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Can digital tools help ease barriers to mental health trial recruitment?

8th April 2025

Researchers in the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mental Health Mission (MHM) have contributed to a new report exploring the barriers to recruitment in mental health clinical trials…

What happens after a dementia diagnosis?

7th April 2025

DPhil student in the Department of Psychiatry at Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity (OHBA) and OH BRC Research Coordinator at Oxford Brain Health Centre (BHC) Jasmine Blane chatted to the Oxford Sparks podcast recently about the work she…

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…

New resource helps researchers access information on children and young people

3rd April 2025

The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration’s (MH-TRC) Mental Health Mission (MHM) Children and Young People’s Mental Health workstream, is working with the University of Cambridge to roll out a…

In case you missed it: ADHD ‘ask the expert’ webinar

2nd April 2025

Recently, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN) hosted a webinar on the latest research into attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Steve Bond, who was…

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…

Intern Harry Chapman shares insights on Industry collaboration placement

27th March 2025

Harry Chapman, part-time research assistant in the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mental Health Mission (MHM) Mood Disorders Clinic in Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation…

New Study Explores Feasibility of Integrating Smoking Cessation into Psychological Care for Depression and Anxiety

25th March 2025

A groundbreaking study published in Addiction has investigated the feasibility and acceptability of integrating smoking cessation treatment into routine psychological care for individuals with depression and anxiety. Oxford Health NHS…

OH BRC Depression Therapeutics Theme launch Pump Priming award

21st March 2025

A pump priming award has been launched this week from our BRC Depression Therapeutics Theme. Awards of up to £5,000 are available for research projects within the key subthemes or…

Fully Funded MSc courses in Clinical Research Delivery for Mental Health Practitioners

19th March 2025

The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mental Health Mission (MHM), in partnership with King’s College London and the University of Exeter, are offering 11 fully funded MSc courses…

Oxford Health BRC hosts successful mid-term review with International Advisory Board

13th March 2025

Recently, the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) held its Mid-Term Review in Oxford with our International Advisory Board members, who play a crucial role at OH BRC. The…

Cinema screening event celebrates Patient and Public Involvement (PPI)

12th March 2025

Mental Health Research for Innovation (M-RIC), NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mental Health Mission (MHM) demonstrator site based in Liverpool, recently held a film screening event for their…

Researchers find link between proteins in neck lymph nodes and Alzheimer’s disease

10th March 2025

A team of researchers at the University of Oxford’s Department of Psychiatry, supported by the NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC), has discovered Alzheimer’s disease-related proteins in cervical…

An interview with our Director Professor Rachel Upthegrove to celebrate International Women’s Day 2025

7th March 2025

International Women’s Day (IWD) has a rich history spanning over a century, yet many challenges to women’s progress remain. Since its inception in 1911, IWD has been a day for…

The Right Approach to Inclusivity: Dr Hana Hassanin, Director of Surrey Clinical Research Facility shares reflections

6th March 2025

The Oxford Health BRC is fully committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) to ensure excellence as part of all activities undertaken. This encompasses both the researchers we fund and…

How does digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia affect emotional processing in people with depressive symptoms?

4th March 2025

In a recent randomised clinical trial it was found that cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) did not significantly alter emotional processing of facial expressions following treatment in individuals with clinically…

Ask the expert webinar: Questions about ADHD

3rd March 2025

The public is invited to a webinar to ask questions of leading specialists about the latest research into attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), hosted by the National Institute for Health…

OH BRC Brain Technologies Theme holds annual knowledge sharing away day

28th February 2025

Recently, the OH BRC Brain Technologies Theme hosted its annual research day on the topic of clinical translation of brain technologies. The event, which took place at the Richard Doll…

UK-French Mental Health Biomarkers Consortium Event

21st February 2025

The UK-French Mental Health Biomarkers Consortium is an international initiative aimed at revolutionising the field of mental health diagnosis and treatment through the identification and validation of biomarkers. This consortium…

Celebrating the Oxford Brain Health Clinic with its participants

17th February 2025

The Oxford Brain Health Clinic (OBHC) invited its research participants to an event at Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot recently to update them on how their data is providing benefit in…

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