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From library to college bar: FOMO leads to a 3am chip supper

The account follows a university student through an exhausting cycle of study, social commitments and anxiety about missing out. At 9:30 PM, the student is in the library, where strained eyes are lit...

WHO expert Dr Maria Van Kerkhove reflects on pandemic career in Oxford

WHO epidemiologist Dr Maria Van Kerkhove has reflected on her route into public health, the personal and professional strains of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the guidance she offers to students consider...

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From library to college bar: FOMO leads to a 3am chip supper

The account follows a university student through an exhausting cycle of study, social commitments and anxiety about missing out. At 9:30 PM, the student is in the library, where strained eyes are lit...

WHO expert Dr Maria Van Kerkhove reflects on pandemic career in Oxford

WHO epidemiologist Dr Maria Van Kerkhove has reflected on her route into public health, the personal and professional strains of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the guidance she offers to students consider...

Oxford joins £20m dementia AI project to develop 10 UK brain health clinics

A £20 million research programme led by the University of Exeter is seeking to reshape dementia care through artificial intelligence and advanced data systems. The University of Oxford and Dementias ...

Oxford Health launches five-year strategy to improve care and reduce inequalities

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a five-year strategy covering 2026 to 2031, with the aim of improving health and care services and helping people achieve the best possible quality of...

Oxford psilocybin depression study completes final participant visit

The COMP006 study has completed its active delivery phase after the final participant attended the concluding visit at Oxford's NIHR Clinical Research Facility, operated by Oxford Health. The researc...

Oxford hospitals appoint NHS England patient safety director to board

Following approval by the council of governors, Adrian Gardner and Professor Aidan Fowler were appointed to the board of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Both will serve an initial t...

Oxford hospital fast track cuts cancer surgery waits from 60 days to 16

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a rapid surgical pathway at Churchill Hospital in Oxford for selected patients with pancreatic or lower bile duct cancer. The approach ...

Oxfordshire MP joins Leona Hayes at Downing Street for GBS screening petition

Oxfordshire MP Freddie van Mierlo accompanied constituent Leona Hayes to Number 10, where she presented a petition seeking routine Group B Streptococcus screening for every pregnant woman. The campai...

Healthwatch Oxfordshire retained after plans to scrap health watchdog are dropped

The proposal to dissolve Healthwatch Oxfordshire has been withdrawn following opposition to the government's wider plans for abolishing Healthwatch England. The Oxfordshire watchdog will retain six m...

Oxford NHS staff barred from buying stationery and printing in £1.2m savings push

Oxford University Hospitals Trust is seeking approximately £1.2m in savings over the next six months through restrictions on non-pay expenditure and temporary limits on spending across 30 categories. ...

Campaign seeks independent inquiry after AI missed Oxford maternity evidence

An artificial intelligence system used during a national inquiry into maternity services is alleged to have overlooked important evidence, prompting calls for an independent review of care provided by...

New £300,000 children’s hearing unit opens at Horton General Hospital

A new outpatient service for children's hearing has opened at Horton General Hospital in Banbury, bringing specialist audiology care closer to families. NHS England provided funding for the project, ...

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From library to college bar: FOMO leads to a 3am chip supper

The account follows a university student through an exhausting cycle of study, social commitments and anxiety about missing out. At 9:30 PM, the student is in the library, where strained eyes are lit...

WHO expert Dr Maria Van Kerkhove reflects on pandemic career in Oxford

WHO epidemiologist Dr Maria Van Kerkhove has reflected on her route into public health, the personal and professional strains of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the guidance she offers to students consider...

Oxford joins £20m dementia AI project to develop 10 UK brain health clinics

A £20 million research programme led by the University of Exeter is seeking to reshape dementia care through artificial intelligence and advanced data systems. The University of Oxford and Dementias ...

Oxford Health launches five-year strategy to improve care and reduce inequalities

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a five-year strategy covering 2026 to 2031, with the aim of improving health and care services and helping people achieve the best possible quality of...