New research, funded by our Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, has found that poor cardiovascular health in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood may contribute to brain structure changes linked to…
The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) secured over £42m of funding to establish the Mental Health Mission (MHM) in 2023. The MHM, in collaboration with the ASCEnD trial…
GPs will be able to support patients with difficult to treat depression through 7 new specialist clinics across the UK, widening access to clinical assessments and new treatments. The NIHR…
As part of the Oxford Kafka 2024 celebrations, a series of events exploring Franz Kafka’s contributions to literature, arts, culture and society, Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) supported a…
New research, supported by our BRC Molecular Targets’ Theme Co-Leads Professors Paul Harrison and Rachel Upthegrove and BRC Dementia Theme Co-Lead Professor Masud Husain, has found that patients who were…
Recently, research colleagues came together to host a Research Coffee Afternoon at Buckinghamshire New University in Aylesbury. The aim of the event was to engage the university’s students, staff and…
Round 2 of the NIHR Undergraduate Internship Programme is now open for applications with a deadline of 7 November 2024. This scheme provides funding for early to mid-career researchers to host up to three interns….
Clare Mackay, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) Dementia Theme Lead and Professor of Imaging Neuroscience at the University of Oxford,…
Leading scientists say that while poor air quality is a risk factor for mental illness, progress in understanding the causes and impact has been too slow. In a paper published…
Recently, colleagues from the Oxford Health Research & Development team attended the 29th International Mental Health Nursing Research Conference, held at St Catherine’s College, Oxford. The aim of the event was…
Triptans, a drug usually offered as an alternative to painkillers, have been found to be the most effective medicine for adults who experience acute migraines. Findings of a study, which…
Research staff at Oxford Health recently attended the Autumn Information Fayre at the Windmill Centre in Deddington to provide information on dementia and opportunities to take part in dementia research….
Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery has been appointed as the new chair of the Board of the Oxford Academic Health Partners (OAHP). Sir Jonathan took up the post recently and succeeds Professor…
Around nine in ten research participants in the Thames Valley area said that they would take part in another study in the future. Results of a survey published recently found…
Dr Dominic O’Connor, Research Associate at the University of Manchester, is working with the Mental Health Mission’s Children and Young People’s Mental Health workstream to improve the experiences of vulnerable…
The Mental Health Mission’s (MHM) Capacity Development workstream is inviting applications from researchers employed by or connected to the MHM for industry internship funding. The Industry Internships Funding Programme aims…
The MHM has partnered with the NIHR Incubator for Mental Health Research to offer the GROW programme, a bespoke career development programme open to and designed for MHM early career…
Tim Nicholls, who recently joined the MHM as Implementation Lead, said he was left “optimistic about the work being carried out” after a visit to the Mental Health Research for…
Colleagues from Oxford Health Research & Development team are attending the International Mental Health Nursing Research Conference, a knowledge sharing event dedicated to research in mental health nursing. Debbie Moll,…
Research supported by University of Oxford’s Department of Experimental Psychology Prof. Anke Ehlers, Theme Lead of the BRC’s Psychological Treatments Theme, has found that the type of coping strategy used…
