Three Conferences in three months
Sam Knight (holder of the John Grace PhD Scholarship 2020) has had a busy few months attending conferences. His PhD title is: ‘Neural...
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- Oct 24
- 1 min
The first MHRUK Scholars social!
Every year, after our annual Scholars’ Day, the Scholars have said that they would like to meet up informally between times. Alexandra...
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martin260643
- Sep 18
- 2 min
Alexandra Schmidt reports on her attendance at the 18th European Congress of Psychology 2023
Alexandra Schmidt started her PhD research in 2019 with the award of a Mental Health Research UK Scholarship at the University of Sussex....
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- Sep 5
- 2 min
My experience at the 7th BME Early Career Researcher Conference 2023
Esther Putzgruber was awarded a 2022 PhD scholarship by Mental Health Research UK and has recently completed her first year of study at...
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martin260643
- Aug 2
- 5 min
Reflections on my PhD and life afterwards
Niamh MacSweeney started her PhD in 2019 at Edinburgh University as a Mental Health UK Scholar. Her research title was: The adolescent...
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martin260643
- Jul 8
- 2 min
Presenting a poster at the 7th UK PROMs conference.
Tom Jenkins won the 2021 John Grace QC PhD Scholarship and is carrying out his research at Bath University. Tom’s project is titled...
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martin260643
- Jun 7
- 5 min
To Zoom, or not to Zoom…
Our June blog post comes from Professor Peter Jones of the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge. Peter is a Trustee of...
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martin260643
- May 21
- 4 min
Scholars’ Day 2023
Scholars’ Day is a highlight of the year for Mental Health Research UK. It gives an opportunity for Trustees, Members of the Mental...
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martin260643
- May 9
- 2 min
Mental health research matters
I write this blog wearing a few ‘hats’ – which considering temperatures across the UK are still low is no bad thing. That is something...
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martin260643
- Mar 16
- 4 min
Self-Expectation vs Self-Criticism: My PhD Journey So Far
Our February blog comes from Esther Putzgruber, who shares her experience of getting started with her PhD in October and how it has taken...
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MHRUK Administrator
- Mar 3
- 3 min
Eating Disorder Awareness Week
As it's Eating Disorder Awareness Week, we have a special guest blog post from Clare Good who is a Senior Associate in the Disputes team...
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martin260643
- Feb 15
- 2 min
Working with healthcare data is an exciting challenge
This week’s blog is from Dr Milan Wiedemann who completed his PhD (funded by Mental Health Research UK) at Oxford University in 2020. His...
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martin260643
- Feb 1
- 3 min
My research progress and attending an international conference
At the end of last year PhD student Sophie Chick had a paper accepted for presentation at the World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics in...
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martin260643
- Jan 19
- 3 min
Can genetics be used to guide medication use in patients with schizophrenia?
Siobhan Lock was a recipient of Mental Health Research UK’s John Grace QC PhD Scholarship in 2022. She started at Cardiff University just...
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martin260643
- Jan 3
- 4 min
Getting to grips with qualitative research: lessons from the first year of my PhD
In this week’s blog, Oonagh Coleman writes about what she has learned in her first year as a PhD student at King’s College London. Oonagh...
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MHRUK Administrator
- Dec 23, 2022
- 4 min
The East Highland Way
This week’s blog comes from Henry Parkinson a long-term supporter of Mental Health Research UK. Henry tells the story of how he came to...
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martin260643
- Dec 2, 2022
- 2 min
Targeting Hippocampal Circuit Dysfunction in the Neurodevelopmental Trajectory of Psychosis
Our latest blog post is from Sam Knight who talks about his recent experience of presenting a poster at an international conference. Sam...
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martin260643
- Nov 18, 2022
- 3 min
Why I do what I do: how I ended up researching eating disorders
This month Jane Hahn has written about the journey to her PhD research project and what it means to her. Jane started her PhD research in...
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martin260643
- Sep 23, 2022
- 3 min
How do you measure a feeling?
Tom Jenkins won the 2021 John Grace QC PhD Scholarship and is carrying out his research at Bath University. Tom’s project is titled...
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martin260643
- Sep 2, 2022
- 3 min
The first year of my PhD: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
This month’s blog comes from Noushin Saadullah Khani. Noushin started her PhD just a year ago at University College London and she offers...
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