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Do you support someone aged 16 who suffers from a severe mental illness and wondered how to boost your wellbeing? Mark #CarersWeek2026 by helping us to find out: tinyurl.com/CaregiverSMIWell… @DrEilunedPearce @lihogg22 @ShamaElSalahi @psalkovskis
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New article in Nature Mental Health by DPhil student Nora Skjerdingstad and Prof Eleanor Leigh “Reconceptualizing cognitive-behavioral processes in youth anxiety in the digital age” looks at how those with social anxiety may be vulnerable in digital spaces tinyurl.com/28npw5ae
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NEWS: Professor Asifa Majid awarded Humboldt Research Congratulations to Prof Asifa Majid, @OxExpPsy Prof Majid's research examines how language, culture, and cognition interact across diverse cultures and subcultures. medsci.ox.ac.uk/news/profess…
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A new pathway for children's mental health 🏫 A new mental health pathway for primary schools could reduce the child anxiety treatment gap, enabling more children to get effective support more quickly @OxExpPsy @NIHRresearch @TheLancet Learn more ➡️ buff.ly/mGxePsq
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🎙️ New podcast! A lot of us won’t think twice when it comes to #reading, but what #brain processes lie beneath this complex skill? We chat to @OleJensenOHBA about his research. 🎧 oxfordsparks.ox.ac.uk/podcas…   @OxPsychiatry @OxExpPsy @UniofOxford
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Who made the #ACAMHawards2025 list? Have you caught up? Well done to Dr. Eleanor Leigh (@OxExpPsy) for winning the Digital Innovation Award for Digital Intervention, & to Prof. John Weisz (@Harvard) for being Highly Commended. Further congratulations go to all our shortlist nominees! bit.ly/47tidiv
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In this #OpenAccess paper, Talia F. Mayerson (@OxExpPsy) et al. aim to extend our understanding of the phenomenology of hairpulling (HP) in adolescents, & examine the role of shame as a mechanism for the relationship between HP & co-occurring symptomology. bit.ly/4qHCMPB
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Who made the #ACAMHawards2025 list? Have you caught up? Well done to Dr. Eleanor Leigh (@OxExpPsy) for winning the Digital Innovation Award for Digital Intervention, & to Prof. John Weisz (@Harvard) for being Highly Commended. Further congratulations go to all our shortlist nominees! bit.ly/47tidiv
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In this #OpenAccess paper, Talia F. Mayerson (@OxExpPsy) et al. aim to extend our understanding of the phenomenology of hairpulling (HP) in adolescents, & examine the role of shame as a mechanism for the relationship between HP & co-occurring symptomology. bit.ly/4qHCMPB
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NEWS: Sir Paul Nurse officially opens the Life and Mind building The Life and Mind building is one of the largest building projects in the University’s history, and home to @OxfordBiology and @OxExpPsy as well as the @IneosOxford. medsci.ox.ac.uk/news/sir-pau…
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A parent-led digital programme, developed with @arc_oxtv support, has helped over 1,000 families tackle childhood anxiety whilst reducing clinician time by 40%! Now rolling out across 20 #NHS areas & expanding internationally to Chile. arc-oxtv.nihr.ac.uk/resource… 💫#ARCimpacts
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Congratulations to Dr. Eleanor Leigh (@OxExpPsy) for winning the Digital Innovation Award for Digital Intervention, & to Prof. John Weisz (@Harvard) for being Highly Commended. Further congratulations goes to all our shortlist nominees! acamh.org/blog/acamh-awards-… #ACAMHawards2025
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Today is Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Awareness Day #DLDDay DLD is a hidden but common disability that affects 1 in 14 people causing difficulties understanding and using language for no known reason. youtu.be/KDp7NrhuJrs [1/3]

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Research from our department, led by Dr Sinziana Oncioiu, explored why some adolescents with DLD experience more bullying victimisation than their peers without DLD. [2/3]
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NEWS: Life and Mind building opens in Oxford @UniofOxford has opened the world-class teaching and research facility with the potential to tackle global challenges of life and mind. The building will be home to @OxfordBiology, @OxExpPsy and @IneosOxford. medsci.ox.ac.uk/news/life-an…
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A research centre focused on young people’s mental health will be established at @UniofOxford, thanks to a £27 million gift from The Paul Foundation. The Oxford Centre for Emerging Minds Research will investigate how to promote good mental health and prevent emerging conditions.
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NEWS: Identifying research priorities for severe paranoia David Sher is a DPhil candidate at @OxPsychiatry and @OxExpPsy, his latest paper looked at the top 15 research priorities of people with persecutory delusions (severe paranoia) and their carers. medsci.ox.ac.uk/news/identif…
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A big thank you to everyone behind the scenes at the recent Life and Mind Building family and friends events – a brilliant behind-the-scenes look before the building officially opens!
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📣 Schools wanted! Join the WISDOM Research Network to support the mental health of children and young people and the wider school community. ✅ Join research ✅ Access trusted resources ✅ Make real impact Watch this to learn more: youtu.be/7Z5y6CvNcH8
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