By Vanessa Bennett, with the work experience team: Jess, Liana, Niamh and Saskia At the end of the summer we welcomed four enthusiastic young people from Year 12 and 13 to participate in a packed week of ‘virtual’ research work experience (and some on-line socialising) at the end of their long, ‘unusual’ summer. The focus…
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Involving young people to guide research into peer interactions and mental health using VR tools in schools
By Dr Julia Badger Researchers usually focus on supporting young people via biological, cognitive, social or emotional investigation and often by designing, developing and implementing interventions or useful tools. But can we do this accurately for young people without young people’s input? I’m applying for a grant to develop an immersive workshop for adolescents around…
PPI in the time of COVID-19
Patient and Public Involvement: the journey so far
Clinical trials have come a long way since their initial conception many centuries ago. Patients and the general public are becoming increasingly involved in clinical trials and research in general. PPI Manager Claire Murray writes about how Patient and Public Involvement can inform clinical trials on International Clinical Trials Day 2020.
Virtual benefits for the real world
Daniel Freeman, NIHR Research Professor and Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Winner of the 2017 i4i Mental Health Challenge Award. How can we improve outcomes for people with severe mental health difficulties? The issue is an urgent one: all too often, individuals with psychosis find day-to-day life so anxiety-provoking…
Preventing dementia: how hard can it be?
Simon Lovestone, Professor of Translational Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford; Theme lead for Informatics and Digital Health at the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre Every morning I see a candidate for prevention of Alzheimer’s disease. He wakes, washes, gets dressed, has breakfast and goes to work. He’s fine; for now. He is a…
