NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford
@oxfordbrc
The NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford is a collaboration between the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to support medical research.
Incredible life changing research from #Oxford. Check out this months newsletter: bit.ly/4hbQMiw 👉 Sign up to receive our monthly news straight to your inbox: bit.ly/3RHwVxm @ox.ac.uk @ouhospitals.bsky.social @bbcoxford.bsky.social @oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social @rdm.ox.ac.uk #womenshealth
It’s #WorldHepatitisDay, and recruitment has begun in a ground-breaking study that will see participants infected with the #hepatitis C virus (and treated) – as an important first step on the road to future testing of vaccine candidates against the disease oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/recruitment-... 1/2
Join us at 2pm today for an insightful public webinar: Beyond the bump - how managing blood pressure around pregnancy shapes your future health. Showcasing new research from our expert cardiology researchers. @ox.ac.uk 👉 2pm to 3pm 👉 Register to attend webinar: lnkd.in/eGpnWGbK #womenshealth
Join us online for an insightful public talk on #womenshealth Webinar: Beyond the bump - how managing #bloodpressure around #pregnancy shapes your future health 👉 Tuesday 21st July 👉 2pm to 3pm 👉 Register to attend webinar: lnkd.in/eGpnWGbK @ox.ac.uk @rdm.ox.ac.uk @ouhospitals.bsky.social
It's #Red4Research Day! Let's celebrate the people who make research possible! #NIHR20 #BePartOfResearch
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Many thanks to everyone – exhibitors and members of the public – who came to yesterday’s Health Research Showcase at the Westgate Centre. It was a fun day, with visitors of all ages finding out about the amazing research we support oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/visitors-flo... @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social
Don’t forget! Our fab Health Research Showcase event is a week tomorrow (Thursday 28th) at Oxford’s Westgate Centre. Come between 10am and 3.30pm and meet our researchers, find out what they do and try out some fun activities. @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ouhospitals.bsky.social
To mark #ClinicalTrialsDay, our Director, Professor Helen McShane, has written a blog celebrating the @nihr.bsky.social 20th anniversary and highlighting the importance of its long-term investment in research infrastructure oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/for-its-20th... @medsci.ox.ac.uk #NIHR20
This #HeartFailureAwarenessWeek we’re celebrating our innovative cardio researchers at Oxford who developed an AI tool that predicts #heartfailure FIVE years before it develops and is saving lives! 💓Read more: oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/new-ai-tool-... @ox.ac.uk @thebhf.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
Experience live the fascinating world of health research: exciting research demonstrations and fun activities for all the family to get involved. Join us at: Westgate Shopping Centre, Oxford. Thurs 28th May 10am to 3.30pm Read more: lnkd.in/dMGvy73i @ox.ac.uk @oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social
Today, #RareDiseaseDay we're remembering how our Genomic Medicine Theme's research into ‘junk DNA’ led to new clinical diagnoses for some #patients, and treatment changes for others, as well as UK guidelines on the use of genomics in the #NHS @ndm.ox.ac.uk @medsci.ox.ac.uk @ouhospitals.bsky.social
Join us this Thursday for a Free Public Talk: 'Can electrodes in the brain treat chronic pain?' 📅 Thursday 12 February ⏰ 6pm to 7pm 🏠 Rewley House, Oxford ☕ Refreshments available from 5.30pm. 🔎 Read more: oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/fr... @ox.ac.uk @ouhospitals.bsky.social
Join us next week for our Free Public Talk: 'Can electrodes in the brain treat chronic pain?' 📅 Thursday 12 February ⏰ 6pm to 7pm 🏠 Rewley House, Oxford ☕ Refreshments available from 5.30pm. 🔎 Read more: oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/fr... @ox.ac.uk @ouhospitals.bsky.social #stroke #pain
And don't forget, you can hear more about this fascinating subject at our next public talk on Thursday 12th It's free; no need to register.
“People were saying ‘aren’t you brave?’ I was thinking, ‘it would be braver trying to live with the pain’. Read participant Nigel Price’s account and how he decided undergo the procedure. oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/study-tests-...
Join us this evening for a FREE public talk with the brilliant Linxin Li, #Clinical #Research Fellow in #Neurosciences at #Oxford University, to explore why more younger people are having strokes and is there a solution? @ox.ac.uk @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk Refreshments 5:40pm.
Meet Linxin Li, our brilliant Clinical Research Fellow at Oxford Uni. who is delivering the Free Public Talk in Oxford on Tuesday. She’s won 7 research awards over the last ten years. 🔎Read her profile: www.ndcn.ox.ac.uk/team/linxin-li #stroke #disease #healthcare #communityimpact @ox.ac.uk
Recent stroke data indicates a worrying trend. Join our Free Public Talk in #Oxford next week as we ask 'Why are more younger people having strokes?' 🔎 Read more: lnkd.in/eQUcwCcY #StrokeActionNow #ActFAST #WorldStrokeDay #StrokeAwareness #EveryMinuteCounts @ox.ac.uk @ouhospitals.bsky.social
Date for your diary! 💡FREE Public Talk - 4th Nov – #Oxford Why is there a recent increase in #Strokes among adults in their 20’s, 30’s and 40’s. This means a higher risk of #disability. Is this #preventable? 🔎 Read more: oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/fr... @ox.ac.uk @oxfordnewstoday.bsky.social
It was exciting to see 12 members of @ouhospitals.bsky.social staff embark on their research journeys last week by starting the Oxford BRC internship programme and the @oxhospitalscharity.bsky.social Chief Nursing Officer Fellowship www.ouh.nhs.uk/news/article...
Our next 3-day writing retreat for @ouhospitals.bsky.social NMAHPPS takes place from Tues 30 Sept to Thurs 2 Oct at Egrove Park. Great if you need time and space to focus on writing without interruption. Deadline for applications: 8 August oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/ni... @medsci.ox.ac.uk
It's our Health Research Showcase in two days! Come along to the Westgate in Oxford to find out about the latest in healthcare research oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/he... @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk @oxahpartners.bsky.social @oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social
1/4 Our 🌟Translational Data Science team🌟 is harnessing the power of data to drive healthcare innovation and improve patient care oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/research-the... @nihr.bsky.social @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk
Come along to Oxford’s Westgate Centre on Thursday 29 May for our Health Research Showcase, held jointly with @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social. It's a fantastic and fun way to find out about the research taking place in Oxford. oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/he... @ouhospitals.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk
Our online ‘train the trainer’ session on 17 June for researchers & PPIE leads will equip attendees with the tools, tips and materials to help public contributors speak with confidence in meetings oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/brc-event/en... @medsci.ox.ac.uk @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social @arc-oxtv.bsky.social
1/2 Our 🌟Metabolic Experimental Medicine team🌟 is improving care for people with conditions like diabetes and liver diseases which affect millions in the UK oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/research-the... @nihr.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk
1/3 Our 🌟Surgical Innovation, Technology and Evaluation team🌟 is transforming the patient journey by improving every aspect of surgery from pre-operative care to recovery oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/research-the... @nihr.bsky.social @ndm.ox.ac.uk @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social @oxfordwomenshealth.bsky.social