Calling all early career researchers with an OUH contract!   The OHSRC are offering grants of up to £10,000 to NHS staff (including honorary contracts) whose research will help patients of the OUH.   Interested? Find out more and apply 👉https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/researchers/grants/

🎉 Congratulations to Prof Jonny Rees, who has been reappointed as NIHR Senior Investigator! The award recognises the most prominent and prestigious researchers of applied health and social care. https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/professor-jonathan-rees-reappointed-as-nihr-senior-investigator

🎉 Congratulations to the brilliant Kennedy Histology Team, who have been shortlisted for a Vice-Chancellor’s Research Culture Award! 🧫🏆🔬🥼 They are being recognised for the work they did as part of the Tech Shadow and Share programme last year.

🎉 Congratulations to the Space Innovation Lab team, who won the audience favourite stall at the Reuben Insights Festival! 🛰️🔭🪐👩‍🚀

🎼 Listen to the newly formed Kennedy choir give a wonderful performance of Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush! 🎵

🎉 Congratulations to Dr Narain Karedla, who has received a 5-year European Research Commission grant for a new project at the Botnar Institute and Rosalind Franklin Institute.

Who knew our staff and students had so much talent!? Just for fun, we formed a choir and channelled our inner Kate Bush. (We're🏃‍♀️up that 🏔️!) Watch the performance, led by our amazing conductor Lizzie. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOXL...

A Global Grand Challenges case study co-led by Sara Khalid at the Botnar Institute reveals the potential of large language models (LLMs) to close health gaps in the South Asia. https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/fair-and-safe-medical-ai-why-local-expertise-matters

🎉 Congratulations to Liying Jin and Julia Johnstone at the Kennedy Institute @kiroxford.bsky.social, who have both successfully defended their DPhil theses!

Join us on Monday to Meet the researcher! Two of our researchers will be sharing their work on the effects of heatwaves on health, and why rare diseases matter. 🗓️ Monday 23 March ⏰ 1pm 📍 Zoom Register now! 👉 https://medsci.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fNyA5IsTRE6ABvCD12Cx1g

The Translational Pharmacology Group at NDORMS are collaborating with global biopharmaceutical company UCB!

A new European study (led by researchers at NDORMS as part of the Data Analysis and Real World Interrogation Network (DARWIN EU®) initiative) has shown that carefully designed observational studies can produce robust and reliable vaccine effectiveness estimates.

♀ 🤔 This International Women’s Day, we asked NDORMS which women they think are Simply The Best!  Find out who our biggest inspirations are (and enjoy having Tina Turner in your head for the rest of the day!) 🎶 🎤

A new study led by Prof Mike Dustin at the Kennedy Institute @kiroxford.bsky.social has found that physically resisting the formation of an immunological synapse promotes a stronger immune response.

University of Oxford researchers, including Prof Sara Khalid from the Botnar Institute, have joined African universities and regional experts who are working with Wellcome.

Oxford joins new West Africa consortium to accelerate climate and health solutions Jacob McKnight and @ox.ac.uk researchers have joined African experts to address the escalating public health crisis driven by climate change @cghr.ox.ac.uk Read more 👉 www.tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-...

🤔🥼🔬 Have you thought of a career in medical research? If you are a sixth form student, join us to hear from University of Oxford researchers about their work and careers. 🗓️ Wednesday 4 March ⏰ 4pm 📍 Zoom Sign up now 👉 https://medsci.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kGQFCbZoT0Wz2ovVJnQ4lA#/registration

Could you be our new Head of Operations? In this role, you will provide leadership across a wide portfolio including operations, estates, finance, research grant management, small research facilities, HR, and communications. Apply by 10 March! www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/head-of...

Calling all orthopaedic, rheumatology and trauma trainees! Are you looking to gain specialist knowledge, understanding and skills to help you in your career? Check out our part-time taught MSc in Musculoskeletal Sciences.  Apply by 3 March. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/taught-msc

🎉 Congratulations to Amit Halkhoree, who has successfully defended his DPhil thesis!

Social care for hip fracture costs the NHS over £1.25 billion, equating to £15K per patient every year according to a new NDORMS study. https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/the-hidden-costs-of-social-care-after-a-hip-fracture-top-ps1-25-billion

Congratulations to the wonderful Natasha for successfully defending her DPhil thesis! We’re excited to see what comes next for Natasha and her MAIT cell story whilst she continues her project as a postdoctoral researcher🥳👩‍🔬 @kiroxford.bsky.social

Do you have clinical trials experience? You could join our team to coordinate trial delivery at our Clinical Research Facility (CRF). Apply by 23 February! www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/clinica...

A study has found that several commonly used drugs could significantly reduce the risk of #delirium in older people following surgery oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/drugs-identi... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @ndorms.bsky.social @ouhospitals.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk

The cost of social care following hip fractures is an estimated £1.25 billion per year in the UK, according to new research oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/hidden-cost-... @ndorms.bsky.social @ouhospitals.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk

A new study, published in the BMJ, has found that several commonly used drugs could significantly reduce the risk of delirium in older people following surgery. https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/drugs-identified-that-could-help-prevent-delirium-after-surgery

Looking for world-class training in musculoskeletal diseases? Look no further! Join our part-time taught MSc at the University of Oxford.  Apply by 3 March. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/taught-msc

🎉 Congratulations to Chian Yang, who has successfully defended her DPhil thesis!

Public support for sharing health data for AI research depends on clear public benefit, strong safeguards, and meaningful consent, according to a new study based on focus groups with members of the UK public. https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/public-trust-in-health-data-sharing-for-ai-is-conditional

Researcher spotlight: Narain Karedla From contributing to collaborative research to launching his own independent project, Narain is beginning the next stage of his career with a new ERC starting grant. Hear Narain discuss his new research focus and what it means for the next phase of his career.

🔬 🧫 🧬 🩻 Applications are open for our Taught MSc in Musculoskeletal Sciences! Join us for world-class training in musculoskeletal diseases. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/taught-msc

🎉 Congratulations to Prof Eleanor Stride, who has been awarded the Freedom of the Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers! https://www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/catz-fellow-awarded-freedom-of-the-worshipful-company-of-armourers-and-brasiers/

🎉 Congratulations to Usman Nazir, who has been nominated for the Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership award at the Times Higher Education Awards Asia!

New research, led by Dr Loren Kell, has demonstrated for the first time that rapamycin can reduce DNA damage in immune cells, a hallmark of ageing. Targeting this DNA damage could be a key way to rejuvenate immune systems in older people. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/rapamyc...

Oxford Trauma and Emergency Care at NDORMS, along with the Critical Care Research Team at NDCN has formally become an Institute within the University of Oxford.

Check out The Guardian’s report on Xintong Li’s latest paper, looking at the use of ADHD medication in Europe!

A new study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe has found that the use of medications for ADHD has increased substantially across Europe over the past decade. https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/adhd-medication-use-rises-sharply-across-europe-driven-by-growth-among-adults

Research led by Dr Mariana Borsa at the Kennedy Institute @kiroxford.bsky.social has found that a cellular housekeeping mechanism called autophagy plays a major role in ensuring that T cells generate diverse progenies upon cell division.

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen for being awarded a Fighting Blindness Canada 2025 Clinician-Scientist Emerging Leader award! The award recognises her work on preventing sight-threatening complications of thyroid eye disease. https://bit.ly/4a7xGX0

Sami Barkal is a student at the Kennedy Institute @kiroxford.bsky.social. In his student story, Sami shares his journey from his home of Syria to Germany as a refugee, to where he is today studying for his degree.

🎅 ‘Mr C’ has been on the waiting list for a shoulder replacement – lugging all those presents around for years is finally taking its toll - but his high BMI (it’s no secret that he shakes his belly like a bowlful of jelly!) has stopped him getting the surgery!

🎅 All we want for Christmas is… a fun Christmas video! Thank you to all the NDORMS staff and students who took part!

🎁 2025 has been a wonderful year at NDORMS. Here are the highlights!

🎉 Congratulations to Zofia Varyova and Sofia Oram, who have both successfully defended their DPhil theses!

Researchers from the University of Oxford, including Dr Rachel Kuo from NDORMS, have benchmarked artificial intelligence tools capable of automatically removing personal information from patient electronic health records.

The prospect of long-lasting drug-free remission for children and adults living with inflammatory arthritis is a step closer to becoming reality.

The Kennedy Institute is hiring! 🧫🔬🥼 They are looking for an outstanding scientist to establish and lead a new research group in human microbiome science, advancing understanding of microbe-microbe and microbe-host interactions in health and disease. 🧪

A collaborative study including contributions from NDORMS researchers is exploring new ways to model bladder biology. https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/addressing-antimicrobial-resistance-through-advanced-uti-models

🎄 A very merry International Christmas Lunch 2025 at the Kennedy Institute!

Hiring: Group Leader in Microbiome Studies! ✨ The successful candidate would establish & lead a new research group in human microbiome science, advancing understanding of microbe-microbe and microbe-host interactions in health & disease. Apply by 22 Dec. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/jobs/kennedy...