New funding for early diagnosis research using platelets
30 March 2021
Department General MRC MHU MRC WIMM NDCLS OCH Publication Research
Dr Bethan Psaila and her team will investigate the potential of circulating blood platelets for early detection of a range of cancer types.
Dr Noemi Roy awarded Medical Sciences Division public engagement seed funding
3 February 2021
Dr Noemi Roy has received funding in the 2020-21 round of the Public Engagement with Research Seed Fund as one of seven projects for innovative work to engage the public with medical research.
MRC HIU appoints new Director
6 January 2021
Department General MRC HIU MRC WIMM
We are pleased to announce that Professor Alison Simmons has been appointed as the new Director of the MRC Human Immunology Unit.
OCMR Patient information: COVID-19
23 December 2020
As of 23 December 2020 OCMR is still open and scanning as usual. Government guidance states that medical appointments should continue so if you have a scan booked with us in the future, your appointment will go ahead as normal unless we phone to tell you otherwise.
Shift workers at increased risk of asthma
17 November 2020
2020 RDM graduate prize winners
5 November 2020
CVM Department General MRC WIMM
Many congratulations to Alba Rodriguez Meira and Ioannis Akoumianakis for winning this year's RDM graduate prize.
Analysis shows that funding gender equity incentives can work
4 November 2020
Athena SWAN CVM Department General Publication Research
A paper by Oxford BRC-supported researchers says that linking research funding to Athena SWAN gender equality action plans has been associated with a rise in the number of women in mid-level leadership positions and the proportion of funding going to women.
Congratulations to our new Professors
30 October 2020