This spring, a creative collaboration began to take shape at the Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) and by autumn, it had blossomed into something special. What started as a conversation around enhancing the Facility’s courtyard garden has grown ... Read More
Young people needed to help evaluate online autism assessment tool
Do you know a young person who could take part in autism research? The OVAAT study, run by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Neuro-developmental Diagnostic Clinic (NDC) pathway, is looking for participants to help assess a new diagnostic tool for autism. The diagnostic ... Read More
MSc in Pain Neurosciences – advancing research and clinical insight
The University of Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) has launched the MSc in Pain Neurosciences, designed to equip researchers and clinicians with a rigorous understanding of pain mechanisms and their clinical implications. This two-year, part-time programme adopts a ... Read More
Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility opens new biological sample storage service
Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) recently opened their new BioStorage Service (BOSS), a temperature-controlled biosample storage service, which will increase duration and capacity of sample storage. A biosample is a sample of biological material including tissue, blood, saliva ... Read More
Oxford Health CRF Team Lead graduates with Masters degree
A huge congratulations for Debbie Moll, Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) Team Lead who recently graduated from Oxford Brookes University with a Master of Science (MSc) in Professional Practice (Physical Healthcare). The programme is delivered in partnership with Oxford ... Read More
Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility hosts students for In2scienceUK placement
Recently, the Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) welcomed two A-Level students as part of their In2scienceUK work placement. In2scienceUK offers young people from low socioeconomic backgrounds an insight into Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) careers in a bid ... Read More
Clinical Research Nurse wins Oxford Health People Award
Congratulations to Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) Clinical Research Nurse Abigail Stewart who has won an Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OH FT) Exceptional People Award (EPA) for her "exceptional dedication and outstanding contributions" to the Facility. The EPAs are a ... Read More
Oxford Health CRF powers ahead with mental health study delivery
Over recent months Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) colleagues have been even busier than usual delivering a wide range of mental health studies. The CRF runs a mix of commercial and non-commercial studies investigating a range conditions including dementia, depression, bipolar ... Read More
Lights, camera, research! Oxford Health CRF welcomes media to showcase groundbreaking research
During the last 12 months, Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) has opened its doors to facilitate media filming for local and national news outlets, highlighting a selection of of the mental health studies running at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT), that the Facility ... Read More
Research colleagues join Oxford Pride 2025 celebrations
Research colleagues from Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) attended Oxford Pride 2025 to show support for the local LGBTQIA+ community and seek feedback from attendees on their awareness of mental health research. The recent Oxford ... Read More
Success at International Clinical Trials Day Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility Open Day
Recently, Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) hosted an Open Afternoon at the Warneford Hospital in Oxford for staff, patients, study participants and the public to learn about the ground-breaking research being conducted at the Facility. The event took place on International ... Read More
Join us at the Health Research Showcase 2025
Come along to the Health Research Showcase at the Westgate Centre on Thursday 29 May from 10am to learn about the broad range of healthcare research taking place in Oxford and how it translates into real benefits for NHS patients. The Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility will have a stand, ... Read More
First participants recruited to bipolar depression study
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust's Mental Health Research Delivery Team have successfully recruited the first participants to the ASCEnD study into bipolar disorder, which is being carried out at the Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF). The ASCEnD study aims to address the limited ... Read More
In case you missed it: ADHD ‘ask the expert’ webinar
Recently, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN) hosted a webinar on the latest research into attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Steve Bond, who was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult and is parent to a neurodivergent ... Read More
60 seconds with… Samuel Agyapong, Clinical Research Nurse
In the latest of our 60 second interview series, we spoke with Samuel Agyapong, Clinical Research Nurse at the NIHR Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF). Samuel is also one of seven Chief Nurse Fellows at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. The Chief Nurse Fellowships (CNF) are ... Read More
National project enhances research opportunities for nursing students at Oxford Health CRF
Three Mental Health Nursing students studying at Oxford Brookes University have shared their experiences of taking part in MESH at OH CRF. MESH is a national NIHR Nursing and Midwifery led project which aims to provide nursing students with research exposure and ... Read More
Ask the expert webinar: Questions about ADHD
The public is invited to a webinar to ask questions of leading specialists about the latest research into attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), hosted by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network. Professor Samuele Cortese and Dr Edoardo ... Read More
Media filming at OH CRF for READ-OUT dementia study as Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust welcomes first participants
Recently Professor Vanessa Raymont, Director of Research and Development at Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT), spoke to journalists from Sky News and The Times about the READ-OUT dementia study. READ-OUT, a country-wide trial aiming to revolutionise how dementia is diagnosed using blood ... Read More
Oxford Health Director of Research and Development discusses READ-OUT with BBC South
Recently, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT) Director of Research and Development, Professor Vanessa Raymont featured on the BBC discussing the new READ-OUT dementia study, which opens at the Trust this month. The READ-OUT study is a national multi-site study in collaboration ... Read More
Research colleagues host coffee afternoon to promote research opportunities
Recently, research colleagues came together to host a Research Coffee Afternoon at Buckinghamshire New University in Aylesbury. The aim of the event was to engage the university’s students, staff and visiting members of the public in health care research, informally over a cup of coffee and ... Read More