• Unlock NHS Data Securely via the SDE

    Online

    NHS England is continuing to develop the National Secure Data Environment (SDE) - enabling approved users to access and analyse NHS data within a secure, controlled setting. This approach strengthens patient confidentiality while supporting faster, more impactful research, population health insight, and service improvement. To support adoption, NHS England team are hosting a webinar featuring...

  • Webinar: A guide to applying for the NIHR Senior Investigator award

    Online

    The Senior Investigator award recognises and supports leaders in applied health and social care research. A webinar about the award will be held from 3pm to 4pm on Tuesday 7 July to provide guidance on preparing a competitive application, including: the application process what the funding committee looks for what the role involves for underrepresented...

  • UK and Ireland Clinical Research Facility Annual Conference 2026

    Trinity College Trinity Business School, Dublin, Ireland

    We are happy to announce that next year’s UKCRF Network Conference will be held in Dublin, at the historic Trinity college. More details to follow Registration available form April 2026

  • Integrating the Lived Experience and Voices of Children and Young People in Weight Management

    Online

    This session will provide an overview of the why and how the voices of young people are so critical in weight management research and service evaluation. We will share learning from the NIHR funded ENHANCE study which has evaluated the NHS complications in excess weight clinics for children and young people including: How they set...

  • Socio-Economic Disadvantage Inclusion in Health Research

    Online

    We’re delighted to invite you to an informative session (online) on practical tools for socio-economic disadvantage inclusion in health research. This event is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your approach to including people and communities from diverse ethnicities in your research. Speaker Dr Heidi Green is a Health Equity and Patient Involvement Specialist and a...

  • Recovery from depression: TMS is ready to go & can save the country money

    Online

    Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) offers hope for people with depression that has not responded to first-line treatment. Not only is TMS safe and effective, it’s cost-effective, and was invented in the UK. So why isn’t it more widely available on the NHS? Join leading UK researchers, clinicians and experts by experience to explore how we can build the case for...

  • NIHR Research Learning Lectures: An introduction to Bayesian statistics for clinical research

    Online

    The NIHR Associate Principal Investigator (PI) Scheme is pleased to announce the Research Learning Lectures: a series of lectures for anyone in Health and Social Care interested in learning more about research. What are the Research Learning Lectures? The Research Learning Lectures are a series of lectures covering a variety of topics relating to basic...

  • Adaptive Innovative Methods (AIM) Launch

    Online

    AIM is a new NIHR Biomedical Research Centre: Oxford Health digital community designed to support innovation in psychological treatments for children, adolescents, and young adults. We believe young people deserve better mental health support.  This means treatments that are not only evidence-based, but also more effective, more accessible, and more acceptable within the realities of their...

  • NIHR Research Research Learning Lecture: CoReCCT as a research delivery concept in future

    Online

    The NIHR Associate Principal Investigator (PI) Scheme is pleased to announce the Research Learning Lectures: a series of lectures for anyone in Health and Social Care interested in learning more about research. What are the Research Learning Lectures? The Research Learning Lectures are a series of lectures covering a variety of topics relating to basic...

  • Mental Health Platform ECR Connect Day 2026

    St Hilda's College Cowley Place, Oxford

    Overview In-person, one-day event for Early Career Researchers in mental health research, with skills-building and networking opportunities. This in-person, one-day event for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in mental health research will have a focus on fostering meaningful connections across the MHP and beyond. The event will combine a skills-building session focused on grant writing, followed...

  • Priorities in Digital Mental Health and Publishing in Nature

    Wolfston Lecture Theatre IoPPN Main Building, 16 De Crespigny Park, London

    In this talk, Dr Ming Yang, Senior Editor at Nature Medicine, will share his perspectives on the future of digital mental health research and what editors look for when publishing in one of the world's leading medical journals. Ming joined Nature Medicine in 2022, handling research and setting editorial priorities across a broad range of...

  • Our Future Health mobile clinics (South Oxford)

    Tesco Superstor Unit 7, Retail Park, Ambassador Ave,, Oxford

    The Our Future Health programme aims to help people live healthier lives for longer through the discovery and testing of more effective approaches to prevention, earlier detection and treatment of diseases. We are aiming to recruit up to 5 million adults who truly reflect the UK population. We launched recruitment in 2022 and are delighted to share...

  • Who Are the Experts?

    Oxford Town Hall Assembly Room and Council Chamber Oxford Town Hall,, Oxford

    Who Are the Experts? The Changing Landscape of Mental Health in the UK A panel discussion on the future of expertise in mental health research and policy. This event is part of the ANTITHESES platform, funded by Wellcome. The panel discussion will be chaired by Professor Ilina Singh. Panel Speakers We're delighted to welcome: Dr David Crepaz-Keay Professor Sir...

  • What we Carry: Living with Pain

    The Life and MInd Building South Parks Road, Oxford

    What We Carry is a collaborative art-science project led by artist Marysa Dowling , BRC: Oxford Health, the University of Oxford and the Chronic Pain Neurotechnology Network+. It uses photography and creative expression to make the invisible experience of chronic pain visible. By helping people articulate what is often misunderstood or difficult to verbalise, the project offers a powerful...