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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 1d

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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Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social · 12h

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!

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Prostate Cancer UK Professionals @prostateukprofs.bsky.social · 3d

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...

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.

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Catherine Lovegrove @celovegrove.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Oxford Medical Sciences Division @medsci.ox.ac.uk · 8d

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!

Get Involved with Science Together 2025-26!

Would you like to seek innovative solutions to societal challenges through collaboration? Are you interested in using your research and public engagement skills to support Oxfordshire communities? Do you want to develop your skills and gain new insights and perspectives? If so, then apply now to be part of our community engagement programme!

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QUOD biobank @quod-biobank.bsky.social · 3d

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.

@ox.ac.uk @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social

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QUOD biobank @quod-biobank.bsky.social · 11d

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

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Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social · 14d

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-...

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QUOD biobank @quod-biobank.bsky.social · 16d

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.

@ox.ac.uk @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social

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Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social · 16d

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 biobank @quod-biobank.bsky.social · 16d

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

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Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social · 18d

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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GOLF Trial @golftrial.bsky.social · Sep 2

✅ 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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Major new study aims to improve surgery options for acid reflux patients

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), a c...

www.nds.ox.ac.uk

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QUOD biobank @quod-biobank.bsky.social · 23d

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

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Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social · 24d

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...

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Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social · 25d

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-...

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Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social · Sep 9

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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Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social · Sep 8

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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Simon Buczacki @sibucz.bsky.social · Sep 3

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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

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cancer-research-uk-science-and-innovation_crukfunded-discoveryresearch-cancerresearch-activity-7368945889794633728-3yLM?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=AC...

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Sep 5

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.

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Major new study aims to improve surgery options for acid reflux

A UK-wide research team, led by the University of Oxford's Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, has launched a major international study to improve surgical treatment for people suffering from

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Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social · Sep 1

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...

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Aug 25

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

Oxford University spinout OrganOx to be acquired by Terumo for a

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

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Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social · Aug 22

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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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Aug 14

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

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Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social · Aug 11

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...

@jesusoxford.bsky.social

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