From conversation to collaboration: Departments tackle shared health challenges
23 May 2025
Researchers from the Department of Psychiatry and Nuffield Department of Primary Health Care Sciences came together last week for a collaborative showcase, aiming to spark new ideas for collaborative research by identifying areas of shared interest and potential.
The 14th Oxford Neuroscience Symposium
24 March 2025
Around 250 academics and students attended the Oxford Neuroscience Symposium – a flagship annual event showcasing the breadth and excellence of neuroscience research at the University of Oxford.
The Climate Change and Mental Health Forum 2025
10 March 2025
The Department of Psychiatry hosted the Oxford Climate Change and Mental Health Forum, thought to be the first of its kind in Oxford, bringing together a diverse range of researchers in climate and mental health.
"It was great to hear the positive response from the audience"
27 March 2024
DPhil student Briana Applewhite recounts her experience attending and speaking at the 13th Oxford Neuroscience Symposium.
Ethics at Westminster: A Workshop on Public Values and the Pandemic
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.
Oxford Neuroscience Experience
28 February 2022
This is a five-day programme of activities for Year 12 students based in Oxfordshire who are interested in brain research and are planning to go to university.
Joy - Exhibition at the Wellcome Collection: until 27 February 2022
20 December 2021
Morten Kringelbach, Professor of Neuroscience, University of Oxford, contributed expert insight about the relationship between pleasure and emotional and physical health in the context of artwork in the current Joy Exhibition.
Experimental Medicine and Industry Partnership
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.
New Research Presented at the ECNP Conference - October 2021
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.
The Mental Health Impacts of Being an Olympian
2 August 2021
The athletes competing in the Olympics mount a tremendous responsibility on their shoulders. Representing the pinnacle of human performance, Olympians are not merely idolized for their athletic abilities, but also often praised for their moral character, sportsmanship, and/or mental resilience.
27th British Isles Research Workshop on Suicide and Self-Harm & Lancet Psychiatry Suicide Symposium
15 October 2020
These two annual meetings organised by the Centre for Suicide Research, University of Oxford, for researchers from the UK and Ireland were merged into two virtual workshops this year. The first focused on research related to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on suicide and self-harm and the second on other research in the field of suicidal behaviour.
7th Course in Network Meta-Analysis: 22-24 June 2020
31 October 2019
Led by Professor Andrea Cipriani, this 3-day interactive course will help participants to understand, write and critically appraise a network meta-analysis. It is aimed at clinicians, researchers and policy makers.
2nd Course on Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: 16-18 March 2020
31 October 2019
Led by Professor Andrea Cipriani, this course is specifically designed for psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health professionals, pharmacists and researchers in neuroscience and related disciplines.
Virtual reality and real-world health - IF Oxford Science and Ideas Festival 2019
25 October 2019
Find out how virtual reality (VR) is used in research to help build confidence and reduce stress in young people. Visit Julia Badger, Lucy Bowes and Aitor Rovira at their IF Festival stand on 28 October between 11 am and 4 pm. Put on a headset, test your reactions and see how your body responds.
Switching Perceptions - Barbican
23 September 2019
The acclaimed Switching Perceptions exhibition, showing artwork and concepts which were created in collaboration with people experiencing psychosis, will be on show at the Barbican.
Oxford Short Course in Experimental Medicine for Mental Health - OxCEMM
1 August 2019
This new course ran for the first time in January 2019, with an engaging and thought-provoking programme of talks, tours of facilities and group discussions. Feedback from participants was uniformly excellent. Applications for the January 2020 course open on 15th August 2019.
Switching Perceptions wins Vice-Chancellor’s Public Engagement Award - engaging through art in psychiatric illnesses
10 July 2019
Associate Professor Liz Tunbridge, Department of Psychiatry, has won a Project Award in this year’s Vice-Chancellor’s Public Engagement with Research Awards, alongside artist Eleanor Minney. The work of Liz and Eleanor was recognised in the Projects Awards category for activities that have engaged in public dialogue and consultation.
Illuminating the brain – Neuroscientist Dr Karl Deisseroth
21 May 2019
Dr Karl Deisseroth, D.H. Chen Professor of Bioengineering and of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, was in Oxford last week for the Kyoto Prize at Oxford. He visited the Department of Psychiatry and discussed his work with Head of Department Professor John Geddes and team.
Dementias Platform UK datathon - understanding origins of dementia using machine learning
20 May 2019
Using machine learning (AI) techniques to analyse complex cohort data, a group of researchers uncovered hidden patterns in cohort data that might identify those at risk of developing dementia, or indicate promising areas for research into treatments.