Sleep research: Can sleep improve our memory?
For World Sleep Day 2022, Bernhard Staresina discusses research into the effects of sleep on memory consolidation.
Celebrating sensory processing with Sensory Street
This week is World Autism Week and we hope this blog is a useful resource to help people better understand what it means to be an autistic person with sensory processing difficulties.
Racism is racism: The impact of “every day” racism on the mental health of young people
1 February 2021
To mark Children's Mental Health Week, this blog explores themes around racism and young people, based on the Emerging Minds' Voices, Powers and Attitudes Challenge. Written by Fiyory Ghezae, an intern with the Emerging Minds Network.
Science reveals secrets behind the success of Game of Thrones
Emeritus Professor Robin Dunbar discusses how the book's complex character networks are kept within limits of what human minds are designed by evolution to cope with.
Light at the Right Time
30 April 2020
Time your outside activity during the lockdown to take place in the morning hours.
Latest news
David Clark and Anke Ehlers win 2024 Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award for mental health research
28 November 2024
It is the first time that the award, which recognises exceptional achievements in knowledge and innovation, has been awarded for mental health research.
Amy McCall wins Max Perutz Award for science communication
26 November 2024
Many congratulations to Amy McCall for winning the Medical Research Council Max Perutz Award, a science communication competition for DPhil students. This year, students had to create a video telling a non-scientific audience why their area of research matters.
Professor Daniel Freeman recognised on Clarivate Highly Cited List
21 November 2024
The Clarivate Highly Cited list identifies and celebrates researchers who have demonstrated a "significant and broad influence" in science or medicine-related disciplines.
Brain acts like music box playing different behaviours
7 November 2024
Neuroscientists based in NDCN and Experimental Psychology reveal how cells form a coordinate system for behavioural sequences.
Can chatbots bridge the gap in parental support? A cautious optimism
22 October 2024
Experimental Psychology DPhil Max Klapow recently authored an invited thinkpiece for Global Parenting Initiative, discussing his work on scalable interventions to prevent mental health problems in resource-limited settings, particularly low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Dr Miriam Klein-Flügge Wins Prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize
18 October 2024
Dr Miriam Klein-Flügge has been awarded the prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize in Psychology for 2024. This award recognises outstanding researchers who have made significant contributions to their field early in their careers.