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 (PPIEP), both of whom officially took up their roles on 1 April.
Mary Wilson joins our core team as Senior Project Manager, bringing experience in coordinating mental health research programmes across academic and NHS settings. Alongside her BRC role, Mary will continue her commitment as Project Manager for the UK‑wide Mood Disorder Network within the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration, which brings together research clinics across the UK to improve understanding and treatment of difficult‑to‑treat depression and strengthen national clinical trials infrastructure.
Mary told us, “I’m delighted to be joining the Oxford Health BRC team. The role offers a fantastic opportunity to support high‑quality mental health research locally while strengthening links with national NIHR programmes to help ensure research delivers real benefits for patients.”
Also joining the BRC leadership team is Senior Researcher at the University of Oxford Dr Thomas Kabir, who has been appointed Academic Lead for Patient and Public Involvement, Engagement and Participation (PPIEP), replacing Professor Edward Harcourt. Thomas brings over fifteen years’ experience in public involvement in mental health research and is widely recognised for his work in embedding lived‑experience methods in mental health research.
In his new role, Thomas will provide strategic academic leadership for PPIEP across our BRC, ensuring that patient and public involvement remains central to our research priorities and practices.
Thomas told us: “I’m very pleased to be taking on the PPIEP Academic Lead role at Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford Health. Meaningful involvement of patients and the public is essential to impactful mental health research, and I’m looking forward to working with colleagues to embed lived experience at the heart of our work.”
Together, these appointments further strengthen the BRC’s capacity to deliver effective, inclusive mental health research combining robust programme management with strong leadership in patient and public involvement.
NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford Health warmly welcomes Mary and Thomas and looks forward to working with them as part of its growing multidisciplinary team.
