MQ is the UK’s leading mental health research charity and it has launched its new grant round for funding for a Fellowship award. The MQ Fellows Award empowers exceptional early-career…
Research funded by the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) has found that socioeconomic inequalities in children’s mental health are evident by age five and persist throughout childhood and…
New research from the University of Oxford, supported by the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre’s (OH BRC) Preventing Multiple Morbidities Theme, has found that people with severe mental illness (SMI)…
We’re delighted to share that University of Oxford’s Dr. Tessa Reardon, co-leading the WISDOM Schools Research Network within the Oxford Health BRC Mental Health in Development (MHID) Theme, is at…
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…
An ultrasound device that can precisely stimulate areas deep in the brain without surgery has been developed by researchers from University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) and…
The Centre for Suicide Research investigates the extent, nature and causes of self-harm and suicide, with the aim of translating the findings into implications for prevention, treatment and support. Led…
Several research colleagues from our Mental Health in Development Theme have been shortlisted for upcoming awards in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH). The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental…
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…
A study, supported by the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC), has found that the brain’s networks activate in structured cycles. The study “Large-scale cortical functional networks are organized…
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. …
A pioneering research centre aimed at achieving better mental health outcomes for children, young people and families will be established at the University of Oxford thanks to a £27 million…
Chronic pain is life-changing and considered one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Despite established theories about the molecular mechanisms behind it, scientists have been unable to identify the…
In the latest of our 60 seconds interview series, we spoke with Dr Howard Ryland, Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) Data Science Theme researcher, University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry’s…
A major new Lancet Commission has called for people taking psychiatric medications – such as antidepressants, antipsychotics, and mood stabilisers – to receive proactive, ongoing physical health monitoring and support….
Findings from a study published today in The Lancet Public Health provide the strongest evidence to date that salt warning labels on restaurant menus are perceived by consumers as effective…
A new study has investigated whether cannabidiol (CBD), a non-intoxicating compound found in cannabis, can reduce the harmful effects of cannabis use in people with schizophrenia. The study, “Does cannabidiol…
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 OH BRC’s Data Science…
Congratulations to Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) Data Science Theme researcher and University of Oxford Honorary Senior Clinical Research Fellow Dr Howard Ryland who has received the NIHR…
Developing cardiovascular, mental health and neurological-related illnesses before the age of 70 is associated with a greater risk of dementia later in life, with the more of these conditions accumulated…
