27 March 2026
\n \n \n \nA new review published today suggests that nicotine-containing e-cigarettes may help more people stop smoking than other commonly used approaches, including nicotine replacement therapy, non-nicotine e-cigarettes, and behavioural support alone.
\n \n\n \n \n26 March 2026
\n \n \n \nNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences (NDPCHS) hosted its first Annual Showcase and Lecture at the Oxford Union, bringing together leading voices in primary care research, education and global health innovation, including a keynote address by Lord Vallance.
\n \n\n \n \n19 March 2026
\n \n \n \nNew investment at Oxford\u2019s Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences will support academic leadership, research capacity and training in Tunisia
\n \n\n \n \n18 March 2026
\n \n \n \nThe OpenSAFELY platform \u2013 which analysed 17 million patient records during the pandemic and shaped national shielding policy \u2013 is now accepting applications for health research beyond COVID-19 for the first time. Applications close 30 April 2026.
\n \n\n \n \n13 March 2026
\n \n \n \nOxford\u2019s Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM), University of Oxford and New Giza University Hospital (NGUH) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Oxford-Egypt Evidence-Based Healthcare (EBHC) Alliance, a new academic collaboration dedicated to strengthening evidence-based healthcare education, research, and practice in Egypt.
\n \n\n \n \n12 March 2026
\n \n \n \nWe are delighted to announce that the World Health Organization (WHO) has designated the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences at the University of Oxford as the WHO Collaborating Centre on Primary Health Care.
\n \n\n \n \n6 March 2026
\n \n \n \nTo mark International Women\u2019s Day 2026, we\u2019re pleased to highlighting the contributions of two of our researchers to a major new Parliamentary report on menstrual health.
\n \n\n \n \n5 March 2026
\n \n \n \nWe\u2019re pleased to announce that the World Health Organization (WHO) has designated a new WHO Collaborating Centre for the Promotion of Healthy and Sustainable Diets, recognising the work of the Sustainable Healthy Food Group at the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford.
\n \n\n \n \n5 March 2026
\n \n \n \nResearchers from the University of Oxford have joined African universities and regional experts who are working with Wellcome to establish new science and policy consortiums that will address the escalating public health crisis driven by climate change - saving lives and livelihoods.
\n \n\n \n \n3 March 2026
\n \n \n \nNew research from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences challenges recent reports suggesting children in Britain are getting shorter to reveal that average child height has actually increased over the past two decades.
\n \n\n \n \n2 March 2026
\n \n \n \nNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences announces International Advisory Board to advance its Strategy 2025\u20132030 and global collaboration
\n \n\n \n \n26 February 2026
\n \n \n \nAdvice on how general practice staff should talk to adult patients about behaviour change is common, but new research from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences found that this behaviour-change communication guidance for general practice is rarely clearly substantiated with relevant evidence.
\n \n\n \n \n23 February 2026
\n \n \n \nThe latest event in our Guest Lecture series welcomed Professor Sarah Stock, Programme Director of In Utero at Wellcome Leap, who delivered a compelling talk titled Breakthroughs in Women\u2019s Health.
\n \n\n \n \n19 February 2026
\n \n \n \nResearch using the Bennett Institute's OpenSAFELY platform shows autumn 2022 boosters significantly reduced severe outcomes in over-50s
\n \n\n \n \n17 February 2026
\n \n \n \nCongratulations to prize-winners and recent MSc in THS graduates Amaani Khan (left) and Stephanie Fraser (right) who\u2019ve won this year\u2019s awards for \u2018Outstanding MSc Dissertation in Translational Health Sciences\u2019.
\n \n\n \n \n11 February 2026
\n \n \n \nNew research finds people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage are more likely to smoke, more addicted, and less likely to attempt to quit \u2013 a pattern that holds across different types of disadvantage.
\n \n\n \n \n9 February 2026
\n \n \n \nMillions of people are now turning to AI chatbots for answers about their health \u2014 but a major new study warns this trust may be misplaced. The largest user study to date examining how large language models (LLMs) support real people making medical decisions finds that these systems can provide inaccurate, inconsistent, and potentially dangerous advice when users seek help with their own symptoms.
\n \n\n \n \n30 January 2026
\n \n \n \nHormone replacement therapy (HRT) is one of the most effective treatments for menopausal symptoms, yet a major new international study led by researchers from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences suggests that access to it is far from equal.
\n \n\n \n \n29 January 2026
\n \n \n \nThe Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences is pleased to welcome Louise Jordan, Head of NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care Policy at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), as an OPEN Fellow.
\n \n\n \n \n26 January 2026
\n \n \n \nA new study led by researchers in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences has found that if the UK food industry had met the government\u2019s voluntary 2024 salt reduction targets, substantial improvements could have been made in cardiovascular health, leading to major savings for the NHS - all without the public having to change their eating habits.
\n \n\n \n \n