NIHR Maudsley BRC Blog

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From Patient to Advocate: A patient's journey of research participation and passion for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

This week, we spoke with Peter, one of our Patient and Public Involvement Engagement Members, on his journey and experiences of research participation and why he is passionate about Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in research.

By King's Clinical Research Facility at 5 Sep 2023

Celebrating research with the launch of a new Take Part in Research online database, and lighting up buildings for #Red4Research day

This Friday 16 June is #Red4Research day. Red for Research Day brings together all those participating, supporting, and undertaking research working collectively work on health and social care research.

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 16 Jun 2023

New CEDI Champion for the NIHR Maudsley BRC

Dr Mariana Pinto da Costa is our new BRC Champion for Culture, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (CEDI). Dr Mariana Pinto da Costa is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Psychological Medicine at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London. She is also a Consultant Psychiatrist at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 17 May 2023

Breaking the barriers between offenders and academia

Julia Griem, Eleanor Hind and Tom Stephenson want to promote communication between clinical academics and individuals who have an offending history. Julia, an NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre PhD Student, took part in NIHR Maudsley BRC’s ‘BRC in the Community’ showcase last year. Here, she writes about her and her colleagues’ experiences in the Forensic Research Group (part of the Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences department at the IoPPN). The group focuses on individuals with an offending history.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 17 Apr 2023

Relatives' experiences of violence from people living with severe mental health conditions: a neglected and poorly understood issue

Emilie Wildman is a PhD student in the Department of Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, whose recent PhD study has explored the rates, types and impacts of violence towards relatives and informal carers by people living with severe mental health conditions (e.g., schizophrenia or bipolar disorder). In this blog, Emilie discusses the review’s findings, and why it is important to raise awareness of this misunderstood and often hidden problem.  

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 13 Jan 2023