Upcoming events for the Mental Health in Development theme

Peer Coaching for Career Development (PeCo)
Thursday 20 March at 8:00 am - Sunday 6 April at 5:00 pm
Writing for the public workshop
Monday 24 March at 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
NIHR Nursing and Midwifery International Nurses Day and International Day of the Midwife.
Thursday 8 May
Introduction to public involvement in research
Thursday 15 May at 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Research and Development Forum 2025
Sunday 18 May at 8:00 am - Tuesday 20 May at 5:00 pm

News for the Mental Health in Development theme

Oxford Health BRC hosts successful mid-term review with International Advisory Board

13th March 2025

Recently, the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) held its Mid-Term Review in Oxford with our International Advisory Board members, who play a crucial role at OH BRC. The…

New research warns of trillion-pound cost of children and young people’s mental health crisis

14th February 2025

Professor Cathy Creswell, OH BRC Mental Health in Development Theme Lead, has contributed to a new report into children and young people’s mental health, published as part of the launch…

New Diversity in Research group members get to know how they will make a difference

7th February 2025

New members the NIHR Oxford and Oxford Health BRCs’ Diversity in Research group attended a meeting on 31 January to learn about the work of the two BRCs and how…

Race Equality Week 2025

29th January 2025

Race Equality Week (REW) is an annual UK-wide movement uniting organisations and individuals to address the barriers to race equality in the workplace. This year the week-long observance takes place…

60 Seconds with… Dr Angharad de Cates, OH BRC Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Academic Lead

20th January 2025

As part of our 60 second interview series, we spoke with Dr Angharad de Cates, who recently joined our BRC as OH BRC Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Academic Lead. In…

New Parent Carer Research Network launched

14th January 2025

Researchers in the OH BRC’s Mental Health in Development Theme have launched the Parent Carer Research Network, which champions the voices of parents and carers in research. The network has…

Read it now! Last OH BRC newsletter of 2024

16th December 2024

The Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) December 2024 newsletter is available on our newsletters web page: Issue 11 – Oxford Health BRC Newsletters – NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical…

A fond farewell to our BRC Director

12th December 2024

Recently staff and colleagues from across our National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) celebrated the outstanding leadership and achievements of Director…

New network connects schools with mental health researchers

29th November 2024

Colleagues from our BRC’s Mental Health in Development theme have established a network to facilitate relationships between schools and mental health researchers. The WISDOM Research Network brings together primary and…

Reflections on Franz Kafka mental health event

6th November 2024

As part of the Oxford Kafka 2024 celebrations, a series of events exploring Franz Kafka’s contributions to literature, arts, culture and society, Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) supported a…

OH BRC Director Designate honoured in the Kings birthday honours list 2024

8th October 2024

We would like to congratulate our esteemed colleague Professor Rachel Upthegrove MBE, MBBS, FRCPsych, PhD on her recent achievement of receiving the Member of the Order of the British Empire…

Reflections on Oxford’s first Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours conference

3rd October 2024

Clare Mackay, National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) Dementia Theme Lead and Professor of Imaging Neuroscience at the University of Oxford,…

Reflections – New Therapeutic Approaches in Translational Mental Health Conference

2nd October 2024

The New Therapeutic Approaches in Translational Mental Health Conference was held on 16 September 2024 at the Mathematical Institute in Oxford. The event was organised by Betina Nair and Dr…

Would you like to join the Diversity in Research group?

19th September 2024

NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) and NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre are seeking committed individuals to join their Diversity in Research Group to share experiences and ideas…

First UK conference on Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours following Professor’s story about her own experience

20th August 2024

Oxford will host the first conference of its kind into body-focused repetitive behaviours (BFRBs) such as hair pulling and skin picking next month. It comes just over a year after…

New Online Therapies Bring Oxford Mental Health Research to NHS Patients

31st July 2024

Oxford University announces four new online therapies for anxiety and PTSD, now available on the NHS. The therapies target childhood anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorders and were developed with support form…

Open Day at Westgate Centre showcases Oxford’s groundbreaking research

17th July 2024

Recently, visitors to Oxford’s Westgate Centre were able to learn about the world-class healthcare research taking place in the city. The annual Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) Open Day, hosted by…

Mental Health and Diversity Research Study Findings Released

16th July 2024

New research from Oxford’s Department of Education has revealed the current picture of mental health and diversity support in schools in the Midlands. The research compiled feedback from 48 primary…

Professor Rachel Upthegrove made MBE

17th June 2024

Professor Rachel Upthegrove, who joins the University of Oxfords Department of Psychiatry and our BRC as Director Designate in August, has been made an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours…

60 Seconds with… Senior Research Fellow Dr Jiedi Lei

7th June 2024

Dr Jiedi Lei is a Paul Foundation Clinical Research Fellow and clinical psychologist whose research is focused on autism and child and adolescent mental health in the Oxford Health BRC Mental…

Join the Parent Carer Research Network Steering Group

21st May 2024

Mental Health in Development (part of the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre) has partnered with the Charlie Waller Trust to develop a virtual network of parents and carers who can…

Joint Oxford Health and Oxford BRC Open Day: Shaping the Future of Healthcare

26th April 2024

Come and join us for our BRC Open Day at the Westgate Centre in Oxford between 10am and 3.30pm on Thursday 30 May. The event – held jointly with Oxford…

Oxford Health BRC Workshop – Inclusive research & exclusion criteria

28th March 2024

Recently, the OH BRC held a Joint Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) & Patient and Public Involvement Engagement and Participation (PPIEP) workshop in Oxford to discuss barriers to research participation,…

Oxford Health BRC researchers named NIHR Senior Investigator

20th March 2024

NIHR Oxford Health BRC researcher Professor Kam Bhui has received a prestigious national research award. Professor Kam Bhui, Professor of Psychiatry in the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry and…

Professor Rachel Upthegrove appointed Director Designate of the Oxford Health BRC

14th March 2024

We are delighted to announce that Professor Rachel Upthegrove has been appointed as the new director designate and Senior Clinical Researcher of the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC)…

NIHR MH-TRC Mental Health Mission Research Posts Award Scheme 2024

8th February 2024

Opportunity for research posts that align with the Mental Health Mission Work Packages, and Demonstrator sites. Deadline for application: 1 March 2024 Queries to MHM-capacity@manchester.ac.uk. MHM Work Packages Capacity development…

New online tool that empowers parents to treat child anxiety could expand access to child mental health services

7th February 2024

New research from the University of Oxford has revealed that an online programme that empowers parents to apply Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) principles in their child’s day to day lives…

Research in the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry 2023

17th January 2024

Associate Head of Department for Research and Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) Theme lead for Molecular Targets Professor Paul Harrison outlines the research highlights of 2023 in this…

Welcome to new colleagues in the OH BRC core team

16th January 2024

In recent months the core team at OH BRC has expanded and we would like to welcome our new colleagues to the team. Cora Reilly-McGeown Patient and Public Involvement, Engagement…

New NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellows named

15th January 2024

Researchers from a wide range of disciplines have been appointed to be the next cohort of NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellows – seven mid-career researchers identified as having the potential to become future…

Next step in plans for Warneford Park

8th January 2024

Plans for Warneford Park took a step forward as partners in the project signed a Conditional Option Agreement (COA) and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), agreeing how they will work together…

Mental Health Mission for mental health research – who is involved?

12th December 2023

Birmingham Health Partners (BHP) members, the University of Birmingham, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, alongside Oxford Health Biomedical Research…

Innovation Perspectives: Q&A with Professor John Geddes

12th December 2023

This morning the Oxford Academic Health Partners (OAHP) published an interview with NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre Director Prof John Geddes. In the interview, Prof Geddes discusses the NIHR…

BReal: Building stress resilience in early adolescents’ lives

27th November 2023

BReal (“Building stress resilience in early adolescents’ lives”) is a public engagement collaboration between NDCN, Psychiatry, and Experimental Psychology departments at the University of Oxford (hosted by the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging)….