NIHR Maudsley BRC Blog

Our latest news and events

Breaking down barriers: Advancing gender equity in psychiatry

Professional development in psychiatry, as in other fields, has its challenges but are they experienced differently across genders? Our NIHR Maudsley BRC Champion for Culture, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Dr Pinto da Costa recently co-authored a study published in the journal European Psychiatry surveying over 500 psychiatrists on the gender-specific challenges currently faced by the profession. In this blog she discusses the insights from the study and calls for a more inclusive and equitable future.

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 20 Nov 2023

NIHR Maudsley BRC receives new investment from Government

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded £41 million to the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London. The NIHR funding is for five years from 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2027.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 14 Oct 2022

Professor Sally Marlow to be first Researcher in Residence at BBC Radio 3

Professor Sally Marlow, Research Champion for Impact and Engagement at the NIHR Maudsley BRC and Engagement and Impact Fellow at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, has been appointed as the BBC’s first Researcher in Residence, to be based at BBC Radio 3.

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 26 Sep 2022

Join our Adolescent Mental Health Advisory Group

NIHR Maudsley BRC is setting up an Adolescent Mental Health Advisory Group for young people who have experience of mental health conditions or caring for someone with mental health conditions, to meet with researchers to discuss their projects, and improve the quality of mental health research studies.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 3 Sep 2021

Mind the Gap 17-25: A diagnosis doesn’t define you

A film created Tiffany Pitts and Dr Sally Marlow, Research Impact and Engagement Champion at the NIHR Maudsley BRC, gives an insight into the move between adolescent and adult mental health services.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 21 May 2020