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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…

Oxford researchers to redefine new human-based research models of pain

11th November 2025

An interdisciplinary team led by the University of Oxford’s Professor Zameel Cader is part of a major new initiative which aims to redefine human-based research models for greater understanding of…

Shame a significant factor in hairpulling in young people, new study finds

10th November 2025

It found that shame partially explained the relationship between hairpulling and depression, and fully explained the relationship between hairpulling and anxiety. Hairpulling, also known as trichotillomania, is a body-focused repetitive…

Mandatory nutrient warning labels could prevent 100,000+ obesity-related deaths in England

7th November 2025

Researchers from the University of Liverpool, supported by Oxford Health BRC have found that making front-of-pack nutrition labelling mandatory could significantly reduce obesity rates and save thousands of lives across…

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…

Building better research through public involvement

4th November 2025

Mental health research is changing and the public is leading the way. In recent years, the role of patients, carers, and communities in shaping research has evolved from passive participation…

Redefining relapse in schizophrenia

3rd November 2025

Traditionally, the definition of relapse in schizophrenia has been confusing and inconsistent, causing significant issues for both research and clinical practice. This lack of standardisation has made it difficult to…

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…

Help shape future research on babies’ and young children’s development

29th October 2025

Do you have or work with children under 5 years?Are you a professional or researcher interested in child development? Your voice is needed to help shape the future of research…

Ketamine research review published as we mark 25 years of progress in treating depression

28th October 2025

As we mark 25 years since the first clinical trial demonstrating ketamine’s antidepressant effects in people with major depressive disorder, researchers from Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) have published…

Oxford researchers contribute update to NICE Real-World Evidence Framework

27th October 2025

Two Oxford researchers have contributed to the recent major update of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Real-World Evidence Framework, which helps deliver the use of real-world…

Underweight children cost the NHS as much per child as children with obesity, Oxford study finds

24th October 2025

New Oxford-led research reveals that underweight children require as much NHS support as those with severe obesity, challenging assumptions about childhood health priorities and highlighting the need for services across…

New Oxford-led project aims to revolutionise chronic pain treatment

23rd October 2025

The University of Oxford is to lead a new six-year, £11 million project backed by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) which aims to develop a new generation…

Research establishes wide variation in physical side-effects of antidepressants

22nd October 2025

Antidepressants differ widely in how they affect the body, according to new research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, in collaboration with the University of…

Innovative Oxford child anxiety treatment to be rolled out internationally

21st October 2025

An effective online treatment for childhood anxiety developed by a team at the University of Oxford is to be adapted and tested in five countries in Asia and South America,…

Experts urge rethink on young people’s involvement in mental health science

20th October 2025

Is participation enough? A new paper challenges the growing assumption that involving young people in mental health research is inherently beneficial to the scientific process, the people involved and public health….

Participants in young people’s mental health study co-produce videos about research

17th October 2025

In spring this year, young people who had been adopted came together with University of Manchester researchers to produce two videos about their experience of taking part in research. The young people took part in SOCIAL, a National Institute for Health and…

Oxford Health BRC launches inclusivity resource for researchers

16th October 2025

OH BRC’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) team are pleased to share the launch of the OH BRC Research Inclusion Hub, an online collection of resources designed to support researchers in embedding inclusive practices across the research cycle. Evidence from…

What We Carry: Amplifying Voices in Pain Research

15th October 2025

Oxford Health BRC are proud to collaborate with What We Carry, a creative storytelling initiative that brings lived experience to the heart of our Pain Theme. What We Carry is…

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