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Can humans hibernate?
Outreach Research Vyazovskiy Group News
20 March 2023
Illuminating new TEDx Talk from Professor of Sleep Physiology Vladyslav Vyazovskiy
Inaugural winners of the DPAG Prize for Public Engagement with Research announced
Awards and Honours Cragg Group News EDI News Head of Department's News Outreach Postdoctoral Smart Group News Students
11 January 2023
Congratulations are in order for the winners Katherine Brimblecombe and Anna Kordala, and also to Jéssica Luiz and Andia Redpath who were highly commended for their outreach and public engagement work.
Shaping Destiny team showcases virtual reality experience
Outreach Srinivas Group news
16 December 2022
DPAG researchers based at the IDRM joined Body Politic dance group members at Pegasus Theatre on Monday 21 November 2022 to showcase a unique virtual reality (VR) experience created by the interdisciplinary Shaping Destiny public engagement project.
How desk jobs alter your brain – and why they’re so tiring
Integrative Neuroscience Molnar Group News Outreach
20 October 2022
A fascinating new article on The Conversation website by DPAG's Professor Zoltán Molnár and Professor Tamas Horvath from Yale University.
DPAG Myth Busters and Shaping Destiny teams engage the public at IF Oxford 2022
EDI News Outreach Postdoctoral Srinivas Group news Students
12 October 2022
Two DPAG-led teams of volunteers engaged hundreds of visitors at Wesley Memorial Church on Saturday 8 October 2022 as part of The Oxford Science and Ideas Festival’s Explorazone. The Myth Busters team assembled by DPAG’s Outreach and Public Engagement Working Group sought to discuss and debunk myths and misconceptions of biology. The Shaping Destiny team run by members of the Srinivas Group, IDRM, in collaboration with Prof Wes Williams at TORCH explored with the public what is human and how body forms have been historically perceived with a unique virtual reality experience.
BHF funded DPAG projects to receive share of £2 million raised by the London Marathon
De Val Group News Outreach Research Vieira Group News
5 October 2022
The British Heart Foundation were charity of the year for the 2022 TCS London Marathon. Around 800 BHF London Marathon runners, including former De Val lab researcher Dr Alice Preston, have raised nearly £2 million, and rising, for BHF-funded science that could lead to improved new treatments for heart failure. Research led by Associate Professor Sarah De Val and Dr Joaquim Vieira are two of eight projects to receive funding from these proceeds.
Rita Alonaizan introduces sixth form students to basic science with In2ScienceUK
EDI News Mommersteeg Group News Outreach Postdoctoral
23 August 2022
Postdoctoral Research Scientist Dr Rita Alonaizan hosted two students via the In2ScienceUK programme, and provided a hands-on work experience in Associate Professor Mathilda Mommersteeg’s Lab from Monday 1 – Friday 5 August during the school summer holidays.
DPAG hosts successful first Science in the Park event
EDI Events Outreach Postdoctoral Students Teaching
3 August 2022
More than 100 children, along with around 50 parents, grandparents and caregivers enjoyed an exciting variety of activities on the theme of ‘How the Body Works’ in University Parks on Tuesday 26 July. This ‘Science in the Park’ event was run by DPAG’s Outreach and Public Engagement Working Group (OPEWG) and volunteers comprising research scientists, clinical anatomy teaching staff, and graduate and undergraduate students.
Nikita Ved recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Awards and Honours Outreach
2 June 2022
Congratulations are in order for Dr Nikita Ved, who has been appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
DPAG researchers to take on the London to Brighton Bike Ride for the British Heart Foundation
De Val Group News EDI News Outreach
24 May 2022
Associate Professor Sarah De Val will lead a team of researchers as they take on the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) London to Brighton Bike Ride.
Joaquim Vieira brings heart regeneration research to the public at Pint of Science
Outreach Vieira Group News
10 May 2022
Pint of Science is the world’s largest public science festival bringing researchers to local pubs, cafes and spaces to share their scientific discoveries with the public.
My Primary School Visit for Science Week
Cragg Group News OPDC News Outreach
21 April 2022
On 2 March 2022, Dr Katherine Brimblecombe visited two primary school classes (ages 8-11) as part of their “Science week”. Read her interview to learn more about public engagement with school children in the local Oxford community.
London Marathon to fund De Val and Vieira Lab research as two of eight handpicked BHF projects
De Val Group News Outreach Postdoctoral Research Vieira Group News
14 February 2022
Two projects aimed at tackling heart failure led by Associate Professor Sarah De Val and Dr Joaquim Vieira are to be funded by the 2022 TCS London Marathon with the British Heart Foundation as its Charity of the Year. The BHF’s runners, who are raising £3 million in funding, will include De Val Lab postdoctoral researcher Dr Alice Neal.
Enriching Engagement grant set to transform public understanding of the human form
Awards and Honours Outreach Srinivas Group news
7 January 2022
A Srinivas Group-led collaborative public engagement project has been awarded more than £188k to bring a multi-disciplinary approach to the concepts of ‘destiny’ and ‘embodiment’ to the local Oxford community.
From Cells to Systems: New animation brings physiology to life for students
Head of Department's News Outreach Teaching
6 October 2021
Head of Department and President of The Physiological Society Professor David Paterson has been involved in developing a new animation about physiology fundamentals which launches today during Biology Week 2021.
Physiology drawings enhance our understanding of the 'Amazing Body'
Outreach
24 March 2021
Visiting academic Dr Lizzie Burns received an outreach grant from The Physiological Society to create a novel set of engaging drawings for adult colouring-in to learn about our remarkable human body. Dr Burns has collaborated with members of The Society, including DPAG's Heidi de Wet, Peter Robbins, Keith Dorrington and Andrew King, to illustrate a wide range of physiological topics.
Just over half of British Indians would take COVID vaccine
EDI News Outreach Postdoctoral Publication Research
21 January 2021
University of Oxford researchers from the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG) and the Department of Psychiatry, in collaboration with The 1928 Institute, have published a major new study on the impact of COVID-19 on the UK’s largest BME population.
Dayne Beccano-Kelly appointed World Parkinson Coalition Science Ambassador
Awards and Honours EDI News OPDC News Outreach Postdoctoral Wade-Martins Group News
22 September 2020
The World Parkinson Coalition has brought in eight new Science Ambassadors to increase outreach to researchers ahead of their next major Congress.
Natalie Connor-Robson widens access to STEM skills with In2scienceUK
EDI News OPDC News Outreach Postdoctoral Wade-Martins Group News
14 August 2020
OPDC Career Development Fellow Natalie Connor-Robson was first generation in her family to go to university and is now delighted to be sharing STEM career advice with students taking part in the In2scienceUK programme.
Black In Neuro Week: Dayne Beccano-Kelly on race, academia and research
EDI News Outreach Research
28 July 2020
Black In Neuro Week 2020 is dedicated to celebrating black excellence in neuroscience related fields. Daily social media campaigns highlight key issues and amplify the voices of the Black In Neuro community - #NeuroRacism is the focus of Tuesday 28 July. OPDC Career Development Fellow in Neurobiology Dr Dayne Beccano-Kelly has shared his experience as a black professional working in Parkinson's research in a timely article published in Parkinson's Life.