Detailed Alzforum piece on @nihrresearch early phase trials network in #dementia I lead, hosted by @UCLH. Aim: accelerate therapies; improve access for all; build a community of 20+ sites with harmonised approach, fast set up & diverse recruitment. gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

Ready to start #ADPD2024 in Lisbon 🇵🇹! Come and say hi at the poster session tomorrow and Thursday (posters n. 0200 and 0201) where Grace Gillis and I will tell you all the latest news about the Oxford Brain Health Clinic! 🧠 Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging Oxford Psychiatry Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre

This #IWD2024 a big thanks to our Athena SWAN team led by Laura Winchester working on our application as the deadline approaches. We've made huge progress since our 2018 Silver Award but we’re not complacent and have ambitious & exciting plans for gender equality in the years ahead.

We are really looking forward to welcoming Rachel Upthegrove MBE to the Dept of Psychiatry in the summer. Prof Upthegrove is an internationally recognised clinical academic bringing a wealth of skills and experience to this key leadership role in the dept and Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre

Amazing to be able to announce the successful teams of our Blood Biomarker Challenge in partnership with ⁦Alzheimer's Society⁩ ⁦Alzheimer's Research UK⁩ ⁦National Institute for Health and Care Research⁩ #GatesVentures With funding from #PeoplesPostcodeLottery bbc.co.uk/news/health-68…

Graham Blackman Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry UK Biobank Imaging in a memory clinic population - DPhil student Grace Gillis outlines associations between image-derived phenotypes and cognitive domains in the Oxford Brain Health Clinic. #PsychAwayDay Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre Clare Mackay

Prof Clare Mackay is researching hair pulling disorder, also known as trichotillomania, which she's experienced for 35 yrs. She talks to SalonFocus Redactive to raise awareness among hair & beauty professionals. See also Clare's blog nhbfsocial👇nhbf.co.uk/news-and-blogs…

Huge congratulations to Prof Catherine Harmer who's been elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences. The prestigious fellowships are for remarkable contributions to biomedical & health sciences. acmedsci.ac.uk/more/news/acad…

With enormous thanks to Clare Mackay for a wonderful tour and insight into the OHBA for two of our regional fundraisers for Alzheimer's Research UK yesterday. Such important work and hands-on research going on. Jess Jenkins

We're delighted the Dept of Psychiatry has received an #AthenaSWAN Silver Award Advance HE We are committed to #GenderEquality, and to making Psychiatry a place where everybody feels welcome, supported & able to thrive. Huge thanks to Laura Winchester & the team for leading on it.

If my teenage self could see me now…

I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who loves conferences as much as Grace Gillis… look at that smile! Her #OHBM2024 poster session has finished now, but she’s always happy to discuss her work

JOB: Associate Professor of #Psychiatry with fellowship Wolfson College, Oxford & honorary Oxford Health NHS FT We're looking for a world-leading researcher who can deliver teaching & is committed to equality, diversity & inclusion #AcademicTwitter #academicjobs my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…

Brilliant talk!

DEADLINE 12 July: submit an abstract for a flash talk or poster for the Oxford BFRB (Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours) conference #OxBFRBConf Abstracts welcome from people w/ lived experience of BFRBs, as well as researchers & practitioners The Trich Prof BFRB UK & Ireland

Check out this exciting upcoming conference in September on body-focused repetitive behaviours. Led by Clare Mackay The Trich Prof alongside BFRB UK & Ireland it will include presentations from a range of academic disciplines. Sign up 👇

Under the guise of my new alter-ego The Trich Prof I like invite you all to the first ever Oxford BFRB Conference, co-organised with BFRB UK & Ireland psych.ox.ac.uk/BFRBConf. Here's why scientists and researchers should come...

Continuing to do my bit to raise awareness and reduce stigma around body focussed repetitive behaviours (BFRBs) like hair-pulling, skin-picking, nail-biting etc bbc.com/news/articles/…

In June last year our Prof of Imaging Neuroscience Clare Mackay AKA The Trich Prof first spoke publicly about her experience of hair pulling. Now she's organised the UK's first conference on Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours in Sept. Find out more👇 psych.ox.ac.uk/news/first-uk-…

🚨Breaking news today on the regulators decision on #lecanemab. Licensed for some in Britain but won't be available on the NHS. Bittersweet and people will be deeply disappointed that it won't be available on grounds of cost after so much progress in research. Our take👇