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Oxford Health BRC Newsletter Issue 01
Welcome to the first edition of the Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (OH BRC) newsletter which summarises all our recently published news and updates in one place.
Virtual Reality technology to treat agoraphobia approved for use in the NHS
Following the largest ever clinical trial of VR for mental health led by Oxford University Chair of Psychology Professor Daniel Freeman, the “gameChange” VR automated therapy programme has been recommended for use in the NHS for the treatment of severe agoraphobia in patients with psychosis, as more evidence is gathered.
Congratulations to Daniel and his team.
Read the full article on the OH BRC website.
Can statins enhance the effects of antidepressants in treating depression?
Researchers including OH BRC Theme Leads Philip Cowen, Catherine Harmer and Andrea Cipriani led a recent study to investigate whether combining statin medication with anti-depressants was more effective at treating depression than anti-depressants on their own.
Read the full article on the BMC Medicine journal website.
Celebrating another successful year of biomedical research
NIHR OH BRC colleagues and partners gathered at the Richard Doll lecture theatre on October 4th to share information and updates as well as celebrate progress made during the last 12 months.
Read the write up on OH BRC web.
Tackling mental illness by supporting industry to develop new drugs
Mental illnesses such as depression are a leading cause of disability. An impact case study, "Tackling mental illness by supporting industry to develop new drugs" has been published by Professors Susannah Murphy and OH BRC Catherine Harmer.
Read the impact case study on the Oxford University website.
Equality Diversion and Inclusion at OH BRC
OH BRC is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) to ensure excellence as part of all activities undertaken. All information relating to EDI across OH BRC can be found on the web including Theme statements of intent, information on staff networks and details about the Diversity in Research Group.
Discover EDI at Oxford Health BRC .
Oxford Joint Research Office
Enabling successful research through collaboration
In 2022, the Oxford Joint Research Office was expanded to include Oxford Brookes University and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust alongside Oxford University and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to enable closer working and coordination for research within the NHS and Academia.
Download the 2023 JRO brochure on the website.
Working together to communicate
To ensure maximum circulation across our network please share communications with both Oxford University Department of Psychiatry comms Lead Lisa Jones and OH BRC comms Lead Sarah Marr
NIHR Shape the Future Campaign
Staff are encouraged to learn more about a career in research through a new campaign launched this month by the NIHR. The Shape the Future campaign provides career development and training resources for those new to research and researchers looking to develop their career.
Oxford Health BRC Vacancies
We are keen to recruit talented and committed researchers and support staff to the OH BRC. You can view vacancies on the OH BRC Vacancies page and find links to vacancies within our partner organisations.
Please email content for inclusion in the newsletter by the 7th of each month.
Sarah.Marr@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
