We are pleased to announce the appointment of two new Oxford Health BRC Senior Research Fellows – Susannah Murphy and Jennifer Wild. The competitive selection process was a coordinated effort by the Oxford Health BRC and its partners in the NIHR Oxford BRC, and the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) for Oxford and the Thames…
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New research seeks to tackle impact of COVID-19 on children and young people’s mental health
A new research survey will track children and young people’s mental health throughout the COVID-19 crisis to identify what advice, support and help can actually protect their mental health. COVID-19 presents a rapidly changing situation where different pressures, including changes to children and young people’s social lives, daily routines, and access to education as well as challenges associated with…
COVID-19 Research impact and mental health resources
Researchers from the Oxford Health BRC, like many others across the country, are responding to the call to support frontline NHS services meeting the challenge of COVID-19. Many are prioritising their clinical work, returning to patient facing roles or offering their laboratory skills to support COVID-19 testing. This is in accordance with the latest NIHR guidance As…
Would you like to help shape a research project?
Involvement opportunity for parents with experience of mental health difficulties Researchers at the University of Oxford are looking to speak with parents of school-aged children who have experienced their own mental health difficulties, to help develop a research project to identify and support child anxiety difficulties in schools. The research team are keen to receive…
Lack of comparative data on new therapeutic agents poses a challenge to health care systems
Lack of comparative data on new therapeutic agents poses a challenge to health care systems and important ethical issues for patients and clinicians – Lancet Series calls for increased research into comparative effectiveness, both before and after market entry Facing any new diagnosis, the first question many patients will ask is ‘which treatment will work…
Oxford Brain Health Clinical Trials Unit – Open Day
The Oxford Brain Health Clinical Trials Unit (OBHCTU) is a new unit established to support the delivery of trials in psychiatry and cognitive sciences and is the UK’s only dedicated mental health CTU. It is a core part of the Oxford Health BRC. At the unit’s first open day speakers including Dr Vanessa Raymont, the…
