Kia Nobre Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
28 April 2020
One of 120 new members and 26 new international members elected in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
BRAINScapes 2020 Winners
21 April 2020
The winners of the BRAINScapes 2020 Image competition have been announced. The standard was very high and in the circumstances we decided to award a few more prizes than usual.
QS World University Rankings
31 March 2020
Awards and Honours International
Oxford Departments of Pharmacology and Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics have been judged best in the world by subject in the QS World Rankings.
Timothy Behrens recognised in prestigious Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
27 January 2020
Professor Timothy Behrens has been recognised for ground-breaking contributions to translational research.
Sarosh Irani wins Graham Bull Prize
27 November 2019
The Graham Bull Prize in Clinical Science / Goulstonian Lectureship is a prestigious annual prize awarded by the Royal College of Physicians
Oxford named best for medicine for ninth consecutive year
27 November 2019
Oxford University has been ranked as the world's best institution for medical and health teaching and research for the ninth consecutive year in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
Zoltán Molnár is an Elected Member of Academia Europaea
29 October 2019
Membership of the Academia Europaea is an award conferred to individuals that have demonstrated "sustained academic excellence".
Prize for work on gene therapy for retinal diseases
29 October 2019
Dr Kanmin Xue has won the Ruskell Medal from the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers
2019 Teaching Excellence Awards Ceremony
29 October 2019
The 2019 Teaching Excellence Awards have been celebrated in a ceremony at Merton College on Wednesday 23 October. The ceremony was hosted by the Head of Division, Professor Gavin Screaton, the Deputy Head of Division (Education), Professor David Vaux, and the Head of Education Policy and Planning, Jane Dale.
Robin Dunbar and his Life Scientific
28 August 2019
Awards and Honours Public Engagement
Prof Robin Dunbar, Emeritus Professor of Evolutionary Psychology has been in conversation with Jim Al-Khalili on Radio 4's Life Scientific. This fascinating podcast gives takes us on a journey from his early beginnings in science, and his fascinating research and groundbreaking discoveries he's made deciphering the mysteries as to why humans and animals evolve the social habits to exist in friendship circles.
Simon Kyle named NIHR Oxford BRC Senior Research Fellow
29 May 2019
The Oxford BRC is delighted to announce the appointment of seven new Senior Research Fellows.
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
The 2019 Sherrington Poster Prize
28 March 2019
The 2019 Sherrington Prize was awarded on March 20th at the Oxford Neuroscience Symposium
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.