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Latest updates from Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC)
News published on January 15, 2026
January’s newsletter bring you a fresh roundup of updates, research highlights, and news from our partners at Oxford Health BRC.
From insight to impact at Oxford Health R&D 2025
News published on January 6, 2026
Across Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust’s research infrastructures, 2025 was a year of momentum, partnership, and benefits for patients and communities.
60 seconds with… Inga Farafontova, Community Psychiatric Nurse and Research Assistant
News published on December 23, 2025
In the latest of our 60 second interview series, we spoke with Inga Farafontova, Community Psychiatric Nurse, Older Adult Community Mental Health Team at the Trust.
Teenage participants needed for depression and anxiety trial
News published on December 19, 2025
The ATTEND study team are inviting young people with a history of depression or anxiety, together with their parents/carers, to join their study investigating a mindfulness therapy.
2025 highlights from Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre
News published on December 18, 2025
Welcome to the Oxford Health BRC Top 10 of 2025
Simple scoring system could help clinicians identify possible cases of NMDAR-antibody encephalitis
News published on December 12, 2025
Scientists have identified a key set of symptoms and developed a scoring system to help clinicians in frontline medical and mental health services consider the possibility of a rare form of encephalitis, which can sometimes be mistaken for psychosis.
New research collaboration to tackle ethnic inequalities in perinatal severe mental illness
News published on December 10, 2025
A ground-breaking new study aims to transform postpartum mental health care for mothers from ethnic minority backgrounds or those living in deprived areas who experience severe mental illness.
60 seconds with… Gonca Ramjaun, Research Recruitment Facilitator
News published on December 2, 2025
In the latest of our 60 second interview series, we spoke with Gonca Ramjaun, Research Recruitment Facilitator at the Trust.
Young people needed to help evaluate online autism assessment tool
News published on November 27, 2025
Do you know a young person who could take part in autism research?
Trial offering mindfulness therapy is looking for teenage participants
News published on November 25, 2025
The ATTEND study team are inviting young people, together with their parents/carers, in Oxfordshire to join their study investigating a mindfulness therapy.