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New mental health pathway for primary school children reduces anxiety problems – study shows

10th April 2026

A new way of supporting primary age children’s mental health via schools has been shown to be highly effective in reducing anxiety problems, according to a new trial. Researchers led…

D-CYPHR: Helping to shape the future of children’s health research

2nd April 2026

The DNA, Children and Young People’s Health Resource (D-CYPHR) is a landmark national programme designed to transform understanding of childhood health. Launched in summer 2023, the initiative has already welcomed more than 12,500…

New study explores learning and mood in children with genetic condition

13th February 2026

The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission Children and Young People’s Mental Health workstream have recently started recruitment to a study into learning, attention and mood in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). NF1 is a genetic…

Join the WISDOM Schools Research Network this Children’s Mental Health Week

9th February 2026

9–15 February 2026 Children’s Mental Health Week has been empowering the voices of children and young people since it began in 2015, raising awareness of the importance of their wellbeing…

Join the Children and Young People’s Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) Pitch Event

4th February 2026

The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration Mission’s (MH-TRC) are hosting an online event on Wednesday 11 February from 5pm to 7pm, exploring creative and inclusive Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) approaches and ideas, focused on children and young people’s mental…

Latest updates from our BRC

15th January 2026

January’s newsletter bring a fresh roundup of updates, research highlights, and news from us and our partners at Oxford Health BRC. In this first edition for 2026, discover what’s shaping…

Three Years of Impact – Oxford Health BRC and NIHR MH-TRC driving mental health research

18th December 2025

For the last 3 years, the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) has been at the forefront of innovation in brain and mental health research in the UK,…

Insights into children and young people’s Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement

9th December 2025

Megan Pritchard, Research Assistant working for the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission has shared her experience of her first month supporting a children and young people’s mental…

Driving change in mental health care: Oxford Health BRC in focus

2nd December 2025

The Oxford Academic Health Partners (OAHP) recently published a spotlight feature on Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC), in conversation with our Director Professor Rachel Upthegrove MBE. The piece…

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…

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….

Applications open for MQ fellows award

6th October 2025

MQ is the UK’s leading mental health research charity and it has launched its new grant round for funding for a Fellowship award. The MQ Fellows Award empowers exceptional early-career…

Research helping parents support anxious children

26th September 2025

We’re delighted to share that University of Oxford’s Dr. Tessa Reardon, co-leading the WISDOM Schools Research Network within the Oxford Health BRC Mental Health in Development (MHID) Theme, is at…

£27 million gift funds new Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research focused on young people’s mental health

22nd August 2025

A pioneering research centre aimed at achieving better mental health outcomes for children, young people and families will be established at the University of Oxford thanks to a £27 million…

Breaking barriers, building minds: MHID Theme meeting sparks collaboration and innovation

7th July 2025

Recently, the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre’s Mental Health in Development (MHID) Theme Meeting bought together researchers, clinicians, and collaborators at New Radcliffe House. The event showcased the MHID…

Chilean families to benefit from Oxford developed support for child anxiety

24th June 2025

The successful parent-led programme, developed with support from the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) and the Applied Research Collaboration Oxford and Thames Valley (ARC OxTV), is being…

Neurodiversity Week 2025 – celebrating unique minds

4th April 2025

Neurodiversity Week, celebrated recently, was a week-long celebration aimed at raising awareness and promoting understanding of neurodiversity, a concept that acknowledges the naturally occurring variations in human neurocognitive capabilities. Neurodiversity…

Liverpool hosts innovative mental health technology forum

31st March 2025

The Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre (M-RIC) in Liverpool is one of two National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Mental Health Translational Research Centre (MH-TRC) Mental Health Mission…

Read it now! Last OH BRC newsletter of 2024

16th December 2024

The Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) December 2024 newsletter is available on our newsletters web page: Issue 11 – Oxford Health BRC Newsletters – NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical…

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