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Access Week 2025: From Local to Global

Designed to emulate 'a week in the life of an Oxford undergraduate', Access Week is an annual summer residential at Pembroke College. Select pupils from our target regions who have participated in our Access and Outreach programmes were invited to attend the residential, which took place this summer. We welcomed 120 pupils who participated in tutorials, seminars, mock interviews, academic trips, and much more.

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Reflections of a Recent Pembroke Graduate

Michaelmas term is fast approaching, which can only mean one thing – an onslaught of Freshers will be imminently arriving to Oxford and Pembroke. Starting university can be a big transition for anyone. We thought we’d ask one of our fresh graduates, Rohit Ghosh, to reflect on his time at Pembroke, looking all the way back to his own Freshers’ week.

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Professor Ana Namburete awarded European Research Council Starting Grant

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We are delighted to share that Professor Ana Namburete, Pembroke’s Rokos Fellow and Tutor in Computer Science, has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council Starting Grant for her WOMB2COT project.

Professor Ana Namburete head shot.

 

Ana’s proposal is one of 478 that were selected for funding out of 3,928 applications. Awarded by the European Research Council under the EU’s Horizon Europe programme, Starting Grants are awards of up to €1.5 million for a period of five years given to talented early-career scientists with excellent research proposals. Just over 12% of proposals will receive a grant. Professor Namburete is one of 11 researchers from the University of Oxford to be selected. 

Professor Namburete’s WOMB2COT project will extend her pioneering foetal brain imaging techniques into neonatal care, bridging a critical gap in monitoring maturation in infants born prematurely or with growth restrictions. 

Her project will advance quantitative brain assessment using ultrasound-derived measures, revealing deeper insights into early brain development. Her team will leverage cutting-edge artificial intelligence, computational neuroanatomy, and biophysics-inspired reconstruction methods to reduce known nuisance imaging artefacts and significantly improve image quality. This innovative approach will transform routine ultrasound scans into accurate, high-resolution, three-dimensional images, enabling clinicians to detect subtle developmental vulnerabilities earlier. 

By leveraging low-cost ultrasound devices optimised for bedside use, WOMB2COT aims to create a seamless imaging pathway from pregnancy through infancy, making advanced neonatal brain monitoring more accessible in clinical settings.

“Winning this prestigious award is the greatest recognition of my research team's hard work."

“Winning this prestigious award is the greatest recognition of my research team's hard work,” shared Professor Namburete. “Their creativity and dedication have laid the foundations for taking our foetal brain imaging approach into neonatal care. I'm excited to continue this important journey with them, harnessing low-cost ultrasound technology and AI to transform how we monitor brain development, from womb to cot.”

Many Congratulations to Professor Namburete!