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Melanie Fleming
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Associate Professor with an interest in sleep and recovery of movement after stroke and brain injury
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😴 Sleep stabilises old memories and supports new learning. Are these benefits of sleep causally linked, driven by a common underlying mechanism, or largely independent? Our new paper digs into this important question!

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November 19, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Reposted by Melanie Fleming
neuroplastics.bsky.social
📣 We're hiring! 📣

Research Assistant in Sleep and Stroke Rehabilitation

The Plasticity Lab are looking for a research assistant who will carry out studies investigating sleep, motor learning and recovery in healthy adults and people with brain injury.

Details and application:
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Research Assistant in Sleep and Stroke Rehabilitation at University of Oxford
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Research Assistant in Sleep and Stroke Rehabilitation at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
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October 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Reposted by Melanie Fleming
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We are hiring !

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I am looking for a motivated person interested in a PhD in basic neuroscience, for a project at the edge between epilepsy and sleep.

If you are interested, check the job announcement:
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September 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
mels-science.bsky.social
Incredibly excited to be a part of this!
ndcnoxford.bsky.social Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences @ndcnoxford.bsky.social · Jun 27
🔊NDCN researchers to co-lead new £50m MRC Centre.

The new Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) aims to develop brain stimulation devices to treat conditions such as Parkinson’s, dementia, stroke and childhood epilepsy.

Read more: tinyurl.com/mr359x2d
NDCN researchers to co-lead new £50m MRC Centre to develop medical device-based therapies for brain conditions
A new Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence (MRC CoRE) aims to develop brain stimulation devices to treat conditions such as Parkinson’s, dementia, stroke and childhood epilepsy.
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June 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Reposted by Melanie Fleming
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We are looking to expand our fabulous physio team, with a permanent physio role in London (3-5 days) legs.org.uk/_files/ugd/15a… & freelance physio opportunities for in person classes in Islington & Croydon & online classes so you can work remotely #neurophysiosos#neurorehaba#3rdsectoror
June 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Reposted by Melanie Fleming
neuroplastics.bsky.social
📣 New paper alert! 📣

🔎 The RISES Study looked at the sleep regularity index in stroke survivors compared to people who haven't had a stroke.

🔗 See a summary of our findings in our infographic below, and find the full paper here: rdcu.be/emZ09

@oxcin.bsky.social @ndcnoxford.bsky.social
An infographic summarising the methods and findings of the RISES Study. Images of stars, the moon, and people sleeping with text as follows. Summary: Sleep regularity is disturbed post-stroke, and may influence well-being. Sleep regularity: The sleep regularity index compares sleep state (i.e. sleep or wake) at time points across different days, giving a score of sleep regularity. Less regular sleep has been associated with increased health risks. Population: Data was used from 162 stroke survivors, and 60 controls who had not had a stroke. Methods: Sleep was assessed using a sleep watch, worn at home for a minimum of 5 days, and a questionnaire about subjective sleep quality. The stroke group also completed questionnaires for depression, disability, and quality of life. Findings: Stroke survivors had significantly lower sleep regularity compared to the control group. In the stroke survivor group less regular sleep was associated with worse depression scores, and more regular sleep was associated with higher reports of quality of life. Implications: This study has identified the usefulness of using sleep regularity as a metric for post-stroke sleep research. The findings highlight a potential target for improving post-stroke quality of life. Funding: Funding: Wellcome Trust, and Oxford Health BRC. Reference: Reference: Schruers, K.B., Weightman, M., Guttesen, A.á.V. et al. Sleep regularity index as a novel indicator of sleep disturbance in stroke survivors: a secondary data analysis. Sci Rep 15, 17510 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-01332-4
May 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Delighted to see this out. Massive Congratulations @katschruers.bsky.social !!
May 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Wonderful to meet up with other members of the ISRRA emerging leaders group at the NNR conference in Maastricht . Great to learn more about your research. Fabulous presentation @natfiniphysio.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Reposted by Melanie Fleming
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🧠 It's Stroke Awareness Month! 🧠

Our group do a lot of research with stroke recovery - here you can watch two of our researchers discussing sleep after stroke at a Bristol After Stroke session.

@mattweightman26.bsky.social, @oxcin.bsky.social
bristolafterstroke.bsky.social Bristol After Stroke @bristolafterstroke.bsky.social · May 15
It’s Stroke Awareness Month: count down our top ten information videos!

No 7: Improving Sleep in rehabilitation after stroke

Dr Matthew Weightman and Barbara Robinson describe the role of sleep in recovery.
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Improving Sleep in rehabilitation after stroke
After stroke people often have problems with their sleep. As bad sleep has been related to worse mood, quality of life, and recovery, it is important to look...
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May 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Reposted by Melanie Fleming
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I’m looking for a postdoc and RA for an ERC-funded project “SLEEPAWAY: Forgetting unwanted memories in sleep”. You’ll use MEG/EEG and fMRI to understand how the sleeping brain remembers and forgets. PLEASE REPOST 😊

Postdoc: tinyurl.com/vr5thp7s
RA: tinyurl.com/ycyzkatc
May 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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oxcin.bsky.social
We're excited to announce that WIN is now the Oxford University Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging: OxCIN! Our mission: developing and deploying neuroimaging and related technology to solve big challenges in basic neuroscience and brain health. oxcin.ox.ac.uk/about/vision
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April 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Reposted by Melanie Fleming
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We're excited to share that our lab is hiring for the position of Lab Manager/Research Assistant. A great opportunity to join our lab!

You can find full details and apply via the link below:
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMN515/r...

Please feel free to share this with anyone who might be interested!
Research Assistant/Lab Manager at University of Oxford
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Research Assistant/Lab Manager on jobs.ac.uk!
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April 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Reposted by Melanie Fleming
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Such a fun and wholesome @mrcbndu.ox.ac.uk Winter Science Day at St Hilda's College and @stedmundhall.bsky.social! Thank you for the opportunity to present my recent fMRI work 🧠🩵⚡

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Woman presenting a PowerPoint presentation with animated hands. The slide is entitled "exploring the Neurophysiological basis of motor cortical theta-gamma oscillations using fMRI" A large group of academics eating dinner together in an Oxford Hall. A woman presenting a PowerPoint slide with MRI brain images
February 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Reposted by Melanie Fleming
medsci.ox.ac.uk
NEWS: NDCN researchers awarded ARIA funding for future adoption of neurotechnologies

The award will allow researchers at @ndcnoxford.bsky.social to explore how these methods can be designed inclusively for greater, more equitable adoption of future tech.

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Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences researchers awarded ARIA funding for future adoption of neurotechnologies
Project teams led by Associate Professor Melanie Fleming and Professor Ben Seymour have been awarded funding from the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) to advance research that could unlock next-generation precision neurotechnologies.
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January 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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I'm excited to be a part of this programme! We'll be engaging with stakeholders, including people with lived experience of neurological conditions, to try to overcome barriers to future adoption of neurotechnologies. Can't wait to get started 🙂.
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aria-research.bsky.social Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) @aria-research.bsky.social · Jan 20
Working across disciplines – from neurosurgery to engineering, ethics, + inclusive design – teams will build approaches around patients’ + clinicians’ lived experience, unlocking treatments for more conditions than ever before. Discover their work: link.aria.org.uk/pnt-creators-bluesky (3/3)
January 20, 2025 at 10:17 AM