• New Course: Online Inequality in health and health care: theoretical and empirical considerations

    Online

    This short online course will cover theoretical concepts on inequity and inequality in health as well as its measurement. It will also provide an overview of selected available (longitudinal) household survey data and cohort studies that combine socio-economic and demographic variables along with various health measures – these datasets provide good sources for empirical inequality...

  • EQUATOR Online Publication School

    Online

    Publication School aims to give you a smooth writing process that results in a published article that is fit for purpose. It is designed for early-career researchers and students with limited academic writing experience working in health research, and focuses on clinical health research, although the principles taught are applicable more widely. For more information...

  • PUBLIC TALK: Understanding Inflammation. A patient-centred perspective.

    Rewley House, Department for Continuing Education 1 Wellington Square, Oxford

    FREE entry, no booking required. Refreshments at 5.45pm for a 6pm start. Event Overview  What is inflammation and why you should care about it? Gut, skin, joints, brain – inflammation can affect various parts of the body. But for too long we have treated them separately. Now we are looking at treatments that recognise the common...

  • Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum Autumn Science Lecture: Fruit development, morphology and evolution driven by a hormonal and genetic pas de deux

    Online

    The Autumn Science Lecture series invites distinguished academics to deliver lectures on plant sciences and related areas of research. These lectures are online and are free for all to attend. How do molecular signalling mechanisms evolve to affect plant development? Join Professor Lars Østergaard, the new Sherardian Professor of Botany at the University of Oxford, as...

  • Online Applied Methods of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

    Online

    This Health and Economics Research Centre (HERC) course is an intensive week-long course made up of five half-day sessions. It is for health economists and health professionals with some knowledge of health economics, who wish to learn about the methodology of cost-effectiveness analysis as applied in health care. For full information, including pricing and discounted rates...

  • Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum Autumn Science Lecture: Tropical forests and planet Earth

    Online

    The Autumn Science Lecture series invites distinguished academics to deliver lectures on plant sciences and related areas of research. These lectures are online and are free for all to attend. The twin key environmental challenges of our times are to stabilise our climate system and reverse the decline of biodiversity. Tropical forests play an important role...

  • HRA and ethics submissions training

    Online

    So, you’ve got a great idea for a research study – but what approvals do you need before you can start? Who do you apply to? And how do you go about doing this? . Join an online 'live' presentation through Microsoft Teams for an overview of: how research is governed in the UK which...

  • Join Q&A webinar into depression research

    Online

    The public are invited to a webinar to ask questions of leading specialists about the latest research into treatment and management of depression. The University of Oxford’s Prof Michael Browning and the University of Essex’s Prof Barney Dunn will take questions in an online ‘ask the expert’ event on Tuesday 16 January from 7pm to 8pm. ...

  • Introduction to Good Clinical Research Practice

    Online

    This course covers the legislation that applies to ‘non-regulatory’ research, along with the detailed principles of good practice in clinical research studies. This three-hour online ‘live’ course consists of trainer-led presentations, short video talks from those experienced in the conduct of clinical research and interactive exercises. Free. The course is run by the experienced research...

  • Involving Patients and the Public in Research

    Online

    Are you a researcher who wants to know more about Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)? Are you a researcher who is looking for reliable online resources to help get you started with PPI? Are you a PPI lead or responsible for PPI in your team or theme looking for  support and information? If so, NIHR...

  • PUBLIC TALK: How can sleep point the way to better Parkinson’s care?

    Rewley House, Department for Continuing Education 1 Wellington Square, Oxford

    Location: Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JA FREE entry, no booking required. Refreshments at 5.40pm for a 6pm start. Event Overview: Long before symptoms appear, the body can give us clues if someone will develop Parkinson’s disease. In this talk, Professor Michele Hu will explain how research has shown that people with REM sleep behaviour disorder...

  • HRA and ethics submissions training

    Online

    So, you’ve got a great idea for a research study – but what approvals do you need before you can start? Who do you apply to? And how do you go about doing this? . Join an online ‘live’ presentation through Microsoft Teams for an overview of: how research is governed in the UK which...

  • NIHR LGBTQ+ Staff Network launch meeting

    Online

    We are excited to announce the launch of the NIHR LGBTQ+ Staff Network. The NIHR LGBTQ+ Staff Network is open to all staff working as part of NIHR (such as staff in coordinating centres, LCRN core teams, delivery staff in LCRN partner organisations and staff in NIHR infrastructure eg. ARCs and BRCs) who identify as...

  • The Young Peoples Advisory Group (YPAG) are recruiting for members!

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    The NeurOX YPAG (Young Peoples Advisory Group) is a group of young people aged between 14-19 who work with researchers in the Neuroscience, Ethics and Society (NEUROSEC) team at the University of Oxford to provide advice and guidance to researchers working on mental health ethics. The group are looking for new members and are hosting...

  • Personal Time Management workshop

    Online

    There are a few remaining places available for the Personal Time Management workshops (one in-person and one virtual) for members of the JRO. Tuesday 20th Feb, 13:30-16:00 – virtual (Zoom) Thursday 22nd Feb, 09:30-12:00 – Boundary Brook house, Headington, Oxford If you would like to attend one of the above sessions, please email Pei ([email protected]) and...