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Neurodiversity takes centre stage at Oxford’s first conference

3rd October 2025

Oxford’s first Neurodiversity Conference, hosted by the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC: Oxford Health), took place recently, bringing together clinicians, researchers, local organisations, members of the public and the neurodivergent community to discuss current and future research…

Study finds socioeconomic inequalities in children’s mental health are evident by age five

2nd October 2025

Research funded by the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC: Oxford Health) has found that socioeconomic inequalities in children’s mental health are evident by age five and persist throughout childhood…

Postdoc perspectives: Dr Asha Ladwa shares her story

1st October 2025

Dr Asha Ladwa, NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Research Psychologist at the University of Exeter’s Mood Disorders Centre has shared her experience of taking part in the…

Severe mental illness linked to triple weight gain, yet no increase in weight-management referrals

30th September 2025

New research from the University of Oxford, supported by the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre’s (BRC: Oxford Health) Preventing Multiple Morbidities Theme, has found that people with severe mental illness…

New paper reveals what the NHS can learn from private research delivery organisations

29th September 2025

A new academic paper, published in the journal Brain, explores how the National Health Service (NHS) can improve its research delivery by learning from private sector organisations. The paper, titled…

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 BRC: Oxford Health Mental Health in Development (MHID) Theme, is at…

Apply now: NIHR Oxford and Oxford Health Senior Research Fellowship Scheme

23rd September 2025

The NIHR Oxford and BRC: Oxford Health Senior Research Fellowship scheme recognises and supports mid-career individuals with the potential and trajectory to become future leaders in translational research in the…

New study seeks insight into mental health of adopted teenagers

22nd September 2025

Dr Dominic O’Connor, Research Associate at the University of Manchester, is working with the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission’s Children and Young People’s Mental Health workstream to explore the…

BRC: Oxford Health launches new Reciprocal Mentoring Scheme

16th September 2025

Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC: Oxford Health) has recently launched a pilot Reciprocal Mentoring Scheme, which offers a unique opportunity for both early career and established colleagues to play…

New ultrasound helmet enables deep brain stimulation in people without surgery

11th September 2025

An ultrasound device that can precisely stimulate areas deep in the brain without surgery has been developed by researchers from University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) and…

World Suicide Prevention Day: latest research

10th September 2025

The Centre for Suicide Research investigates the extent, nature and causes of self-harm and suicide, with the aim of translating the findings into implications for prevention, treatment and support. Led…

Uniting for youth mental health: Policy leaders and experts forge pathways to progress

4th September 2025

The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission’s Children and Young Peoples’ (CYP) Workstream, led by Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Helen Minnis at the University of Glasgow,…

Colleagues shortlisted for prestigious Child and Adolescent Mental Health Awards

3rd September 2025

Several research colleagues from our Mental Health in Development Theme have been shortlisted for upcoming awards in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH). The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental…

Smart recruitment in mental health research: Workshop highlights

2nd September 2025

Recently, stakeholders from across the mental health research landscape gathered at the Science Gallery in London for a workshop hosted by the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission’s…

National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) launches UK-wide network to accelerate commercial research

1st September 2025

The NIHR has announced a £6.5 million investment to establish a UK-wide Commercial Research Delivery Centre (CRDC) Network, hosted by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. This new network will…

Study finds functional networks in brain operate in cycles

27th August 2025

A study, supported by the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC: Oxford Health), has found that the brain’s networks activate in structured cycles. The study “Large-scale cortical functional networks are…

Planning application submitted for a major mental health and medical research campus in Oxford

25th August 2025

Plans to transform an NHS site into a major mental health and medical research campus in Headington have been submitted to Oxford City Council by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. …

£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…

Chronic pain research breakthrough identifies promising drug target

21st August 2025

Chronic pain is life-changing and considered one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Despite established theories about the molecular mechanisms behind it, scientists have been unable to identify the…

60 seconds with… Dr Howard Ryland, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist

20th August 2025

In the latest of our 60 seconds interview series, we spoke with Dr Howard Ryland, Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC: Oxford Health) Data Science Theme researcher, University of Oxford Department of…

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