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Should Children be Offered Vaccination against COVID-19?
COVID-19 Child and adolescent Mental Health
13 December 2021
New Rapid Ethics Review from the UK Pandemic Ethics Accelerator investigates the question of whether or not children should be offered vaccination against COVID-19, a question which has raised significant ethical challenges.
New Clinical Trial to Test Drug for Diabetes in Reducing Risk of Alzheimer’s Dementia
Dementia Early intervention Mental Health Old-age psychiatry
10 December 2021
A new study led through a collaboration between the Diabetes Trials Unit and the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford, and the global healthcare company, Novo Nordisk, will examine whether semaglutide, a tablet used to treat diabetes, can change the course of the earliest changes that happen in the brains of people at risk of developing Alzheimer’s dementia.
New Professors in the Department of Psychiatry
Awards Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Mental Health
9 December 2021
Professors Mina Fazel, Morten Kringelbach and Mike Browning have been given the title of Professor in the 2021 Recognition of Distinction Exercise at the University of Oxford.
The History of Autism
9 December 2021
New research published by David Sher, DPhil student in the Department of Psychiatry, and Associate Professor Jenny Gibson, University of Cambridge, delves into the work of Russian psychiatrist GE Sukhareva.
Mindfulness for Teachers - "Finding Peace in a Frantic World"
Mental Health Mindfulness
30 November 2021
A new research study involving more than 200 teachers from across the UK investigated how their experiences and levels of stress, mental health and burn out were impacted by either taught or self-taught mindfulness training.
New Research Highlights Importance of Early Years Development on Future Wellbeing
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Early intervention Mental Health
25 November 2021
Oxford researchers involved nearly 4,000 children across the UK in three specially developed science lessons to educate pupils about brain development during early childhood. The SEEN (Secondary Education around Early Neurodevelopment) project was commissioned and funded by KindredSquared and is part of a wider drive to increase public understanding of how early experiences can shape the adults we become.
2021 Most Highly Cited Researchers
Awards Mental Health
16 November 2021
Four researchers in the Department of Psychiatry are in the Highly Cited Researcher 2021 list.
Oxfordshire Young People Involved in Childline Research Project
Child and adolescent Early intervention Mental Health
4 November 2021
New research conducted by the Neuroscience, Ethics and Society group and NeurOX Young People’s Advisory Group in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford, and the NSPCC, has looked at how Childline’s message boards help support young people.
28th British Isles Research Workshop on Suicide and Self-Harm & Lancet Psychiatry Suicide Symposium
COVID-19 Mental Health Self-harm Suicide
2 November 2021
This year's annual meeting focused again on research related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on suicide and self-harm. There was another session on online safety in the context of suicidal behaviour and the Online Safety Bill. Organised by the Centre for Suicide Research, University of Oxford, these virtual workshops for both senior and early career researchers from the UK and Ireland provide an important opportunity to share knowledge and discuss the latest research. This year there were also contributions from Australia and Denmark.
Experimental Medicine and Industry Partnership
Events Mental Health
1 November 2021
The recent launch event of the Experimental Medicine Industry Partnership was an exciting collaboration between industry representatives and researchers from the University of Oxford. During the event, a series of workshops were held to discuss opportunities, challenges, and future directions for the application of experimental medicine in psychiatric drug development.
What is the Role of Science in Mental Health?
Depression Mental Health
21 October 2021
A new summary report, What science has shown can help young people with anxiety and depression - Identifying and reviewing the 'active ingredients' of effective interventions, from Wellcome has been published. It includes new research from Oxford University, which investigates the knowns and unknowns of SSRI treatment (antidepressant drugs) in young people with depression and anxiety.
New Research Presented at the ECNP Conference - October 2021
Events Mental Health
11 October 2021
Dr Angharad de Cates and Dr Liliana Capitão were just two of the department's researchers presenting and publishing new research at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) Conference 2021, in Lisbon.
Researchers Address Mental Health Effects of the Pandemic on Young People
COVID-19 Child and adolescent Early intervention Mental Health
8 October 2021
In a new policy briefing, a team of researchers at King’s College London and Oxford University highlight the multiple effects that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on children and young people in the UK through their education and daily life, including challenges around social isolation, academic pressures, adjusting to online learning and coping with reopening of schools.
MSc Clinical and Therapeutic Neuroscience: Class 2020/21 Prizes
Course
7 October 2021
Congratulations to our MSc in Clinical and Therapeutic Neuroscience, Class of 2020/21 for successfully completing the course. This MSc was first launched in October 2019 and is run jointly with the Department of Psychiatry and Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, together with essential contributions from allied departments and institutions in Oxford.
Turing Fellowships for Over 30 Oxford Academics
Awards Mental Health
5 October 2021
Professor John Geddes, WA Handley-elect Chair of Psychiatry, is one of the thirty-three University of Oxford researchers, which have been named Turing Fellows for the 2021/22 academic year.
Simple Intervention Effectively Treats Depression During COVID 19
COVID-19 Mental Health Psychological therapy
30 September 2021
New research shows that even a very simple intervention, administered by non-specialists with just 15 hours of training, can effectively treat depression during COVID-19.
Over a Third of COVID-19 Patients Diagnosed with at Least One Long-COVID Symptom
COVID-19 Mental Health
29 September 2021
A new study from the University of Oxford and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) investigated long-COVID in over 270,000 people recovering from COVID-19 infection, using data from the US-based TriNetX electronic health record network.
Willingness of Children and Adolescents to have COVID-19 Vaccination
COVID-19 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Mental Health
28 September 2021
The OxWell School Survey 2021 highlights that younger children and adolescents are the least willing to have the COVID-19 vaccination. These young people come from the most socioeconomically deprived backgrounds, feel less belonging to their school community and think they have probably had COVID-19 already.
Oxford Course on Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analysis: 24-26 January 2022
Course
14 September 2021
This 3 day course, led by Professor Andrea Cipriani, will feature an engaging programme of lectures, hands-on tutorials, group discussions and supervised statistical sessions on systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials (RCTs).