The UK Biobank Dementia Risk Score, or UKBDRS for short, outperformed three other widely used risk scores when identifying people at risk of developing dementia.
Oxford University has announced the winners of Beyond Boundaries, its science-inspired schools\u2019 art competition. Their work will be going on public display at Oxford University Museum of Natural History for all to see, from Friday 30 June \u2013 Monday 3 July 2023.
Clare Mackay, Professor of Imaging Neuroscience in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, talks for the first time about her experiences of trichotillomania, an uncontrollable urge to pull out hair, which she has lived with since she was 12. She talks about the stigma and shame that she has felt, how she sought help, and her plans to understand more about this relatively under-researched condition.
This award from the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement is a significant landmark, indicating WIN's commitment to embedding support for public engagement.
If you think back to 1998, you might remember it as the year that Google came into existence, or the year that construction began on the International Space Station, or perhaps even the year that the UK won the Eurovision Song Contest. But it was also a very significant year for medical sciences: the year that the Oxford Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain (FMRIB) officially opened.
The British Neuroscience Association Scholars Programme was launched in 2021 with a view to improving equality, diversity and inclusion in neuroscience.
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