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Read more at: MPhil Completion Interview Maja Swirska
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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...


Read more at: PhD Completion Interview Seb Walsh
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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...


Read more at: MPhil Completion Interview Adam Brass
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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...


Read more at: PhD Completion Interview Elizabeth McKiernan
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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...


Read more at: Half of people arrested in London may have undiagnosed ADHD, study finds

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...


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

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...


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

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

8 December 2025

In response to recent statements by Wes Streeting and the government-commissioned review into mental health, neurodevelopmental diagnoses and welfare claims, Head of Department Professor Tamsin Ford has issued a strong rebuttal. Tamsin argues that the scientific evidence shows ADHD in the UK is systematically...


Read more at: Annual Psychiatry Postgraduate Symposium Marks Its 10th Anniversary

Annual Psychiatry Postgraduate Symposium Marks Its 10th Anniversary

8 December 2025

The Department of Psychiatry celebrated a significant milestone last week with the 10th Annual Postgraduate Symposium—an event that has become a highlight of the Department’s academic calendar. To mark the anniversary, we were honoured to welcome Professor Ed Bullmore , now Regius Professor of Psychiatry at the Institute...


Read more at: Double success at the Royal College of Psychiatrists Awards

Double success at the Royal College of Psychiatrists Awards

27 November 2025

We are delighted to announce a fantastic double triumph for our Department of Psychiatry at the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) Awards 2025: Emanuele Osimo has been awarded Early Career Academic Researcher of the Year for his work in psychosis and depression research using data science approaches at the Department...


Read more at: Scientists identify five ages of the human brain over a lifetime

Scientists identify five ages of the human brain over a lifetime

27 November 2025

Four major turning points at ages 9, 32, 66, and 83 mark five broad eras of neural wiring over the average human lifespan. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have identified five “major epochs” of brain structure over the course of a human life, as our brains rewire to support different ways of thinking. At the...