Scientists at Dunn School aim to discover the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying human health and disease. We are proud of our long history of exceptional achievements, and excited by the prospect of future discoveries.

Dunn School projects available for this year’s UNIQplus programme

January 2026

The UNIQplus programme is aimed at supporting talented undergraduates from under-represented groups, who would find continuing into postgraduate study a challenge for reasons other than their academic ability, to consider postgraduate study.

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Rewiring T cell co-receptors to improve the safety of cancer immunotherapy

January 2026

A new study from the Dushek and van der Merwe labs demonstrates a novel strategy to reduce dangerous off-target effects in engineered T cell therapies.

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Dunn School Christmas Party Raffle Raises £3000 for Homeless Oxfordshire and the Teenage Cancer Trust

December 2025

After a very successful fundraising campaign, the Dunn School Christmas Raffle raised ~£3,000 to be split between the two chosen charities for this year.

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More than just a food fight: what it takes to succeed in a bacterial community

December 2025

An investigation carried out by the Foster lab sheds new light on life in diverse microbial communities. By capturing the interplay of nutrient competition and toxin warfare, the authors show what it takes to win against neighbouring bacterial strains – with important implications for antimicrobial resistance research.

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2025 Pettenkofer Prize awarded to Teresa Thurston

November 2025

The award by the Pettenkofer Foundation recognised Teresa’s contributions to identifying how different bacterial effectors impact the outcome of infection.

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Upcoming Seminar

TBC

06/03/2026 2:00 pm
Prof Patrick Cai
University of Manchester
Departmental Seminar series

Memories Collection Project

As we look ahead to celebrating our Centenary, we are excited to launch our Memories Collection Project – an initiative to gather and share the stories, people, and moments that shaped the Dunn School over the past 100 years.

UNIQplus

Explore the UNIQplus research projects available this year at the Dunn School.