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BHF Oxford CRE themes © University of Oxford

Aims & ambitions of the BHF Oxford Centre of Research Excellence:

  • Build cross-disciplinary links across biological sciences with chemistry, mathematics, computational and engineering sciences. Leverage scientific excellence, and capabilities to address new areas of research, incorporating physical sciences and discovery research, through clinical studies, to population science
  • Attract, retain and support new researchers in order to bring in expertise from other disciplines, and nurture the leading cardiovascular scientists of the future
  • Train and support early- and mid-career researchers, building diversity and inclusivity and ensuring future leadership succession
  • Promote a renewed focus on research leading to innovations, co-generation of IP and commercialisation, as a route to clinical translation, guided by new internal and external advisors in entrepreneurship and commercialisation
  • Drive institutional prioritisation of research on heart and circulatory diseases to leverage strategic-level funding, and build relationships with external partners, including the NHS and industry, that enable translation to patient benefit
  • Develop our partnerships with other research consortia, patients and the public, across all areas of heart and circulatory diseases
  • To become the leading UK Centre for cardiovascular research and amongst the leading cardiovascular Centres worldwide.