Looking to build a career in early childhood mental health research? @dspi-oxford.bsky.social is recruiting a part-time Research Assistant to support the Supporting Early Minds Network, helping grow research capacity for children under 5. Apply by 15 June: tinyurl.com/32va6y4y

An update from the team behind our Parent Carer Research Network. Our exciting news is that the network has been guaranteed another 5 years of funding from the Centre for Emerging Minds Research so we had an away day to make plans for our future mhid.org.uk/parent-carer...

New publication in Nature Mental Health by DPhil student Nora Skjerdingstad and Prof Eleanor Leigh “Reconceptualizing cognitive-behavioral processes in youth anxiety in the digital age” considers how those with social anxiety may be vulnerable in a digital environment www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Congratulations to @nhigsonsweeney.bsky.social for successfully running the first session of her 8-part webinar series exploring research methods for #mentalhealth #researchers! Spotted a method on the list below that you'd love to learn more about? Sign up now! mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/tbme/

Do you have an opportunity relevant for #mentalhealth & #addiction researchers? 🤔 Our #OppUp page lists upcoming events, funding calls & more for mental health & addiction researchers and we'd love to share yours! Submit your entry below 👇 buff.ly/pE7qfT8

Congratulations @starcatstudy.bsky.social 🎉🎉

Do you have an opportunity relevant for #mentalhealth & #addiction researchers? 🤔 Our #OppUp page lists upcoming events, funding calls & more for mental health & addiction researchers and we'd love to share yours! Submit your entry below 👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/opportunities-update

Are you interested in taking the next step in your #mentalhealth or #addiction #research career? 👣 The MHR Incubator has a guide to help you progress your career - whether you're starting out or trying to establish independence. Check it out here:👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/take-the-nex...

Interested in building your problem solving skills and gain insights about the career challenges you may face? Check out our Peer Coaching (PeCo) 2026 programme and apply now! 👇️ buff.ly/nvmz1rU

"I am continually inspired by all the brilliant DPhil students working alongside me. The DPhil can often feel like a marathon, but witnessing others learn, grow, and hit milestones is what keeps me going." '60 Seconds With' DPhil student Sakshi Rajesh: tinyurl.com/2s4d2fnr

Our Peer Coaching (PeCo) 2026 programme equips #mentalhealth #researchers with the skills to problem solve and gain insights about the career challenges you (or your colleagues) may face. Apply to PeCo now! 👇️ buff.ly/nvmz1rU

Come and work with us! Seeking an 80% fte postdoctoral trial researcher to work on a feasibility trial of a new intervention for childhood OCD in routine child mental health services my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Do you have experience with our OSI platform? Our partners at KoaHealth are recruiting a new OSI trainer! For more info see: babcp.com/jobs/koa-hea...

📢 New trial just out! Evaluated brief digitally supported parent led CBT for young children at risk of anxiety disorders, identified through schools. 1/2 doi.org/10.1111/jcpp... @acamh.bsky.social

📢📢 Come and work with us! We have a postdoc and a research assistant role available on the brilliant OCD-EMPOWER trial which is testing a new digitally supported intervention to help parents/carers help their children overcome OCD. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Japan-UK Dialogue: Understanding Hikikomori through Lived Experience & Research This upcoming talk, focused on "Hikikomori" (prolonged social withdrawal), aims to bridge the gap between academic research and lived experience 📆 Fri Feb 27th 2026, 10.30am–12pm Register now! buff.ly/1lhrwC9

Got an opportunity relevant for #mentalhealth & #addiction researchers? 🤔 Our #OppUp page lists upcoming events, funding calls & more for mental health & addiction researchers and we'd love to share yours! Submit your entry below 👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/opportunities-update

We're on a mission to learn more about excessive worry in young people, and how to help those who experience it. Could your school or youth organisation help? Register your interest here: tinyurl.com/2c4jm59p

For #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, the WISDOM network are encouraging schools and colleges to join with research that strengthens understanding on children's mental health. This year's theme is "This Is My Place", promoting inclusive and nurturing environments for young people. tinyurl.com/5xmwk9b9

Read more about the findings from the study in the programme report: digitalyouth.ac.uk/wp-content/u... DIORA (Dynamic Interplay of Online Risk and Resilience in Adolescence) took place under the UKRI-funded project Digital Youth #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek #DigitalBalance

Today is #SaferInternetDay The DIORA study looked at what young people do online and how it makes them feel The animation below designed with young people turns the findings from the UKRI-funded study into bite-sized practical tips looking at how these experiences shape mental health and wellbeing

Understanding hikikomori through lived experience and research. Upcoming online event convened by our visiting colleague Professor Motohiro Sakai - do join, it’s guaranteed to be a fascinating and informative event.

Incredible achievement- congratulations to the @starcatstudy.bsky.social team and all the clinical teams involved 🙌

Run - don't walk - to apply for our fully-funded GROW 2026 Researcher Development Programme for #mentalhealth & #addiction early career researchers! ‍💫 ⏰ Mon 2 March, 12pm Don't miss your chance to apply for this incredible opportunity! 👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/grow

📣Are you looking to build your research career around creating environments in which primary school aged children’s strengths and abilities are identified and enabled? Come and work with us in this exciting research fellowship my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

📣 Come and work with us! Seeking an enthusiastic postdoctoral researcher to work across our Strengths based and All About Me projects- more info here my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Happy New Year from all the NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs) across the country! 🎉 Here are our 25 most popular newsletter stories from 2025: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar... 🌟 What a variety! Scroll to the end to see the top-most clicked-on stories 🖱️

Are you interested in taking the next step in your #mentalhealth or #addiction #research career? 👣 The MHR Incubator has a guide to help you progress your career - whether you're starting out or trying to establish independence. Check it out here:👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/take-the-nex...

Reminder: The MHR Incubator is #hiring! We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to help us run events, manage budgets and co-lead the Incubator. Apply now to be a part of our friendly team! Know anybody who fits the bill? Please share this job description with them!

Want to find other #mentalhealth & #addiction researchers? 🔎 Or are you keen for others to find you? Check out our interactive #mentalhealth researchers map! Start building your #network, now! 📍 buff.ly/sQ00QuL

Work with our team at @topicgroup.bsky.social (Now called Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research)! We're hiring a postdoc and a research fellow on projects related to neurodiversity and strengths in children and adolescents. Links below:

New year new job? Come and work with us as the manager for the Mental Health in Development theme of the @oxhealthbrc.bsky.social. Post available 60% fte until 31/3/28. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

🎄❄️Happy holidays! ❄️🎄 Wishing you and your loved ones a great holiday season and a happy New Year! 🌟 We're on leave until January but can't wait to show you what's in store for the MHR Incubator 2026! See you in the new year 👋

Happy Holidays from the STAR-CAT team! As the year comes to an end, we want to say a big thank you to all of the families and clinical services who have been involved in the study so far! 🌟 We hope everyone has a relaxing break over the festive period 🎄⛄

"My career path has been winding, but my motivation has never wavered." 💼 Dr Simona Skripkauskaite reflects on variety - both in her career path as a #mentalhealth #researcher, and in her day-to-day. To read about Simona's experience & other researchers', click below 🔎 buff.ly/Da63HXr

Dr Rhiannon Barker reminds us of the importance of involving a wide range of stakeholders in #mentalhealth #research, in her case study. Read more about her experiences inside (and outside) of academia, and how that shaped her research path. 👇 📖 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/case-studies...

🌟 New research assistant job🌟 We are looking for a research assistant post to join a project to develop and validate a self-report measure of anhedonia in young people, and contribute to wider ongoing activities in our team. Ad closes 17th December www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPR584/r...

Last day to sign up to receive the next newsletter from the Parent Carer Research Network! Some great information coming up on how to get involved in youth mental health research along with lots of interesting news of research success stories - don't miss out, your voice matters!

Finding it difficult to work on that #mentalhealth fellowship application? Tired of endless emails hindering your #addiction research paper? ⏳ Our fully funded #WritingRetreats are the perfect opportunity for focus & progress! 🌳 🎯 Be the first to know when 2026 applications open: buff.ly/xQp8J4G

📢 The MQ Fellows Award supports early-career #mentalhealth #researchers (3-7yrs post doc), encouraging them to ask challenging questions to advance mental health research. Up to £250,000 is available. Interested? Learn more & express your interest: www.mqmentalhealth.org/our-work/res...

Prof Cathy Creswell (@cathycreswell.bsky.social) from University of Oxford is delivering her keynote on ‘Taking digital interventions for youth from research to practice’    How can we learn from the success of OSI (Online Support & Intervention for Children)?   Let’s dive in 👇 #DigitalYouth

📢📢 We are recruiting a children and young people's involvement and engagement manager for our new Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research. Could it be you? For more info see my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... (closes 8/12)

A fantastic opportunity for healthcare professionals seeking to combine a clinical and academic career in mental health research! Fully-funded PhD @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social starting in Oct 2026 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/fully-funded...

We’re very excited to welcome researchers from our GROW & PeCo programmes, writing retreats, internships & more to the 2025 MHR Incubator Gathering! Have a really great day everyone! 😁

Excited to share our new publication out in Depression and Anxiety! A network analysis of dimensions of anhedonia, depression symptoms, and social anxiety symptoms in university students 🧵 doi.org/10.1155/da/5... (1/10)

We are recruiting a communications and engagement manager for the new Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research. Applications close 1/12 my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

📢📢 Come and work with us! New research coordinator post to support Wellcome Trust funded research to sustain and scale our digital parent led CBT programme in diverse global settings. Closes 21/11 my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Could you be the Deputy Director of our new Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research? Exciting (permanent) opportunity to push forward research that has a meaningful impact on children, adolescents and families my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... @oxexppsy.bsky.social @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social

Since their inception 6 years ago, ARCs have: 🔎 carried out over 3,300 research projects 📰 published over 9,000 papers 🤝 collaborated with 627 partner organisations 💰 leveraged about £1 billion in external funding! 👉🏿 Explore a selection of our work: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar... 💫 #ARCimpacts

In the past 6 years, ARCs have worked with over 2,500 public contributors and have recruited over 810,000 study participants 💙💙 Thank you to everyone who has made this important applied health & care research possible 🙏 Find out more about our work: mailchi.mp/nihr/nihr-ar... 💫 #ARCimpacts