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BRC: Oxford Health Workshop – Inclusive research & exclusion criteria

28th March 2024

Recently, the BRC: Oxford Health held a Joint Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) & Patient and Public Involvement Engagement and Participation (PPIEP) workshop in Oxford to discuss barriers to research…

Would you like to run a Sleep Study at Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility?

22nd March 2024

Good quality sleep is essential for good brain health and sleep studies are vital to improve our understanding of how quality sleep can be achieved for everyone. Oxford Health Clinical…

BRC: Oxford Health researchers named NIHR Senior Investigator

20th March 2024

NIHR BRC: Oxford Health researcher Professor Kam Bhui has received a prestigious national research award. Professor Kam Bhui, Professor of Psychiatry in the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry and…

The UK Spring Clock Change: Navigating the Impact on Sleep

15th March 2024

World Sleep Day 2024 is celebrated on 15 March and this year’s theme is “Sleep Equity for Global Health”. Sleep is vital for good health, but there are significant disparities…

Professor Rachel Upthegrove appointed Director Designate of the BRC: Oxford Health

14th March 2024

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 (BRC: Oxford…

Senior Research Fellow Dr Katy Vincent speaks about her research into pain in women

11th March 2024

Oxford Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor in the Nuffield Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health Dr Katy Vincent spoke about her experience of leading the Pain in Women research…

Bill Wells, Head of Research & Development at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust to retire.

28th February 2024

Our colleague and Head of Research and Development Bill Wells is retiring after more than ten successful years with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT). Bill joined the NHS as…

Recruitment for Alzheimer’s Disease study now open at Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF)

22nd February 2024

Alzheimer’s Disease is a type of dementia in which abnormal proteins, called beta-amyloid and tau, accumulate in the brain and damage nerve cells. People with Alzheimer’s Disease often have trouble…

OxInAHR Research Internship program – open for applications

9th February 2024

The Oxford Institute of Applied Health Research (OxInAHR), is a vibrant, multi-disciplinary research institute which comprises a community of scholars who share a passion to identify, examine and implement best quality…

NIHR MH-TRC Mental Health Mission Research Posts Award Scheme 2024

8th February 2024

Opportunity for research posts that align with the Mental Health Mission Work Packages, and Demonstrator sites. Deadline for application: 1 March 2024 Queries to [email protected]. MHM Work Packages Capacity development…

New online tool that empowers parents to treat child anxiety could expand access to child mental health services

7th February 2024

New research from the University of Oxford has revealed that an online programme that empowers parents to apply Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) principles in their child’s day to day lives…

Could you participate in the COBALT Trial?

6th February 2024

COmBining memantine And cholinesterase inhibitors in Lewy body dementia Treatment trial (COBALT) The Memory & Cognition Research Delivery Team at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust are looking for participants for…

University of Surrey showcase their state-of-the-art clinical facilities for sleep, and other studies

26th January 2024

As part of a visit on Thursday 25 January 2004 to discuss the BRC: Oxford Health (BRC: Oxford Health) and further collaborative opportunities, the University of Surrey showcased their exceptional…

Access to dementia research trials to be extended across the UK as Government announces nearly £50m of new funding

24th January 2024

More people with dementia across the UK will be able to take part in research and help accelerate the development of new treatments, as the Government announces £49.9 million of…

Working in Alzheimer’s disease research: Amanda’s story

23rd January 2024

Staff at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust are recruiting people with mild Alzheimer’s disease for a study that looks into the reasons for the decline in the ability to function…

Research in the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry 2023

17th January 2024

Associate Head of Department for Research and Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC: Oxford Health) Theme lead for Molecular Targets Professor Paul Harrison outlines the research highlights of 2023 in…

Welcome to new colleagues in the BRC: Oxford Health core team

16th January 2024

In recent months the core team at BRC: Oxford Health has expanded and we would like to welcome our new colleagues to the team. Cora Reilly-McGeown Patient and Public Involvement,…

New NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellows named

15th January 2024

Researchers from a wide range of disciplines have been appointed to be the next cohort of NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellows – seven mid-career researchers identified as having the potential to become future…

Next step in plans for Warneford Park

8th January 2024

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…

Mental Health Mission for mental health research – who is involved?

12th December 2023

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…

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