New study investigates cause of repetitive negative thoughts
20 November 2025
Repetitive negative thoughts will be investigated using a range of cutting-edge brain science techniques as part of a new study led by the University of Oxford and funded by Wellcome.
Sir Paul Nurse officially opens the Life and Mind building
19 November 2025
The Life and Mind building, a £200 million world-class teaching and research facility, has been officially opened by Sir Paul Nurse, Principal Group Leader, The Francis Crick Institute, President Elect of the Royal Society, and 2001 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine.
Engagement Ambassador Scheme now open for applications
11 November 2025
The Engagement Ambassador Scheme is now open for applications from staff, graduate students and researchers at all levels.
Shame a significant factor in hairpulling in young people, new study finds
10 November 2025
The study found that shame partially explained the relationship between hairpulling and depression, and fully explained the relationship between hairpulling and anxiety.
Experimental Psychology researchers rewarded for contributions to children and adolescent mental health
5 November 2025
The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) has awarded Professor Cathy Creswell and Dr Eleanor Leigh for their contributions to child and adolescent mental health research.
Experimental Psychology Celebrates Multiple Teaching Excellence Awards
22 October 2025
The Medical Sciences Division's Teaching Excellence Awards scheme recognises and rewards excellence in teaching, supervision, the organisation and development of teaching, and support for teaching and learning, within a research-intensive environment.
Innovative Oxford child anxiety treatment to be rolled out internationally
21 October 2025
An effective online treatment for childhood anxiety developed by a team at the University of Oxford is to be adapted and tested in five countries in Asia and South America, with the aim of driving widespread implementation in the future.
Masud Husain wins 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Book Prize
9 October 2025
The prize was awarded for 'Our Brains, Our Selves: What a Neurologist's Patients Taught Him About the Brain'
Oxford Researcher Wins the Prestigious 'Outstanding Doctorate of the Year' Award
6 October 2025
Dr Omid V. Ebrahimi from the Department of Experimental Psychology has been awarded 'Outstanding Doctorate of the Year' by the Norwegian Psychological Association for his groundbreaking research on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
People with severe mental illness gain three times as much weight as peers, yet weight-management referrals do not increase
17 September 2025
People with severe mental illness gain 4kg more weight than peers over 15 years but aren't offered more weight-management support, identifying crucial five-year intervention window.
Laurence Hunt conferred the title of Professor
15 September 2025
Laurence Hunt awarded the title of Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in the latest Recognition of Distinction round
Oxford Professors Mark Walton and Stephanie Cragg celebrate publication of The Handbook of Dopamine
8 August 2025
The Handbook of Dopamine captures current understanding of dopamine biology in the brain.
£27 million gift funds new Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research focused on young people's mental health
6 August 2025
Oxford University will create a pioneering mental health research centre for children and families with £27 million from The Paul Foundation
New research: "Harry Potter and the SPELL Against Bullying"
31 July 2025
Shelley McKeown Jones and colleagues from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, have published new research on anti-bullying intervention in the Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology.
Identifying research priorities for severe paranoia
25 July 2025
We talk to lead author David Sher about his paper, which aimed to establish potential research priorities for understanding and treating severe paranoia for the first time.
Award in memory of Dr Valeria Frighi given to psychology trainee Michael Barry
2 July 2025
The £1,000 fund was set up to support researchers with an interest in intellectual disabilities.
New OPM-MEG brain scanner installed at the Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity (OHBA)
25 June 2025
The advanced technology will open new avenues for research, including scanning children, dementia patients and enable full-body movement studies.
Oxford-developed support for child anxiety to be adapted for families in Chile
24 June 2025
The successful parent-led programme, developed by Cathy Creswell and colleagues, is being culturally adapted in a new international collaboration.
Oxford-developed support for child anxiety to be adapted for families in Chile
24 June 2025
The successful parent-led programme, developed with support from the NIHR ARC OxTV, is being culturally adapted in a new international collaboration.
Cathy Creswell's ChAAMPS Study selected as a finalist for the 2025 Made With Patients Awards
3 June 2025
This recognition celebrates the meaningful co-production approach that shaped the development of an anxiety intervention for autistic children and their families.