Research themes

Work in this theme focuses on understanding and protecting brain health: finding new biomarkers, trialling treatments and improving quality of life.

Our brain imaging research aims to link neuroimaging data with underlying biology to better understand psychiatric illness.

We study the development, prediction and prevention of mental illness in children and adolescents

Work in this theme aims to understand neurodevelopmental diversity, and develop new tools to support young people.

Forensic psychiatry research concerns mentally disordered offenders and patients with major behavioural and mental health problems.

Clinical study of disorders of nervous system function that are not caused by brain disease.

We support the development of mental health research, training and clinical capacity across the globe, at present primarily in Malawi.

This data science and health informatics research uses cohorts to better understand mental illnesses.

Broad, inter-disciplinary research into dementia and other conditions associated with ageing

We aim to improve the mental health of women during pregnancy and after delivery by improving understanding of why perinatal mental health disorders happen and by developing interventions

We use genomic approaches to understand the mechanisms and causes of psychiatric disorders.

The goal of this research theme is to understand the links between disruption of circadian rhythm and mental illness.