🎉 Nominations are open today until September 13th! 🗳️ Who will you nominate? Award categories: ⭐ Rising Star & Leading Researcher of the Year 👯 Neuroscience Communicator, Mentor & Gender Equity Advocate of the Year Nominate here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #WiNUKAwards2024

Our paper on the effect of stimulus temporal regularity on visual decisions is out in its final form: nature.com/articles/s4146… Thanks to reviewers whose comments made it a better paper! Matthias Fritsche Antara Majumdar 🧠👩🏽‍🔬💫 Samuel Liebana Lauren Strickland Rafal Bogacz.

#MeetTheResearcher Happy to introduce elena britti from the Wade-Martins Lab this week. Elena is a postdoc researcher working on targeting lysosomal biology in Parkinson’s disease (PD).

This is brilliant, well done Victoria and Aaron Johnston. Take a look at these beautiful images, and vote University of Oxford!

📢The Michaelmas term planner is now live! From sector insights to skills workshops and inspiring panels, we have a wide range of exciting careers events lined up for University of Oxford students, researchers, and alumni. 🔗Check out our term planner: careers.ox.ac.uk/term-planner

📢JOB VACANCY: Postdoctoral Researcher in Sleep Medicine We are seeking a motivated Post-Doctoral Researcher to join the Experimental and Clinical Sleep Medicine group within SleepCircadianNeuro. 👇More information and to apply: tinyurl.com/4ny6x337

Earlier this year we were honoured when Dr Michael Mosley came to DPAG to film an episode of his Channel 5 series, ‘Michael Mosley: Wonders of the Human Body’. Michael met and filmed an interview with Professor Dame Sue Black channel5.com/show/michael-m…

Delighted to talk about iron metabolism in the heart at #ESCCongress2024 Heartening to see the relevance of myocardial iron finally be recognised as relevant to the pathophysiology of heart failure

Are you following Prof Dom Furniss, Jasper, and the team on their cycle from Oxford to Barcelona? They’re raising money for Sarcoma UK! Find out more and see where they are! justgiving.com/team/o2b

Are you a DPhil? Life can be pretty stressful. Why not find out about the services offered by the University Counselling Service? With free tea, coffee & biscuits☕️🍪 📍Radcliffe Science Library, Wellbeing Room 🗓️Tue 10 Sep 🕐3-3.30pm Drop-in session 3.30-4.30pm Oxford Students

Public Engagement Reaction Awards Receive up to £10000 from the Science and Technology Facilities Council for projects responding to highly significant discoveries or heightened awareness of social, cultural or economic impacts of science and technology. ow.ly/msN650SR6P2

Registration is now open for #ARUKConf25! 🌐 Network with top experts. 🔍 Discover the latest in dementia research. 📈 Grow your career and opportunities. Register now: alzheimersresearchuk.org/research/for-r…

#MeetTheResearcher Happy to introduce you Emily Carroll (Emily) this week. Emily is a postdoctoral researcher in Wade-Martins Lab, working on gene therapy approaches for Parkinson’s disease.

We have been a little quiet over the summer, but the wait is almost over! A new video will be arriving on Friday! We hope you are ready for the new season of science. Catch up on our videos and podcasts here 👉 oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk MPLSOxford University of Oxford

What a lovely surprise by the Alzheimer's Research UK 🍫😋 No better way to set up the mood after the summer break 😍 I am delighted to be working closely with you and looking forward to continuing our successful collaboration! Research at ARUK ARUK Thames Valley Network OPDC (Parkinson's Research) Department of Physiology Anatomy & Genetics (DPAG)

Did you know that we have a live events calendar for our book clubs, lunchtime craft & chat sessions, and other fee wellbeing activities? Feel free to check it out! tinyurl.com/c7r8y322 #WellbeingWednesday

New research published in Nature Communications by Matthias Fritsche, Armin Lak and colleagues dpag.ox.ac.uk/news/new-artic…

#NatMetabPicks | In nature led by Ana Domingos (University of Oxford): Sympathetic neuropeptide Y protects from obesity by sustaining the development of thermogenic adipocytes. nature.com/articles/s4158…

Today Britain’s first female neurosurgeon, Diana Beck, has been commemorated with a blue plaque 🔵 The plaque will mark her former home and consulting rooms in Marylebone where she lived while working at Middlesex Hospital as its very first neurosurgeon. 🧠

DPhils: Meet the University Counselling Service RSL Considering how to manage your work/life balance? Interested in mental health & wellbeing? Tea, coffee, & biscuits, no booking necessary 📅Tuesday 10 Sep 3-4.30 Wellbeing Room, RSL ox-ac.libcal.com/event/4252694