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New network connects schools with mental health researchers

29th November 2024

Colleagues from our BRC’s Mental Health in Development theme have established a network to facilitate relationships between schools and mental health researchers. The WISDOM Research Network brings together primary and…

OH BRC Psychological Treatment Theme Leads receive NIHR/OLS funding award

21st November 2024

Two Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Professors have received funding awards from NIHR’s Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme The NIHR i4i Programme is a translational research funding scheme aimed at…

Congratulations to this years highly cited researchers!

20th November 2024

Clarivate, a global leader in transformative intelligence, has announced its 2024 Highly Cited Researchers. These individuals have shown significant impact in their research fields with multiple papers ranked in the…

Mood disorder professional network established

20th November 2024

The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) secured over £42m of funding to establish the Mental Health Mission (MHM) in 2023. The MHM, in collaboration with the ASCEnD trial…

GPs supported to help patients with depression through new specialist clinics

11th November 2024

GPs will be able to support patients with difficult to treat depression through 7 new specialist clinics across the UK, widening access to clinical assessments and new treatments. The NIHR…

Reflections on Franz Kafka mental health event

6th November 2024

As part of the Oxford Kafka 2024 celebrations, a series of events exploring Franz Kafka’s contributions to literature, arts, culture and society, Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) supported a…

New research explores link between COVID-19 hospitalisation and cognitive impairment

4th November 2024

New research, supported by our BRC Molecular Targets’ Theme Co-Leads Professors Paul Harrison and Rachel Upthegrove and BRC Dementia Theme Co-Lead Professor Masud Husain, has found that patients who were…

Research colleagues host coffee afternoon to promote research opportunities

28th October 2024

Recently, research colleagues came together to host a Research Coffee Afternoon at Buckinghamshire New University in Aylesbury. The aim of the event was to engage the university’s students, staff and…

NIHR BRC and CRF Inclusion Conference

22nd October 2024

Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre (BBRC) and Birmingham Clinical Research Facility (BCRF) played host to the first Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and Clinical Research Facility (CRF) Inclusion Conference at “The Exchange”…

New study for Treatment-Resistant Depression launches at Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility

17th October 2024

Recently, the NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) has begun researching a new potential drug treatment for Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD). A significant number of people with depression are not…

NIHR Undergraduate Internship Programme now open for applications

9th October 2024

Round 2 of the NIHR Undergraduate Internship Programme is now open for applications with a deadline of 7 November 2024. This scheme provides funding for early to mid-career researchers to host up to three interns….

OH BRC Director Designate honoured in the Kings birthday honours list 2024

8th October 2024

We would like to congratulate our esteemed colleague Professor Rachel Upthegrove MBE, MBBS, FRCPsych, PhD on her recent achievement of receiving the Member of the Order of the British Empire…

New website for Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF)

3rd October 2024

The Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) web presence has been redeveloped and relaunched as a separate website to better reflect the important work carried out. The OH CRF…

Reflections on Oxford’s first Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours conference

3rd October 2024

Clare Mackay, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) Dementia Theme Lead and Professor of Imaging Neuroscience at the University of Oxford,…

Reflections – New Therapeutic Approaches in Translational Mental Health Conference

2nd October 2024

The New Therapeutic Approaches in Translational Mental Health Conference was held on 16 September 2024 at the Mathematical Institute in Oxford. The event was organised by Betina Nair and Dr…

How can we better understand the links between air pollution and mental health?

2nd October 2024

Leading scientists say that while poor air quality is a risk factor for mental illness, progress in understanding the causes and impact has been too slow. In a paper published…

Colleagues present at International Mental Health Nursing Research Conference

1st October 2024

Recently, colleagues from the Oxford Health Research & Development team attended the 29th International Mental Health Nursing Research Conference, held at St Catherine’s College, Oxford. The aim of the event was…

Would you like to join the Diversity in Research group?

19th September 2024

NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) and NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre are seeking committed individuals to join their Diversity in Research Group to share experiences and ideas…

Which drugs are the most effective for acute migraines?

19th September 2024

Triptans, a drug usually offered as an alternative to painkillers, have been found to be the most effective medicine for adults who experience acute migraines. Findings of a study, which…

Oxford Health R&D staff talk about studies at Dementia Oxfordshire event

13th September 2024

Research staff at Oxford Health recently attended the Autumn Information Fayre at the Windmill Centre in Deddington to provide information on dementia and opportunities to take part in dementia research….

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