Archives for 2023

Mental Health Mission for mental health research – who is involved?

12th December 2023

Birmingham Health Partners (BHP) members, the University of Birmingham, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, alongside Oxford Health Biomedical Research…

Innovation Perspectives: Q&A with Professor John Geddes

12th December 2023

This morning the Oxford Academic Health Partners (OAHP) published an interview with NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre Director Prof John Geddes. In the interview, Prof Geddes discusses the NIHR…

Call for more research investment for serious mental illness treatments.

7th December 2023

More focused research on medication for serious mental illness is needed in the UK according to a leading Oxford Professor. Oxford University Professor Husseini Manji, global leader in the development…

Talking about and tackling racism in mental health care

6th December 2023

OH BRC Equality, Diversity and Inclusion lead Professor Kamaldeep Bhui recently published an op-ed piece on talking about and tackling racism in mental health care for the publication Eastern Eye,…

60 Seconds With…NIHR MH-TRC Mental Health Mission Co-chair Prof Husseini Manji

6th December 2023

Learn more about Professor Husseini Manji at the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry and Co-Chair of the NIHR MH-TRC Mental Health Mission in this 60 second interview. Professor Manji joined…

New treatment development for Serious Mental Illness

6th December 2023

A global leader in the development of new medications for patients with serious mental illness discussed recently what needs to be done to make a real difference in their treatment….

BReal: Building stress resilience in early adolescents’ lives

27th November 2023

BReal (“Building stress resilience in early adolescents’ lives”) is a public engagement collaboration between NDCN, Psychiatry, and Experimental Psychology departments at the University of Oxford (hosted by the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging)….

2023 Highly cited researchers

16th November 2023

Clarivate, the global leader in trusted and transformative intelligence has today announced its 2023 highly cited researchers. Highly Cited Researchers have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their field(s) of…

The Cognitive Remediation in Bipolar Disorder study (CRiB2) is looking for participants

16th November 2023

The CRiB2 study is investigating the effects of a new psychological therapy for people with bipolar disorder and is looking for volunteers to take part in the study. Are you…

Virtual Reality technology to treat agoraphobia approved for use in the NHS

15th November 2023

Today, for the first time a virtual reality treatment (VR) has been recommended for use in NHS mental health services. The automated VR treatment enables patients who are largely housebound…

University of Oxford Awarded £3 Million to Establish HealthTech Research Centre

14th November 2023

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust wins NIHR award for new HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) to explore innovative Health Technology to enhance community and primary care. The University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department…

Evaluation of image analysis technology supporting dementia diagnosis

13th November 2023

Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley have published a case study on their involvement in the development of a dementia diagnostic called FSL, a software platform which can extract metrics…

Can statins enhance the effects of antidepressants in treating depression?

9th November 2023

Researchers including Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) Theme Leads Philip Cowen, Catherine Harmer and Andrea Cipriani led a recent study funded by the Wellcome Trust and the OH…

Oxford grandfather takes part in study testing if weight loss drug can help Alzheimer’s disease

8th November 2023

An Oxford grandfather taking part in a research trial into whether a new weight loss drug can help Alzheimer’s patients has urged others to consider joining studies. Retired Cowley project…

A new approach to recruiting for clinical trials

7th November 2023

‘Count Me In’: Transforming research practice in mental healthcare through a novel recruitment approach that offers access to a large and diverse patient cohort. Dr Verena Hinze writes about her new study…

New NIHR campaign “Shape the Future” how to get involved.

7th November 2023

Staff are encouraged to learn more about a career in research through The Shape the Future campaign launched this month by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)….

Mental Health in Development Small Grant Awards

7th November 2023

We are welcoming applications to the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Mental Health in Development theme’s Small Grants Awards.

Tackling mental illness by supporting industry to develop new drugs

13th October 2023

Did you know mental illnesses such as depression are a leading cause of disability? And there is huge unmet demand for drugs to treat psychiatric disorders. In recognition of World…

Stop Press- launch of Oxford Health BRC Senior Fellowships

12th October 2023

The NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellows Award scheme recognises and supports individuals with the potential and trajectory to become future leaders in translational research in the NIHR in Oxford. This…

Celebrating another successful year of biomedical research

10th October 2023

Developments and improvements to the treatment and knowledge of conditions including depression, dementia and psychosis were in the spotlight at a recent event in Oxford. National Institute of Health and…

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