Leadership Team
From 2023 the MH-TRC has been delivering the Mental Health Mission (MHM) to support innovation in mental health research, services, and digital technology.
Professor Rachel Upthegrove MBE
Professor of Psychiatry, Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Chair of NIHR MH-TRC, Director of the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre University of Oxford.
Director of Division of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, Director of Neuroscience and Mental Health Innovation Institute, Hon. Consultant Psychiatrist, Deputy Chair of NIHR MH-TRC, University of Cardiff
Professor of Psychiatry, Emeritus Chair of NIHR MH-TRC, Previous OH BRC Director, University of Oxford
Core Team
MHM Industry Engagement Manager, NIHR MindTech HealthTech Research Centre, University of Nottingham
MHM Regulatory and Reimbursement Leader, Partnership & Strategy Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
MHM Patient & Public Involvement, Engagement and Participation Lead Coordinator, MQ Mental Health Research
Tim Nicholls
MHM National Implementation Lead,
Cumbria, Northumbria, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Nnenna Omeje
MHM Governance and Contracting Lead
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Workstream and Demonstrator Site Leads
Workstreams
Capacity Development Leads
Dr Shurti Garg, University of Manchester
Dr Kate Saunders, University of Oxford
Children and Young People’s Mental Health Leads
Professor Rebecca Elliott, The University of Manchester
Professor Helen Minnis, Glasgow University
Data and Digital Leads
Professor Ann John, Swansea University
Professor John Ainsworth, University of Manchester
Early Psychosis Leads
Professor Graham Murray, University of Cambridge
Professor James Walters, (Deputy Lead) Cardiff University
Mood Disorders Leads
Professor Mike Browning, University of Oxford
Professor Hamish McAllister-Williams, Newcastle University
‘Omics, Biobanking and the NIHR Bioresource Lead
Professor Gerome Breen, King’s College, London
Substance Use and Addiction Lead
Professor Sir John Strang, Kings College, London
Mental Health Research for Innovation Centre (M-RIC) Demonstrator Site Co-Directors
Professor Nusrat Husain, University of Manchester
Professor Iain Buchan, University of Liverpool
Midlands Translational Centre (MTC) Demonstrator Site Co-Leads
Professor Mathew Broome, University of Birmingham
Professor Steven Marwaha, University of Birmingham
