• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Centre logo
Oxford Health BRC
MENUMENU
  • About
    • About
    • Management and core team
    • Our partners
    • Timeline of our key achievements
    • Core facilities
    • Vacancies
    • Glossary
    • Contact Us
  • Research
    • Our Research Themes
      • Better Sleep
      • Brain Technologies
      • Data Science
      • Dementia
      • Depression Therapeutics
      • Flourishing & Wellbeing
      • Mental Health in Development
      • Molecular Targets
      • Pain
      • Preventing Multiple Morbidities
      • Psychological Treatments
    • Research Clinics
      • Oxford Brain Health Clinic
      • Oxford Precision Psychiatry Lab (OxPPL)
      • Depression Research Centre
      • Bipolar Disorder Research Clinic
      • Anxiety and Depression in Young People (AnDY) Research Clinic
      • Clinical Research Facility (CRF)
    • COVID-19 Research
      • Overview
      • News
      • COVID-19 & clinical management of mental health issues
  • MH-TRC Mission
  • News & Events
    • News
    • Oxford Health BRC Newsletters
    • Training and Events
    • Psychiatry Department Seminars
  • Patients & Public
    • What is Patient and Public Involvement?
      • Resources for the public
      • Join our PPI contributor group
    • Key Contacts
    • Ways of Working
      • Engagement
      • Involvement, Participation and Co Production
      • Impact
    • Resources for researchers
    • Patient and Public Involvement Strategy
    • PPI News and Events
  • EDI
    • Summary
    • EDI Strategy
    • EDI Statements of Intent
    • Key Contacts
    • EDI News and Events
  • Industry
    • Collaborate with Oxford Health
    • Who Do We Work With?
    • Industry Events
    • Further Information and Additional Resources
    • NIHR Oxford Health Experimental Medicine and Industry Partnership (EMIP)
    • Contacts for Industry
  • Training
You are here: Home / 2020

Archives for 2020

Effects of Social Isolation and Lockdown on Adolescents in Oxfordshire

14th May 2020

Image link to post

A new study will determine current risks to adolescents from isolation, online behaviours, anxiety and patterns of seeking support during COVID-19 crisis. In partnership with researchers at the University of…

Filed Under: Children, young people and family mental health, COVID-19 research, News

Let them know you care – social disconnection worsens mental health after a loss

12th May 2020

Image link to post

Keeping grief hidden can be a survival strategy after suffering a bereavement. However new research shows that the social disconnection caused by concealing feelings of loss can increase psychological distress.

Filed Under: News

Genetic risk factors for mental illness affect how children’s brains are wired up

5th May 2020

Image link to post

New research funded by the NIHR Oxford Health BRC and published in Molecular Psychiatry, sheds light on the role of genetics in mental illness, suggesting that genes influence the way children’s brains are ‘wired up’. This difference in nerve connections within the brain serves as a ‘vulnerability network’ for later developing mental illness.

Filed Under: News

BRC Senior Research Fellows appointed

2nd April 2020

Image link to post

We are pleased to announce the appointment of two new Oxford Health BRC Senior Research Fellows – Susannah Murphy and Jennifer Wild. The competitive selection process was a coordinated effort…

Filed Under: News

New research seeks to tackle impact of COVID-19 on children and young people’s mental health

31st March 2020

Image link to post

A new research survey will track children and young people’s mental health throughout the COVID-19 crisis to identify what advice, support and help can actually protect their mental health. COVID-19 presents a…

Filed Under: Children, young people and family mental health, COVID-19 research, News

COVID-19 Research impact and mental health resources

27th March 2020

Image link to post

Researchers from the Oxford Health BRC, like many others across the country, are responding to the call to support frontline NHS services meeting the challenge of COVID-19.  Many are prioritising their…

Filed Under: COVID-19 research, News, Online therapies and resources for clinicians

Would you like to help shape a research project?

27th March 2020

Image link to post

Involvement opportunity for parents with experience of mental health difficulties Researchers at the University of Oxford are looking to speak with parents of school-aged children who have experienced their own…

Filed Under: News

Lack of comparative data on new therapeutic agents poses a challenge to health care systems

20th March 2020

Image link to post

Lack of comparative data on new therapeutic agents poses a challenge to health care systems and important ethical issues for patients and clinicians – Lancet Series calls for increased research…

Filed Under: News

Oxford Brain Health Clinical Trials Unit – Open Day

12th March 2020

Image link to post

The Oxford Brain Health Clinical Trials Unit (OBHCTU) is a new unit established to support the delivery of trials in psychiatry and cognitive sciences and is the UK’s only dedicated…

Filed Under: News, Oxford Brain Health Clinic

Shining a light on mental health on International Women’s Day

11th March 2020

Image link to post

On International Women’s Day researchers from Oxford Health BRC joined with Oxford’s Asian Cultural Association and M&A Social Enterprise to create an event focussed on women’s wellbeing and mental health.

Filed Under: News

Professor Andrea Cipriani appointed as Oxford cognitive health CRF Director

9th March 2020

Image link to post

Professor Andrea Cipriani has been appointed as director of the Oxford cognitive health Clinical Research Facility (CRF). He takes over from Professor John Geddes who has stood down after 10…

Filed Under: News

New photography exhibition showcases groundbreaking research

18th February 2020

Image link to post

A photographic exhibition showcasing groundbreaking NHS research has been launched in Oxford. ‘The Body Unlocked: How Research is Changing Lives’ features life-sized photographs of people who have taken part in studies, as well as researchers at work and microscopic images of cells and bacteria.

Filed Under: News

NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre senior fellows competition

6th February 2020

Image link to post

Early to mid-career investigators are critical to the work and success of the Oxford BRCs. In recognition of this, we have established the BRC senior fellows award scheme to support individuals with the potential to become future leaders in translational research. The closing date for applications is 4th March 2020.

Filed Under: News

Oxford Health appoints new Chief Executive

28th January 2020

Image link to post

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is to appoint Dr Nick Broughton to become its next chief executive when Stuart Bell CBE retires from the role after he turns 60, having completed 37 years’ NHS service.

Filed Under: News

‘If you are curious about a career in experimental medicine then OxCEMM is for you’

21st January 2020

Image link to post

At the beginning of January the Oxford Health BRC welcomed 16 delegates from across England to OxCEMM 2020 – our flagship course in experimental medicine for mental health.

Now in its second year the course is has been created to provide a practical grounding in experimental medicine for mental health. The training is designed for clinical and pre-clinical staff and trainees, and medical doctors at any career stage. This year’s diverse cohort included participants from a wide range of backgrounds including psychiatry, pharmacy and cognitive behavioural therapy.

Filed Under: News

  • « Go to Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • Page 2

Primary Sidebar

Footer

Follow us

  • Bluesky
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Improving brain health: the future in mind

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) is a partnership between Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Oxford.  We are part of the Oxford Academic Health Partners.
Oxford Academic Health Partners
  • Sitemap
  • Accessibility
  • Disclaimer
  • Cookies
  • Contact Us

© 2025 NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre · Log in