♀ 🤔 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!) 🎶 🎤

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

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

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...

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

🎅 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 brilliant year at the Botnar and at NDORMS! Merry Christmas!

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

Congratulations to the Planetary Health Informatics group at the Botnar @botnaroxford.bsky.social, led by Sara Khalid, who have been awarded funding from the Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges initiative!

🎉 Congratulations to Maria Kyriazi, who won the Young Star Award at the Greek International Women Awards! https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/maria-kyriazi-wins-young-star-award-at-the-greek-international-women-awards

🎉 Congratulations to Prof Dani Prieto Alhambra , Dr Francine Toye, and Dr Ali Cenk Aksu who have all been recognised in this year’s Medical Sciences Teaching Excellence Awards! https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/teaching-excellence-awards-for-ndorms

🎓 Kim is a DPhil student at the Botnar. Find out what made her apply to study at NDORMS, and what her highlight here has been!

🎓 Brook is a DPhil student at the Botnar. Find out what he thinks is the best thing about NDORMS, and his advice for applying to study at Oxford!

🥼 🩺 How can you possibly choose one best thing about studying at NDORMS? Our students managed it – hear what they have to say!

There is one month left to apply for our part-time taught MSc in Musculoskeletal Sciences! Join us for world class training in the musculoskeletal sciences and be part of our amazing alumni.  Apply by Tuesday 2 December 2025! www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/taught-msc

🔬 Meet DPhil student Maria, who shares her experience studying at NDORMS! Find out what her highlight has been, what the best thing about NDORMS is and her tips for applying! 🥼 🧫

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 2 December 2025. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/taught-msc

👋 🎓 A big welcome to our new students, who started their studies at NDORMS this week!

🔬 🧫 🧬 🩻 Applications are now open to study at NDORMS next year! 🥼 🩺 🎓 Join us at our world class University of Oxford research institutes, the Kennedy @kiroxford.bsky.social and the Botnar @botnaroxford.bsky.social for your DPhil! https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/study

Four PhD projects advertised for October 2026 @ndorms.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk Find info and apply here: www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/study/botnar...

🩻 🦴 🖥️ 🔬 Applications are now open to study at the Botnar Institute @botnaroxford.bsky.social next year! Find out what it’s like to study at Oxford, meet our supervisors and see available projects! www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/study-at-the-botnar

🎉 Congratulations to the wonderful Associate Prof Ghada Alsaleh, who has been made an Official Fellow in the Cellular Life Theme at Reuben College!

🎉 Congratulations to the Botnar Institute @botnaroxford.bsky.social, who have won the Green Impact Gold Award!

Researchers at the Botnar Institute @botnaroxford.bsky.social have joined a new consortium that has been awarded £3m by Versus Arthritis!

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈🧁 Thank you to everyone that came and celebrated identity and inclusivity at NDORMS Pride, and a big thank you to our brilliant students for organising!

🎉 Congratulations to Prof Andrew Carr, who has been awarded an MBE for services to Orthopaedic Research and Training in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List! https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/professor-andrew-carr-recognised-in-king2019s-birthday-honours

New research led by Dr Liye Chen at the Botnar Institute @botnaroxford.bsky.social has identified key drivers of inflammation in spondyloathritis.

🔬🧫🦴🩻 Another brilliant Botnar Institute @botnaroxford.bsky.social Student Symposium! Thank you to everyone who helped organise a wonderful day celebrating our students!

A new podcast episode out today! Learn about Ghada Alsaleh's pioneering work with samples on the International Space Station: podcasts.ox.ac.uk/research-hum... @ndorms.bsky.social @botnaroxford.bsky.social

Three of our brilliant Botnar @botnaroxford.bsky.social postdocs recently attended the EMBO Lab Leadership course. They shared their thoughts about how it will help their careers, and their day-to-day work, on our blog! https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/blog/the-value-of-embo-part-one