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SUMMARY:HRA and ethics submissions training
DESCRIPTION:So\, you’ve got a great idea for a research study – but what approvals do you need before you can start? Who do you apply to? And how do you go about doing this? \nJoin an online ‘live’ presentation through Microsoft Teams for an overview of: \n\nhow research is governed in the UK\nwhich approval bodies are involved\na step-by-step guide on how to apply for approval\nhandling amendments to your study\n\nHow to book a place\nThis training is only available to colleagues who work in the University of Oxford\, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. \nContact rgea.training@admin.ox.ac.uk with your work email address and let us know your preferred training date. \nFrequency\nOne session per month on Tuesdays (excluding August and December) \nDates\nTuesday 1st July 2025 \nTuesday 9th September 2025 \nTuesday 7th October 2025 \nTuesday 4th November 2025
URL:https://oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/oh-event/hra-and-ethics-submissions-training-13/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Better Sleep,Brain Technologies,Clinical Research Facility,Data Science,Dementia,Depression Therapeutics,Education and Training,Flourishing & Wellbeing,Mental Health in Development,Molecular Targets,Pain,Preventing Multiple Morbidities,Psychological Treatments
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250701T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250703T150000
DTSTAMP:20260630T045106
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SUMMARY:MHR Incubator Fellowship Application Writing Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Event web page: Writing retreat – fellowship application – Mental Health Research \nThis event is is fully-funded for Early Career Researchers. This writing retreat is for you if you: \n\nare working in any professional\, clinical or research role relevant to mental health\nknow which funder and fellowship – doctoral or post-doctoral/advanced – you are aiming for (and are eligible for)\ncan describe your planned research focus\, and be ready to refine it\nknow where you want to be hosted for your fellowship\nhave identified the lead supervisor/mentor you want for your fellowship\, and have their support.\n\nThe event includes: \n\nDedicated writing time\n1:1 surgery sessions with senior colleagues and fellowship application panel members\nTips and approaches for fellowship applications\nStructured break times and refreshments – stretching\, local walks\nChance to meet other mental health researchers and build your networks in the field\nOptional social time in the evenings/breaktimes\nAll meals and refreshment breaks included\nA range of different places to write – in company and separately\nPreparation support so you make the most of the writing retreat\n\nApply online here \nThe deadline for applications is Monday 31 March\, 9am.
URL:https://oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/oh-event/mhr-incubator-fellowship-application-writing-retreat/
LOCATION:Gladstones Library\, Church Lane\, Hawarden\, Flintshire\, CH5 3DF
CATEGORIES:Better Sleep,Brain Technologies,Clinical Research Facility,Data Science,Dementia,Depression Therapeutics,Education and Training,Flourishing & Wellbeing,Mental Health in Development,Molecular Targets,Pain,Preventing Multiple Morbidities,Psychological Treatments
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250707T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250711T170000
DTSTAMP:20260630T045106
CREATED:20250430T131425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T131425Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Global Disability Issues: Developing Skills in Inclusive Research and Health Practice
DESCRIPTION:Persons with disabilities make up 16% of the world’s population and often face significant health inequalities\, including a 14-year shorter life expectancy. The Introduction to Global Disability Issues: Developing Skills in Inclusive Research and Health Practice short course\, organized by the International Centre for Evidence in Disability (ICED) at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)\, equips professionals with the skills to conduct research and develop inclusive health interventions. Suitable for professionals from various backgrounds\, the course includes online lectures\, peer-to-peer group work\, and accessible materials\, culminating in a certificate of completion. \nThis course has been designed for professionals who conduct (or want to conduct) research with persons with disabilities or who are health professionals wishing to understand the health needs and barriers facing this population and develop solutions. It is suitable for those based in both high-income or low- and middle-income countries\, with or without a background in disability\, disability research or health. The course will focus on global health. \nApplying for this course\nApplications for 2025 are now open and can be made via the online application form. \nThe application deadline is 16 June 2025.  We strongly advise that you apply early as courses may close earlier than the stated deadline if they become full.
URL:https://oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/oh-event/introduction-to-global-disability-issues-developing-skills-in-inclusive-research-and-health-practice/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Education and Training,Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250707T110000
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SUMMARY:Regulation of RyR2 in the heart and brain
DESCRIPTION:Open to University of Oxford staff. \nType-2 ryanodine receptor (RyR2) mediated calcium release controls the contraction of cardiac myocytes and the excitability of neurons. Consequently\, inappropriate activation of RyR2 leads to disease\, such as arrhythmias and Alzheimer’s disease. Prof Jones will describe his published and unpublished research examining the pathophysiological regulation of RyR2 in the heart and brain. This spans from single protein super-resolution microscopy\, through real time calcium imaging\, to in vivo analysis in animal models\, and characterisation in human tissue. He will also present data on how targeting RyR2 might offer new treatments for arrhythmias and Alzheimer’s disease.\nMore information and registration. 
URL:https://oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/oh-event/regulation-of-ryr2-in-the-heart-and-brain/
LOCATION:Sherrington Library\, Parks Road\, Oxford\, OX 1 3PT
CATEGORIES:Dementia,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250708T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250708T140000
DTSTAMP:20260630T045106
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SUMMARY:Positive Experience Shifts Fear Memories Away from Basolateral Amygdala
DESCRIPTION:Open to members of the University of Oxford only. \nThe basolateral amygdala (BLA) is at the centre of all biological models that detail how we form fear memories across species. However\, we have recently shown that GABAergic neurons in the lateral hypothalamus (LH GABA) become critical for formation of fear memories if subjects have recently had a positive experience. In this talk\, I will present data on how the recruitment of LH GABA neurons to encode fear memories impacts the role of the BLA in encoding fear memories. Using both optogenetic and lesion manipulations of BLA activity\, we first replicated findings that BLA activity is required for formation of fear memories in experimentally-naïve rats. However\, we found that if rats have recently had a distinct\, positively-valenced experience\, the BLA was no longer necessary for the formation of the fear memory. This shows that recruitment of LH GABA neurons to encode fear memories shifts the encoding of fear memories away from the BLA. As one of the most replicable findings in the behavioural neuroscience literature is that BLA inactivation or damage produces deficits in the formation of fear memories\, these data require a reconsideration of biological models of fear memories. More generally\, this work shows that brain regions can be recruited to encode information outside their traditional specialization and suggest a more fluid approach to conceptualizing memory formation\, which considers diversity of experience. \nMore information and registration.
URL:https://oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/oh-event/positive-experience-shifts-fear-memories-away-from-basolateral-amygdala/
LOCATION:Florence Buchanan Lecture Theatre\, Sherrington Library\, Parks Road\, Oxford\, OX1 3PT
CATEGORIES:Education and Training,Research Themes
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250710T140000
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SUMMARY:Artificial intelligence for electronic health records
DESCRIPTION:Open to members of the University of Oxford only. \nThis talk by Dr. Shishir Rao explores how artificial intelligence (AI) on routinely collected electronic health records (EHR) data can transform healthcare research. The talk will focus on development and application of Transformer-based models for handling rich\, multitype EHR\, leveraging AI for prediction for early intervention\, accelerating disease understanding\, and conducting well-adjusted causal inference on large-scale EHR. Furthermore\, the presentation will address critical challenges in the space of AI and healthcare: determining appropriate AI applications\, ensuring trustworthiness\, mitigating algorithmic bias\, and validating clinical utility. \nMore information.
URL:https://oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/oh-event/artificial-intelligence-for-electronic-health-records/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:Data Science,Education and Training
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250710T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250710T160000
DTSTAMP:20260630T045106
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T094531Z
UID:9987-1752159600-1752163200@oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk
SUMMARY:The Past is Not Past: Incorporating Historical Context into Psychological Therapy with People from Minoritised Ethnicities
DESCRIPTION:Historical context is a key factor in psychological therapy with people from minoritised ethnicities. The ongoing effects of historical experiences of discrimination and self-empowerment continue to shape the lived experiences of people from minority ethnic communities and influence their interactions with psychological therapy and healthcare systems in general today. However\, historical context remains underexplored in the academic mental health literature. \nThis webinar will explore why and how historical context should be incorporated into psychological therapy with people from minoritised ethnicities. It will have a focus on cognitive behavioural therapy and will\, in addition to a theoretical conceptualisation\, suggest practical steps attendees can take to include historical context in their work. The histories of minority ethnic communities are also relevant in healthcare services in general\, so there will be some discussion of how these historical legacies might be addressed across the healthcare system. \nMore information and registration. 
URL:https://oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/oh-event/the-past-is-not-past-incorporating-historical-context-into-psychological-therapy-with-people-from-minoritised-ethnicities/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Education and Training,Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI),Research Themes
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250714T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250715T170000
DTSTAMP:20260630T045106
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T180447Z
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SUMMARY:Joint NIHR BRC and UKCRF Network Conference: Co-create to Translate: Achieving impact through collaboration
DESCRIPTION:The Birmingham BRC and CRF\, together with the UKCRF Network\, are hosting the very first joint NIHR BRC and UKCRF Network conference. This will be the 20th annual UKCRF Network Conference\, in an expanded format which for the first time also includes the national BRCs – with the aim to promote and celebrate impactful cross-infrastructure collaboration. \nThis event\, titled “Co-create to Translate: Achieving impact through collaboration”\, will take place on 14-15 July 2025 at the International Convention Centre (ICC)\, right in the heart of Birmingham. \nThe conference programme has been co-developed with members from BRCs across the country (thank you to those involved)\, and will offer insightful talks\, parallel sessions\, networking and learning opportunities for BRC attendees as well as for our colleagues from the CRFs. \nPoster abstract submissions for the Conference are now open\, and we encourage submissions from researchers and staff associated with all BRCs. \nRead the abstract guidelines and submit yours here. \nDeadline for submission is Monday 28 April 2025. \nContact: CRFBRC-CONFERENCE2025@uhb.nhs.uk. \nNB: core BRC grant can’t pay for attendees
URL:https://oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/oh-event/joint-nihr-brc-and-ukcrf-network-conference-co-create-to-translate-achieving-impact-through-collaboration/
LOCATION:International Convention Centre\, 8 Centenary Square\, Birmingham\, B1 2EA
CATEGORIES:Better Sleep,Brain Technologies,Clinical Research Facility,Data Science,Dementia,Depression Therapeutics,Education and Training,Flourishing & Wellbeing,Mental Health in Development,Molecular Targets,Pain,Preventing Multiple Morbidities,Psychological Treatments
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250715T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250715T120000
DTSTAMP:20260630T045106
CREATED:20250704T111452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250704T111452Z
UID:10067-1752575400-1752580800@oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Equity in clinical trial partnerships
DESCRIPTION:Farirai Mutenherwa\, Postdoctoral Fellow\, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics\, and Caroline Miles Visiting Scholar\, Ethox Centre \nThis will be a hybrid seminar in the Richard Doll Building\, Ground Floor Rosemary Rue Rooms\, or on Zoom. \nMore information and zoom link.
URL:https://oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/oh-event/equity-in-clinical-trial-partnerships/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:Education and Training,Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250716T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250716T120000
DTSTAMP:20260630T045106
CREATED:20250704T105509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250704T105509Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Support for more professions to become NIHR Senior Investigators
DESCRIPTION:NIHR Senior Investigators are among the most outstanding and influential leaders in applied health and social care research. Recognised for their research excellence and contributions to the NIHR\, they play a vital role in shaping the future of health and care research across the UK. \nJoin this one-hour webinar to learn how to prepare a competitive application. You’ll hear directly from committee chairs about the award\, the assessment process\, and what makes an application successful\, especially if you come from social care\, nursing\, midwifery\, allied health professions\, or research methodology. \nMore information and registration. 
URL:https://oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/oh-event/webinar-support-for-more-professions-to-become-nihr-senior-investigators/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Better Sleep,Brain Technologies,Data Science,Dementia,Depression Research Centre,Depression Therapeutics,Education and Training,Flourishing & Wellbeing,Mental Health in Development,MHM Events,Molecular Targets,NIHR,Pain,Preventing Multiple Morbidities,Psychological Treatments,Research Themes
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250726T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250726T170000
DTSTAMP:20260630T045106
CREATED:20250515T155654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250515T161917Z
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SUMMARY:Human Brain Anatomy Course
DESCRIPTION:Comprehensive introduction to human brain anatomy \nThis is an exciting weekend neuroanatomy course with online preparatory modules that includes hands-on experience with human brain specimens \n\nHighly popular course with five star ratings\nComprehensive introduction to human brain anatomy\nAssumes minimal prior knowledge\nEmphasises functional\, clinical and radiological (MRI) neuroanatomy\nConsolidate your knowledge by examining real human brain specimens\n\nSuitable for undergraduate / postgraduate students in medicine and biomedical sciences\, neuroscience and psychology \nMore information \nRegister NOW \n  \nONLINE HUMAN BRAIN ANATOMY COURSE (90-day access) £395 \n(90-day access)  \n22 high-quality neuroanatomy modules\, including brain dissection videos \nComprehensive introduction to structural and functional brain anatomy  \n\nMore informationGet instant access
URL:https://oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/oh-event/human-brain-anatomy-course/
LOCATION:Kings College London\, (Dissection Room) King’s College London\, Great Hall\, Strand Campus\, WC2R 2LS
CATEGORIES:Education and Training
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