NIHR Maudsley BRC Blog

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'An inspiring day': BRC community gathers to share knowledge at conference

Around 300 delegates including researchers, clinicians, service users and members of the local community gathered yesterday for the NIHR Maudsley BRC’s Conference 2019.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 26 Sep 2019

Close monitoring essential to ensure safety of ketamine for depression

Patients, carers and advocates say better evidence is needed on the safety of ketamine for depression after long-term use, and that those prescribed it must be closely monitored. These are the results of a study undertaken as part of a collaboration between the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). 

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 30 Jul 2019

My Lightbulb Moment: Recovery Street Film Festival

The NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) screened a collection of short films on Thursday 16 May, all examining personal stories of addiction and recovery.

The six three-minute films featured were a selection of those shortlisted for the 2018 Recovery Street Film Festival, which had the theme of ‘My Lightbulb Moment’.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 11 Jun 2019

Autistic people urge scientists to work alongside them

An initiative to bring autistic people together with scientists to share ideas and influence the research agenda has culminated in an exhibition of thought-provoking portraits at Science Gallery London.  

Changing the Face of Autism Research Together is led by Dr Kinga Bercsenyi, Sir Henry Wellcome Fellow at the Centre for Developmental Neurobiology at King’s College London. Its aim is to establish a dialogue between the autistic community and researchers, so that future studies are influenced by the views, priorities and input of autistic people.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 2 Apr 2019

Blog: The SLG Arts Assassins collaborate with the BRC

The Art Assassins, the South London Gallery’s young people’s forum, work together with contemporary artists, designers, filmmakers and each other to create a programme of events for other young people and a wider audience. Here one of the Art Assassins shares a blog on their recent Peckham Experiment exhibition where they worked with Charles Curtis, Genomics & Biomarker Core Facility Manager to extract their DNA. 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 19 Dec 2018