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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…

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 BRC: Oxford Health. In this first edition for 2026, discover what’s shaping…

BRC: Oxford Health signs HRA Shared Commitment to Public Involvement 

Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC: Oxford Health) has joined more than thirty national health organisations in pledging to improve public involvement in health and social care research.  Recently, 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 (CRF: Oxford Health), NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC: Oxford Health) and the NIHR Mental Health Translational…

Three Years of Impact – BRC: Oxford Health and NIHR MH-TRC driving mental health research

For the last 3 years, the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC): Oxford Health has been at the forefront of innovation in brain and mental health research in the UK, working…

Celebrating Nurses, Midwives, Allied Health Professionals, Pharmacists, and Psychologists at BRC: Oxford Health 

NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC): Oxford Health has launched a dedicated page showcasing the profiles of Nurses, Midwives, Allied Health Professionals, Pharmacists, and Psychologists (NMAHPPs) who are driving mental and brain health research.   The new NMAHPPs Staff Profiles…

Driving change in mental health care: BRC: Oxford Health in focus

The Oxford Academic Health Partners (OAHP) recently published a spotlight feature on Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC: Oxford Health), in conversation with our Director Professor Rachel Upthegrove MBE. The…