• Writing Retreat – The Mental Health Research (MHR) Incubator

    Charney Manor Charney Bassett, Oxfordshire

    The Mental Health Research (MHR) Incubator team are excited to announce the launch of our Paper Writing Retreat! Step away from the usual distractions at work and home and make significant progress towards your next academic publication. This fully-funded 2.5-day retreat provides the opportunity for mental health and addiction early career researchers to work on an outstanding...

  • Pioneering Approaches in Experimental and Translational Medicine – 2 day course

    Kings College London 8th Floor North, Bush House, Strand campus, 30 Aldwych, London,, London

    This two-day course returns for 2026 with a new programme and line-up of speakers. The course aims to inspire and prepare researchers embarking on careers in translational and experimental medicine. This course will introduce pioneering approaches across research methods, including neuroimaging, non-invasive brain stimulation, psychopharmacology, digital therapeutics, genetics, sleep, and big data. It will also...

    £40
  • Early Career Researcher Webinar Series: Academic Clinical Fellowships

    Online

    Open to early career mental health researchers across the UK, this free Early Career Researcher (ECR) webinar series will bring together experienced researchers, academics, and professionals to share insights, advice, and practical guidance on topics relevant to career development in mental health research. Upcoming webinar The first webinar will focus on Academic Clinical Fellowships and...

  • Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours (BFRBs) Con 2026

    The Life and MInd Building South Parks Road, Oxford

    Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours (BFRBs) are a group of complex mental health disorders that are characterised by the uncontrollable urge to pull, pick, scratch , cut or bite ones own skin , hair or nails. These behaviours are not simply bad habits, they are often chronic, difficult to control and associated with high levels of...

    £175
  • National Paediatric Translational Research Conference

    Sheffield City Hall Barkers Pool, Sheffield

    The NIHR Great Ormond Street Hospital Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR GOSH BRC) Paediatric Excellence Initiative and Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity are hosting the inaugural National Paediatric Translational Research Conference, in collaboration with Great Ormond Street, Alder Hey, Birmingham and Sheffield Children’s Hospitals. When: 15-16 October 2026 Where: Sheffield City Hall, Barker’s Pool, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield...

  • Early Career Researcher Grant & Fellowship Pitch Event

    Online

    Applications are now open for the Early Career Researcher (ECR) Grant & Fellowship Pitch Event, hosted by the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration Mission Capacity Development workstream. This event offers mental health ECRs from across the UK the opportunity to present a grant or fellowship proposal to an experienced panel and receive constructive feedback...

  • OxInAHR – Research and the NHS 10 Year Plan

    JHB208 Chakrabarti Lecture Theatre John Henry Brookes Building, Oxford Brookes University

    Registration is now open for Oxford Institute of Applied Health Research (OxInAHR): Research and the NHS 10 Year Plan Wednesday 4 November 2026 at Oxford Brookes University Time: 12:30–15:30 (light lunch available from 12:30) Venue: JHB208 Chakrabarti Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building, Oxford Brookes University Professor Ruth Endacott, NIHR Director of Nursing and Midwifery, will explore how research...

  • Hospital to Community: Early Prevention for Child and Adolescent Mental Health

    The Grosvenor Hotel 1-9 Grosvenor Terrace, Glasgow

    Centre for Developmental Adversity and Resilience (CeDAR) International Conference invites leading academics, clinicians and the public to discuss how we can support the mental health of young people in the community. Keynote speakers: Professor Vikram Patel. Professor and Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Professor Prathiba Chitsabesan (FRCPsych)....

  • Workshop on Early HTA, Translation and Commercialisation of Digital Health Innovations

    Richard Doll Lecture Theatre Richard Doll Building HERC, Nuffield Department of Population Health, Old Road Campus,, Headington, Oxford

    The Economics of Population Health Research Centre (formerly HERC), together with the NIHR BRC: Oxford Health and the NIHR BRC: Oxford, invites you to attend a Workshop on Early Health Technology Assessment (HTA), Translation and Commercialisation of Digital Health Innovations. Venue: Richard Doll Lecture Theatre, Richard Doll Building, Old Road Campus, OXFORD, OX3 7LF Register online...

  • RDF 2027

    Hilton Birmingham Metropole The NEC, Pendigo Way, Birmingham

    Mark your calendar and join us at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole for RDF27, taking place from 9–11 May 2027. Following the success of RDF25 in Manchester, which welcomed over 900 professionals in health and care research management, amd RDF26 in Birmingham with nearly 1,000 attendees, we’re excited to announce the details for RDF27. This flagship...