The Mental Health Mission’s Capacity Development (CD) workstream have recently published a report on barriers and enablers to mental health research in the UK, led by Aiste Adomaviciene, Project Manager…
New figures show more than 5,000 people from Buckinghamshire participated in trials in the 12 months from April 2023, including those run at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. They took…
Researchers from the Biomedical Research Centre’s Preventing Multiple Morbidities Theme are looking into whether a ketogenic diet is an effective treatment for treatment-resistant depression (TRD). A ketogenic diet consists of…
A study into Alzheimer’s disease, completed by researchers in the BRC’s Dementia Theme, has found that data gathered from online cognition testing correlates to protein blood biomarker levels associated with…
Researchers from the BRC’s Psychological Treatments Theme have contributed to a recent article on the programming characteristics of VR characters and their interpretations by people with paranoia. Paranoia, when a…
Recently, visitors to Oxford’s Westgate Centre were able to learn about the world-class healthcare research taking place in the city. The annual Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Open Day, hosted by…
The Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre (M-RIC) recently welcomed senior representatives from the MHM and charity MQ Mental Health Research to see their pioneering approach to co-production. M-RIC’s newly…
Semaglutide – widely known as Ozempic/Wegovy – does not negatively impact brain health and is associated with lower risk of cognitive problems and less nicotine dependence, according to a new…
In his article for Lady Margaret Hall News, University of Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry DPhil candidate Gulamabbas Lakha speaks about his experiences with faith and the study of theology and…
Mid-career researchers who are committed to advancing health care policy and practice are invited to apply for the Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellowship. Co-funded in the UK by the NIHR and…
Researchers are encouraged to apply for the next round of the NIHR Senior Investigators, an award which recognises substantial leadership contribution within the NIHR research community. NIHR Senior Investigator status…
What is Pride and why did we attend? The Oxford Pride 2024 celebrated the LGBTQIA+ community and its 21st anniversary of the event with the theme “One City – One Pride: Embrace…
A new resource has been created for research participants who will have an MRI scan as part of their study. Two informative videos have been created as part of the…
Dr Ludovica Griffanti is Associate Professor in the University of Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry and Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellow at the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (WIN). Her research focuses on neuroimaging…
Dr Jiedi Lei is a Paul Foundation Clinical Research Fellow and clinical psychologist whose research is focused on autism and child and adolescent mental health in the BRC: Oxford Health Mental…
A member of the BRC: Oxford Health Preventing Multiple Morbidites theme’s patient and public involvement group has shared his thoughts on healthcare guidance on exercise to improve mental health. Julian…
The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) is a UK-wide network currently comprising eighteen centres of excellence. The MH-TRC delivers the NIHR and Office for Life Science (OLS) Mental…
The Mental Health Mission Midlands Translational Centre (MH-MTC) is one of two demonstrator sites for the NIHR/OLS Mental Health Mission whose aim is to accelerate regional mental health research capacity…
Come and join us for our BRC Open Day at the Westgate Centre in Oxford between 10am and 3.30pm on Thursday 30 May. The event – held jointly with Oxford…
World Sleep Day 2024 is celebrated on 15 March and this year’s theme is “Sleep Equity for Global Health”. Sleep is vital for good health, but there are significant disparities…
