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Study finds parents welcome digital tools to improve neurodevelopmental assessment

10th August 2026

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Parents and carers of neurodivergent children are open to the use of digital tools in neurodevelopmental assessments, provided they are safe, accessible and designed around families’ needs, according to a new study. …

Filed Under: Analogue to Digital, Impact, News, NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC), PPIEP

Charity partnership helps widen access to mental health research involvement

6th August 2026

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The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission Capacity Development workstream and charity partner MQ Mental Health Research are working together to demystify Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) in mental health and widen…

Filed Under: News, NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC), PPIEP

RCPsych Congress: Colleagues highlight national approach to embedding mental health research

5th August 2026

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The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission recently showcased its work in embedding research within routine mental health care during a dedicated session at the Royal College of…

Filed Under: News, NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC), PPIEP

Serotonin-targeting drug shows promise as potential new treatment for depression

3rd August 2026

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Researchers from NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC): Oxford Health Depression Therapeutics Theme have published new study findings that could help pave the way for a new generation of treatments for…

Filed Under: Depression Therapeutics, Impact, News

Five new projects launched through Depression Therapeutics Pump Priming award

29th July 2026

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Five innovative research projects have been launched following the latest NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC): Oxford Health Depression Therapeutics Theme Pump Priming funding call. The Pump Priming awards provide up…

Filed Under: Better Sleep, Depression Therapeutics, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), News, PPIEP, Preventing Multiple Morbidities, Training and Development

60 seconds with… Dr Graham Blackman, Senior Clinical Researcher and Consultant Psychiatrist

27th July 2026

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In the latest of our 60 second interview series, we spoke with Dr Graham Blackman, Senior Clinical Researcher in the University of Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry and Consultant Psychiatrist at Oxford…

Filed Under: Brain Technologies, Data Science, News

Infections linked to higher risk of brain and mental health conditions for up to two years

17th July 2026

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A large study of more than 1 million matched patient pairs finds that serious infections across the body are followed by increased risks of psychiatric and neurological diagnoses, especially in…

Filed Under: Molecular Targets, News

Breakthrough success for first automated virtual reality psychological therapy for needle phobia

16th July 2026

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A ground-breaking new study, led by the University of Oxford and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), suggests that needle phobia can be successfully treated…

Filed Under: Analogue to Digital, Hospital to Home, Impact, News, Psychological Treatments

Lived experience helps shape trauma-informed research for adopted young people 

13th July 2026

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A new paper has highlighted the vital role that Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) can play in designing research about childhood trauma, helping researchers create studies that are…

Filed Under: News, NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC), PPIEP

From exposure to engagement: Strengthening mental health research capacity 

9th July 2026

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The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission is pleased to report on the success of its Foundation Year 1 (FY1) Doctor Mental Health Research Taster Day(s) Programme 2026, delivered through the Capacity Development workstream.  The Programme introduces early-career…

Filed Under: News, NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC)

New study aims to improve crisis care for neurodivergent young people 

6th July 2026

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A new NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH–TRC) Mission study in Scotland is exploring whether young people experiencing a mental health crisis can receive faster, more personalised support by combining therapeutic intervention with rapid…

Filed Under: News, NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC)

New study shines a light on what makes digital mental health trials useful 

18th June 2026

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A new study is helping to answer an important question in mental health research: how do we make sure digital mental health trials produce results that are genuinely useful for…

Filed Under: Analogue to Digital, News, NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC)

NIHR Chief Executive Officer Professor Lucy Chappell visits Oxford Health

17th June 2026

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Recently, Professor Lucy Chappell, Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department of Health and Social Care and Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), visited…

Filed Under: Better Sleep, Brain Technologies, Clinical Research Facility, Data Science, Dementia, Depression Therapeutics, Mental Health in Development, Molecular Targets, News, Pain, Preventing Multiple Morbidities, Psychological Treatments, Research Themes

Laxative drug could improve depression-related memory and attention issues

16th June 2026

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Targeted serotonin receptor drug used in chronic constipation increased executive function and short- and long-term memory after seven to ten-day course. People with depression who find that it affects their…

Filed Under: Depression Research Centre, Depression Therapeutics, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Impact, News

Brain iron study offers new insights into schizophrenia

11th June 2026

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A new study has deepened understanding of how iron is stored in the brain in people with psychosis, including schizophrenia. The findings offer important clues about the biology of the…

Filed Under: Data Science, Impact, News

60 seconds with… Dr Thomas Kabir, Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Academic Lead

10th June 2026

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In the latest of our 60 second interview series, we spoke with Senior Researcher Dr Thomas Kabir, who was recently appointed as Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Academic…

Filed Under: News, PPIEP

UK–French collaboration meets to strengthens research into mental health biomarker research 

4th June 2026

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Recently, mental health researchers from across France and the UK came together at the Wellcome Trust in London for the second in-person meeting of the UK–French Mental Health Biomarkers Consortium to report on progress and celebrate achievements.   The UK-French…

Filed Under: News, NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC)

It Takes a Village: Trialling a “community approach” to child mental health services

29th May 2026

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A new UK-wide research project led by the University of Glasgow will test an innovative approach to improving children’s mental health services, aiming to address growing demand and long waiting…

Filed Under: Children, young people and family mental health, Hospital to Home, News, NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC)

Families and researchers unite at Neurofibromatosis type 1 Community Festival 

26th May 2026

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Recently, the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission’s Children and Young People’s (CYP) Mental Health workstream supported the Beyond Diagnosis: NF1 Community Festival event at Manchester Museum.   This event brought families, young people and researchers together for…

Filed Under: Children, young people and family mental health, News, NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC), PPIEP

Early psychosis diagnosis tool launched in 3 major cities

19th May 2026

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A national digital platform that helps clinicians track information related to early psychosis care has launched in Birmingham, Nottinghamshire and Cambridgeshire. The Early Psychosis Informatics into Care (EPICare) study is a patient…

Filed Under: Analogue to Digital, Impact, News, NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC)

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