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« Back to NewsAlexander Davies wins top UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship
9 September 2021
Alex is one of eight Oxford University academics who have been awarded significant financial funding from the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships Scheme
Lecture Theatre renamed to honour Sir Colin Blakemore FRS
16 August 2021
Awards and Honours Strategic Developments
The Large Lecture Theatre in the Sherrington Building is being renamed the Blakemore Lecture Theatre in tribute to the longest serving Waynflete Professor of Physiology Sir Colin Blakemore FRS following a prestigious Festschrift event held in Professor Blakemore's honour.
The prime of Professor Dame Kay Davies
28 July 2021
Professor Dame Kay Davies, Professor of Genetics, first woman appointed Dr Lee's Professor of Anatomy at Oxford, first woman to become Head of Department for DPAG, University-wide champion of equality, and award winning scientist known for her work on Duchenne muscular dystrophy, has 'retired' after a lifetime's research, but remains Professor Emeritus at DPAG.
Professor Christopher Fairburn Awarded OBE for Services to the Treatment of Eating Disorders
24 June 2021
Christopher Fairburn founded the Centre for Research on Eating Disorders (CREDO) at Oxford in 1986 and has continued pioneering work into the treatment of eating disorders.
New Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences
12 May 2021
Congratulations to Heidi Johansen-Berg and Scott Waddell, 2 members of our Neuroscience Community that the Academy of Medical Sciences has elected to its fellowship.
Two DPAG pioneers honoured on Sherrington Building Plaques
26 March 2021
Honouring the heritage of pioneering physiologists Sir Charles Sherrington and Florence Buchanan. "Commemorating both pioneers together highlights the importance of advocacy and mentoring that was evident over a century ago as equality was championed." (David Paterson)
100 Women of Oxford Medical Sciences
23 February 2021
MSD launches project to celebrate 100 years since women were admitted as full members of the University.
Two neurologists awarded MRC Senior Clinical Fellowships
15 January 2021
Two NDCN Associate Professors, Sarosh Irani and George Tofaris, have been awarded MRC Senior Clinical Fellowships.
Kate Nation awarded a prestigious ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize
25 November 2020
World-leading researchers in the science of reading, Kate Nation and collaborators, Kathy Rastle and Anne Castles, have been awarded this year's prestigious ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize.
Emerging Leaders Prize celebrates outstanding pain researchers
25 November 2020
2020’s Emerging Leaders Prize awards £200,000 to outstanding scientists from the University of Oxford, University College London and King’s College London, who are all working in the field of pain research.
Recognition of Distinction Awards 2020
19 November 2020
Awards and Honours Strategic Developments
It is a great pleasure to announce that a number of Neuroscience researchers have been successful in the recent assessment process for the conferment of the title of full Professor.
2020 Most Highly Cited Researchers
19 November 2020
Our researchers feature strongly in the Highly Cited Researchers 2020 list.
Einstein Visiting Fellowship awarded to Zoltán Molnár
24 September 2020
Awards and Honours Strategic Developments
Professor Zoltán Molnár has been awarded an Einstein Visiting Fellowship to Charité - University Medicine, Berlin. This award sees him join the dynamic Oxford | Berlin collaboration, a strategic research partnership that supports high quality joint research initiatives across all disciplines of its member institutions, of which Neuroscience is a major focus.
Psychological Therapy Innovator Wins BPS President's Award
18 September 2020
Professor Daniel Freeman, an innovator in the research and treatment of psychosis, is the 2020 recipient of the British Psychological Society's President's Award.
Irene Tracey voted FENS President-Elect
10 August 2020
Awards and Honours Strategic Developments
The British Neuroscience Association is delighted to congratulate Irene Tracey as the new President-Elect for the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies
NDCN awarded Athena SWAN Silver Renewal
10 August 2020
Awards and Honours Strategic Developments
NDCN has been awarded a renewal of its Athena SWAN Silver Award. This award is a strong endorsement of NDCN’s work to improve gender equality and build a positive research culture.