NIHR Maudsley BRC Blog

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Mental health stigma greater in London and the south

A study undertaken by researchers at the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre and King’s College London suggests that people living in London and the south have more negative attitudes towards people with mental health problems than those living in other areas of England. The research was published in PLOS ONE.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 23 Jan 2019

CRIS Blog: 10 years of CRIS: How to define a birthday?

Robert Stewart is academic lead for the Clinical Record Interactive Search (CRIS) system at the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC). In this post he looks back at our event marking 10 years of Clinical Record Interactive Search (CRIS).

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 22 Jan 2019

BRC research awarded prize for openness

The Center for Open Science has awarded a $1,000 prize to NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) researchers, for publishing the results of their pre-registered clinical trial on memory-focused cognitive therapy as a potential treatment for cocaine use disorder.

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 18 Jan 2019

Professor Matthew Hotopf receives CBE at Buckingham Palace

Professor Matthew Hotopf, Vice Dean of Research at the IoPPN, King's College London, and Director of the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre has been awarded a CBE for services to Psychiatric Research. Professor Hotopf received the CBE from His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace yesterday.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 21 Dec 2018

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