Successful ECR Catalyst Grant Projects awarded Mental Health & Wellbeing Catalyst funding

We’re excited to announce eight successful ECR Catalyst Grant Projects awarded by UCL Grand Challenges.

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Weight loss drugs could help with binge eating disorder

Drugs commonly used for weight loss, known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, have been found to reduce the key symptoms of binge eating disorder, in a new review of evidence led by UCL researchers.

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Digitalisation of healthcare with Dr Amarachukwu Nwosu

In this seminar, Dr Nwosu will talk about the digitalisation of healthcare.

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UCL Inclusion Awards 2026 - Nominees

Here are the nominees for UCL's Inclusion Awards 2026

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Harm from missing incidents among people with dementia

One in 10 times that a person with dementia goes missing results in serious harm, finds a new UCL-led analysis of police data on missing people incidents involving older adults in the UK.

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New study links adult hardships and childhood abuse to higher dementia risk

A new UK-based study has shed light on how difficult experiences throughout life may raise the risk of developing dementia.

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Challenges and future directions for Mendelian randomization - Nature Genetics

Mendelian randomization is widely used but relies on specific assumptions that are rarely systematically assessed. This Perspective argues that researchers should rigorously test these assumptions thr...

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Molecular Epidemiology Short Course

This in-person course provides an applied introduction to molecular epidemiology, covering genetic and molecular data, quality control, GWAS, polygenic scores, and functional interpretation.

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Do you want to contribute to cutting-edge research on mental health?

We are seeking to appoint a quantitative researcher to work on an ambitious research project using genetically-informed designs to investigate the intergenerational transmissi...

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New report urges overhaul of palliative care for people with complex mental health needs

A new report by UCL researcher and Churchill Fellow calls for a major rethink of how palliative care is designed and delivered for people with complex mental health needs.

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How AI is shaping the future of mental health diagnosis and treatment

Like many other areas of health, artificial intelligence is having a big impact on mental health. From helping researchers analyse large datasets and improve prediction, to offering new avenues of…

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Announcing the recipients of the Suffrage Science Awards in Life Sciences 2026

The awards took place in Oxford University's Science Area in celebration of the achievements of 11 inspiring awardees

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UCL working with Portuguese Ministry of Health to Build Mental Health Rehabilitation Services

UCL Psychiatry and North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) welcomed clinical colleagues from Portugal as part of an international partnership focused on mental health rehabilitation services.

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Risk of major adverse cardiovascular events with aripiprazole versus olanzapine, quetiapine, and risperidone in severe mental illness: a target trial emulation - Nature Communications

Initiating aripiprazole antipsychotic monotherapy versus olanzapine, quetiapine or risperidone might reduce cardiovascular event risk in severe mental illness. Here, the authors show patients initiati...

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Academic pressure linked to increased risk of depression risk in teens

Pressure to achieve at school at age 15 is linked to depressive symptoms and risk of self-harm, and the association appears to persist into adulthood, finds a study led by UCL researchers.

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BBC Sounds - Shay Kaur Grewal - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Shay Kaur Grewal on BBC Sounds.

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Most Alzheimer’s cases linked to variants in a single gene

Potentially more than 90% of Alzheimer’s disease cases would not occur without the contribution of a single gene (APOE), according to a new analysis led by UCL researchers.

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12 Papers of Christmas

Read a selection of publications from 2025 by UCL Division of Psychiatry colleagues

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Body image issues in adolescence linked to depression in adulthood

Teenagers who are unhappy with their bodies are more likely to develop symptoms of eating disorders and depression in early adulthood, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

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Specific depressive symptoms in midlife linked to increased dementia risk

Six particular depressive symptoms when experienced in midlife predict dementia risk more than two decades later, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.

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Biological signs of poor heart health linked to later dementia diagnosis – study

Researchers found the link is evident up to 25 years before a dementia diagnosis.

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Poorer heart health in middle age linked to increased dementia risk

People with signs of damage to their heart during middle age are more likely to develop dementia in later life, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

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Antidepressants improve core depressive symptoms early on

One of the most common antidepressants, sertraline, contributes to a modest improvement in core depression and anxiety symptoms, including low mood, within two weeks, finds a new analysis of a major c...

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Dr Becky Appleton receives NIHR award to improve mental health support for young people

Dr Becky Appleton (Division of Psychiatry) will use the NIHR award to find out which services work best for which young people.

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Neighbourhood trust benefits some but may increase mental illness risk in others

Living in a neighbourhood where people trust each other is linked to an increased risk of severe mental illness among people from ethnic minority groups, despite the opposite being true for white majo...

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UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

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