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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…

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…