Centre for Personalised Medicine

Finally, we're pleased to share with you the group category winner of our 2025-26 Art Competition, which comes from Cleo & Sadie (12), Channing School, London.

The competition explored the meaning of ‘personalised medicine’, with entrants showing us what it means to them 🧬🎨🖌️💊

Cleo and Sadie explained ‘our artwork shows how personalised medicine can affect people’s lives, but not just the lifespan, we tried to capture how medicine can affect your social life, how it can really interfere with your friends, family and education.’

The judges thought it was a great concept and enjoyed how the hourglass brought in the idea of personalised medicine being delivered and experienced over time.

Well done to Cleo & Sadie! And thank you to everyone who entered and supported the competition this year.

We plan to run the competition again in the autumn, so keep an eye on our website and socials for all the details!

In the meantime, check out all of the 2025-26 finalists here: https://cpm.ox.ac.uk/centre-for-personalised-medicine-art-competition-2025-26/

We're pleased to share this highly commended entry from our 2025-26 Art Competition. This entry comes from Umara, age 14, Guildford High School, Surrey.

The competition explored the meaning of 'personalised medicine', with entrants showing us what it means to them 💊🎨🖌️🧬

Umara’s artwork is entitled 'One Body, One Story'. Umara wrote ‘my artwork shows the human body as a jigsaw puzzle, where every person appears whole, but in reality everyone is missing a different piece.' She continued, 'Personalised medicine exists to find that missing piece so treatment fits the person, not just the illness. No two bodies are the same, and no two stories are the same.’

The judges thought the use of puzzle pieces was a great concept and very relevant, especially the idea that personalised medicine involves finding ‘missing pieces’.

A huge well done to Umara! And thank you to everyone who entered and supported the competition this year.

You can check out all of the finalists here: https://cpm.ox.ac.uk/centre-for-personalised-medicine-art-competition-2025-26/

Do you want to join the CPM team?
We are recruiting two Non-Stipendiary Junior Research Fellows. A great opportunity for early-career researchers interested in interdisciplinary personalised medicine research and public engagement.
➡️ Apply here: https://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/job-opportunities/centre-for-personalised-medicine-non-stipendiary-junior-research-fellowships-2-in-medical-sciences-social-sciences-or-mathematical-physical-and-life-sciences/

We're pleased to share this highly commended entry from our 2025-26 Art Competition. This entry comes from Ahsaan, 12, from Magdalen College School, Oxford.

The competition explored the meaning of 'personalised medicine', with entrants showing us what it means to them 💊🎨🖌️🧬

Ahsaan explained that his artwork is ‘based on the Vitruvian man by Leonardo Da Vinci that signifies the ‘ideal proportions’ of the human form. I have characterised the Vitruvian man in my artwork, that shows the ideal proportions of personalised medicine specific to our needs and requirements.'

The judges thought this was a fantastic reinvention of the Vitruvian man, and really enjoyed how it drew a strong parallel between Da Vinci’s notion of ideal human proportions and medicine tailored to the individual.

A huge well done to Ahsaan! And thank you to everyone who entered and supported the competition this year.

You can check out all of the finalists here: https://cpm.ox.ac.uk/centre-for-personalised-medicine-art-competition-2025-26/

We're pleased to share this highly commended entry from our 2025-26 Art Competition. This entry comes from Ace, age 13, Holland Park School, London.

The competition explored the meaning of 'personalised medicine', with entrants showing us what it means to them 💊🎨🖌️🧬

Ace explained ‘I drew this to show the difference between medicine in the past and now. During the war, nurses treated everyone the same, but today medicine is moving towards treatments based on each person’s own DNA and conditions.'

Ace shows how 'healthcare is changing from one-size-fits-all to something more personal'. The judges thought that this was a visually compelling and original idea, which cleverly brought in historical contexts around medicine and situated personalised medicine within a changing world.

A huge well done to Ace! And thank you to everyone who entered and supported the competition this year.

You can check out all of the finalists here: https://cpm.ox.ac.uk/centre-for-personalised-medicine-art-competition-2025-26/

If you missed the 2026 CPM Annual Lecture, the recording is now available online.

Professor Trish Greenhalgh delivered a thought-provoking lecture on 'Personalised medicine: a view from primary care'.

➡️ Watch here:

Professor Trish Greenhalgh - Personalised medicine: a view from primary care We were delighted that the 2026 CPM Annual Lecture was given by Professor Trish Greenhalgh; 'Personalised medicine: a view from primary care'. This took plac...

Do you want to join the CPM team?
We are recruiting two Non-Stipendiary Junior Research Fellows.
A great opportunity for early-career researchers interested in interdisciplinary personalised medicine research and public engagement.
➡️ Apply here: https://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/job-opportunities/centre-for-personalised-medicine-non-stipendiary-junior-research-fellowships-2-in-medical-sciences-social-sciences-or-mathematical-physical-and-life-sciences/

This week we're pleased to share this highly commended entry from our 2025-26 Art Competition. This entry is from Tiya, age 13, St Helen’s School, Northwood.

The competition explored the meaning of 'personalised medicine', with entrants showing us what it means to them 💊🎨🖌️🧬

Tiya explained how her artwork ‘represents personalised medicine as something unique and individual… The doctor’s palette, at the centre, symbolises how doctors “paint” medicine by combining care, treatment, and data, to meet a person’s healthcare needs.'

The judges loved the individuality of this piece and really liked the concept of the doctor’s palette: it's such an evocative way of thinking about the delivery of personalised care. They were also impressed with Tiya’s repurposing of waste materials to create this powerful artwork.

A huge well done to Tiya! And thank you to everyone who entered and supported the competition this year.

You can check out all of the finalists here: https://cpm.ox.ac.uk/centre-for-personalised-medicine-art-competition-2025-26/

We're pleased to share this highly commended entry from our 2025-26 Art Competition. This entry is from Darcie, age 13, Didcot Girl’s School, Oxfordshire.

The competition explored the meaning of 'personalised medicine', with entrants showing us what it means to them 💊🎨🖌️🧬

Darcie’s artwork was based on a loved one’s experience within the medical world, and her personalised medicine. She wrote that she ‘wanted this artwork to highlight the struggles she goes through but also what all the doctors do to keep her healthy.'

The judges loved this raw and personal account of personalised medicine. They thought it was a strong and thoughtful interpretation that clearly shows how medicine is tailored to one person’s needs. The personal connection made this piece very powerful, bringing empathy and emotion into science.

A huge well done to Darcie! And thank you to everyone who entered and supported the competition this year.

You can check out all of the finalists here: https://cpm.ox.ac.uk/centre-for-personalised-medicine-art-competition-2025-26/

Do you have an idea, interest or research project you would like to talk about?

Graduate students and early career researchers from all disciplines interested in health and medicine are invited to apply for the PechaKucha session at the CPM Research Showcase on Wed 3rd June.

Share your research and its link to personalised medicine for the chance to win a £100 Blackwell’s voucher.

Register your interest in participating no later than Friday 1st May.

Find out more about PechaKucha and register here: https://cpm.ox.ac.uk/event/research-showcase-2026/