University of Oxford partners with Breakthrough Prize Foundation in search for life beyond Earth

Published on October 4, 2023

The University of Oxford and the Breakthrough Prize Foundation today announced a new scientific partnership aimed at finding evidence of signatures of technology beyond our planet.

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University of Oxford named Focused Ultrasound Centre of Excellence

October 3, 2023
The Focused Ultrasound Foundation has designated the University of Oxford a Centre of Excellence in Focused Ultrasound. Oxford becomes the fifth Centre of Excellence in Europe and the eleventh worldwide. The recognition coincides with the University of Oxford’s celebration of Focused Ultrasound Day.

Gene therapy opens new possibilities for treating chronic pain

October 5, 2023
Researchers from the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Oxford, along with colleagues at Cambridge University and Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, have shown the potential of a new gene therapy approach to silence human sensory neurons (nerve cells) as a means of treating persistent pain. Many current drugs for chronic pain are highly additive,