Sophie Ray

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…

From insight to impact at Oxford Health R&D 2025

6th January 2026

Introduction Across Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust’s research infrastructures, the Trust’s Research and Delivery teams, the NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF), NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) and the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC)…

New study offers breakthrough in detecting risk for psychosis and bipolar disorders

16th December 2025

A study published recently in The Lancet Psychiatry has unveiled a new approach to identifying individuals at risk of developing psychotic disorders or bipolar disorder. Psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia,…

Celebrating Nurses, Midwives, Allied Health Professionals, Pharmacists, and Psychologists at Oxford Health BRC

15th December 2025

NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) has launched a dedicated page showcasing the profiles of Nurses, Midwives, Allied Health Professionals, Pharmacists, and Psychologists (NMAHPPs) who are driving mental and brain health research. The new NMAHPPs Staff…

New research collaboration to tackle ethnic inequalities in perinatal severe mental illness

10th December 2025

A ground-breaking new study aims to transform postpartum mental health care for mothers from ethnic minority backgrounds or those living in deprived areas who experience severe mental illness. The Improving…

Insights into children and young people’s Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement

9th December 2025

Megan Pritchard, Research Assistant working for the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission has shared her experience of her first month supporting a children and young people’s mental…

New study reveals how gut bacteria influence antidepressant effectiveness

4th December 2025

New findings of a study looking into the complex relationship between antidepressants and the gut microbiome offers fresh insights into how gut bacteria may shape the success of depression treatments….

Clinical use of nitrous oxide could help treat depression, major study shows

1st December 2025

The largest analysis of global trial data shows clinical nitrous oxide as a promising rapid-acting treatment for depressive disorders. Patients with major depressive disorder, including those who have not responded…

Oxford Health BRC researchers named among Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2025

28th November 2025

Congratulations to eight leading academics affiliated with Oxford Health BRC who have been recognised in Clarivate’s prestigious Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list, which identifies the world’s most influential scientists whose…

Creative arts therapies are effective treatment options for PTSD in young people globally

27th November 2025

Music, dance, art, drama, and poetry therapies are effective in treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents across the globe. Published in Nature Mental Health, the study is…

Bridging the gap between epilepsy and mental health: experts call for a more integrated approach to care

26th November 2025

A more holistic approach is urgently needed to treat people with epilepsy and co-occurring mental health disorders, according to a new paper in the British Journal of Psychiatry. Led by…

Innovative brain health clinic has now assessed 500 patients and improved accuracy of dementia diagnosis

24th November 2025

One of the UK’s first Brain Health Clinic is marking two major milestones as it celebrates five years since it launched and more than 500 patients using its services. Dedicated…

Study explores how drink adverts influence consumer choices

19th November 2025

A new study has shed light on how advertisements for alcoholic, alcohol-free and low-alcohol drinks affect what people choose to buy. The research, funded by the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical…

Depression Therapeutics researcher attends training in Zurich thanks to pump priming grant

17th November 2025

Recently, PhD student Kiranpreet Gill, an Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre researcher in the Depression Therapeutics Theme based at Birmingham University, undertook training in Zurich, using a £3,000 pump priming…

Work experience placement offers insight into hospitalised children’s study

13th November 2025

Dr Helen Casey, Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, is working with the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission’s Children and Young People’s Mental Health workstream to advance research…

New study redefines “quality of life” for people with multiple long-term conditions

12th November 2025

A new study led by the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre’s (OH BRC) Preventing Multiple Morbidities Theme offers new insights into how we measure quality of life for adults living…

Mental Health in Development Theme colleagues recognised at awards ceremony

5th November 2025

Recently, the Association of Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) held its annual awards ceremony to recognise high quality work in evidence-based science in the field of child and adolescent mental health (CAMH). Several research colleagues from OH BRC’s  Mental Health in Development…

Reducing reliance on prisons with data science expertise

31st October 2025

Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) Data Science Theme researchers are involved in a new project, providing evidence needed to create safe and effective ways to reduce reliance on…

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