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Undergraduate Prize Winners 2022

These prizes celebrate our undergraduate students' academic achievements and recognise the work and effort...

These prizes celebrate our undergraduate students' academic achievements and recognise the work and effort our students put into their studies

Biochemistry undergraduate student Anna McDonald awarded a Biochemical Society Undergraduate Recognition Award

Anna McDonald's research developed methods to understand the cardiotoxic side-effects of drugs

John Henry Newman Academy Science Fair

On Wednesday 22nd of June 2022, volunteers from the Department of Biochemistry and the Centre for Medicines Discovery...

On Wednesday 22nd of June 2022, volunteers from the Department of Biochemistry and the Centre for Medicines Discovery organised a science fair in the John Henry Newman Academy

Biochemistry career paths: interview with Professor Alison Woollard

Professor Alison Woollard speaks to us about the career paths a Biochemistry degree from Oxford equips you for...

Professor Alison Woollard speaks to us about the career paths a Biochemistry degree from Oxford equips you for

The Student Perspective: interview with Yushi Li

We spoke to Yushi Li, a first year undergraduate student, about his experience of studying Biochemistry at Oxf...

We spoke to Yushi Li, a first year undergraduate student, about his experience of studying Biochemistry at Oxford

Department of Biochemistry Postgraduate Poster Symposium

On Thursday 23rd June, the Department of Biochemistry held its annual Postgraduate Poster Symposium.

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building Opening

On Wednesday 15th June we officially opened the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, home of the Department of B...

On Wednesday 15th June we officially opened the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, home of the Department of Biochemistry

Mechanism of expanding bacteria revealed

A new study in Nature identifies a potential Achilles heel in Gram-negative bacteria's protective layer that...

A new study in Nature identifies a potential Achilles heel in Gram-negative bacteria's protective layer that could aid in the development of next-generation antibiotics

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building opening: interview with Georgina Ferry

To mark the official opening of the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, we spoke with Georgina Ferry to find out...

To mark the official opening of the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building, we spoke with Georgina Ferry to find out more about Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin's remarkable life

The Lancet position paper: research into the biological processes of ageing is key to improving later life health

A new network co-coordinated by Professor Lynne Cox is promoting research into the biological processes of ageing...

A new network co-coordinated by Professor Lynne Cox is promoting research into the biological processes of ageing that could hold the key to later life health

British Society for Cell Biology awards 2022: former Department of Biochemistry students win prestigious BSCB awards

Florence Young and Iona Manley were awarded prestigious BSCB awards in recognition of their achievements in the...

Florence Young and Iona Manley were awarded prestigious BSCB awards in recognition of their achievements in the field of Cell Biology

Research Excellence Framework 2021 Results

The results of the UK-wide assessment of university research, conducted through the latest Research Excellence...

The results of the UK-wide assessment of university research, conducted through the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF), have been published.