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

    Charney Manor Charney Bassett, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

    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

    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...

  • Health Data Research Service – unlocking research in the UK

    Richard Doll Building Lecture Theatre Old Road Campus, Oxford

    Speaker: Dr Melanie Ivarsson, CEO of the Health Data Research Service Speaker bio: Melanie currently leads the Health Data Research Service – a new organisation backed by the UK Government and Wellcome Trust which aims to revolutionise how UK data healthcare is used. She is currently leading efforts to accelerate the understanding of what causes...

  • NIHR Writing Successful Grant Applications [Online]

    Online

    Sophie Hyndman, Deputy Director & Senior Research Adviser, NIHR Research Support Service This session is designed to help you craft compelling research funding applications that resonate with reviewers. It will cover: The purpose of grant applications What reviewers look for when assessing applications How best to pitch and write your application to appeal to reviewers...

  • BFRB con

    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 one's 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 emotional distress. ...

    £175
  • national paediatric translational resaerch conference

    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

    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...

  • 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)....

  • Research as a career for doctors: Opportunities, challenges and impact

    The Grand Hall, Whitworth Art Gallery Oxford Road, Manchester

    Hosted by the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Manchester, in partnership with the Association of Physicians of Great Britain and Ireland. 📅 Tuesday 17 November 2026 🕤 9.30am to 3.30pm 📍 The Grand Hall, Whitworth Art Gallery, Oxford Road, Manchester, M15 6ER 👨‍⚕️ For consultants, GPs, specialty doctors and resident doctors   Are you interested in...

  • Webinar: Translational Psychological Science for Youth Mental Health

    Online

    Young people’s mental health needs are rising, yet many existing psychological therapies remain difficult to access and only help around half of those who receive them. In this AIM webinar, Professor Tim Dalgleish explores how discoveries in mental health science can be translated into more effective, accessible and digitally delivered interventions, drawing on research in...

  • New HERC logo EPH

    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...

  • From Engineering to Psychiatry: Building an Interdisciplinary Research Career

    Online

    Join Maxime Taquet, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford, for: From Engineering to Psychiatry: Building an Interdisciplinary Research Career Maxime Taquet will share his career journey, from training as an engineer and completing a PhD in brain imaging to studying medicine and combining clinical psychiatry with research using large...

  • Learning to “Waltz rather than Wrestle”: A Novel Ultra Brief Intervention Supporting Early Caregiver Relationships

    Online

    Open to all, the webinar will share findings from the evaluation of Understanding Your Toddler (UYT), a brief three-session intervention developed by Leeds Infant Mental Health Service to support toddlers aged 2-5 years and their caregivers. The presentation will cover why the intervention was developed, what it involves, the evaluation findings, and implications for infant...