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First Glushko Prize awarded as EP celebrates inaugural Psychology MSci graduates
12 Oct, 2026
Georgia Avery has been named the first recipient of the Robert J. Glushko Prize for Undergraduate Excellence in Cognitive Science.
David Clark’s work recognised with a painting by the government of La Rioja
12 Oct, 2026
The painting on stone, a Rioja tradition, recognises David’s “scientific work in support of mental health”.
Robin Dunbar awarded 2026 International Cosmos Prize
11 Aug, 2026
Emeritus Professor Robin Dunbar has been awarded the 2026 International Cosmos Prize for his work in understanding of the relationship between nature and humankind.
Kate Watkins and Bernhard Staresina awarded major European Research Council Advanced Grants
23 Jun, 2026
Kate and Bernhard were two of fourteen researchers at the University of Oxford to be awarded Advanced Grants from the European Research Council (ERC), each worth up to €2.5 million over a period of five years.
Oxford joins major new Educational Neuroscience centre to shape government policy
8 Jun, 2026
Professor Gaia Scerif from the Department of Experimental Psychology is a key partner in a newly announced research centre that will help shape education policy across England.
Professor Masud Husain elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
27 May, 2026
Professor Husain was one of twelve renowned Oxford researchers to be elected Fellows of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences, in recognition of their exceptional contributions to advancing scientific knowledge.
Professor Asifa Majid awarded Humboldt Research
21 Apr, 2026
Professor Asifa Majid of the Department of Experimental Psychology has been awarded the prestigious Humboldt Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
Professor Kate Watkins receives 2026 Suffrage Science Award in Life Sciences
10 Mar, 2026
The Suffrage Science scheme celebrates women in science for their scientific achievements and for their ability to inspire others. It aspires to encourage more women to enter scientific subjects, and to stay in science.
Women’s Digital Health Challenge Winners Announced
19 Dec, 2025
Dr Fiona Challacombe wins Ripple Women's Digital Health Challenge to develop a clinically-led app for women with Hyperemesis Gravidarum.
Leading academics recognised on Clarivate Highly Cited List
5 Dec, 2025
Two researchers from the Experimental Psychology have made it onto the 2025 list.
Emeritus Professor David Clark Receives Inaugural WCCBT Global Impact Award
1 Dec, 2025
The award recognises outstanding contributions to the globalisation of evidence-based mental health practices.
Experimental Psychology researchers rewarded for contributions to children and adolescent mental health
5 Nov, 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 Oct, 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.
Masud Husain wins 2025 Royal Society Trivedi Book Prize
9 Oct, 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 Oct, 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.
£27 million gift funds new Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research focused on young people's mental health
6 Aug, 2025
Oxford University will create a pioneering mental health research centre for children and families with £27 million from The Paul Foundation
Award in memory of Dr Valeria Frighi given to psychology trainee Michael Barry
2 Jul, 2025
The £1,000 fund was set up to support researchers with an interest in intellectual disabilities.
Cathy Creswell's ChAAMPS Study selected as a finalist for the 2025 Made With Patients Awards
3 Jun, 2025
This recognition celebrates the meaningful co-production approach that shaped the development of an anxiety intervention for autistic children and their families.
Professor Asifa Majid Named 2024 AAAS Fellow
27 Mar, 2025
Professor Majid recognised for contributions to the understanding of language, culture, and cognition in the 2024 AAAS honours list
Daniel Freeman reappointed as an NIHR Senior Investigator
21 Mar, 2025
The National Institute for Health and Care Research has announced its latest cohort of Senior Investigators. Professor Daniel Freeman is one of 19 researchers reappointed to this prestigious post.