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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe Oxford Epilepsy Research Group is at the forefront of some potentially ground-breaking work with patients who have drug-resistant epilepsy. Epilepsy affects over 50 million people worldwide and nearly one in three people with epilepsy are resistant to current drugs.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe Oxford U-Flourish student wellbeing survey is part of a longitudinal study evaluating the scope of mental health need among undergraduate students. The study aims to better understand what factors determine student mental health and academic outcomes.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nIn a move that will transform future mental health research, Prof Elaine Fox has been made the national Mental Health Impact and Engagement Coordinator for UK Research and Innovation. Read more to find out more about what this means for supporting improved mental health research across the UK.
\n \n\n\n \n 28 August 2019\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThis new course ran for the first time in January 2019, with an engaging and thought-provoking programme of talks, tours of facilities and group discussions. Feedback from participants was uniformly excellent. Applications for the January 2020 course opened on 15th August 2019.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe NIHR Applied Research Collaboration for Oxford and Thames Valley will launch in October 2019. It is one of 15 ARC's across England, each will work with local and national partners to address some of the nation\u2019s most pressing challenges faced by the health and care system over the next 5 years, including dementia, obesity and mental health.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe delivery of clinical care, research, and education in neuro-rehabilitation in Oxford will be revolutionised by an innovative partnership with Quinnipiac University, Hartford, USA.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA new clinical trial is testing a virtual reality (VR) based psychological therapy for people with severe mental health difficulties. gameChange is the largest ever clinical trial of virtual reality for a mental health disorder. Automated delivery of therapy using VR has potential to transform NHS provision of psychological therapy.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nBaroness Nicola Blackwood of North Oxford, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Innovation, has officially opened the Oxford BioEscalator.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nNew spinout enterprise from Oxford seeks to accelerate evidence based innovation for treatments and services in mental health and dementia.
\n \n\n\n \n 29 May 2019\n \n
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe ROADMAP project launches its Data Cube. The Cube offers a dynamic overview of the \u2018landscape\u2019 of data availability in Europe for Alzheimer\u2019s disease research.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nUsing machine learning (AI) techniques to analyse complex cohort data, a group of researchers uncovered hidden patterns in cohort data that might identify those at risk of developing dementia, or indicate promising areas for research into treatments.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nOn 16 May the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences celebrated the work of the previous year, marking their successes in research, teaching and public engagement
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe University of Oxford is the first in Europe to acquire the latest technology in functional brain imaging. TRIUX\u2122 neo, a magnetoencephalograph (MEG), is a highly sensitive non-invasive system for mapping the human brain.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nWe are looking forward to welcoming Dr Ben Seymour to our Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nA generous gift from The Sir John Ritblat Family Foundation has enabled the creation of a new Professorship in Mindfulness and Psychological Science.
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe new small-animal scanner for the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging is lifted into place at the Biomedical Services Building
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\n \n\n \n \n \nThe new MRC talks podcast tells Professor Daniel Freeman\u2019s career story \u2013 helping to improve lives through medical research.
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