"Interdisciplinary research can go unindexed and uncited." The below article by the Centre for Mental Health explores the barriers to interdisciplinary research, and what funders can do to help. Read below 👇 buff.ly/B6PVCWS

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Sign up to the next webinar of the Big Methods Exchange, focusing on realist evaluation! 🏃 🗓️ 10 August 2026 🕰️ 1pm - 2pm 📍 Online Explore how realist evaluation works & how it can support your mental health research with Dr Anna March. Learn more & sign up: buff.ly/wjJg7lD

In case you missed it - our latest video case study gives some starting places for medical students and clinicians interested in #mentalhealth #research. Watch below! 👇

Mental Health Research Incubator@mhrincubator.bsky.social · 2w ago

Are you a medical student or clinician unsure of how to get into research? 🤔 Our latest video case study, featuring Dr Ikra Mahmood, explores some starting places for those interested in #mentalhealth #research. Watch here! 👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/case-studies...

Are you interested in taking the next step in your #mentalhealth or #addiction #research career? 👣 The MHR Incubator has a guide to help you progress your career - whether you're starting out or trying to establish independence. Check it out here:👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/take-the-nex...

Want to find other #mentalhealth & #addiction researchers? 🔎 Or are you keen for others to find you? Check out our interactive #mentalhealth researchers map! Start building your #network, now! 📍 buff.ly/sQ00QuL

Are you a medical student or clinician unsure of how to get into research? 🤔 Our latest video case study, featuring Dr Ikra Mahmood, explores some starting places for those interested in #mentalhealth #research. Watch here! 👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/case-studies...

Starting after current major July 2026 deadlines, Wellcome will move to 'always-open' rolling deadlines for career-based Discovery Research schemes – ie Early-Career Awards, Career Development Awards and Discovery Awards. Applicants will be able to apply at any time. Learn more: buff.ly/kngEOwV

Rethinking the future of research funding | News | Wellcome

Wellcome is making changes to how and when people can apply for our funding so we can more effectively manage demand, easing the strain on our services, applicants and institutions.

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If you are an ECR in #mentalhealth and #addiction research and are interested in learning about a range of qualitative & quantitative research methods, come sign-up for The Big Methods Exchange! The next session is on ethnography - sign up now! buff.ly/RDU9iDc

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Just a few days until we launch the AIM Digital Community. If you're interested in: ✔️ psychological mechanisms ✔️ CYP mental health ✔️ validated measures ✔️ treatment innovation ✔️ research translation ...we'd love to see you there. 📅 Thursday 16 July, 1–2 pm 🔗 tinyurl.com/y26uzpku

Trying to develop your research career? Have a look at our #OppUps - a live listing of upcoming and current #mentalhealth and #addiction career development opportunities! Find your next fellowship or small grants funding, workshop and more... 🔍 View here 👇️ buff.ly/GVqEK3Y

In case you missed it - our latest video case study explores working in the #mentalhealth #industry & how to move from clinical to industry. Check it out below! 👇

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Interested in working in the #mentalhealth #industry but not sure where to start? ⚙️💼 Our latest video case study sees Harry Chapman discuss his journey into industry and how to move from clinical to industry. Watch here! buff.ly/tY5Q4td

Today, the MHR Incubator team is at the Future of Psychiatry event hosted by @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social. Our mission is to empower future leaders of psychiatric research through our programmes, networking & support. 💪 Want to learn more? Check out our website! mentalhealthresearch.org.uk

Are you a clinician in the field of CYPMH? Despite major advances in evidence-based treatments, many young people do not experience the improvement we would hope for. Engagement is difficult, outcomes variable & 1 size fits all approaches do not capture young people's complexity. 🧵(1/8)

Dawn Haughton, Schools Health and Wellbeing Improvement Research Network (SHINE) Manager is speaking at the first meeting of the SHARE Network ⬇️

Mental Health Research Incubator@mhrincubator.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Are you interested in mental health and addiction research in schools? 🏫 🤔 We are pleased to invite you to join the SHARE Network: School Mental Health & Addiction Research Excellence Network, a project funded by our 2025 seed fund! Learn more below: buff.ly/bQogxcL

Thank you so much @mhrincubator.bsky.social for such a unique and fantastic experience! And to NIHR RSS advisors and cohort peers for the generous sharings. Hopefully all of us will get funded!

Mental Health Research Incubator@mhrincubator.bsky.social · last mo.

The time has really flown by! We had a great time at @gladlib.bsky.social for our Fellowship Planning Retreat 2026, working alongside advisors from the @nihr.bsky.social's RSS. It was great hearing about all of our #mentalhealth researchers' proposed projects & having the chance to network.

Are you a researcher in the field of CYP mental health? Around 3 quarters of mental health difficulties begin before age 24. Yet treatments for CYP often show poorer outcomes than those for adults. So how do we turn advances in psychological science into meaningful change for young people? 🧵(1/9)

Things will be quiet here on the next couple of days, as we're currently at the gorgeous @gladlib.bsky.social, running our Fellowship Planning Retreat 2026 for #mentalhealth #researchers! Excited to share pictures soon! ☀️🌳

Are you interested in taking the next step in your #mentalhealth or #addiction #research career? 👣 The MHR Incubator has a guide to help you progress your career - whether you're starting out or trying to establish independence. Check it out here:👇 mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/take-the-nex...

Interested in working in the #mentalhealth #industry but not sure where to start? ⚙️💼 Our latest video case study sees Harry Chapman discuss his journey into industry and how to move from clinical to industry. Watch here! buff.ly/tY5Q4td

Calling all #mentalhealth researchers - the UK GOV are holding a call for evidence to inform the mental health strategy for England. If you're a researcher, consider submitting your findings. 📅 July 10 2026, 11.59pm buff.ly/wNRvkw1

Mental Health Research Incubator@mhrincubator.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The UK GOV are holding a call for evidence to inform the #mentalhealth strategy for England. This call will inform the development & implementation of a new cross-government mental health strategy. If you're a researcher, consider submitting your findings. 📅 July 10 2026, 11.59pm buff.ly/wNRvkw1

In case you missed it, the SHARE Network: School Mental Health & Addiction Research Excellence Network has been launched. If you're interested in mental health and addiction research in schools, check out this network🏫 Learn more below: buff.ly/bQogxcL

Mental Health Research Incubator@mhrincubator.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Are you interested in mental health and addiction research in schools? 🏫 🤔 We are pleased to invite you to join the SHARE Network: School Mental Health & Addiction Research Excellence Network, a project funded by our 2025 seed fund! Learn more below: buff.ly/bQogxcL

If you are an ECR in #mentalhealth and #addiction research and are interested in learning about a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods, come sign-up for The Big Methods Exchange! mentalhealthresearch.org.uk/tbme/

Interested in working in the #mentalhealth #industry but not sure where to start? ⚙️💼 Our latest video case study sees Harry Chapman discuss his journey into industry and how to move from clinical to industry. Watch here! buff.ly/tY5Q4td

Got a great idea for a mental health research project but need help? 📢 Try contacting the NIHR's Research Support Service (@nihr-rss.bsky.social)! They provide free, tailored, expert advice for researchers on all aspects of developing & writing a funding application. buff.ly/bmvEs93

We're offering a fully-funded PhD studentship as part of the ORCHID project to investigate and address the critical gap in understanding how digital experiences affect #MentalHealth and development during childhood. Learn more and apply before 10 July: www.kcl.ac.uk/study/fundin...

Three year-PhD (Full-time) opportunity with the Online Risk and Resilience in Children’s Daily Lives (ORCHID) project | King's College London

We are looking for a PhD candidate to investigate children’s digital activities, associated psychological reactions, and links to mental health as part of ORCHID.

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Are you a researcher looking to fund projects that engage the public with the humanities and social sciences? Find out about the SHAPE Involve and Engage programme during our webinar: https://thebritishacademy-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/7gS7eldmTaO0wlJJxEAkLQ#/registration

Apply now for up to £250,000 of funding through MQ's Schizophrenia Research Fellowships. Expressions of interest are open now until the 12th of August 2026. The fellowship is open to global applicants with 3–7 years of postdoctoral experience. Find out more👇 www.mqmentalhealth.org/schizophreni...

Finished your fellowship but haven't had the chance to finish writing up your mental health and/or addiction research paper? Our fully-funded retreat is for you! Focus on your paper and meet other researchers. Learn more below - applications closing soon!👇 buff.ly/ZWozQwt

Mental Health Research Incubator@mhrincubator.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Applications for our 2026 Paper Writing Retreat are open! Struggling to find the time, space & energy to work on that #mentalhealth and/or #addiction #research paper? Apply to our fully-funded retreat with dedicated writing time, tasty food & the chance to network! 👇 buff.ly/ZWozQwt

Are you interested in mental health and addiction research in schools? 🏫 🤔 We are pleased to invite you to join the SHARE Network: School Mental Health & Addiction Research Excellence Network, a project funded by our 2025 seed fund! Learn more below: buff.ly/bQogxcL