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PhD Completion Interview Chantal Miller

5 February 2026

Chantal Miller Name: Chantal Miller-Silva Research group: Cambridge Centre for Precision Psychiatry and Data Science (CPPDS) Supervisor: Prof. Graham Murray Advisor: Dr Jane Garrison Title of your PhD: Investigating the Role of Prior Expectations in the Psychosis Continuum Can you give us a short background into what your...

‘The world has not yet learned from the COVID crisis’ experts warn

5 February 2026

New research published in The Lancet Psychiatry warns that the world has not yet learned key lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic when it comes to mental health. The research argues that mental health must be treated as a core component of pandemic preparedness, rather than a downstream consequence. The work was conducted...

MPhil Completion Interview Roderick Hou

27 January 2026

photo_edited.jpg Name: Roderick Hou Research group: SCIPHER Lab Supervisor: Dr. Rajeev Krishnadas Advisor: Dr. Graham Murray Title of your PhD/MPhil: MPhil in Medical Science (Psychiatry) Can you give us a short background into what your PhD/MPhil was about? Interoception–the perception and integration of internal bodily...

MPhil Completion Interview Maja Swirska

8 January 2026

maja_swirska Name: Maja Swirska Research group: Windsor Research Unit Supervisor: Dr. Ben Underwood Title of your PhD/MPhil: Understanding Different Perspectives on Communicating Risk to People Living with Dementia Can you give us a short background into what your MPhil was about? My MPhil focused on how risk is...

PhD Completion Interview Seb Walsh

6 January 2026

seb_walsh_photo_v2.jpg Name: Seb Walsh Research group: PHAB – Public and mental Health, Ageing, and Brain Supervisor: Carol Brayne Second supervisors: Louise Lafortune (was Cambridge, now McMaster); Oli Mytton (was Cambridge, now UCL) Advisor: Wendy Wills (Herts; NIHR ARC EoE) Title of your PhD/MPhil: A population-level...

MPhil Completion Interview Adam Brass

6 January 2026

Adam Brass Name: Adam Brass Research group: Old Age Psychiatry Supervisor: Professor John O’Brien Advisor: Dr Marialena Dounavi Title of your PhD/MPhil: Linking Dementia Risk to Brain Network Efficiency: A Graph Theory and Machine Learning Analysis of Resting-State Can you give us a short background into what your MPhil...

PhD Completion Interview Elizabeth McKiernan

22 December 2025

Elizabeth McKiernan Name: Elizabeth McKiernan Research group: Old Age Group, Department of Psychiatry Supervisor: Professor John O’Brien Advisor: Professor Li Su Title of your PhD: A study of ultra-high field strength structural and spectroscopic MR imaging in dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer’s disease. Can you give...

Half of people arrested in London may have undiagnosed ADHD, study finds

17 December 2025

Offering routine screening for neurodivergence to people detained by police could improve access to support and lead to fairer treatment in the criminal justice system, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge. A new study suggests that around one in two people arrested and detained in London may have...

What it takes for children to thrive in school: Insights from a cross-sector roundtable

8 December 2025

What helps children truly thrive in school today? Not just academically, but socially, emotionally, and in their sense of belonging? A new joint report from the Academy of Medical Sciences and the British Academy brings together leading experts from education, health, psychology, and public policy to address this question...

ADHD is under-diagnosed—not over-diagnosed, says Department Head in response to ministerial review