The previous 12 months has been a extremely profitable one for our analysis, with at least 490 papers revealed and 111 preprints. Various these acquired widespread media protection, showcasing each the impression and the breadth of our analysis. These included research on the shingles vaccine, COVID-19, on-line therapies, triptans, and blood biomarkers for dementia.
Reflecting the prominence of our analysis, the newest Clarivate Extremely Cited researchers record, which recognises these whose work is cited within the prime 1% of their discipline globally, reveals that the Division of Psychiatry punches properly above its weight – seven of our lecturers are on the record.
In the meantime 275 grant functions have been supported within the Division, with 67 awards commenced. The Temper Dysfunction Workstream of the Workplace for Life Sciences/NIHR-funded Psychological Well being Mission secured an extra £18 million to help the event of temper dysfunction analysis clinics within the UK (Oxford, IOPPN, Newcastle, Nottingham, Birmingham, Liverpool, Exeter, Southampton) in addition to organising new clinics (UCL, Cambridge, Bristol, Cardiff, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Glasgow).
Amedeo Minichino secured a Wellcome Early Profession Fellowship, which he’ll begin within the new 12 months, investigating methods to enhance the tolerability and efficacy of antipsychotics harnessing the intestine microbiome.
Lahiru Handunnetthi was awarded vital funding from NC3Rs to upscale human stem cell assays to detect autoantibodies in central nervous system illness.
A brand new kind of MEG scanner, utilizing OPMs (Optically Pumped Magnetometers), has been put in in OHBA. It was funded by Innovate UK Quantum Catalyst Part 2, in collaboration with Cerca Magnetics. OPM MEG has many sensible benefits in comparison with conventional MEG and provides to the vary of mind imaging strategies obtainable within the Division.
We have been delighted that Rachel Upthegrove joined us from Birmingham in the summertime to develop into a senior researcher and Director of the Oxford Well being Biomedical Analysis Centre (BRC), in addition to enjoying a key position within the Psychological Well being Mission and the Translational Analysis Collaboration. Different key appointments embody Mina Fazel to Chair of Youngster and Adolescent Psychiatry (vice Alan Stein), Ole Jensen to the Chair of Translational Cognitive Neuroscience (vice Kia Nobre).
The Broadening Horizons journey grant scheme has continued to be a fantastic success, with 24 early profession researchers benefitting, and is now in its fourth spherical of functions. We’ve got additionally launched an award into mental incapacity in reminiscence of our late colleague Valeria Frighi and we are going to announce the profitable applicant for that within the new 12 months.
Lastly, we pay tribute to John Geddes, a previous Head of Division, who has now stood down from being Director of the Oxford Well being BRC and who might be retiring from the WA Handley Chair. John is not going to be leaving us completely, however this does mark the top of an period, and we thank him for his many excellent contributions over the previous thirty years.
