PPIEP - Patient and Public Involvement, Engagement, and Participation

Public contributors draw up recommendations for involving underserved communities in research

20th January 2026

A group of patient and public involvement contributors have developed some key recommendations for researchers when engaging with under-served communities, including ensuring that the right people were involved, building relationships…

BRC: Oxford Health signs HRA Shared Commitment to Public Involvement

9th January 2026

Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC: Oxford Health) has joined more than thirty national health organisations in pledging to improve public involvement in health and social care research. Recently, BRC:…

From insight to impact at Oxford Health R&D 2025

6th January 2026

Introduction Across Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust’s research infrastructures, the Trust’s Research and Delivery teams, the NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (CRF: Oxford Health), NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC: Oxford Health) and the NIHR Mental Health Translational…

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

18th December 2025

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

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: BRC: Oxford Health in focus

2nd December 2025

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

New study investigates cause of repetitive negative thoughts

20th November 2025

Repetitive negative thoughts will be investigated using a range of cutting-edge brain science techniques as part of a new study led by the University of Oxford and funded by Wellcome….

Count Me In to launch this week

18th November 2025

We’re a few days away from launching Count Me In, Oxford Health’s pioneering approach to make research participation easier, fairer and more inclusive. Research helps us improve care, develop new…

Work experience placement offers insight into hospitalised children’s study

13th November 2025

Dr Helen Casey, Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, is working with the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Mission’s Children and Young People’s Mental Health workstream to advance research…

Oxford researchers to redefine new human-based research models of pain

11th November 2025

An interdisciplinary team led by the University of Oxford’s Professor Zameel Cader is part of a major new initiative which aims to redefine human-based research models for greater understanding of…

Building better research through public involvement

4th November 2025

Mental health research is changing and the public is leading the way. In recent years, the role of patients, carers, and communities in shaping research has evolved from passive participation…

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….

Participants in young people’s mental health study co-produce videos about research

17th October 2025

In spring this year, young people who had been adopted came together with University of Manchester researchers to produce two videos about their experience of taking part in research. The young people took part in SOCIAL, a National Institute for Health and…

Research participation made easier with Count Me In

13th October 2025

At Oxford Health, we believe research should be accessible to everyone. We’re preparing to launch Count Me In following its pilot in 2021, a pioneering approach to make it easier…

Celebrating research excellence on World Mental Health Day

10th October 2025

This year’s World Mental Health Day theme “Access to Services – Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies” resonates with many during these uncertain times. At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust…

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…

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…

What does Patient and Public Involvement look like at BRC: Oxford Health?

24th July 2025

Corina Cheeks holds an important role with both our BRC and the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre (Oxford BRC) Corina is a Public Contributor in the BRC: Oxford Health’s Data…

United for Impact: Highlights from the 2025 Joint CRF & BRC Conference

16th July 2025

The UK Clinical Research Facility (UKCRF) Network celebrated a milestone this July with its 20th Annual Conference, held for the first time in partnership with the National Institute for Health…

NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration hosts first showcase event

4th July 2025

The NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (MH-TRC) Showcase, held recently at the Royal College of General Practitioners in London, was a vibrant celebration of progress and partnership in mental…

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