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Dr Afzal Javed appointed the President Elect of the World Psychiatric Association

Mon, 27 Nov 2017 11:18:17 GMT

Dr Afzal Javed, Consultant Psychiatrist working with CWPT and also an honorary member of the Mental Health & Wellbeing unit, has become the new President Elect of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA).

Professor Franco Cappuccio takes top position in national blood pressure group

Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:01:49 GMT

��TV Medical School's Professor Franco Cappuccio been elected President of the British and Irish Hypertension Society.

ACF Ben Perry awarded prestigious Royal College of Psychiatrists Research Prize

Tue, 23 May 2017 14:38:52 GMT

Ben Perry, ACF in Psychiatry with the Mental Health & Wellbeing Unit of Health Sciences, was awarded the prestigious Royal College of Psychiatrists Divisional Research prize at a ceremony in Birmingham on the 19 May 2017.

Success for MHWB staff at WPA conference in Macedonia in October 2016

Fri, 16 Sep 2016 13:59:38 GMT

MHWB staff have been accepted for a symposium, oral presentations and poster presentation at the renowned WPA co-sponsored Forensic PSychiatry conference in Macedonia in October 2016

Sleep Research in New Statesman

Tue, 23 Aug 2016 11:24:26 GMT

The growing problem of the "wellness" industry vs Science is highlighted in a new article by Sophie McBain published in the New Statesman on Friday 19 August 2016. Prof Franco Cappucio's research on sleep is quoted in the article.

Milestone Team Receives User Involvement Research Award

Thu, 18 Aug 2016 15:14:56 GMT

Professor Swaran Singh and the Milestone team won the NIHR CRN Mental Health Service User Involvement Research Award. The award was presented by Cynthia Joyce, Director of Mental health charity MQ in a ceremony in Birmingham on the 16 June 2016.

Dr Vivek Furtado interviewed by ITV news following Yorkshire Ripper move to prison

Tue, 16 Aug 2016 14:07:17 GMT

Dr Vivek Furtado was asked for his comments on ITV News at 10 on Friday 12 August following the announcement that the Yorkshire Ripper was being moved from Broadmoor high security hospital to a prison.

MHWB Researcher Receives Award from Princess Anne

Thu, 11 Aug 2016 15:40:46 GMT

Catriona Connell, NIHR Doctoral Research Fellow and researcher at MHWB received the College of Occupational Therapist's 2016 Innovation Award from Princess Anne in July.

Ensuring NICE guidance is plain, clear, and easy to understand

Tue, 12 Jul 2016 14:41:49 GMT

Prof Singh writes blog for NICE on the importance of keeping NICE guidance clear and unambiguous.

Latest Publication in NATURE from our unit

Tue, 21 Jun 2016 15:56:12 GMT

The level of educational attainment as measured by years of schooling completed, while strongly influenced by social and environmental factors, has also been shown to have a smaller genetic contribution.