Sophie Ray

Funding awarded for children and young people’s involvement and engagement projects

1st April 2026

The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission recently hosted an online event where applicants were awarded funding to create new Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) projects. The MH-TRC Mission’s Children and Young People’s (CYP) Mental Health workstream CYP PPIE Funding Scheme supports researchers and contributors with £400 to…

Celebrating excellence in research leadership: NIHR Senior Investigator Awards 2026

24th March 2026

The NIHR Senior Investigator Award is one of the highest honours in UK health and social care research, recognising researchers who combine outstanding applied research with exceptional leadership and influence….

Join our free public talk on Neurodiversity and research

20th March 2026

Colleagues, patients and members of the public are invited to join our free public talk on neurodiversity on Monday 20 April from 6pm to 7pm at Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford. Refreshments will be served from 5.30pm. April…

Mental Health in Development Theme meeting: reflecting on successes and planning for the future

19th March 2026

Recently the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre’s (OH BRC) Mental Health in Development Theme brought together researchers and partners for a Whole Theme Meeting. The hybrid event, held in Oxford and online, provided an opportunity to reflect on progress, celebrate individual…

Senior Research Fellows share the impact of their awards

18th March 2026

The 2024/2025 cohort of NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellows, who completed their fellowships at the end of December 2025, have shared an update on the impact of their awards. The…

Join the world’s largest study of anxiety and depression

27th February 2026

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT) are recruiting participants for the world’s largest study of anxiety and depression. The Genetic Links to Anxiety and Depression (GLAD) Study, led by the…

New study finds a ketogenic diet may help some with severe depression

25th February 2026

A ketogenic diet, a high-fat and very low carbohydrate eating plan, may help people with treatment-resistant-depression, a new study has found. The research has been funded by our NIHR Oxford…

OH BRC welcomes NIHR Academy Members for a networking afternoon

18th February 2026

Recently, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Academy Members came together at Oxford Brookes University for an engaging afternoon of talks highlighting clinical academic career pathways and current research efforts across the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) community. The…

New study explores learning and mood in children with genetic condition

13th February 2026

The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission Children and Young People’s Mental Health workstream have recently started recruitment to a study into learning, attention and mood in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). NF1 is a genetic…

Mood Disorder workstream launches membership status to broaden research collaboration

12th February 2026

The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission Mood Disorder workstream has launched a new Affiliate Membership status to their network of Higher Education Institutions and NHS Trusts, enabling formal research engagement opportunities between clinical and academic experts across the UK. This network aims to advance research into and improve care…

Recent commentary reflects on research equity in women’s mental health

11th February 2026

To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we are shining a spotlight on this recently published commentary co-authored by the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Leads and the Directors of the National Institute…

Join the Children and Young People’s Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Pitch Event

4th February 2026

The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration Mission’s (MH-TRC) are hosting an online event on Wednesday 11 February from 5pm to 7pm, exploring creative and inclusive Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) approaches and ideas, focused on children and young people’s mental…

New BioResource to drive progress in severe mental illness research

27th January 2026

The Severe Mental Illness Longitudinal Evaluation (SMILE) BioResource is a new, national initiative aiming to accelerate research to improve outcomes and quality of life for people living with severe mental…

New study exploring schizophrenia and immune problems trial design

22nd January 2026

The Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre (M-RIC) and Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust have launched a new feasibility study which aims to design a trial to explore immune problems in people with schizophrenia. M-RIC is…

60 seconds with… Dr Shaun Davidson, OH BRC Better Sleep Theme researcher

16th January 2026

In the latest of our 60 seconds interview series, we spoke with Dr Shaun Davidson Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) Better Sleep Theme researcher, and Postdoctoral Research Associate in the…

Night-time changes in metabolism may be driving common liver disease

14th January 2026

Researchers at the University of Oxford have discovered that the most common liver disease follows a strong day-night pattern, and the metabolic changes that drive the disease are most pronounced…

New animation explains 5 principles of good sleep health

13th January 2026

The start of a new year prompts many of us to reflect on our bad habits and instil better ones, particularly with regards to our health. While the longer evenings leave many…

New NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellows announced

12th January 2026

Eight mid-career researchers identified as having the potential to become future translational research leaders have been appointed as the next cohort of NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellows. The selection process was a coordinated effort by…

Oxford Health BRC signs HRA Shared Commitment to Public Involvement

9th January 2026

Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) has joined more than thirty national health organisations in pledging to improve public involvement in health and social care research. Recently, OH BRC…

Stopping weight-loss drugs linked to faster regain than ending diet programmes

8th January 2026

Research supported by researchers in our Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre Preventing Multiple Morbidities Theme has found that people tend to regain weight rapidly after stopping weight-loss drugs, and faster than after ending behavioural weight loss programmes. The findings of a new…

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