22.12.2024
‘Ouch! Solving the riddle of pain’
We all know what hurts, but why is it so difficult to describe? Emma Cook (Assistant Editor for The Observer magazine) meets the neurologists attempting to solve one of medicine’s most enduring issues and what it means for patients – and hears from a woman who has never felt pain.
The above article which was recently published in The Observer magazine features our CPNN+ P.I (Prof. Ben Seymour) who describes his own research at the University of Oxford. Please click here to read more – https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/dec/22/ouch-solving-the-riddle-of-pain
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Can electrodes in the brain treat chronic pain?
Join this free public talk on Thursday 12th February 2026 at 6pm-7pm at Rewley House in Oxford. No booking required.
‘What We Carry’ exhibited at The Corridor Gallery
Our recent chronic pain PPI project, 'What We Carry: Living with Pain' is currently on exhibition at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, within The Corridor Gallery until 6th December 2025.
PPI Project – ‘What We Carry: Living with Pain’
Amplifying Voices in Pain Research. This powerful project explores chronic pain through photography, writing, and storytelling. The work – created in collaboration with pain sufferers – gives voice to experiences often invisible and misunderstood, offering both a creative outlet and vital insight for researchers and clinicians.