Kamaldeep Bhui

INVESTIGATING Cultural, Eco-social, INTERSECTIONAL & syndemic systems

Research 

• PI Synergi Collaborative Centre (2017-2022, Lankelly Chase)
• PI INTREPID, investigating depression in East London's ethnically diverse dialysis patients: epidemiologiy, the role inflammation, informing integrated care and policy
• PI ATTUNE, an interdisciplinary programme of artists and scientistists gather creative experiential data to co-design prevention and care for adolescents with adverse childhood experiences (2021-2025, UKRI, MRC, ESRC, AHRC)
• PI Co-Pact, investigating ethnic inequalities in use of the Mental Health Act, bringing lived experience evidence to co-design safer more effective care (2020-2023, NIHR PRP)
• PI CO-Pics, investigating experiences of care for ethnically diverse people with psychosis and multiple long term conditions, and implementing co-desgined care approaches (2023-2027, NIHR HSDR)
• PI POSIE, investigating ethnic inequalities in postnatal mental illness and co-designing safer care for ethnically diverse mothers and babies (2025-2029, NIHR HSDR)
• PI Insights, advancing methods to engage with ultra-marginalised young people, as part of NIHR BRC Oxford Health Emerging Minds Theme (2023-2028)
• PI Ace of Hearts, a serious game for promoting reflection and choice for adolescents with adverse chilhood experiences: building a sampling frame and optimisation for a future trial (MRC Translational Research GAP award, 2026-2028)
• PI Live Well - supporting the health and social care workforce with multiple long term conditions-protecting and promoting sustained employment and return to work (part of NIHR ARC Thames Valley)
• Global Health Research on Adolescent Mental Health (WPA), Cultural Adaptation of Depression Interventions (WPA, PRADA-Wellcome), Gender Violence (GEMMS-NIHR).
• Co-Investigator on UKRI Mental Health Platforms - Complex Emotionsl Hub
• Co-Investigator NIHR funded programme on cancer survivisors (SURECAN)

POLICY & Committees

Evidence/Advice to DHSC Prevalence Review (2025-2026)

Member Group for Advancement of Psychiatry - Cultural Psychiatry Committee

Member Oxford Academic Health Partners, Oxford Health BRC, and Oxford OUH BRC

Member MQ Mental Health Research Science Council and Chair of MQ Fellowship Panel (2025-2026)

Contributing ATTUNE evidence on adolescent mental health to Luciana Berger Review, and APPG FIt and Healthy Childhood (2024-2025)

Prevention of mental illness and promotion of mental health: through advisory roles to OHID/UKHSA, and as public heatlh lead at RCPsych (2009-2012)

Editorial Boards: BMJ Mental Health, Transcultural Psychiatry, Art & Health, Ethnicity and Health. Deputy Editor BJPsych Open (2023 onwards); former Editor in Chief BJPsych and Chair of Publications Management Board (2013-2023)

Former Member and Deputy Chair of NIHR HSDR funding panel (2021-2025), member of NIHR Global Health Groups funding panel and NIHR College supporting funding panels as required (e.g. PRP)

Contributing evidence and informing policy on Mental Health Act Reforms and coercive care during Independent Review

Former Advisor to parliamentary joint scrutiny committee on Mental Health Act Reform

Former Chair of Scientific Committee of Public Health England on Every Mind Matters Campaign (before and through COVID pandemic)

Evidence and briefing to shape and inform a public health approach (in research and policy) to preventing extremism and radicalisation (2010-2020)

Founding Board Member and President World Association of Cultural Psychiary (2012-2018)

Evidence and national advisory role to Delivering Race Equality (2005-2010)

Former Trustee to charities: Afiya, Careif, ThinkAhead, Centre for Mental Health 

Research legacies and impact: 

An international Centre of Excellence on cultural psychiatry practice, research and teaching (at Centre for Psychiatry, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry; e.g. see Bhui et al. A cultural consultation service in East London: experiences and outcomes from implementation. doi: 10.3109/09540261.2014.992303).

The Synergi Collaborative Centre (https://synergicollaborativecentre.co.uk/) a national partnership to understand and tackle ethnic inequalities in severe mental illness. The collaborative has won a national Guardian New Radicals Award, QMUL community engagement awards, and QMUL Innovations Award.