Sarah Marr

Bodleian Libraries launch Catalysts photography campaign to celebrate Oxford innovators

11th December 2025

The Bodleian Libraries have unveiled Catalysts, a photography campaign in collaboration with the British Journal of Photography. The initiative seeks to diversify and modernise Oxford’s portraiture by celebrating some of its leading researchers whose work is reshaping…

How are collaboration and regulation transforming UK clinical trials?

5th December 2025

At the heart of Oxford Health’s research efforts, the Business Development Team (BDT) is redefining how academic excellence translates into real-world impact. The BDT fosters innovation and ensures that research…

Art, science, and lived experience: a new lens on chronic pain

3rd December 2025

Recently, the official launch of What We Carry, a collaborative art-science project led by artist Marysa Dowling was celebrated at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. The project explores the…

Driving change in mental health care: Oxford Health BRC in focus

2nd December 2025

The Oxford Academic Health Partners (OAHP) recently published a spotlight feature on Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC), in conversation with our Director Professor Rachel Upthegrove MBE. The piece…

MSc in Pain Neurosciences – advancing research and clinical insight

21st November 2025

The University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) has launched the MSc in Pain Neurosciences, designed to equip researchers and clinicians with a rigorous understanding of pain mechanisms…

New study investigates cause of repetitive negative thoughts

20th November 2025

Repetitive negative thoughts will be investigated using a range of cutting-edge brain science techniques as part of a new study led by the University of Oxford and funded by Wellcome….

Count Me In to launch this week

18th November 2025

We’re a few days away from launching Count Me In, Oxford Health’s pioneering approach to make research participation easier, fairer and more inclusive. Research helps us improve care, develop new…

Oxford researchers to redefine new human-based research models of pain

11th November 2025

An interdisciplinary team led by the University of Oxford’s Professor Zameel Cader is part of a major new initiative which aims to redefine human-based research models for greater understanding of…

Shame a significant factor in hairpulling in young people, new study finds

10th November 2025

It found that shame partially explained the relationship between hairpulling and depression, and fully explained the relationship between hairpulling and anxiety. Hairpulling, also known as trichotillomania, is a body-focused repetitive…

Mandatory nutrient warning labels could prevent 100,000+ obesity-related deaths in England

7th November 2025

Researchers from the University of Liverpool, supported by Oxford Health BRC have found that making front-of-pack nutrition labelling mandatory could significantly reduce obesity rates and save thousands of lives across…

Building better research through public involvement

4th November 2025

Mental health research is changing and the public is leading the way. In recent years, the role of patients, carers, and communities in shaping research has evolved from passive participation…

Redefining relapse in schizophrenia

3rd November 2025

Traditionally, the definition of relapse in schizophrenia has been confusing and inconsistent, causing significant issues for both research and clinical practice. This lack of standardisation has made it difficult to…

Help shape future research on babies’ and young children’s development

29th October 2025

Do you have or work with children under 5 years?Are you a professional or researcher interested in child development? Your voice is needed to help shape the future of research…

Underweight children cost the NHS as much per child as children with obesity, Oxford study finds

24th October 2025

New Oxford-led research reveals that underweight children require as much NHS support as those with severe obesity, challenging assumptions about childhood health priorities and highlighting the need for services across…

New Oxford-led project aims to revolutionise chronic pain treatment

23rd October 2025

The University of Oxford is to lead a new six-year, £11 million project backed by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) which aims to develop a new generation…

Research establishes wide variation in physical side-effects of antidepressants

22nd October 2025

Antidepressants differ widely in how they affect the body, according to new research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, in collaboration with the University of…

Innovative Oxford child anxiety treatment to be rolled out internationally

21st October 2025

An effective online treatment for childhood anxiety developed by a team at the University of Oxford is to be adapted and tested in five countries in Asia and South America,…

Experts urge rethink on young people’s involvement in mental health science

20th October 2025

Is participation enough? A new paper challenges the growing assumption that involving young people in mental health research is inherently beneficial to the scientific process, the people involved and public health….

What We Carry: Amplifying Voices in Pain Research

15th October 2025

Oxford Health BRC are proud to collaborate with What We Carry, a creative storytelling initiative that brings lived experience to the heart of our Pain Theme. What We Carry is…

Research participation made easier with Count Me In

13th October 2025

At Oxford Health, we believe research should be accessible to everyone. We’re preparing to launch Count Me In following its pilot in 2021, a pioneering approach to make it easier…

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