New biopsy technique found to improve prostate cancer detection

Researchers from around the UK, led by the University of Oxford, have found that a new way of performing prostate biopsies is better at diagnosing prostate cancer, but takes longer to perform and is more painful for patients.

Professor Kokila Lakhoo wins Vice-Chancellor’s Award for global impact

NDS is proud to celebrate Professor Kokila Lakhoo, who has received a 2025 Vice-Chancellor’s Award in the category, Making a Difference Globally.

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Professor Ashok Handa honoured in Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Culture

Professor Ashok Handa has been recognised as a key contributor to the Medical Humanities Research Hub (MedHum) team, which has been awarded the 2025 University of Oxford Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Culture.

Oxford’s OrganOx wins the MacRobert Award 2025

The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced that OrganOx has won the 50,000ドル MacRobert Award, the longest running and most prestigious prize for UK engineering innovation, for its life-saving technology that is supporting more organ transplants and helping to cut waiting lists.

Professor Kokila Lakhoo publishes book on paediatric cancer surgery

23 September 2025

Professor Kokila Lakhoo, Professor of Global Paediatric Surgery at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, has co-authored a new book titled 'Pediatric Surgical Oncology', published by Springer Nature.

DPhil student receives competitive Royal College of Surgeons fellowship

20 September 2025

Patrick Jull, DPhil Student and Clinical Research Fellow in Transplant Surgery at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, has been awarded a highly competitive One Year Surgical Research Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Oxford-led team awarded significant grant to improve kidney transplant decision-making with AI

30 August 2025

Researchers from the Centre for Evidence in Transplantation (CET), led by Associate Professor Simon Knight, have been awarded a prestigious five-year National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Programme Grant for Applied Research (PGfAR). The project will develop and evaluate AI-driven clinical decision support tools to help clinicians make better-informed choices about kidney transplant offers.

Surgery to treat chronic sinus disease more effective than antibiotics

29 August 2025

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) at the University of Oxford.