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60 seconds with…Maja Andreevska, R&D Finance Business Partner

As financial year end has just passed, the role of our finance department is critical in keeping our research activity on track. Recently we spoke with Maja Andreevska, Research &…

Celebrating new appointments at our BRC

NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford Health is pleased to welcome Mary Wilson as Senior Project Manager and Dr Thomas Kabir as Academic Lead for Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement…

Professor Jeremy Hall appointed Deputy Director of NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford Health

NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford Healthhas appointed Professor Jeremy Hall as its Deputy Director, a newly created role designed to strengthen strategic leadership across the BRC’s growing mental health research…

Public contributors draw up recommendations for involving underserved communities in research

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…

Latest updates from our BRC

January’s newsletter bring a fresh roundup of updates, research highlights, and news from us and our partners at Oxford Health BRC. In this first edition for 2026, discover what’s shaping…

Oxford Health BRC signs HRA Shared Commitment to Public Involvement 

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

From insight to impact at Oxford Health R&D 2025 

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

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

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

Driving change in mental health care: Oxford Health BRC in focus

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

Oxford Health BRC researchers named among Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2025

Congratulations to eight leading academics affiliated with Oxford Health BRC who have been recognised in Clarivate’s prestigious Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list, which identifies the world’s most influential scientists whose…

Oxford Health BRC launches inclusivity resource for researchers 

OH BRC’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) team are pleased to share the launch of the OH BRC Research Inclusion Hub, an online collection of resources designed to support researchers in embedding inclusive practices across the research cycle.  Evidence from…

Research participation made easier with Count Me In

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

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…

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

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

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

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…

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

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. …