The Oxford Precision Psychiatry Lab (OxPPL) led by Professor Andrea Cipriani, is celebrating after winning Psychiatric Team of the Year: Digital Mental Health at the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych)…
New research has highlighted important gaps in the way quality of life is measured for people living with multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs), raising questions about whether existing approaches capture what…
A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford’s Radcliffe Department of Medicine, has found that many NHS staff working shifts experience sleep difficulties, with researchers calling for…
Children and young people broadly support the use of health data for research that could improve lives, but they want strong safeguards, transparency, and greater involvement in decisions about how…
In our November Q&A, our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Project Manager shares insights into her role, the experiences that shaped her commitment to equality and inclusion, and how she…
The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) has announced a series of senior leadership appointments to support the next phase of its work to translate mental health research into…
Researchers at the University of Manchester are inviting families to take part in new research about adolescent mental and physical development. The Early Life and Adolescent Brain (E-LAB) study aims…
The UK’s first Baseline Biomarker Check (BBC) clinic has been launched in Oxford, designed to improve the assessment of people experiencing first-episode psychosis. First-episode psychosis is the term used when…
Celebrations have been held to mark 20 years of research achievements by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and its partners in the South Central region. Colleagues…
New research has found that social anhedonia, a reduced ability to enjoy or feel rewarded by social interactions, may be more closely linked to how young people experience social situations…
A major independent review for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has called for significant changes to how people access support for mental health conditions, ADHD and autism,…
The AnDY (Anxiety and Depression in Young People) Research Clinics in Oxford and Reading have been shortlisted for the prestigious ACAMH Awards 2026 Lionel Hersov Memorial Award, recognising teams that…
Devon Partnership NHS Trust has successfully integrated a prolonged grief disorder therapy pathway within their NHS Talking Therapies Service TALKWORKS, with support from the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration…
World Mental Health Day takes place annually on 10 October. This year’s theme, “Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change”, reminds us that meaningful change starts by listening. Whether in…
In this interview Andreia Costa, Project Manager for Training & Career Development at the Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford Health, reflects on the power of lived experience, the importance of putting…
In the first of the Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission interview series, we spoke with our Data and Digital workstream leads, Professor Ann John and Professor John Ainsworth. Ann…
Researchers across the NIHR BRC: Oxford Health and the wider NIHR community have benefited from a diverse programme of training and development opportunities during the 2025/26 academic year, helping to…
A recent community open day at the African Caribbean Centre in Leicester has been hailed as a joyful and thought-provoking success for bringing mental health research directly to local families…
Researchers have identified a brain mechanism that could help explain ketamine’s unusually rapid antidepressant effects, providing new clues for the development of faster and potentially more targeted treatments for depression….
Four new NHS sites across England have signed up to deliver the EMBRACE trial, allowing more people the opportunity to take part in research into an investigational medication for major…
