International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by ... Read More
Recruitment for Alzheimer’s Disease study now open at Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility
Alzheimer’s Disease is a type of dementia in which abnormal proteins, called beta-amyloid and tau, accumulate in the brain and damage nerve cells. People with Alzheimer’s Disease often have trouble thinking, speaking, remembering things, and performing their daily activities. This condition is ... Read More
An interview with Amanda Colston – Senior Research Nurse and Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility Team Lead
Amanda Colston, Senior Research Nurse and Team Lead at the NIHR Oxford Cognitive Health Clinical Research Facility (CRF) spoke recently with the Oxford Academic Health Partners(OAHP) about her recent success in being awarded an OAHP Research Development Award. Partners across ... Read More
Could you participate in the COBALT Trial?
COmBining memantine And cholinesterase inhibitors in Lewy body dementia Treatment trial (COBALT) The Memory & Cognition Research Delivery Team at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust are looking for participants for a medical research trial. The trial will look at the use of a drug called ... Read More
Navigating the frontiers of mental health research – Research Development Awards
As part of efforts across the region to develop and enhance the research culture for nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, and Pharmacists, Oxford Academic Health Partners (OAHP) has established a Research Development Award Scheme. This scheme supports clinical staff employed ... Read More
The Cognitive Remediation in Bipolar Disorder study (CRiB2) is looking for participants
The CRiB2 study is investigating the effects of a new psychological therapy for people with bipolar disorder and is looking for volunteers to take part in the study. If you are interested in taking part in this research, please contact the team on: Study ... Read More
UKCRF Network awarded £2.4 million in public funding to support the delivery of early phase research studies
The UK Clinical Research Facility Network (UKCRF Network), hosted by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), has been awarded £2.4 million funding by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to support research studies over the next five years. The UKCRF Network works ... Read More
