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Mental Health in Development

Real voices, real change: listening to lived experience

World Mental Health Day takes place annually on 10 October. This year’s theme, “Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change”, reminds us that meaningful change starts by listening. Whether in…

Training programme supports researchers to build skills, confidence and connections 

Researchers across the NIHR BRC: Oxford Health and the wider NIHR community have benefited from a diverse programme of training and development opportunities during the 2025/26 academic year, helping to…

New initiatives launched to support research inclusion 

The NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC): Oxford Health Themes Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Network is pleased to launch two new initiatives designed to promote inclusive research practices and provide opportunities for colleagues to engage with EDI topics.  Research Inclusion Drop-ins  A new…

NIHR Chief Executive Officer Professor Lucy Chappell visits Oxford Health

Recently, Professor Lucy Chappell, Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department of Health and Social Care and Chief Executive Officer of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), visited…

Children with persistent shorter sleep face twice the risk of ongoing depression in adolescence

Study found children who had ongoing shorter sleep at time points between 6 months and 7 years old were associated with depression between 13 and 22 years old Children who…

Count Me In making research work for you

Count Me In is an Oxford Health initiative that gives patients the choice to hear about research opportunities they may be eligible for, so they can decide whether or not…

Visitors flock to annual showcase of Oxford’s research

Oxford’s annual Health Research Showcase, which brings researchers from many disciplines together with members of the public, attracted hundreds of half-term visitors to Oxford’s Westgate Centre on 28 May. The…

Mental Health Awareness Week: Turning evidence into action

Mental Health Awareness Week (11–17 May), led by the Mental Health Foundation, shines a spotlight this year on Action, recognising that small, practical steps can make a meaningful difference to…

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…

BRC: Oxford Health welcomes NIHR Academy Members for a networking afternoon 

Recently, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Academy Members came together at Oxford Brookes University for an engaging afternoon of talks highlighting clinical academic career pathways and current research efforts across the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC):…

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…