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Professor Rachel Upthegrove appointed Director Designate of the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre

Article published: 14 Mar, 2024

Professor Upthegrove will officially start in August 2024, succeeding Professor John Geddes, who has led the Oxford Health BRC since 2017 and will step down by the end 2024.

Women who enable research across Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Article published: 8 Mar, 2024

International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.

Bill Wells, Head of Research & Development at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust to retire.

Article published: 28 Feb, 2024

Our colleague and Head of Research and Development Bill Wells is retiring after more than ten successful years with the Trust.

Recruitment for Alzheimer’s Disease study now open at Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF)

Article published: 26 Feb, 2024

Alzheimer’s Disease is a type of dementia in which abnormal proteins, called beta-amyloid and tau, accumulate in the brain and damage nerve cells. People with Alzheimer’s Disease often have trouble thinking, speaking, remembering things, and performing their daily activities. This condition is common in older people and gets worse over time.

Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) Newsletter

Article published: 21 Feb, 2024

The Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) is based at the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. 

An interview with Amanda Colston – Senior Research Nurse and Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility Team Lead

Article published: 21 Feb, 2024

Amanda Colston, Senior Research Nurse and Team Lead at the NIHR Oxford Cognitive Health Clinical Research Facility (CRF) spoke recently with the Oxford Academic Health Partners(OAHP) about her recent success in being awarded an OAHP Research Development Award.

OxInAHR Research Internship program – open for applications

Article published: 9 Feb, 2024

The Oxford Institute of Applied Health Research (OxInAHR), is a vibrant, multi-disciplinary research institute which comprises a community of scholars who share a passion to identify, examine and implement best quality health care within their areas of expertise.

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

Article published: 7 Feb, 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 is just as effective as traditional talking therapies for child anxiety problems.

Access to dementia research trials to be extended across the UK as Government announces nearly £50m of new funding

Article published: 24 Jan, 2024

More people with dementia across the UK will be able to take part in research and help accelerate the development of new treatments, as the Government announces £49.9 million of new funding into a coordinated network of dementia trials sites across the country.

Working in Alzheimer’s disease research: Amanda’s story

Article published: 23 Jan, 2024

Staff at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust are recruiting people with mild Alzheimer’s disease for a study that looks into the reasons for the decline in the ability to function in social situations in people with the condition. The specific cause of why this happens is not currently understood.