Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health

University of Oxford Initiates Research on Endocrinology of Human Lactation

3 October 2018

The Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation (FLRF) has awarded £2.9 million to the Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health at the University of Oxford to establish a research centre focused on studying the endocrinology of human lactation.

Celebrating two new Associate Professors in NDWRH

24 September 2018

We are delighted to let you know that the Medical Sciences Division Board has conferred the title of Associate Professor on Katy Vincent, Senior Pain Fellow, and Roberto Tozzi, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer.

2nd UK Fertility Preservation Conference

9 August 2018

Everyone is invited to attend the 2nd UK Fertility Preservation Conference on 14 September 2018 at St. Anne’s College at the University of Oxford. This meeting follows on from the 1st highly successful meeting in Edinburgh in 2017. Oxford is home to The Future Fertility Trust which is the main Fertility Preservation Centre in England. They provide a comprehensive tissue cryopreservation service for girls, boys and young adults alongside a dynamic research programme.

GDm-Health app wins innovation award

6 August 2018

Dr Lucy Mackillop, Dr Jane Hirst and their team from the Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health have won an award at the University’s first Vice-Chancellor’s Innovation Awards. Their GDm-healthTM: real-time management of gestational diabetes project was awarded ‘highly commended’ in the ‘Team Work’ category. The GDm-Health app allows pregnant women to track their blood glucose levels and stay in touch with their healthcare team.

Diabetes raises risk of cancer, with women at even greater likelihood, a major new study has found

23 July 2018

A global review involving almost 20 million people has shown that having diabetes significantly raises the risk of developing cancer, and for women the risk is even higher.

Pregnant women invited to take part in pioneering diabetes prevention research

12 July 2018

Pregnant women are being invited by the University of Oxford and the NHS to take part in the world’s first clinical trial to prevent type 1 diabetes in babies and infants.Researchers want to find out if giving small amounts of oral insulin to babies on the National Institute for Health Research-supported trial can prevent type 1 diabetes, thus allowing mothers to protect their children from injecting insulin.

Translational Research in Pelvic Pain

9 July 2018

Investigation of endometriosis-associated pain and interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome by public-private partnership. Chronic pelvic pain is a condition with high unmet medical need and has a significant impact on quality of life, work efficiency & healthcare utilization. The disorder is frequently associated with endometriosis and bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis – debilitating diseases affecting millions of women worldwide. An important new research programme focused on these diseases has recently been launched. It will be undertaken by a large international consortium including leading academic centres, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), pain societies, patient organizations and pharmaceutical industry partners.

Dr Jenny Tran wins Asian Women of Achievement Award

17 May 2018

Dr Jenny Tran (from The George Institute, Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health) is already a medical doctor, Rhodes scholar, and one of Forbes’ ‘30 under 30’, and she can now add Asian Women of Achievement award-winner to her list of accolades.

Prof Terry Dwyer to step down as Executive Director

27 March 2018

Professor Terry Dwyer is stepping down from his role as Executive Director of The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford to focus on his research into children’s cancer and childhood risk factors for heart disease and cancer in adults.

‘Apple shape’ more strongly linked to risk of heart attack in women

12 March 2018

Women with bigger waists relative to their hips face a proportionately greater risk of experiencing a heart attack than men who have a similar ‘apple shape’, new research from The George Institute for Global Health, (Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health).

Making chemotherapy more effective

12 March 2018

Professor Ahmed's lab is leading groundbreaking research to find ways of making paclitaxel chemotherapy more effective. Whilst many patients with ovarian cancer respond well to paclitaxel, about 60% do not. Overcoming such resistance to chemotherapy is a major challenge.

Healthy weight gain in pregnancy - your opinion needed

5 February 2018

Could you help us to continue to deliver ground-breaking research on healthy weight gain during pregnancy?

Prof Jo Poulton: Research is in my DNA

1 February 2018

Jo Poulton is a professor and honorary consultant in mitochondrial genetics at the Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, where she works on diseases caused by mutant mitochondrial DNA. In an interview by the British Medical Journal, Prof Poulton discusses her biggest inspiration, her best career move, the living doctor she most admires and much more.

Women’s reproductive health linked to risk of heart disease and stroke

22 January 2018

Girls who start their periods before they turn 12 are at greater risk of developing heart disease and stroke in later life, according to a new study of nearly 300,000 women in the UK by The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford.

Cervical Cancer Prevention Week

22 January 2018

Cervical Cancer Prevention Week runs from 22nd - 28th January 2018. Every day, 9 women are diagnosed with Cervical Cancer and 2 women lose their lives. And yet 75% of cervical cancers can be prevented by cervical screening. The key messages of Prevention Week are for women to attend cervical screening when invited and to take up the HPV vaccination if aged 11-18.

Heart failure in the UK continues to rise; poorest people worst affected

27 November 2017

The number of people being diagnosed with heart failure in the UK continues to grow, and the poorest people are significantly more likely to be affected by the condition, new research from The George Institute for Global Health has found.

High blood pressure linked to common heart valve disorder

30 October 2017

For the first time, a strong link has been established between high blood pressure and the most common heart valve disorder in high-income countries, by new research from The George Institute for Global Health.

Initiative to collect women's health data in Northern Cyprus supported by multiple donations

5 October 2017

A project set up to provide the first systematically collected population health data for women in Northern Cyprus has received a number of generous donations. This support will enable researchers to better understand health and illness patterns, as well as the personal, social and economic burden of disease, in this relatively isolated region.

Engaging schools with STEM - Bronze Employer Award

26 September 2017

Celine Jones and Kevin Coward - key senior teaching staff for the Dept's MSc in Clinical Embryology, have been awarded a Bronze Employer Award for their excellent engagement with local school children interested in careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). The award was given by Science-Oxford and The Careers and Enterprise Company.

Women with heart disease less likely to reach treatment targets than men