🚸 #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek (9 -15 February) highlights the importance of helping young people feel they belong. The WISDOM Schools Research Network is inviting schools and colleges to join research that strengthens understanding of pupils’ mental health. tinyurl.com/5xmwk9b9

The ABATE Study is a groundbreaking clinical trial that is testing a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease in people with Down syndrome. We are looking for volunteers who have Down syndrome and are 35-50 years old to participate in the study.

Celebrate Children’s Mental Health Week (9–15 Feb) with us This year’s theme, This is My Place. WISDOM network brings together #schools and #researchers to build a supportive #network that strengthens mental health knowledge for students, staff and families. Join us: tinyurl.com/EOIWisdomnet...

Join us on 11 Feb (5–7pm) for an inspiring online event showcasing creative, inclusive ways to involve #youngpeople in #mentalhealth #research. Hear directly from youth, carers & researchers as they share innovative #PPIE ideas—£400 awarded to the top pitch! Register: tinyurl.com/ChildrenandY...

📢 Our Annual Report for 2025 is out, including some of our most impactful research & key achievements. A huge thanks to our staff, students, funders & collaborators for their work in 2025. Exciting times ahead in 2026! www.psych.ox.ac.uk/about/key-fa... @medsci.ox.ac.uk @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social

#DeepBrainStimulation (DBS) is being tested in Oxford to see if it can relieve severe central post‑stroke pain. 3 patients have undergone pioneering surgery, and 30 people will join the randomised trial to assess whether DBS could become a future NHS treatment option. tinyurl.com/EPIONE-DBS

Meet Luarena Durston, our BRC R&D Administrator. Her journey spans community admin roles to becoming vital support across BRC and R&D. After evolving from her own photography studio, she now thrives in health research—driven by resilient, kind people. tinyurl.com/CelebrateBRC...

Our recent online #careers event united Nurses, Midwives, AHPs, Healthcare Scientists, Pharmacists & Psychologists nationally to explore exciting research career opportunities. Inspiring insights from Keynote Prof Anne‑Maree Keenan, @benitaolivier.bsky.social and more tinyurl.com/NMAHPcareers

Join us for this free public talk: Can electrodes in the brain treat chronic pain? Thursday 12 February, 6pm to 7pm (refreshments from 5.30pm) at Rewley House, Oxford. FREE entry, no booking required. More info: oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/oh-event/fre...

The SMILE BioResource is a new, national initiative aiming to accelerate research to improve outcomes and quality of life for people living with severe mental illness (SMI). tinyurl.com/4w48arpa

Our MH-TRC researchers are looking into a trial design which explore immune problems in people with schizophrenia. The study examines the problem that current drug treatments for psychosis are 30% ineffective, which may be associated with inflammation. tinyurl.com/y8x7knmy

Join the WISDOM Schools Research Network A free national mental health research network supporting #mentalhealth #research in #primary, #secondary, #sixthform and #FE settings. Get involved: tinyurl.com/WisdomOHBRC YouTube: tinyurl.com/WhatisWISDOM

A group of patient and public involvement contributors have developed some key recommendations for researchers when engaging with under-served communities The research was carried out by members of the Oxford Health and Oxford Biomedical Research Centre’s Diversity in Research Group bit.ly/3LVLAC3

Nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, healthcare scientists, pharmacists and psychologists (NMAHPPs) are invited to our Research Careers Showcase: 📅 21 January ⏱️10am to 1pm 📍Online Hear real stories, explore funded opportunities, and learn more about a research career tinyurl.com/2w3bhhyk

🤔How can engineering, clinical insight and data science improve sleep health? In our latest 60 Second Interview, Dr Shaun Davidson discusses developing wearable tech to track #circadianrhythms and validate #sleep‑monitoring systems through a BRC pump‑priming award. 👉 tinyurl.com/DrDavidsonOH...

Our January #newsletter is here! Features include: 👏 Oxford Health R&D’s 2025 in review 😴 New animation: 5 Principles of #GoodSleep 💉 What happens when #weight‑loss drugs stop? Read this months news from our BRC & partners 👉 tinyurl.com/OHBRCNewslet...

New research finds that night-time changes in #metabolism may be driving a common liver disease. oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/night-time-c...

💤 A new animation explains the 5 principles of good sleep health: valuing, prioritising, personalising, protecting and trusting sleep. This guidance is based on research by Prof Colin Espie, OH BRC Better Sleep Theme Co-Lead. 🔗 lnkd.in/emUnyQ6i www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAcv...

Congratulations to Dr Adam Al-Diwani, Dr Alex Lau-Zhu and Dr Felicity Waite who have been named as the NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellows from our BRC. The programme offers 2 years of flexible support and leadership development to accelerate high‑impact research. 🔗 tinyurl.com/bdhawpsh

Recently, OH BRC signed the Health Research Authority Shared Commitment to Public Involvement in Health and Social Care Research, an initiative designed to raise standards and embed meaningful collaboration with patients, carers, and communities. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/t83va344

A review has found that people tend to regain weight rapidly after stopping weight-loss drugs, and faster than after ending behavioural weight loss programmes. oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/stopping-wei...

In this new article, we celebrate the successes of the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust research infrastructure in 2025. Read more about our breakthroughs in #dementia research and the development of an online tool for childhood #anxiety. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/7uvupr7k

Nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, healthcare scientists, pharmacists and psychologists (NMAHPPs) are invited to our Research Careers Showcase: 📅 21 January ⏱️10am to 1pm 📍Online Hear real stories, explore funded opportunities, and learn more about a research career tinyurl.com/2w3bhhyk

Meet Inga Farafontova, OHFT Community Psychiatric Nurse on secondment at Oxford Brain Health Clinic. She champions research in mental health care, supports dementia projects, and works with PPI groups to drive evidence-based practice and improve patient outcomes: tinyurl.com/IngaFarafont...

#ARCadvent day 2️⃣0️⃣: Research led by @ox.ac.uk, and supported by @arc-oxtv.bsky.social, reveals the most effective treatments for managing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder #ADHD in adults, based on an analysis of 113 clinical trials. www.arc-oxtv.nihr.ac.uk/news/new-stu...

Reflecting on 3 years of progress, Oxford Health BRC & NIHR MH-TRC are setting new standards in #mentalhealth research. Digital therapies, #dementia prevention, #EDI, and more The journey continues. Explore our story of impact and innovation so far. tinyurl.com/OHBRCMission

Colleagues who want to develop their Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) knowledge are invited to sign up the Institute of Mental Health's PPI Spring Training Programme. Sessions are delivered online throughout April and May. tinyurl.com/ywueezw9

Thinking about your next career move? Roles we are recruiting for: ➡️Senior Research Associate in Bioelectronics and Neuroengineering for Pain ➡️2 x Research Assistant posts ➡️Part-time Senior Project Manager tinyurl.com/4sp2tu3e

A new study offers a breakthrough in detecting risk for #psychosis and #bipolar disorders. 🔗Find out how this work could help clinicians provide more tailored support for people living with these conditions: tinyurl.com/33s73ss9

📢 Our December newsletter is out now! This last edition of the year features the Top 10 most viewed news stories of 2025 on ours and our partners news pages. Many thanks to all followers as we wrap up an incredible year: oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/newsletters/...

We have launched a dedicated page showcasing the profiles of Nurses, Midwives, Allied Health Professionals, Pharmacists, and Psychologists (NMAHPPs) who are driving mental and brain health research. oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/training-hub...

New Research supported by our BRC: Scientists have identified key symptoms and created a scoring system to help frontline clinicians recognise possible #NMDAR-antibodyencephalitis, a condition that can sometimes be mistaken for #psychosis. Read more: tinyurl.com/NMDARantibod...

Catalysts, a new Bodleian Libraries campaign with the British Journal of Photography, celebrates Oxford innovators through 19 portraits by leading photographers. Discover the faces driving research and change including our Director @rachelutg.bsky.social tinyurl.com/CatalystsBod...

A new research collaboration aims to tackle ethnic inequalities in perinatal severe mental illness. It aims to identify practical ways to improve care for mothers experiencing serious mental illnesses such as severe depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and psychosis. tinyurl.com/rs536nza

Megan Pritchard, Research Assistant working for the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration Mission has shared her experience supporting a children and young people’s mental health project in Greater Manchester. 🔗 tinyurl.com/ycd3hecd

Nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, healthcare scientists, pharmacists and psychologists (NMAHPPs) are invited to our Research Careers Showcase: 📅 21 January ⏱️10am to 1pm 📍Online Hear real stories, explore funded opportunities, and learn more about a research career tinyurl.com/2w3bhhyk

How are collaboration and regulation transforming UK #clinicaltrials? Our Business Development Team is accelerating research by building partnerships between academia, the NHS, and industry and streamlining study set-up. Discover how we are is driving real-world #impact. tinyurl.com/bdfvfu62

New findings of a study into the relationship between antidepressants and the gut microbiome offers fresh insights into how gut bacteria shapes the success of #antidepressants. The findings help explain why some people respond better to treatment than others. 🔗 tinyurl.com/yp5s763j

Our Pain Theme have launched What We Carry at John Radcliffe Hospital – an art-science collaboration led by artist Marysa Dowling exploring #chronicpain through photography and narrative. 📆Exhibition open until 6 December Read more online: tinyurl.com/PainWhatWeCa...

🎉We’re proud to celebrate our BRC researchers who have been recognised in Clarivate’s prestigious Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4c4mws6f

A major study shows nitrous oxide (‘laughing gas’) could help treat depression. When administered in a controlled clinical setting, the gas can significantly reduce depressive symptoms. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/26nene6n

🎨 🎭 🎵 An Oxford study has found that creative arts therapies, including music, drama, and art, are effective treatment options for young people living with #PTSD worldwide. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/4f5wk5pn

📢 Experts have called for an integrated approach to treating #epilepsy and co-occurring mental health disorders. A recent study brought together experts and people with lived experience to identify challenges and propose solutions for improving mental health in epilepsy. tinyurl.com/b8548n6c

We’re proud to share that the Oxford Brain Health Clinic has now assessed over 500 patients, marking a significant step forward in improving #dementia diagnosis. The Clinic uses advanced technologies for accurate diagnosis and risk detection, resulting in NHS savings 🔗https://tinyurl.com/4atjjy79

@ndcnoxford.bsky.social has launched its MSc in Pain Neurosciences! A flexible, part-time programme blending online learning with Oxford sessions for clinicians & researchers. Applications for 2026 now open. Learn more: tinyurl.com/MScPainOxford

👏 #CountMeIn launches today @ @oxfordhealthnhs.bsky.social ! Count Me In aims to make research more accessible for all. If you’ve used their services, you may be invited to take part. Opt out anytime. tinyurl.com/CMIOHFT

A new study explores how alcoholic, alcohol-free and low-alcohol drink adverts influence consumer choices. The study involved adults who consume #alcohol who completed a shopping task after watching an alcoholic, alcohol-free or low-alcohol drink, or unrelated advert 🔗https://tinyurl.com/57kmfy36

Parents & carers your voice matters! Join our Parent Carer Research Network and help shape mental health research. We especially welcome foster/adoptive parents, fathers, and diverse communities. Sign up by 27 Nov for the next newsletter: tinyurl.com/2s7tyy95

Count Me In launches this week! @oxfordhealthnhs.bsky.social is making research participation easier, fairer and more inclusive. If you’ve used their services and haven’t opted out, you may be invited to learn more, always voluntary. Privacy protected. tinyurl.com/OHFTCountMeIn

Our study aims to understand psychosis, and improve outcomes for individuals with psychosis. By intervening early, we will provide timely support and care, ultimately enhancing lives. We reached 250 participants! eim.digitrial.com @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social @cpftresearch.bsky.social