tinyurl.com/3js9ssud

Congratulations to Matt Jackson who has been awarded his first project grant through the @medsci.ox.ac.uk Internal Fund Pump-Priming Scheme 🥳 This award will allow Matt to build on initial findings from his doctoral research, investigating the fundamental cell biology of CD8+ T cells.

One week left to apply for the postdoc position in my lab at Oxford @ox.ac.uk Join our exciting cancer immunology research at @oncology.ox.ac.uk, @oxfordcancer.bsky.social & @oxcio.bsky.social. Deadline: 11 August 2025 (noon).

A very fulfilling role for the past year, with a great outcome!🏅🍃🏅

Congratulations to Simon Lord who has received an NIHR EME award to study the impact of insulin levels on breast cancer treatment response. Trans-EndoNET will investigate the relationship between insulin resistance & response to aromatase inhibitors in patients with ER-positive breast cancer.

‘The GPTP53 trust have published some more information about the MILI trial. Visit their website to find out more: www.tp53.org.uk/mili-trial-f... #LFS #LiFraumeniSyndrome @oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social

We're recruiting a postdoc to join my lab at @oncology.ox.ac.uk & @oxcio.bsky.social to understand immune regulation in cancer and develop new approaches for cancer prevention and metastasis. Deadline: 11 August 2025 my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... Lab info: www.oncology.ox.ac.uk/team/jie-yang

Oncology researchers have uncovered how cells identify and repair DNA-protein crosslinks (DPCs): harmful DNA lesions that cause cancer, neurodegeneration, and premature ageing. Led by Kristijan Ramadan, the work has important implications for improving cancer therapy & healthy ageing.

📣New Vacancy We have an exciting opportunity to join the Yang group, conducting research on T cell immunity & immunosuppression in cancer, with focus on understanding and enhancing immunity for the prevention of cancer development and spread. Find out more: tinyurl.com/vjxyk7u6

A new UK-wide clinical study aimed at transforming liver cancer surveillance in people with #cirrhosis has opened to recruitment oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/recruitment-... #LiverCancer @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @rdm.ox.ac.uk @nihr.bsky.social

Researchers are encouraged to apply to access a national database of research volunteers to aid recruitment to trials supported by the NIHR. Learn more about how the service works and submit a study registration form: tinyurl.com/4s6m3uje #BePartofResearch

A huge thanks to everyone who attended our OCION Symposium last week! Congratulations to our poster prize winner, Matthew Jackson, and runner up, Paul Tarlatt, from @oxcio.bsky.social!! Read all about the day on our website ⬇️ www.cancer.ox.ac.uk/news/action-...

Applications for the Rhodes Scholarship 2026 are now open! The Rhodes Scholarship is a fully-funded postgraduate award which enables talented young people from around the world to study full-time at @ox.ac.uk Find out more: www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/scholarships... @rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk

The 2025 Oxford Cancer Immuno-Oncology Network Funding Scheme is now officially open! Applications for up to £20,000 to pump-prime innovative, high-risk and proof-of-concept Oxford-based immuno-oncology research are welcomed. Full details on our website 👇 www.cancer.ox.ac.uk/news/OCION_P...

Abstract Submission fast approaching - 11th July 2025

Now hiring: Research Assistant in Organoid/iPSCs models 🧬 This exciting role will support research on the role of RAS pathway activation in gene regulation & tumour development in colorectal cancer. Seeking: Graduate with an interest in epigenetics, cancer biology & the TME ➡️ tinyurl.com/43nhf9bj

Aihan has recently joined the Department of Oncology as a postdoc researcher, studying cancer vaccines as part of the GO-PRECiSE Alliance. She is working on the design & validation of mRNA-based vaccines for cancer prevention, particularly neoepitope discovery. Find out more: buff.ly/Bg5KQ0s

Excited to share that our preprint on the role of iron in FLASH radiation is now live! Grateful for all the hard work from the team! We welcome feedback and look forward to the next steps. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

📣We’re hiring a Postdoc! Join my new lab at the University of Oxford to investigate therapy resistance in brain cancer. ⏰Deadline: 16 June 2025 Apply 👇 my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... Boosts appreciated! #PostdocJobs #CancerResearch #BrainCancer

Together with the CRIS Cancer Foundation, we have launched the CRIS Cancer Clinical Career Fellow Award 2025, a new opportunity for clinical academics aiming to integrate cancer research with medical practice. Visit our website to apply👇 @medsci.ox.ac.uk

Incoming - new preprint alert from the Parkes lab led by @brunobeernaert.bsky.social Full bluetutorial follows! 1/ 11 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Today, 8th May, is #WorldOvarianCancerDay Dr James Chettle is a postdoctoral researcher here at the Department of Oncology, studying the biology of ovarian cancer in its earliest stages and looking for features that can be exploited with new treatments. #WOCD2025 #NoWomanLeftBehind

A MILI Milestone: 30 participants randomised onto the trial! #TP53 #LiFraumeniSyndrome #LFS @oncology.ox.ac.uk @oxfordcancer.bsky.social The George Pantziarka TP53 Trust

The Department of Oncology and @sthughscollege.bsky.social are seeking a clinician scientist with a substantial record of achievement in laboratory science relevant to cancer. Find out more: tinyurl.com/yaynwcwk

Can Functional Enrichment Analyses (FEA) be enhanced to better address gene-centric hypotheses? A Prostate Cancer UK-funded team led by Dr Avigail Taylor and Prof Francesca Buffa @OxfordCancer.bsky.social present a new enhanced FEA interpretation tool. Grab a ☕ and read more: bit.ly/44pEuN6

There are only a few tickets left for this year's Oxford Liver Cancer Centre of Excellence Symposium! Ensure to secure your place before registration closes on the 5th of May! ⬇️ @medsci.ox.ac.uk #LiverCancer www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/oxford-liv...

Congratulations to Jack Johnson on the publication of his first paper, out now in Nucl Med Commun. The study looked into neural network models for GFR estimation. Jack is currently studying MSc Medical Physics & Radiobiology, with a particular interest in machine learning applications to medicine.

🎉New vacancy: Research Assistant in Spatial Tumour Analysis Join the Parkes Group within the Department of Oncology as a research assistant studying the tumour microenvironment using advanced digital pathology techniques, particularly multiplex immunofluorescence imaging. For full details:

After discovering a love for applying physics to medicine, Eve Charlesworth chose Oxford’s MSc in Medical Physics w/ Radiobiology as the next step toward a clinical career. Eve has since secured a place on the NHS STP @ouhospitals.bsky.social, beginning her journey to becoming a clinical scientist:

Matt has a great story that led us to some unexpected places - come say hi and check it out :) #AACR25

www.nature.com/articles/s41... Proud of my group and collaborators for this work published today in Nature Medicine. We find Cytomegalovirus, which has a profound impact on T cell immunity, is associated with distinct clinical outcomes in patients receiving checkpoint immunotherapy for melanoma.

'Prior CMV infection in a patient could help determine whether immunotherapies are likely to be effective or cause side-effects.' Professor Ben Fairfax (@oncology.ox.ac.uk) comments on promising new research published today in @natmedicine.bsky.social ⬇️ www.cancer.ox.ac.uk/news/new-stu...

The ASCEND network aims to support women and gender non-conforming researchers across the Medical Sciences Division and the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (@oxfordbrc.bsky.social) in furthering their careers. Read more about the network, including how to join and upcoming events 👇

Last chance to apply for our 2025 DPhil in Cancer Science Programme! 🥼 We are open to applications from Medical Undergraduates 📚 We also have 3 GSK-Oxford DPhil studentships available. 📢 Deadline: Noon 25th April. Apply below ⬇️ @medsci.ox.ac.uk www.cancer.ox.ac.uk/study#how-to...

📣Hiring: Senior Grants Officer Are you looking for a rewarding, interesting and challenging role supporting cancer research? The Department of Oncology is seeking a dedicated and skilled individual to join our team as a Senior Grants Officer. For full details: buff.ly/ObNtLtR

Medical Undergraduates! 📢 You have 10 days left to apply for the 2025 intake of our DPhil in Cancer Science Scheme. 🥼 We also have 3 2025 GSK-Oxford DPhil studentships available. 📚 For more information or to apply, visit our study pages ⬇️. @medsci.ox.ac.uk www.cancer.ox.ac.uk/study#how-to...

Announcing the first BACR Webinar

What's it like to study at the Department of Oncology? Ellena completed the MSc in Applied Cancer Science last year and is now pursuing a DPhil in cardiovascular medicine. Check out her experience⬇️

📣 In our upcoming public talk, Clinical Research Fellow Kenneth Chan will explain how a new device developed in Oxford combines CT scan with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to detect the biological processes that lead to heart attacks: oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/fr... @nihr.bsky.social

Today is the @britsocimm.bsky.social's Vaccine Engagement Day! Here at Oxford, we're expanding our focus to explore the potential of vaccines for cancer prevention. Find out about our preliminary & ongoing work on our website. ⬇️ #CelebrateVaccines www.cancer.ox.ac.uk/research/net...

“It is never too late to consider using personalised treatments, even in advanced cancer.” @sarahblagden.bsky.social comments on new research published this week on the Cochrane Library. ⬇️ @oncology.ox.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk www.cancer.ox.ac.uk/news/researc...

BBC South Today was hosted here on Old Road Campus yesterday, in recognition of the 5yr anniversary of the COVID19 pandemic. 🔊Discussing the amazing feats pulled off by @jenner-institute.bsky.social & @ovg.ox.ac.uk to bring us a vaccine in record time Catch up here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...