Research projects

Our projects span early stage studies such as first in human and feasibility studies to developing new research methodologies and tools. Take a look at all our projects across all our research themes and workstreams.

Using the urban environment to help people recover from psychosis

Psychosis is mental health condition that affects around 0.7 per cent of adults in England.

Theme Mental health

Workstream Psychological interventions

Understanding how adverse childhood experiences impact anxiety-related disorders in the UK and Brazil

Adverse childhood experiences are potentially harmful experiences that can affect people both at home and…

Themes Mental health Translational data science

Workstream Genetic evidence to prioritise intervention

Exploring factors behind disordered eating and eating disorders

Disordered eating often involves many of the behaviours we associate with eating disorders, such as:…

Theme Mental health

Workstream Psychological interventions

Exploring environmental risk factors for eating disorders

Eating disorders are severe mental health disorders. They often develop alongside a range of other…

Theme Mental health

Workstream Psychological interventions

Using choice architecture to help prevent eating disorders

The aim of this project is to develop a choice architecture intervention to reduce eating…

Theme Mental health

Workstream Psychological interventions

Experimental manipulation of cognitive processes

This project aims to build on our previous work around mental health interventions that target…

Theme Mental health

Workstream Psychological interventions

Identifying biomarkers for treatment response and disease prognosis

The aim of this project is to identify biomarkers that could help us predict how…

Theme Mental health

Workstream Biological interventions, trial recruitment and safety

Developing a journaling intervention to address harmful use of online content in children and young people

The online environment can have both a harmful and protective effect on the mental health…

Theme Mental health

Workstream Psychological interventions

Developing guided EMDR to treat PTSD in primary care

Approximately four per cent of the UK population has post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is…

Theme Mental health

Workstream Psychological interventions