SMaRteN’s virtual lab group runs for Early Career Researchers and PhD students. Anyone interested in student mental health is welcome to join. The group runs via Microsoft teams and is co-hosted with PhD students Michael Priestley and Katie Tyrrell. We meet every week at 11am on a Wednesday morning. Meetings run for 55 minutes – we...
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10 tips on collaborative research with community partners
Are you a researcher looking to make the most of community partnerships? Researchers from the MARCH network share their top tips.
The Round-Up – April 2022
The round-up is your monthly catch up with the UKRI-funded mental health research networks. Here you’ll learn the latest news from the networks, hear about career-developing events, opportunities to take part in research and more. As usual, April has been a busy month for the networks, but before we get started on that, we wanted...
Why the EPSRC wants to fund more mental health research
The mental health research matters team spoke to Philippa Hemmings, Head of Healthcare technologies at the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. We wanted to find out more about why they want to fund more mental health research, interdisciplinary research and the role of engineering and physical sciences in mental health research. Catch the podcast...
Mathematics and mental health – what’s the connection?
What role can mathematics play in better understanding mental health? We spoke to Professor Terry Lyons, a mathematician whose area of expertise has application in understanding complex data real-world data from multiple sources. He is the principal investigator at DataSig, and part of their work uses mathematics to better understand mental health. This is a...
Join the Why Mental Health Research Matters steering group
**THIS OPPORTUNITY IS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR APPLICATIONS* Does mental health research matter to you? We’re recruiting people with a passion for research to join and help shape an exciting conversation about research and mental health in autumn 2022. You’ll use your personal or professional experience and expertise to let key audiences know...
The Round-Up – February 2022
The Round-up – February Let’s get stuck into another Round-up – catching you up on all of the latest news from the UKRI-funded mental health networks. News An important but often overlooked health struggle for people with severe mental illness is oral health. That’s why the oral health special interest group in Closing the Gap...
Non-academic career pathways for researchers
Non-academic career pathways for researchers – ECR Lunchtime Seminar Series VAMNH network is continuing its ECR Lunchtime Seminar series. The next event is on 23rd February from 12-1.30 pm. They’ll discuss non-academic career pathways for researchers. Hear from: Dr Eloise Crush, Research Director, Positive Group Dr Dan Robotham, Deputy Research Director, The McPin Foundation Dr...