Sophie Ray

Oxford Health Clinical Research Facility (OH CRF) has joined more than thirty national health organisations in pledging to improve public involvement in health and social care research.  Recently, OH CRF signed the Health Research Authority’s (HRA) Shared Commitment to Public ... Read More

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (OHFT) are recruiting participants for the world’s largest study of anxiety and depression. The Genetic Links to Anxiety and Depression (GLAD) Study, led by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Mental Health BioResource is a project set up ... Read More

The Severe Mental Illness Longitudinal Evaluation (SMILE) BioResource is a new, national initiative aiming to accelerate research to improve outcomes and quality of life for people living with severe mental illness (SMI). The SMILE BioResource is a collaboration led by the NIHR Mental Health ... Read More

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

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

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 (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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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