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Leading discovery, innovation and education in surgical sciences | Delivering ground-breaking advances that will transform patient care https://linktr.ee/ndsurgicalsci
NDS logo, Picture of Fadi, Text that reads: To Immunity and Beyond: A conversation with Fadi Issa, www.nds.ox.ac.uk
Professor Fadi Issa, joins the latest episode of To Immunity and Beyond - a podcast series produced by the Oxford Immunology Network - to discuss his pioneering work on regulatory T cell (T reg) therapy in kidney transplantation.
Read more ➡️ www.nds.ox.ac.uk/news/to-immu...
🎉SARONG just hit 800 participants! A huge THANK YOU to all the incredible research teams and especially to our amazing participants. We are so grateful for your support! #ResearchMilestone #ThankYou @sherazmarkar.bsky.social @situ-oxford.bsky.social @octructu.bsky.social @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social
17.10.2025 08:14 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Interested in gaining the essential non-clinical skills, knowledge, and insight for a successful clinical career?
Join us for our virtual ‘Programme Information Event’ open to all!
Find out more and register for the event ➡️ www.nds.ox.ac.uk/events/progr...
We are so excited to share the first video of our "Off the Beaten Track" series, featuring Alex Benn!
Listen to Alex discuss how their life experiences have enriched their work in criminal and discrimination law 📖
Watch the full episode below ⬇️
Barrister and lecturer Alex Benn shares how lived experience shapes their work – and their life at Oxford.
Watch the full Off the Beaten Track episode on YouTube ⬇️ @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social
Aerial view of the University of Oxford, showcasing its historic buildings and spires under a clear sky at sunset. Text overlay states "Oxford named best university in the world for a record tenth consecutive year".
NEW: We’re honoured to be ranked number one in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for the tenth consecutive year. 👏
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Picture of the NDS Macmillan Coffee Morning
This month we held our NDS Macmillan Coffee Morning ☕️🧁
A huge thank you to everyone who joined us, baked and donated online helping us to raise £319 for Macmillan Cancer support.
Congratulations to Joanna Hester, who won our prize draw for Afternoon Tea for Two at the Randolph Hotel!
Scientific Paper Published in Cancer Medicine, titled: Detection of Genome-Wide IGF-1R Recruitment to Enhancer and Promoter Regions of Chromatin in Clinical Prostate Cancers. Written by Mills et al.
Could IGF-1R recruitment to chromatin regulatory regions be important in #ProstateCancer?
A brilliant team based @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social share exciting new findings in Cancer Medicine.
Grab a ☕ and read: doi.org/10.1002/cam4...
With colleagues at @uofglasgow.bsky.social & @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social I aim to understand more about factors affecting the Lithogenic Triad.
💡More information will let us:
🩺Treat people with stones better
🔍Identify which patients are at high risk of more stones
🛑Prevent new stones forming
GET INVOLVED: Science Together 2025-26
⭐Are you interested in using your research and public engagement skills to support Oxfordshire communities?
If so, then apply now to be part of our community engagement programme!
On Friday 3 October, we celebrated the distinguished
career of distinguished career of Prof Rutger Ploeg.
His Festschrift saw a host of esteemed speakers acknowledge his impactful contributions to transplant research, clinical practice, and education.
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Did you know that today is #WorldHeartDay 2025?
The QUOD biobank has more than 9,500 heart samples available to support heart research, from transplantation to cardiovascular disease or other areas.
To find out how we can support your heart research, visit our website: quod.org.uk
NDS logo, picture of a doctor with a kidney model, text that reads: Oxford-led team awarded significant grant to improve kidney transplant decision-making with AI, www.nds.ox.ac.uk
Researchers at the Centre for Evidence in Transplantation, led by Associate Professor Simon Knight, have received a prestigious 5-year NIHR grant to develop AI tools supporting better kidney transplant decisions.
Read more ➡️ www.nds.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-...
Mohamed A ElZawahry presented his poster "ADMIRE: Assessing Donor Kidneys and Monitoring Transplant Recipients - A First-in-Human Clinical Study" at the @kidneyresearchuk.org #DrivingDiscoveries conference today.
QUOD provided samples for this research.
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NDS logo, image of a Woman holding her nose because of sinus pain, text that reads: Surgery to treat chronic sinus disease more effective than antibiotics, www.nds.ox.ac.uk
Sinus surgery is more effective than antibiotics in treating chronic rhinosinusitis, according to a major clinical trial conducted by the Surgical Intervention Trials Unit (SITU).
Read more ➡️ www.nds.ox.ac.uk/news/surgery...
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QUOD's National Operational Coordinator, Sarah Cross, is at the Kidney Research UK #DrivingDiscoveries conference today in Bristol and is ready to talk to you about how the QUOD biobank can support your kidney research.
Come and say hello! 👋
@nhsbt.bsky.social @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
NDS logo, picture of a stomach illustration, text that reads: Major new study aims to improve surgery options for acid reflux patients, www.nds.ox.ac.uk
A UK-wide research team, led by the University of Oxford, has launched a major international study to improve surgical treatment for people suffering from gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD).
Read more ➡️ www.nds.ox.ac.uk/news/major-n...
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@golftrial.bsky.social
✅ North Bristol NHS Trust (Southmead Hospital) has opened for recruitment
Considering anti-reflux surgery? The GOLF Study aims to improve surgery options for acid reflux patients.
www.nds.ox.ac.uk/news/major-n...
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@bristolhealthp.bsky.social
We look forward to meeting with the renal community at @kidneyresearchuk.org Driving Discoveries 2025 in Bristol next week.
Come and talk to us at our stand to discuss how we can support your kidney research.
@ox.ac.uk @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social
NDS logo, picture of Tony, text that reads: Mr Tony Jefferis, Senior Teaching Fellow, Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Oxford University
It is with great sadness that we announce the sad passing of Mr Tony Jefferis. Tony has been a very important part of Oxford education and in particular surgical education for over two decades.
Please read a brief obituary of Tony on the NDS website: www.nds.ox.ac.uk/news/mr-tony...
NDS logo, picture of OrganOx metra Cover, text that reads: Oxford University spinout OrganOx to be acquired by Terumo for a record $1.5bn, www.nds.ox.ac.uk
An agreement has been reached for the acquisition of OrganOx, a pioneering University of Oxford spinout transforming kidney and liver transplantation, by Terumo Corporation, a global medical technology company headquartered in Tokyo.
Read more ➡️ www.nds.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-...
NDS logo, picture of abdomen surgery, text that reads: Obese surgical patients’ medication lifeline can reduce risk, www.nds.ox.ac.uk
Overweight patients waiting for operations could safely use a particular type of weight-loss treatment to reduce the risk of surgical complications linked to their obesity, a new study reveals.
Read more ➡️ www.nds.ox.ac.uk/news/obese-s...
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NDS logo, picture of work experience students, text that reads: Translating curiosity into careers: NDS Work Experience Programme 2025, www.nds.ox.ac.uk
In July, we welcomed fourteen students to our NDS Work Experience Programme, all eager to pursue careers in medicine and medical research.
Read more ➡️ www.nds.ox.ac.uk/news/nds-wor...
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We're humbled to have been awarded a CRUK Programme Foundation Award to further progress our work on mutational order in cancer. New post-doctoral positions in our group to be advertised shortly. @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social @oxfordcancer.bsky.social
A UK-wide team led by Oxford’s @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social has launched an international study to improve surgery for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), which affects one in five UK adults.
Read more ⬇️
NDS logo, pictures of Henk and Richard, text that reads: Two new professors at NDS, www.nds.ox.ac.uk
Congratulations to Henk Giele and Richard Bryant who have both been conferred the title of full professor at the University of Oxford in this year’s exercise for Recognition of Distinction 👏
Read more ➡️ www.nds.ox.ac.uk/news/two-new...
Oxford Uni spinout @Organ_Ox has been acquired by Japan’s Terumo Corp for $1.5B – the largest-ever acquisition for an Oxford spinout. OrganOx’s game-changing organ preservation tech has powered 6,000+ transplants worldwide. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/yvvtz9ax
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Surgery in progress and Oxford University logo
Interested in the pressing questions related to what’s on the horizon for AI in surgery, including challenges, opportunities and use cases?
Join us for our virtual 'What’s next for AI in surgery?' event on Wed 17 Sept, 12pm.
Register 👉 bit.ly/4mte17n
More info 👉 bit.ly/41jE9ZV
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You did it 🎉
Congratulations to everyone who’s secured their place at Oxford - we’ll see you in October.
Welcome to your new home of learning, discovery, and unforgettable moments.
Let us know if you're joining by using the #GoingToOxford hashtag 🎓
#ALevelResultsDay
NDS logo, picture of Agata, text that reads: Ágata Carreira appointed Research Associate at Jesus College, www.nds.ox.ac.uk
We are pleased to announce that Dr Ágata Carreira, has been appointed as the Dr Sara Hope Browne Non-Stipendiary Research Associate in Medical Sciences at Jesus College 👏
Read more ➡️ www.nds.ox.ac.uk/news/agata-c...
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