Mental Health Research
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    • Fellowship Planning Retreat 2026
    • Paper Writing Retreat 2026
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  • CAREER ADVICE
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    • Advice for your professional background
      • Advice for lived experience researchers
      • Advice for psychologists
      • Advice for social workers
      • Advice for medics
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      • Advice for nurses
      • Advice for basic scientists
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    • Jargon buster
  • IMPACT
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  • ABOUT
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    • Why research
    • DHSC mental health research goals

Funding: Wellcome Trust

Catriona Connell
Occupational Therapist to Full Time Researcher
Catriona Connell
Research Fellow
Alex Lloyd
From youth work to adolescent research
Alex Lloyd
Psychologist
Verity Westgate
"A successful administrator contributes to research as well as enabling it"
Verity Westgate
Trial Coordinator/Chartered Librarian
Dr Stella Chan
“I couldn’t wait to start my research career as I simply love the process of thinking”
Dr Stella Chan
Academic Clinical Psychologist
Professor Louise Howard
“Research leads to other opportunities – for example strategic roles, later in your career”
Professor Louise Howard
Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist
Dr Vishal Bhavsar
“Mental health is tangled up in so many aspects of our society – that’s why it’s so interesting”
Dr Vishal Bhavsar
Psychiatrist
Dr Emma Černis
“Clinically-applicable research is nothing like my undergrad research experiences”
Dr Emma Černis
Clinical Psychologist

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