Unique placement scheme gives new NHS research opportunities to AHPs, nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals
A mental health clinician has published new research on sleep problems in psychosis following an innovative placement scheme for healthcare professionals from the NIHR BRC: Manchester.
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Lived experience helps shape trauma-informed research for adopted young people
A new paper has highlighted the vital role that Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) can play in designing research about childhood trauma, helping researchers create studies that are safer, more inclusive and more responsive to participants’ needs.
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Psychological course could be game changer for carers of people with dementia
Psychological support needs for carers of people with dementia in the UK could soon be addressed with a major multicentre trial led by University of Manchester psychologists and funded by the NIHR.
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Study reveals brain changes linked to alcohol addiction recovery
Scientists say they’ve uncovered striking new evidence of how alcohol addiction impacts the brain’s learning systems — and how those systems may slowly adapt during recovery.
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Mental health project led by Manchester BRC researchers recognised for outstanding benefit to society
A research project which is changing care for people with psychosis has been recognised for its outstanding impact at The University of Manchester’s Making a Difference Awards 2026.
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Four Manchester BRC researchers receive prestigious national appointments
Four professors from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) have been appointed NIHR Senior Investigators, an award which recognises the most prominent and prestigious researchers in health and social care.
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Early access to support linked to better recovery after Manchester Arena attack, studies find
Two new studies have found that people affected by the 2017 Manchester Arena terrorist attack showed improvement in mental health after engaging with dedicated support services.
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Participants in young people’s mental health study co-produce videos about research
In spring this year, young people who had been adopted came together with University of Manchester researchers to produce two videos about their experience of taking part in research.
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