@qmulpsychiatry
Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health, world leader in social, cultural & environmental aspects of mental health. Please read more at https://www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres/centre-for-psychiatry-and-mental-health/
Our website continued to grow in 2025 with major increases in both page views and visitors as more researchers discovered jobs, funding calls, events and resources in one place.
Great to see the community growing.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/about-us/
MSA Symposium 2026 takes place in London on 18 May. Join researchers and clinicians for a day exploring the latest advances in multiple system atrophy research.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/msa-sy...
Male Ethiopian medic sits looking at a digital device while a mother sits watching with a child on her knee. Also, the words 'Mapping resilience in conflict and recovery: A systems analysis of the health sector in Ethiopia’s Tigray region (2020-2025).
New paper: Mapping resilience in conflict & recovery: A systems analysis of the health sector in Ethiopia’s Tigray region (2020-25) The dynamic ways the health system has responded to crisis and recovery buff.ly/AIrZ7U6
Some welcome rain on the penultimate day of Francois’s monitoring visit to The Royal University of Phnom Penh. A few pictures from enchanting Cambodia!
Graphic with colourful squiggles. Text reads 'Economic evaluation alongside trials, 20 March 2026. Conference co-hosted by UCL and the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Dementia and Neurodegeneration at Queen Mary University of London.
There's still time to register for the Economic Evaluations Alongside Trials conference taking place on Friday, 20 March.
We are co-hosting this year's conference, so look out for a special focus on dementia and neurodegenerative diseases across the programme!
Register here: tinyurl.com/38rvper5
Francois has travelled to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for a monitoring visit. Read about this and all our other news on the M-BRIGHT website: www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
Come work with us @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social as a research assistant with Simon Conroy. We are looking for therapists - physiotherapy, occupational therapy or other rehabilitation orientated specialty. Secondments welcome and full training in research provided - qmul-jobs.tal.net/vx/mobile-0/...
One week left to apply to be the next project EPIC postdoctoral fellow! We’re looking for a good all-rounder. Suits a team player happy to join a friendly bunch of people super committed to make healthcare better for everyone. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQM117/r...
Great to see a paper on the work that was done prior to the M-BRIGHT study - Promoting adolescent mental health in Tanzania and Vietnam through a co-created universal school-based initiative: Findings from a mixed method study.
Free to access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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@qmul.bsky.social @bartscharity.bsky.social Doctoral Training Programme - five fully funded 4 year PhD Studentships in Biomedical Research. Closing date for applications: Monday March 16th 2026 Please share - more info here: www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
Children with early #languagedifficulties face elevated risk for reading, maths, and #mentalhealth challenges later on. This blog outlines what practitioners need to know about language, literacy, and vulnerability. https://bit.ly/4sFBANV
Abstract submissions have now closed, but there's still time to sign up for this free #healtheconomics conference on Friday, 20th March. Find out more:
www.eeatconference.com/conference/h...
Very much looking forward to this conference, to be hosted at @qmul.bsky.social The Octagon is a great venue, that we're sure will be a hit with attendees. Do read more, share and submit your abstract:
registrations.hg3conferences.co.uk/hg3/frontend...
Just enough time to get your abstracts in for this conference hosted at @qmul.bsky.social
A new paper alert - Art therapists’ experiences of delivering manualised group art therapy for healthcare professionals at risk of burnout: a hybrid thematic analysis - please share widely! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Very interesting new paper - please do share widely!
Panel discussion now at #AMHDMshowcase: "Involvement of young people in research – impacts and lessons learned"
Chaired by Vanessa Pinfold from @mcpinfoundation.bsky.social, Dr Alison Penny from @ncb.org.uk, Prof Paul Cooke, and, most importantly, young person advisory group representatives.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our research seminar yesterday. We had Dr Ellie Whitfield presenting on qualitative work "Dementia and renting in private sector in England" and Ben Hoi Wong presenting on planned work - "CAHMS Risk Assessment and Management for Young People with Self-Harm"
What does 'This is My Place' mean?
🏫 For Day 3 of #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, we take the theme of 'This is My Place' and outline why schools are already a safe space for young people and how ReSET aligns with schools to support young people's mental health. Check it out below!
Clinical trials project role at Imperial College London supporting dementia imaging, translational research, and early phase intervention studies at the Memory Research Centre.
www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/clinical...
Another PhD @qmul.bsky.social
Advanced AI for Multi-modal Spatial Biology PhD, fully PhD focused on applying AI & data science to cutting-edge biological questions, with a UKRI stipend (£22,780+) with enhanced training and industry engagement Deadline: 23 March 2026
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
A PhD opportunity @qmul.bsky.social Barts Charity Doctoral Training Programme (Biomedical Research), a four-year fully funded PhD with a generous, tax-free stipend starting at £28,700 Deadline: 16 March 2026
www.findaphd.com/phds/program...
This week it is #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek
We know that mental health challenges among young people are rising, but what do we know about what works in schools?
Read more here: buff.ly/8PSKjJC
An image if Professor Mina Fazel sitting around a table with several pupils at a school. Text reads: Oxwell School Compass Platform to provide schools with personalised strategies and interventions to support students’ mental health The project will track student responses over time, aiming to build a clearer picture of student wellbeing and needs, generating learning that can benefit the schools taking part, but also the wider education sector in the UK and internationally.
📢 NEWS: The University of Oxford has received a £1.5 million gift from Bukhman Philanthropies to support research into young people’s mental health.
This gift will enable the creation of OxWell School Compass, which builds on the work of @oxwell.bsky.social Student Survey 👇
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SPCR Masterclass: Engaging people experiencing socioeconomic deprivation in research 🗓️ Thursday, 19 March 2026 🕚 12noon to 1pm 💡 Drawing on real examples from NIHR‑funded work and co‑designed studies. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4rELXjJ @nihrsphr.bsky.social @nihrsscr.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk
SPCR Masterclass: Engaging people experiencing socioeconomic deprivation in research
🗓️ Thursday, 19 March 2026
🕚 12noon to 1pm
💡 Drawing on real examples from NIHR‑funded work and co‑designed studies.
🔗 bit.ly/4rELXjJ
@nihrsphr.bsky.social
@nihrsscr.bsky.social
@sapc.ac.uk
Do read about this great work which some of our team are collaborating on:
#childrensmentalhealthweek
@qmul-wiph.bsky.social
As we progress through #childrensmentalhealthweek we wanted to highlight the work we are doing in Vietnam and Cambodia to strengthen school-based mental health, policy and systems to address mental health. Read more about it and see our news updates & great pictures: www.qmul.ac.uk/wiph/centres...
And followed by Dr Dan Hayes presenting on the role of Social Prescribing in youth mental health
"Our Age and Ageing article shows that 85% of people who died with dementia in England between 2013 and 2023 also had at least one other long-term condition (and up to ten) recorded on their death certificate" - @claudiacooper.bsky.social
Read more in Claudia's latest @gerisoc.bsky.social blog 👇
First up Prof Daisy Fancourt presenting on arts approaches to supporting young people.