Brain and mental health innovation at Oxford
22 May 2023
Research Highlights Strategic Developments
Mental Health and Dementia are a global healthcare crisis, affecting over one billion people worldwide. Of those, over 400 million people are on the Alzheimer's disease continuum, with one person diagnosed every three seconds, and the figure expected to rise as the global population of those over 60 is set to double by 2050.
Colin Espie becomes a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
18 May 2023
Professor Espie is one of eight Oxford researchers to become Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
Westgate Centre visitors learn about Oxford’s ground-breaking research
16 May 2023
Hundreds of visitors to Oxford’s Westgate Centre last week were able to find out about the world-class healthcare research that is currently taking place in Oxford.
Psychological Adaptiveness to Critical Events: an introduction to the PACE study
15 May 2023
Clinical psychologist and Visiting Fellow Omid V. Ebrahimi discusses his work here in Oxford and the study he co-leads in Norway – one of the largest of its kind globally.
Three new Fellows of the Royal Society
10 May 2023
Congratulations are in order to Professor Scott Waddell FRS, Visiting Professor Sue Black FRS and Honorary Professor Irene Tracey FRS on their election to The Royal Society.
Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (WIN) receives Silver Engage Watermark Award
9 May 2023
This award from the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement is a significant landmark, indicating WIN's commitment to embedding support for public engagement.
Researchers discover why multisensory learning is beneficial for memory
26 April 2023
New research published in Nature, led by researchers Dr Zeynep Okray, Dr Pedro Jacob and Professor Scott Waddell at the Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, has discovered a detailed neural circuit mechanism that explains how multisensory learning improves memory performance.
The impact of childhood and teenage anxiety disorders on later life – new research
26 April 2023
Public Engagement Research Highlights
New research has found that the consequences of anxiety disorders in young people can include mental health issues in adulthood, lower grades at school and lower earnings.
Elephant seals drift off to sleep while diving far below the ocean surface
21 April 2023
A new analysis of elephant seal brainwave patterns has revealed that these mammals take short naps while holding their breath on deep dives, averaging just 2 hours of sleep per day during their long trips at sea. The findings have been published today in the journal Science.
Neuroscience Symposium: a student perspective
20 April 2023
MSc student Brendan Sargent reflects on his experience at the Neuroscience Symposium last month and what he took away from the event.
Experts hold first meeting for new international project on depression, anxiety and psychosis
23 March 2023
The Global Alliance for Living Evidence on aNxiety, depressiOn and pSychosis, or GALENOS project, has launched in central London.
Viewing self-harm images on the internet and in social media usually causes harm, according to new review
21 March 2023
Clinical researchers have reviewed the international research evidence regarding the impact of viewing images of self-harm on the internet and in social media.
Viewing self-harm images on the internet and in social media usually causes harm, according to new review
21 March 2023
Clinical researchers have reviewed the international research evidence regarding the impact of viewing images of self-harm on the internet and in social media.
Can humans hibernate?
20 March 2023
Public Engagement Research Highlights
Illuminating new TEDx Talk from Professor of Sleep Physiology Vladyslav Vyazovskiy
European Platform for Neurodegenerative Diseases launches repository of cohorts for researchers
14 March 2023
The new Cohort Catalogue will facilitate discovery of over 60 neurodegeneration research cohorts from 17 countries across Europe
New insights into chemogenetic designer drugs to enhance our study of behaviour
10 March 2023
A collaborative team of researchers in DPAG and Pharmacology led by Dr Lukas Krone have uncovered striking new data demonstrating that two widely used designer drugs used to turn populations of neurons on and off in the brain cause unexpected effects on sleep. These results demonstrate a critical need to improve chemogenetic approaches in behavioural studies.
Researchers win UK Dementia Research Institute Grand Challenge Award to identify early signs of Alzheimer's
7 March 2023
Awards and Honours Research Highlights
The MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit has received funding for a multi-year research partnership designed to advance the understanding of early changes to the operations of brain circuits in Alzheimer's disease.
Ensuring LGBTQI+ people are treated fairly in mental health data
28 February 2023
Research Highlights Strategic Developments
Andrey Kormilitzin outlines a new participatory study aimed at improving AI to take account of LGBTQI+ people so that their needs are better met by mental health services.
Armin Lak appointed Associate Professor of Integrative Neuroscience
24 February 2023
The post is in association with a Tutorial Fellowship at St John's College.