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Oxford and GSK launch £50m programme to advance cancer research

Global biopharma company GSK invests up to £50 million in a collaboration with Oxford to advance the understanding of how cancer develops, which could inform future development of vaccines to prevent cancer.

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Launch of 'To Immunity and Beyond' podcast series

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Pancreatic cancer immune map provides clues for precision treatment targeting

Study shows why there are differences in prognosis between different pancreatic tumours and identifies potential avenues for improved treatment approaches.

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Latest News

New research reveals why some oesophageal cancers are so hard to treat

11 March 2026

3D illustration of human immune cells - mast cell, basophil, eosinophil - involved in allergic reactions and inflammation.

New study reveals how blood cell production responds to parasite infection

11 March 2026

Cytotoxic T cell

Anchoring a key immune molecule boosts T cell responses

11 March 2026

Paresh Vyas receives CRUK Discovery Programme Award

11 March 2026

Maternal and Child Health outreach site in Chediko, Mae Sot District, Tak Province. Photo Credit: Saw Poe Christ.

Oxford research highlights the global challenge of iron deficiency

9 March 2026

Oxford Population Health researchers to tackle one of cancer’s toughest challenges

4 March 2026

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Upcoming Talks

Initiators and drivers of lung fibrosis - insights from spatial biology

Friday, 13 March 2026, 9.15am to 10.15am
Epigenetic Mechanisms of Histone Mutations in Cancer

Friday, 13 March 2026, 11am to 12pm
Age-tuned regulation of T cell signal transduction

Friday, 13 March 2026, 2pm to 3pm
Harnessing the power of AI to predict evolution & design superior prospective vaccines, a priori

Monday, 16 March 2026, 2pm to 3pm
Tracing the Evolution of DNA Methylation Mechanisms across the Eukaryotes

Thursday, 19 March 2026, 11am to 12pm
From polygenic scores to ancient variants: identifying germline determinants of clinical outcome to immune checkpoint blockade

Friday, 20 March 2026, 9.15am to 10.15am

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Latest publications

In silico degradomics reveals disease- and endotype-specific alterations in the joint tissue landscape

Hoyle A. and Midwood KS., (2026)

Harnessing advances in proteomics to gain novel insights into extracellular matrix remodeling in inflammation

MIDWOOD K., (2025)

Thrombospondin Encapsulated Dense Particles accelerate wound healing and downregulate fibrotic phenotypes

Dustin M. et al, (2025)

Synovial matrix turnover controls immune cell spatial patterning in inflammation resolution

MIDWOOD K., (2025), Molecular Systems Biology