This week’s blog post is from Alexandra Schmidt. Ali tells the story of her friend B who is now in her eighties and how rewarding she has...

What Is ‘Mental Health Ethics’ and Why Do We Need It? In this week’s blog Dr Nuala Kane addresses the need for Mental Health Ethics and...

This week’s blog post is from Victoria Morris who has been a long-term supporter for Mental Health Research UK. She describes how she...

This week’s blog post is from Kerry Hozhabrafkan who started her PhD a year ago. Kerry discovered an interest in mental health and...

This week’s blog post is from Katherine Bird. Katherine was awarded a Mental Health Research UK PhD scholarship at the University of...

This week our blog post is from Dr Lauren Waterman. Lauren is a psychiatrist studying part-time for the MD(Res) degree at the Institute...

Our guest blogger today is Dr Kamelia Harris. Kamelia completed her PhD, funded by Mental Health Research UK, nine months ago. She tells...

This week’s guest blog is written by Sarah Hemingway. Sarah started her PhD research at the University of Bristol in 2019. She was...

In 2019 my family sadly lost an amazing man, Steve Cane, after he’d suffered a long battle with mental health issues for over 30 years...

Today’s post is the second about the experience of doing PhD research during the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this month Niamh MacSweeney...

Today’s post is from Niamh MacSweeney who started as a Mental Health Research UK PhD Scholar at the University of Edinburgh in 2018. The...

Our guest blogger this month is Marjan Biria. Marjan holds a Mental Health Research UK Scholarship at Cambridge University. The full...

We're delighted to welcome another of our past students, Dr Daniel McCartney, as our guest blogger for this post, and to find out what he...

Did you know one of our co-founding Trustees was a published writer? We’re very proud of Professor Clair Chilvers and congratulate her on...

Today's guest blogger is Poppy Brown, who was awarded the John Grace QC PhD Scholarship in 2017. Her research is being carried out at...

We're delighted to welcome Dr Bethan Davies as our guest blogger for this post, and to find out how she's been getting on since...

I first encountered mindfulness during a difficult time in my life. I was suffering from depression and anxiety after a close family...

I am honoured and delighted to be taking over as chair of the trustees of Mental Health Research UK (MHRUK). I am also a little daunted;...

This is how I came to be one of the founders of Mental Health Research UK. I have not shared my journey publicly before, but in launching...