Psychological Treatments

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award win for BRC: Oxford Health Theme Lead

4th December 2024

Started in 2014, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award recognises exceptional achievements in knowledge and innovation, which have contributed to the advancement of science and positively impacted societies…

BRC: Oxford Health Psychological Treatment Theme Leads receive NIHR/OLS funding award

21st November 2024

Two Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Professors have received funding awards from NIHR’s Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme The NIHR i4i Programme is a translational research funding scheme aimed at…

Congratulations to this years highly cited researchers!

20th November 2024

Clarivate, a global leader in transformative intelligence, has announced its 2024 Highly Cited Researchers. These individuals have shown significant impact in their research fields with multiple papers ranked in the…

BRC: Oxford Health Director Designate honoured in the Kings birthday honours list 2024

8th October 2024

We would like to congratulate our esteemed colleague Professor Rachel Upthegrove MBE, MBBS, FRCPsych, PhD on her recent achievement of receiving the Member of the Order of the British Empire…

Reflections – New Therapeutic Approaches in Translational Mental Health Conference

2nd October 2024

The New Therapeutic Approaches in Translational Mental Health Conference was held on 16 September 2024 at the Mathematical Institute in Oxford. The event was organised by Betina Nair and Dr…

Would you like to join the Diversity in Research group?

19th September 2024

NIHR Biomedical Research Centre (BRC): Oxford Health and NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre are seeking committed individuals to join their Diversity in Research Group to share experiences and ideas related…

How can coping strategies prevent prolonged grief?

22nd August 2024

Research supported by University of Oxford’s Department of Experimental Psychology Prof. Anke Ehlers, Theme Lead of the BRC’s Psychological Treatments Theme, has found that the type of coping strategy used…

Long-term cognitive and psychiatric effects of COVID-19 revealed in new study

1st August 2024

Many people who were hospitalised with COVID-19 continue to have cognitive and psychiatric problems even two to three years post-infection, according to a new study published today in Lancet Psychiatry….

New Online Therapies Bring Oxford Mental Health Research to NHS Patients

31st July 2024

Oxford University announces four new online therapies for anxiety and PTSD, now available on the NHS. The therapies target childhood anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders and were developed with support form…

Does the programming of virtual reality (VR) characters impact VR treatments for paranoia?

25th July 2024

Researchers from the BRC’s Psychological Treatments Theme have contributed to a recent article on the programming characteristics of VR characters and their interpretations by people with paranoia. Paranoia, when a…

Professor Rachel Upthegrove made MBE

17th June 2024

Professor Rachel Upthegrove, who joins the University of Oxfords Department of Psychiatry and our BRC as Director Designate in August, has been made an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours…

Joint Oxford Health and Oxford BRC Open Day: Shaping the Future of Healthcare

26th April 2024

Come and join us for our BRC Open Day at the Westgate Centre in Oxford between 10am and 3.30pm on Thursday 30 May. The event – held jointly with Oxford…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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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