Increasing serotonin can change how people learn from negative information, as well as improving how they respond to it, according to a new study published in the leading journal Nature…
In a new paper published today in BJPsych it is suggested that a specific anti constipation drug, prucalopride may reduce the risk of experiencing depression in individuals with no past…
Recently, visitors to Oxford’s Westgate Centre were able to learn about the world-class healthcare research taking place in the city. The annual Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Open Day, hosted by…
Professor Rachel Upthegrove, who joins the University of Oxfords Department of Psychiatry and our BRC as Director Designate in August, has been made an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours…
People with depression are being invited to be part of a clinical trial testing a new evidence-based AI treatment tool to personalise antidepressant treatment. The revolutionary digital tool, called PETRUSHKA,…
Come and join us for our BRC Open Day at the Westgate Centre in Oxford between 10am and 3.30pm on Thursday 30 May. The event – held jointly with Oxford…
Recently, the OH BRC held a Joint Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) & Patient and Public Involvement Engagement and Participation (PPIEP) workshop in Oxford to discuss barriers to research participation,…
We are delighted to announce that Professor Rachel Upthegrove has been appointed as the new director designate and Senior Clinical Researcher of the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC)…
Opportunity for research posts that align with the Mental Health Mission Work Packages, and Demonstrator sites. Deadline for application: 1 March 2024 Queries to MHM-capacity@manchester.ac.uk. MHM Work Packages Capacity development…
Associate Head of Department for Research and Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) Theme lead for Molecular Targets Professor Paul Harrison outlines the research highlights of 2023 in this…
In recent months the core team at OH BRC has expanded and we would like to welcome our new colleagues to the team. Cora Reilly-McGeown Patient and Public Involvement, Engagement…
Plans for Warneford Park took a step forward as partners in the project signed a Conditional Option Agreement (COA) and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), agreeing how they will work together…
Birmingham Health Partners (BHP) members, the University of Birmingham, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, alongside Oxford Health Biomedical Research…
This morning the Oxford Academic Health Partners (OAHP) published an interview with NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre Director Prof John Geddes. In the interview, Prof Geddes discusses the NIHR…
More focused research on medication for serious mental illness is needed in the UK according to a leading Oxford Professor. Oxford University Professor Husseini Manji, global leader in the development…
A global leader in the development of new medications for patients with serious mental illness discussed recently what needs to be done to make a real difference in their treatment….
The CRiB2 study is investigating the effects of a new psychological therapy for people with bipolar disorder and is looking for volunteers to take part in the study. Are you…
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust wins NIHR award for new HealthTech Research Centre (HRC) to explore innovative Health Technology to enhance community and primary care. The University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department…
Researchers including Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) Theme Leads Philip Cowen, Catherine Harmer and Andrea Cipriani led a recent study funded by the Wellcome Trust and the OH…
‘Count Me In’: Transforming research practice in mental healthcare through a novel recruitment approach that offers access to a large and diverse patient cohort. Dr Verena Hinze writes about her new study…
