Pump-priming awards support new cross-cutting research across RDM
19 February 2026
Three Radcliffe Department of Medicine research teams have secured pump-priming funding to support new collaborations and early-stage research aligned with RDM’s cross-cutting research themes.
Congratulations to 2025 RDM Graduate Citizenship Award Winners
12 February 2026
Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 RDM Graduate Citizenship Award; Casey Johnson and Alexander Redmond.
The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre Advances Discovery of Therapies for Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA)
9 February 2026
Philanthropic funding from the FA Alliance Innovation Fund awarded to five Oxford researchers to support development of novel therapeutics.
Sleep apnoea: not just an airway problem but an exemplar of a systems-medicine complex disorder
4 February 2026
Obstructive sleep apnoea is one of the most common conditions occurring in sleep medicine, traditionally understood as a mechanical problem: during sleep, the upper airway is obstructed, interrupting breathing and oxygen supply. Treatments have largely focused on this anatomy, particularly through continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy.
Study suggests blood pressure care after giving birth could protect brain health
19 January 2026
Women who develop high blood pressure during pregnancy may be able to protect their long term brain health through better blood pressure management soon after giving birth, according to a new study by Oxford researchers.
Sarah Gooding and Rubeta Matin named NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellows
19 January 2026
Congratulations to Dr Sarah Gooding and Dr Rubeta Matin who have been appointed as the next cohort of NIHR Oxford BRC Senior Research Fellows.
2025 RDM Graduate Prize winner
15 January 2026
Congratulations to the 2025 RDM Graduate Prize Winner; Lauren Murphy.
Why the body stops protecting itself against low blood sugar
13 January 2026
New RDM research reveals how prior hypoglycaemia weakens a key hormonal defence.
Night-time changes in metabolism may be driving common liver disease
12 January 2026
Researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered that the most common liver disease follows a strong day-night pattern, and the metabolic changes that drive the disease are most pronounced overnight, when the body is least able to process sugar and fat.
Scientists in the UK and Germany partner to advance heart imaging research
8 January 2026
Researchers from the Acute Multidisciplinary Imaging and Interventional Centre (AMIIC) in RDM’s Division of Cardiovascular Medicine are leading a new partnership to strengthen international collaboration in advanced medical imaging, with a focus on improving how heart disease is studied and diagnosed.
Kevin Rue-Albrecht receives Software Sustainability Institute Fellowship
12 December 2025
Congratulations to Dr Kevin Rue-Albrecht, who has been awarded a Fellowship to improve accessibility and reusability of research software.
Holly Russell receives Lee Placito Research Fellowship
9 December 2025
Congratulations to Holly Russell who has been awarded a fellowship from the Lee Placito Medical Fund.
It's beginning to look a lot like Gutmas!
28 November 2025
Congratulations to Vy Wien Lai, whose image was chosen for 1st place in the MRC/MRF 2025 Festive Science Image Competition.
RDM Careers Day 2025: exploring pathways within and beyond academia
26 November 2025
The Researcher Association’s annual RDM Careers Day returned on Thursday 20 November 2025, bringing together DPhil students, postdoctoral researchers and research staff from across RDM for a day of reflection, inspiration, and practical advice.
Battle in the Gut at IF Oxford 2025
25 November 2025
In October 2025, researchers from the MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit led activities on researching gut bacteria at Oxford Science + Ideas Festival.
Professor James Chalmers to join the Radcliffe Department of Medicine
17 November 2025
We are delighted to announce that Professor James Chalmers has been recruited to the statutory Rhodes Professorship of Experimental Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Oxford. Professor Chalmers is currently GSK/Asthma and Lung UK Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Dundee.
Study reveals how drug resistance develops early in targeted AML therapy
17 November 2025
A new study led by researchers at the MRC Molecular Haematology Unit has shown that resistance to a targeted treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) can develop much earlier than expected.
Iron supplement absorption preserved in children with HIV and boosted by prebiotics
13 November 2025
New research shows that iron from supplements and fortified foods is well-absorbed in children living with virally suppressed HIV, and that administering iron supplements with prebiotics may enhance their effectiveness and improve their safety.
Oxford scientists map the cells that drive Crohn’s disease fistulas
12 November 2025
Researchers at the MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit have identified how rare populations of abnormal cells drive the formation and persistence of fistulas - painful, tunnel-like tracts that develop in around 30% of people with Crohn’s disease - paving the way for targeted treatments.