The Kennedy Institute scoops sustainability award
The Kennedy Institute roof extension, co-funded by the Kennedy Trust, has been awarded the 2021 Green Award for Sustainability by the Oxford Preservation Trust, alongside a Certificate in the New Building category. Read more here....
Fiona Powrie appointed new Deputy Chair of Wellcome’s Board of Governors
Professor Fiona Powrie, Director of the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, has been been selected as the next Deputy Chair of Wellcome’s Board of Governors. The Trust extends its many congratulations to Professor Powrie on her prestigious appointment. Read more here....
The Kennedy Trust Network to be launched in 2022
The Kennedy Trust has funded research into musculoskeletal and related inflammatory diseases for over 50 years. The focus of its support has historically been centred around the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, now based at the University of Oxford, where it...
Applications open for a three year Daphne Jackson Fellowship sponsored by the Kennedy Trust
Applications are invited for a Kennedy Trust sponsored three year Daphne Jackson Fellowship to be held at any UK university or research establishment. The Fellowship is intended for a scientist wishing to return to research into any clinical or pre-clinical...
New therapeutic targets identified to treat inflammatory bowel disease
A new study by researchers at the University of Oxford, including Kennedy Trust researchers Professor Fiona Powrie and Associate Professor Stephen Sansom, has identified potential new therapeutic targets for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Read more here....
Oxford-Bristol Myers Squibb Fellowships awarded to Kennedy Trust researchers
Kennedy Trust researchers Professors Chris Buckley and Mark Coles, both at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, have been awarded fellowships as part of the Oxford-Bristol Myers Squibb Fellowship Programme. The programme, established in 2015, will provide them with an opportunity...
Labelling proteins through the diet gives new insights into how collagen-rich tissues change as we age
A new study, published in eLife, uses advanced tissue analysis technology to show how the incorporation of new proteins changes in bone and cartilage with age. The research team at the Kennedy Institute included Kennedy Trust researchers Professor Tonia Vincent...
Kennedy Trust researchers awarded MRC funding
Professor Tonia Vincent and Associate Professor Jelena Bezbradica Mirkovic, both based at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, have been awarded funding grants by the Medical Research Council (MRC). Professor Tonia Vincent will carry out research that will aim to understand...
Kennedy Trust Senior Research Fellows awarded title of Associate Professor
Kennedy Trust Senior Research Fellows Audrey Gérard and Jelena Bezbradica Mirkovic, both based at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, have been awarded the title of Associate Professor in recognition of their excellence in research and teaching. Audrey is currently exploring the...
The Kennedy Institute completes its roof extension
An additional third floor has been added to the roof of the Kennedy Institute building. The extension, which was co-funded by the Kennedy Trust, will provide additional meeting and collaboration space for data science and offices for the management of...