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Professor Daniel Freeman Elected British Academy Fellow
Awards
8 August 2022
Professor Freeman is one of seven academics from the University of Oxford who have been elected as 2022 Fellows of the British Academy in recognition of their distinguished contribution to research.
Alcohol affects the Human Biological Clock
Alzheimer's disease Dementia Mental Health
26 July 2022
The short-term effects of excessive drinking are well known, but to date it has been less certain whether alcohol also accelerates the aging process.
Career Recognition
Awards
26 July 2022
Dr Miriam Klein-Flugge has been conferred the title of Associate Professor, in recognition of her exceptional contribution to research.
New Meta-Analysis Highlights No Antidepressant Effect of Statins Administered in Monotherapy
Depression Mental Health
18 July 2022
This new systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials assesses the effects of statins given alone, without concomitant antidepressant treatment, in people with depressive symptoms, but who do not have a formal diagnosis of a depressive disorder.
New Oxford Study Evaluates Pharmacological Treatment for Insomnia
Mental Health
15 July 2022
Two drugs, eszopiclone and lemborexant – both not currently licenced for the treatment of insomnia in the UK – were shown to perform better than others, both in the acute and long-term treatment of insomnia in adults, according to a new Oxford study exploring the pharmacological management of insomnia.
Moderate Drinking Linked to Brain Iron and Cognitive Decline
Alzheimer's disease Dementia Integrative-neuroimaging Mental Health
14 July 2022
Consumption of seven or more units of alcohol per week is associated with higher iron levels in the brain. Iron accumulation in the brain has been linked with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and is a potential mechanism for alcohol-related cognitive decline.
Effectiveness of School-Based Mindfulness Training
Child and adolescent Early intervention Mental Health Mindfulness
13 July 2022
A standardised schools-based mindfulness training programme did not help young people’s mental health and well-being overall, but did improve school culture and reduce teachers’ burn out, a research team led by the University of Oxford has found.
Mental Health Act Reform
Mental Health
12 July 2022
Professor Kam Bhui, Departments of Psychiatry and Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, comments on a recent POSTnote briefing (based on literature reviews and interviews) from the UK parliament. The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology has summarised the evidence - Mental Health Act Reform - Race and Ethnic Inequalities - to inform debate and offer a series of resources to support legal scrutiny and apprise parliamentarians.
Help-Seeking After Self-Harm in Adolescent Students
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Mental Health Self-harm
7 July 2022
A recent survey found that young people who self-harm primarily turn to friends (one in three) and parents (one in four) for support. Formal sources of support, such as Child and Adolescent Mental Health services (CAMHS), psychologists, psychiatrists, or GPs, and online or phone-based services, were accessed by considerably fewer young people.
Ethics at Westminster: A Workshop on Public Values and the Pandemic
COVID-19 Events
27 June 2022
At an event organised by the UK Pandemic Ethics Accelerator at the House of Commons on 18 May 2022, parliamentarians, policy makers and academics joined together to discuss how to bring ethical thinking and debate into public policy on pandemic recovery and preparedness, and how to involve the public.
Career Recognition
Awards
21 June 2022
Dr Sana Suri has been conferred the title of Associate Professor, in recognition of her exceptional contribution to research.
Kia Nobre Awarded Prestigious C.L. de Carvalho- Heineken Prize for Cognitive Science 2022
Awards
8 June 2022
The award honours Professor Nobre's innovative approach to imaging and understanding the human brain as well as the impact of this work on numerous subfields of cognitive neuroscience, including attention, working memory, long-term memory, and language.
New Study Shows Simvastatin Can Change the Way People Experience Certain Emotions
Anxiety Depression Mental Health
19 May 2022
This new study examines the effects of simvastatin on emotional processing, reward learning, verbal memory, and inflammation.
Oxford has Largest Volume of World-Leading Research - REF 2021
Awards
12 May 2022
Results of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 for UK universities indicate that Oxford has the largest volume of world-leading research*.
Cathy Creswell Elected Fellow of Academy of Medical Sciences
Awards
11 May 2022
Cathy Creswell, Professor of Developmental Clinical Psychology, Departments of Psychiatry and Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
Oxford researchers part of major UK initiative to understand chronic pain
Mental Health
10 May 2022
Oxford pain researchers are playing a major role in a new multi-million pound research programme launched by a consortium of funders, including UKRI, Versus Arthritis, Eli Lilly and the Medical Research Foundation.
Professor Irene Tracey CBE FMedSci Nominated as Next Oxford Vice-Chancellor
10 May 2022
A renowned neuroscientist, Professor Tracey has led Merton College since 2019 and is also currently Professor of Anaesthetic Neuroscience in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, a department she led for several years whilst holding a Statutory Chair. She is also President-elect of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS).
Anxiety Disorders Among Children, Assessment and Working with Families
Anxiety Child and adolescent Early intervention Mental Health
9 May 2022
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health disorders among children, yet there is limited guidance on the process of assessing child anxiety disorders and sharing diagnostic outcomes with families.
Investigating the Psychiatric Sequelae of COVID-19
3 May 2022
After 25 years as a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford, Paul Harrison speaks to The Lancet Psychiatry about his inspirations from the early days to present-day.
Landmark New Clinical Trial Shows Benefits of Automated Virtual Reality (VR) Treatment for Severe Psychological Problems
Mental Health Psychological therapy Virtual reality
6 April 2022
The gameChange automated VR program is designed to treat agoraphobia in patients with psychosis. In the largest ever clinical trial of virtual reality for mental health, gameChange especially helped people whose anxiety had previously left them virtually housebound.