New DPhil students in the department
14 October 2019
Substantial variation in uptake of new prescribing guidance by GPs
3 October 2019
Findings have important implications for patient care and health expenditure, finds research from the EBM Data Lab.
Snack tax may be more effective than a sugary drink tax to tackle obesity
5 September 2019
Effect was double that seen for similar price increase on sugar sweetened drinks
Awards for teaching excellence
9 August 2019
Awards & appointments Research methods & EBM Teaching
Awards recognise excellence in both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
Public engagement and involvement proposals given green light
16 July 2019
Awards & appointments Public engagement & involvement
The projects will reach out to rural communities and black and ethnic minority groups - audiences who are seldom engaged in primary care research.
£9 million investment for health and social care research across Oxford and the Thames Valley
11 July 2019
Head of Department Professor Richard Hobbs announced as Director of the new NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Oxford and Thames Valley.
Doctors should offer structured weight loss programmes as treatment for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
1 July 2019
Doctors should offer structured weight loss programmes to patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease finds new research led by the University of Oxford.
Reducing the global burden of atrial fibrillation through prevention of weight gain
26 June 2019
Preventing weight gain could be an important strategy in reducing the global burden of atrial fibrillation, suggests a new study by researchers from the University of Oxford published in the journal, Heart. Nick Jones, study author, explains the findings.
Meet your 'Meat Persona'
20 June 2019
Health behaviours Public engagement & involvement
University of Oxford researchers will be at Oxford’s Westgate Shopping Centre from Monday 24th to Sunday 30th June and they want you to Meat Your Persona.
Online shopping interventions may help customers buy healthier foods
13 June 2019
Altering the default order in which foods are shown on the screen, or offering substitutes lower in saturated fat could help customers make healthier choices when shopping for food online, new research finds.
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New: MSc in Translational Health Sciences
Professor Trish Greenhalgh launches a highly applied course to translate research findings into practical application.
From our blog:
Triple Dutch - three lessons from Dutch primary care
With significant recent announcements poised to affect the future of British general practice, GP academic trainee Dr Salman Waqar reflects on his visit to the Netherlands on an exchange program to see if the grass was greener on the other side.
Meat your persona: talking to Oxford's shoppers
The LEAP team have been talking to shoppers to learn more about their meat and dairy consumption and to share the results of their research into the environmental and health impacts with the public.
Helping smokers quit: financial incentives work
Financial incentives for smoking cessation come in all shapes and sizes, but do they work? Writing in the Conversation, Dr Jamie Hartmann-Boyce reviews the evidence with Dr Caitlin Notley.