First in Europe to acquire latest MEG Technology from MEGIN
24 April 2019
The University of Oxford is the first in Europe to acquire the latest technology in functional brain imaging. TRIUX™ neo, a magnetoencephalograph (MEG), is a highly sensitive non-invasive system for mapping the human brain.
‘Night-time Cat’ - a children’s book to support improved grammar understanding
24 April 2019
Public Engagement Research Highlights
Postdoctoral research associate publishes a children's book that enables greater exposure to complex grammar structures at a young age, supporting children's long-term reading and learning development.
Senior pain researcher to move to Oxford
24 April 2019
We are looking forward to welcoming Dr Ben Seymour to our Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging.
Queen of Pain on her Life Scientific
24 April 2019
Public Engagement Research Highlights
The Head of NDCN Professor Irene Tracey talks to Radio 4's Jim Al-Khalili about imaging pain in the brain
Future of Mindfulness research at Oxford secured with new professorship
24 April 2019
A generous gift from The Sir John Ritblat Family Foundation has enabled the creation of a new Professorship in Mindfulness and Psychological Science.
Inside the Wade-Martins Lab for World Parkinson's Day
24 April 2019
Events Public Engagement Research Highlights
We are raising awareness of Parkinson's Disease and related disorders with a unique video insight into the work of the Wade-Martins Group.
New insight uncovered into one of the most important features of hearing
24 April 2019
Dr Kerry Walker and her team help us to better understand how we perceive pitch, a feature of hearing critical to recognising communication through sound, such as speech and music.
Link confirmed between white matter pathways and strength of communication between brain regions
23 April 2019
The degree to which functional connectivity between brain regions is affected by the properties of white matter pathways is a fundamental question in neuroscience.
Research leads to drug discovery programme for treating pain
23 April 2019
LifeArc, one of the UK’s leading medical research charities, has signed a deal to license an ion channel drug discovery programme to Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited.
New small bore MRI scanner
23 April 2019
The new small-animal scanner for the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging is lifted into place at the Biomedical Services Building
Matthew Rushworth elected FRS
23 April 2019
Professor Matthew Rushworth, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience has been honoured by the Royal Society by being elected a Fellow for his outstanding contributions to science
Urgent need for guidelines to communicate with children about life threatening conditions
28 March 2019
The global prevalence of life threatening conditions in children and parents makes it an urgent priority to develop child-focused communication guidelines for healthcare professionals to support families in their time of need.
The 2019 Sherrington Poster Prize
28 March 2019
The 2019 Sherrington Prize was awarded on March 20th at the Oxford Neuroscience Symposium
Brain Awareness Week 2019
28 March 2019
Brain Awareness Week is an annual global initiative designed to raise awareness among the public about brain-related research and the impact that neuroscientists are having on the world.
Professor Dame Kay Davies honoured with the Biochemical Society's Centenary Award 2020
28 March 2019
Professor Dame Kay Davies has been awarded the Biochemical Society's 2020 Centenary Award in recognition for the excellence of her work on Duchenne muscular dystrophy and the profound impact her research has had on the scientific community and wider society.
Professor Tipu Aziz recipient of Britain's highest neurosurgery honour
28 March 2019
Professor Tipu Aziz from the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences (NDS) has been awarded the Medal of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS) for his lifetime achievement in neurosurgery.
NMDAR-Antibody Encephalitis: A new clinical way to identify patients
25 February 2019
Paper published in Lancet Psychiatry may help with the accurate detection of this form of autoimmune encephalitis
World’s first gene therapy operation for common cause of sight loss carried out
25 February 2019
Researchers in Oxford have carried out the world’s first gene therapy operation to tackle the root cause of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the UK’s most common cause of sight loss.