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\n \n 2 May 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe 15th World Congress on Endometriosis kicks off in Edinburgh from 3rd to 6th May 2023. The Congress brings together scientists, clinicians, health professionals and patients to collaborate on the biologic and sociologic understanding of endometriosis, with the ultimate goal to improve clinical care. Expectations are high, with 1100 attendees from 50 countries, presenting nearly 600 original research papers. Experts from our dept's Oxford EndoCaRe research group will be chairing talks, giving oral presentations, sharing posters, networking and more!
\n \n\n\n \n 31 March 2023\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Reproductive Medicine & Genetics\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nSufferers of the condition wait between eight to 12 years on average for a diagnosis. Yet for black women, this picture is even worse \u2013 with research showing they\u2019re 50% less likely to be diagnosed with endometriosis compared to white women.
\n \n\n\n \n 24 March 2023\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nThis Sunday 26th March is the annual Boat Race when rowing crews from Oxford and Cambridge Universities race along the River Thames. This year our MSc in Clinical Embryology Student Anna O\u2019Hanlon, has been selected to cox the Oxford Men's boat, a huge honour.
\n \n\n\n \n 13 March 2023\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nResearchers at the University of Oxford in collaboration with 25 teams across the world have published the largest study to date of the genetic basis of endometriosis.
\n \n\n\n \n 3 March 2023\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nA new university campaign called Brain and Mental Health at Oxford seeks to expand our understanding of the brain at a cellular level, exploring the impacts of mental health issues on the individual, and examining population-wide global health problems. From examining fetal neurodevelopment in pregnancy to analysing the impacts of parental psychosis, researchers at the University of Oxford are changing the way we think about parental and maternal mental health.
\n \n\n\n \n 9 February 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nWomen and girls play a critical role in science and technology communities around the world and their participation should be strengthened. To celebrate International Day of Women & Girls in Science on Saturday 11th February 2023, we are showcasing some of the amazing female students in our department, the vision for their women's health research and who or what inspires them.
\n \n\n\n \n 18 January 2023\n \n
\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nThe global network led by the Oxford Maternal and Perinatal Health Institute (OMPHI) at the University of Oxford has today published, in the Lancet, the results of the \u20182022 INTERCOVID Study\u2019 conducted in 41 hospitals across 18 countries.
\n \n\n\n \n 13 January 2023\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health invites you to MitOX 2023 on Friday 21st April. Our annual conference for researchers with an interest in mitochondria from academia and pharma.\r\n\r\nThis year's event will be 'hybrid', so you can join in-person or virtually!
\n \n\n\n \n 20 December 2022\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Reproductive Medicine & Genetics\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \n\u2018Unheard of \u2013 The hidden voice of Endometriosis \u2019 the podcast series co-hosted by Danielle Perro (Postdoctoral Researcher in Epidemiology) and Magda Mareckova (DPhil student) has been recognised by the Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, with a Public Engagement with Research Project Award.
\n \n\n\n \n 20 October 2022\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Maternal & Fetal Health\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nCongratulations to Manu Vatish, Professor of Obstetrics & Consultant Obstetrician who has been appointed as the new Deputy Director for Maternal and Child Health Discovery at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
\n \n\n\n \n 20 October 2022\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nHealth and care research in Oxford is to receive \u00a3122 million in government funding over the next five years to improve diagnosis, treatment and care for NHS patients.
\n \n\n\n \n 12 October 2022\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Reproductive Medicine & Genetics\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nMany of us have no idea whether or not our period is \u201cnormal\u201d. It\u2019s no wonder, since not only is everyone different, but the stigma still keeps many of us from asking questions or discussing what we go through every month with friends and family. Principal Investigator Prof Suzannah Williams and DPhil student Tomi Adeniran explore what heavy periods can mean in their article published in The Conversation.
\n \n\n\n \n 26 August 2022\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Maternal & Fetal Health\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nA new study, led by researchers at the Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, in collaboration with the University of California, Berkeley, USA, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology identifies, as early as the 5th month of pregnancy, patterns of fetal abdominal growth associated with maternal lipid metabolites that track newborn growth, adiposity and development into childhood.
\n \n\n\n \n 22 August 2022\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Maternal & Fetal Health\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nEnormous well done to our new Professor Sally Collins - she was conferred the title of Professor of Obstetrics by the University's Medical Sciences Division Board.
\n \n\n\n \n 17 August 2022\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Maternal & Fetal Health\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nFantastic news for our team who have been working on the INTERCOVID Study, which launched in April 2020. This week on 12th August 2022, the research findings cited in the New Yorker! This work was a combined effort from 43 institutions in 18 countries and involved more than two thousand pregnant women.
\n \n\n\n \n 28 July 2022\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Maternal & Fetal Health\n \n \n \n \n Reproductive Medicine & Genetics\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nThe government has published the first ever Women's Health Strategy for England to tackle the gender health gap. Menopause, Endometriosis, Contraception and Fertility treatment are highlighted as some of the top issues women have asked for action on. The Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health welcome and fully support this bold and exciting strategy to help improve the health of millions of women in England.
\n \n\n\n \n 11 July 2022\n \n
\n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n Maternal & Fetal Health\n \n \n\n \n\n\n
\n \n\n \n \n \nDr Tatjana Gibbons leads study that suggests a woman's chance of conceiving is improved by using urine tests to detect the optimum time for intercourse, but further research is still needed to assess whether timed intercourse via any ovulation detection method creates a difference in live births and pregnancy rates.
\n \n\n\n \n 8 July 2022\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nCongratulations to Professor Christian Becker who was presented with a Clinical Science Award for best oral presentation at the ESHRE 38th Annual Meeting in Milan, Italy this week.
\n \n\n\n \n 28 June 2022\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe winners of the Postgrad Awards 2022 have been announced and we are delighted to share that our DPhil student Josephine Agyeman-Duah has won PhD Student of the Year. The award recognises the individual PhD student who has become an excellent and inquisitive researcher, who is an integral part of their research group, someone who encourages and supports more junior members of the team, and works alongside the research community more widely.
\n \n\n\n \n 22 June 2022\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nHuge congratulations to Josephine Agyeman-Duah, DPhil student in the Kennedy group who won a Race Equality award at the Oxford Student Union Awards 2022.
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