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Salsa classes shown to reduce depressive symptoms in young adults

A new trial led by the University of Oxford suggests it may offer a promising, accessible addition to youth wellbeing support.

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Warneford Park: Mental health and medical research campus development gets green light from Oxford City Council

Plans to create a £750m mental health and medical research campus in Oxford have been given the go-ahead by Oxford City Council.

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New Oxford Centre for Women’s Mental Health established

The University of Oxford is set to launch a new research centre dedicated to women’s mental health, bringing together expertise from medical and biological sciences with humanities for the first time.

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Clinical Trial of Ketogenic Therapy for Early Psychosis funded by Baszucki Group

The University Oxford has received £1.17m of funding from Baszucki Group to assess the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of a ketogenic diet for patients at clinical high risk of psychosis (CHR-P).

Inviting nature into a secure ward for young people

A team from the University of Oxford and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust created a therapeutic horticulture garden in a psychiatric intensive care unit for young people, as part of a new study looking at how green spaces can benefit patients and staff.

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Infections linked to higher risk of brain and mental health conditions for up to two years

15 July 2026

A large study of more than 1 million matched patient pairs finds that serious infections across the body are followed by increased risks of psychiatric and neurological diagnoses, especially in adults

Salsa classes shown to reduce depressive symptoms in young adults

15 July 2026

A new trial led by the University of Oxford suggests it may offer a promising, accessible addition to youth wellbeing support.

'Allergy' chemical shapes memory and how we learn from setbacks – Oxford study

13 July 2026

The chemical histamine – widely associated with the body's allergy response – shapes how the brain forms memories and handles negative experiences, according to a new University of Oxford study.