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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

September was a successful month for the Alsaleh Group! 🏆 Ghada has been awarded an Arthritis UK Bridging Fellowship 🛰️ Declan was recognised as a top student at the ESA summer school 🔬 Maria won the prestigious Korenchevsky Prize at the BSRA annual scientific meeting! 🎉 Congratulations team!

Declan Moran, Ghada Alsaleh and Maria Kyriazi

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Rachel Kuo, who has successfully defended her DPhil thesis!

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Sanjana Choudhury, who has successfully defended her DPhil thesis!

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

🎉 Did you see this? Congratulations to Prof Laura Coates, who has been appointed Director of the Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit! www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/professor-…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Thinking of studying for a PhD at Oxford? Come to our open day to to find out more! Tour labs, attend taster lectures, find out about our technology and facilities, and meet our students! 🗓️ Friday 6 November ⏰ 1pm 📍 Kennedy Institute More info 👉 www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/study-with-us/…

Kennedy Institute Open Day
Lab tours, Meet our students and taster lectures
www.kennedy.oxa.c.uk/open-day

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

🎉 Congratulations to DPhil student Declan Moran, who has been recognised as a top student at the European Space Agency summer school! www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/ndorms-stu…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Colin Forde has been awarded a NIHR Health Technology Assessment Postdoctoral Award to lead a national study evaluating rehabilitation for people with a kneecap dislocation. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/nihr-fello…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🎉 Congratulations to DPhil student Maria Kyriazi, who has been awarded the prestigious Korenchevsky Prize for her presentation at the BSRAritish Society for Research on Ageing annual scientific meeting! www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/maria-kyriazi-w…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Two major studies, published in the BMJ, have found that robotic-assisted hip and knee replacement does not reduce overall early risk of repeat surgery compared with conventional surgery. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/robotic-hi…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A massive welcome to our new cohort of DPhil students! Welcome to NDORMS! 🔬 🧫 🧬 🩻🥼🩺🎓

NDORMS students outside the Botnar Institute

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Did you see this? NDORMS student Rabia Khan has led a project to digitise historic records from the world’s last naturally occurring smallpox outbreaks, creating an open dataset for future epidemiological and disease modelling research. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/historic-smallp…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🎉 Congratulation to the wonderful Ghada Alsaleh, who has been awarded an Arthritis UK Bridging fellowship. She will advance her work studying potential osteoarthritis treatments. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/ghada-alsa…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🩻 🦴 🖥️ 🔬 Applications are now open to study at the Botnar Institute @botnaroxford.bsky.social next year! Find out what it’s like to study at Oxford, meet our supervisors and see available projects! www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/study-at-the-botnar

Students in the laboratory
Study at the Botnar
Applications are now open!

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Researchers at the Kennedy Institute @kiroxford.bsky.social are joining forces with international partners in a bid to transform how chronic inflammatory disease is treated. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/researcher…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🎓 Today our wonderful Botnar Director of Graduate Studies, Prof Afsie Sabokbar, retires after more than 30 years at NDORMS. Goodbye and have a wonderful retirement Afsie – you deserve it! www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/professor-…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Apply to do your PhD at Oxford! At NDORMS, our students are part of world-class research into musculoskeletal and inflammatory conditions in both wet lab and computer-based projects. 🔬🖥️🥼🔎 www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/study

Students in the laboratory
Study at NDORMS
Applications are now open!

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

There’s still time to join us to Meet the researcher later! This month we’ll be learning about frailty and fixing feeling in fingers with two University of Oxford researchers. 🗓️ Monday 28 September ⏰ 1 – 2pm 📍 Online Register now 👉 medsci.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…

Meet the researcher
28 September, 1 - 2pm
Zoom
Maria Sanchez-Santos
NIHR Doctoral Fellow
Understanding the risk of frailty in midlife: how should we do it fairly?
Chane Kulenkampff
Plastic Surgery Registrar and Researcher
Fixing feeling in fingers

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🔬 🧫 🖥️ 🧬 Applications are now open to study at the Kennedy Institute @kiroxford.bsky.social next year! Look at available projects, meet our supervisors and find out what it’s like studying at the University of Oxford. www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/study

Students in the laboratory
Study at the Kennedy
Applications are now open!

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🔬 🧫 🧬 🩻 Applications are now open to study at NDORMS next year! 🥼 🩺 🎓 Join us at our world class University of Oxford research institutes, the Kennedy @kiroxford.bsky.social and the Botnar @botnaroxford.bsky.social for your DPhil! www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/study

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Join us next week to Meet the researcher! This month we’ll be learning about frailty and fixing feeling in fingers with two University of Oxford researchers. 🗓️ Monday 28 September ⏰ 1 – 2pm 📍 Online Register now 👉 medsci.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Did you see this? Researchers at the Kennedy Institute @kiroxford.bsky.social have discovered that some joints may be more susceptible to inflammatory arthritis before birth. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/arthritis-…

Fingers pointing towards each other as in the Creation of Adam.

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Join us later this month to Meet the researcher! This month we’ll be learning about frailty and fixing feeling in fingers with two University of Oxford researchers. 🗓️ Monday 28 September ⏰ 1 – 2pm 📍 Online Register now 👉 medsci.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Matt Costa and Rachel Kuo, who have been announced as winners of the NIHR20 Research Leaders Prizes in recognition of their outstanding contribution to health and care research! www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/ndorms-res…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Mariela Ortiz, a pharmacist from Paraguay, received a Trueta Bursary to attend the Botnar Institute's Summer School in Real World Evidence this June. She shared her experience with us. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/from-oxfor…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Sara Lyden, a medical student at NDORMS, who has gained a top prize in the prestigious 2026 Falk Foundation/Guts UK Charity national awards! www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/ndorms-stu…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Researchers at the Kennedy Institute @kiroxford.bsky.social have discovered that some joints may be more susceptible to inflammatory arthritis before birth.

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Did you see this? NDORMS researchers have found that a naturally occurring compound called spermidine may help improve vaccine responses in some older adults by reducing signs of immune system ageing. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/natural-co…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Did you see this? Prof Stephanie Dakin has been awarded a major research project from the Horserace Betting Levy Board and the Racing Foundation to identify targeted new treatments for equine tendon injuries. 🐎 www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/tackling-t…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Dr Madelon de Jong, who has won a prestigious Career Development Fellowship from Arthritis UK! www.kennedy.ox.ac.uk/news/dr-madelo…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

There’s still time to join us for today’s Meet the researcher! We’ll be talking all things fractures with two University of Oxford researcher. 🗓️ Monday 27 June ⏰ 1 – 2pm 📍 Zoom Register now 👉 medsci.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…

$Meet the researcher 27 June | 13:00 - 14:00 GMT Zoom Register at https://medsci.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZDiYOnNiQp-mhaVFh7BG6w Rowa Taha, Academic Clinical Lecturer Comparing surgical and non-surgical treatments for metacarpal fractures: a randomised feasibility study James Webster, Health Data Epidemiologist You've had a bone fracture: how can we prevent another?$

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Did you see this? Researchers have found that resurfacing the kneecap during total knee replacement is likely to be the most cost-effective approach for patients and healthcare systems over the long term.

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Did you see this? Research, led by Edward Jenkins at the Kennedy Institute, has revealed how one of the immune system’s most important regulatory pathways operates at the earliest moments of T cell activation.

A cancer cell is being targeted by immune T cells

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Declan Moran, who has been awarded a British Society for Research on Ageing small research grant!

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Max Stewart and Nisrina Widari, who have successfully defended their DPhil theses!

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

At the next Meet the researcher, we will be learning all about fractures! 🦴🩻 🗓️ Monday 27 June ⏰ 1 – 2pm 📍 Zoom Register now 👉 medsci.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Did you see this? Researchers from NDORMS are playing leading roles in a UK-wide research consortium aiming to improve treatment and outcomes for people living with osteoarthritis. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/pioneering…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Did you see this? An international study led by researchers at the Kennedy Institute @kiroxford.bsky.social found that osteoarthritis is not a collection of separate diseases, as many scientists had previously speculated.

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Join us later in July to Meet the researcher! We’ll be talking all things fractures with two University of Oxford researcher. 🗓️ Monday 27 June ⏰ 1 – 2pm 📍 Zoom Register now 👉 medsci.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

NDORMS researchers have found that a naturally occurring compound called spermidine may help improve vaccine responses in some older adults by reducing signs of immune system ageing. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/natural-co…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

This year’s Botnar Institute Student Symposium was the best ever! Find out more about the day and see who the prize winners were! www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/blog/biss-…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Malvika Gulati, who has successfully defended her DPhil thesis!

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

There’s still time to join us later to Meet the researcher! We’ll be talking arthritis and rare bone diseases with University of Oxford researchers. 🗓️ Monday 22 June ⏰ 1 – 2pm 📍 Zoom Register now 👉 medsci.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…

Meet the researcher
22 June | 13:00 - 14:00 GMT
Zoom
Dr Kristina Zec, Postdoctoral researcher
The Hidden Guardians of Our Joints: Macrophages in Arthritis
Dr Helen Knowles, Senior Research Scientist
Understanding rare bone disease is hard! Can lab models identify treatment options?

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

A new study, led by researchers at the University of Oxford and the University of Aberdeen, has found that resurfacing the kneecap during total knee replacement is likely to be the most cost-effective approach for patients and healthcare systems over the long term.

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🎉 Congratulations to the brilliant Kennedy Histology Team (Ida Parisi, Oyindamola Ajisegiri and Ugne Radziukaite) who have won the May 2026 Cancer Research UK Research is Beautiful competition! 🔬🧫 news.cancerresearchuk.org/2026/06/0…

Picrosirius red (PSR) staining of a collagen rich knee joint showing the femur, tibia and meniscus viewed under polarised light microscope

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Prof Stephanie Dakin, who has been awarded a major research project from the Horserace Betting Levy Board and the Racing Foundation to identify targeted new treatments for equine tendon injuries. 🐎 www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/tackling-t…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Join us next week to Meet the researcher! Kristina Zec will be talking about arthritis, and Helen Knowles will be telling us about rare bone disease. 🗓️ Monday 22 June ⏰ 1 - 2pm 📍 Zoom Register now! medsci.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_…

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NDORMS, University of Oxford @ndorms.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

The STEpUP OA study found that osteoarthritis is not a collection of separate diseases, but a single condition with common core underlying biological pathways. www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk/news/largest-st…

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