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Tackling mental illness by supporting industry to develop new drugs
News published on October 13, 2023
Did you know mental illnesses such as depression are a leading cause of disability? And there is huge unmet demand for drugs to treat psychiatric disorders.
Launch of Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) Senior Fellowships
News published on October 12, 2023
The NIHR Oxford Senior Research Fellows Award scheme recognises and supports individuals with the potential and trajectory to become future leaders in translational research in the NIHR in Oxford
Response to study on esketamine nasal spray
News published on October 5, 2023
Leading Oxford consultant psychiatrist Rupert McShane has responded to a new paper on the effectiveness of esketamine nasal spray, a form of ketamine, for treatment-resistant depression.
Prestigious international mental health prize awarded to Oxford University professor
News published on October 3, 2023
The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) recently announced that Oxford University Professor Husseini Manji and his colleagues Dennis Charney and John Krystal, are the recipients of the 2023 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health.
ORAG (ORIGIN Research Advisory Group) – Shape the future of research – Opportunity for 16–24-year-olds
News published on October 3, 2023
ORIGIN aims to have a positive impact on the mental health of 16–24-year-olds. The research is led by Dr Rebecca Syed Sheriff at the University of Oxford and builds on very promising preliminary research that showed the enthusiasm of underrepresented young people for online arts and culture (like an online museum) to support their mental health.
IF Oxford Science and Ideas Festival
News published on October 3, 2023
IF Oxford captures interest in ‘science and ideas’ topics through educational projects and its quality October Festival. Events and long-term community programmes develop meaningful skills while sharing the positive impacts of innovation. Authentic connections with public audiences at the Festival increase science confidence and trust among adults and families in many venues across Oxford.
NIHR Oxford Health BRC & Oxford BRC Symposium
News published on September 28, 2023
The Health Economics Research Centre (HERC), University of Oxford, will be hosting NIHR Oxford Health BRC & Oxford BRC Symposium – Making the economic case to NICE for new health technologies.
Longer-term organ abnormalities confirmed in some post-hospitalised COVID patients
News published on September 25, 2023
A study looking at the longer-term impact of COVID-19 has found that nearly a third of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 displayed abnormalities in multiple organs five months after being discharged. Some of these abnormalities have been shown through previous work to be evidence of tissue damage.
Study: The role of self-compassion in readiness to engage in treatment and treatment outcomes for OCD
News published on September 21, 2023
Oxfordshire Talking Therapies have recently been involved in a study jointly run with Healthy Minds and University of Oxford. They would like to thank all the service users and staff who have kindly been involved in this project. Here you can find a brief summary of the study and its recent findings.
Oxford Health research staff recognised at Thames Valley Health Research Awards
News published on September 21, 2023
The NIHR Clinical Research Network (NIHR CRN) supports a range of awards to recognise and reward the inspirational work that is taking place across the NHS, public health and social care to make clinical research a core activity.