Could you be our new Head of Operations?
In this role, you will provide leadership across a wide portfolio including operations, estates, finance, research grant management, small research facilities, HR, and communications.
Apply by 10 March!
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Taught MSc in Musculoskeletal Sciences Part-time course run over two years, commencing October 2026
Calling all orthopaedic, rheumatology and trauma trainees! Are you looking to gain specialist knowledge, understanding and skills to help you in your career? Check out our part-time taught MSc in Musculoskeletal Sciences.
Apply by 3 March. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/taught-msc
Amit Halkhoree
🎉 Congratulations to Amit Halkhoree, who has successfully defended his DPhil thesis!
20.02.2026 10:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A nurse with a man suffering from mobility issues
Social care for hip fracture costs the NHS over £1.25 billion, equating to £15K per patient every year according to a new NDORMS study. https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/the-hidden-costs-of-social-care-after-a-hip-fracture-top-ps1-25-billion
18.02.2026 10:04 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Congratulations to the wonderful Natasha for successfully defending her DPhil thesis! We’re excited to see what comes next for Natasha and her MAIT cell story whilst she continues her project as a postdoctoral researcher🥳👩🔬
@kiroxford.bsky.social
Do you have clinical trials experience? You could join our team to coordinate trial delivery at our Clinical Research Facility (CRF).
Apply by 23 February!
www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/jobs/clinica...
A study has found that several commonly used drugs could significantly reduce the risk of #delirium in older people following surgery oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/drugs-identi... @ndcnoxford.bsky.social @ndorms.bsky.social @ouhospitals.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk
12.02.2026 10:56 — 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
The cost of social care following hip fractures is an estimated £1.25 billion per year in the UK, according to new research oxfordbrc.nihr.ac.uk/hidden-cost-... @ndorms.bsky.social @ouhospitals.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @medsci.ox.ac.uk
16.02.2026 11:08 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A woman holding a balloon with scribbles on it
A new study, published in the BMJ, has found that several commonly used drugs could significantly reduce the risk of delirium in older people following surgery. https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/drugs-identified-that-could-help-prevent-delirium-after-surgery
17.02.2026 07:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Taught MSc in Musculoskeletal Sciences Part-time course run over two years, commencing October 2026
Looking for world-class training in musculoskeletal diseases? Look no further! Join our part-time taught MSc at the University of Oxford.
Apply by 3 March. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/taught-msc
Chian Yang
🎉 Congratulations to Chian Yang, who has successfully defended her DPhil thesis!
13.02.2026 07:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Public support for sharing health data for AI research depends on clear public benefit, strong safeguards, and meaningful consent, according to a new study based on focus groups with members of the UK public. https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/public-trust-in-health-data-sharing-for-ai-is-conditional
12.02.2026 09:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Researcher spotlight: Narain Karedla
From contributing to collaborative research to launching his own independent project, Narain is beginning the next stage of his career with a new ERC starting grant.
Hear Narain discuss his new research focus and what it means for the next phase of his career.
Taught MSc in Musculoskeletal Sciences Part-time taught course run over two years, commencing October 2026.
🔬 🧫 🧬 🩻 Applications are open for our Taught MSc in Musculoskeletal Sciences!
Join us for world-class training in musculoskeletal diseases. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/taught-msc
Eleanor Stride in the laboratory
🎉 Congratulations to Prof Eleanor Stride, who has been awarded the Freedom of the Worshipful Company of Armourers and Brasiers! https://www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk/catz-fellow-awarded-freedom-of-the-worshipful-company-of-armourers-and-brasiers/
02.02.2026 14:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Usman Nazir
🎉 Congratulations to Usman Nazir, who has been nominated for the Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Leadership award at the Times Higher Education Awards Asia!
30.01.2026 10:02 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New research, led by Dr Loren Kell, has demonstrated for the first time that rapamycin can reduce DNA damage in immune cells, a hallmark of ageing.
Targeting this DNA damage could be a key way to rejuvenate immune systems in older people.
www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/rapamyc...
Together they are now the Kadoorie Institute for Trauma, Emergency and Critical Care!
27.01.2026 07:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The John Radcliffe hospital
Oxford Trauma and Emergency Care at NDORMS, along with the Critical Care Research Team at NDCN has formally become an Institute within the University of Oxford.
27.01.2026 07:01 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Check out The Guardian’s report on Xintong Li’s latest paper, looking at the use of ADHD medication in Europe!
26.01.2026 12:03 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Hand holding tablets
A new study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe has found that the use of medications for ADHD has increased substantially across Europe over the past decade. https://www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/adhd-medication-use-rises-sharply-across-europe-driven-by-growth-among-adults
26.01.2026 10:03 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The findings, published in Nature Cell Biology, could help boost vaccine response in older adults.
21.01.2026 09:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
T cells
Research led by Dr Mariana Borsa at the Kennedy Institute @kiroxford.bsky.social has found that a cellular housekeeping mechanism called autophagy plays a major role in ensuring that T cells generate diverse progenies upon cell division.
21.01.2026 09:02 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen
🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen for being awarded a Fighting Blindness Canada 2025 Clinician-Scientist Emerging Leader award! The award recognises her work on preventing sight-threatening complications of thyroid eye disease. https://bit.ly/4a7xGX0
19.01.2026 11:03 — 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Sami Barkal is a student at the Kennedy Institute @kiroxford.bsky.social. In his student story, Sami shares his journey from his home of Syria to Germany as a refugee, to where he is today studying for his degree.
16.01.2026 12:03 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Luckily, NDORMS researchers have found that a high BI is not associated with worse outcomes after surgery! Read the full story on our blog! 👉
23.12.2025 19:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Illustration of reindeers and Mr C
🎅 ‘Mr C’ has been on the waiting list for a shoulder replacement – lugging all those presents around for years is finally taking its toll - but his high BMI (it’s no secret that he shakes his belly like a bowlful of jelly!) has stopped him getting the surgery!
23.12.2025 19:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
🎅 All we want for Christmas is… a fun Christmas video! Thank you to all the NDORMS staff and students who took part!
22.12.2025 12:02 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
🎁 2025 has been a wonderful year at NDORMS. Here are the highlights!
19.12.2025 07:02 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2
Zofia Varyova and Sofia Oram
🎉 Congratulations to Zofia Varyova and Sofia Oram, who have both successfully defended their DPhil theses!
18.12.2025 08:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
