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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · 11d
Join the EXPAND research team for an interactive seminar exploring how we can better support ethnic minority young people and their parents to access healthcare support for neurodevelopmental disorders.

📅9th December, 12:30-13:30
💻Online
🎟️Free

More information: institutemh.org.uk/events/event...
Hear from the EXPAND study webinar event poster - Key learnings from the study - Hear from our community partners - Interactive panel discussion and Q&A - Your chance to shape what happens next
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · 6d
Digital Youth X MindTech 'Digital risk, resilience and interventions: co-creating change in youth mental health'

📅13th November
📍County Hall, London
🎟️£20-75

🔊Workshop Highlight: Building Effective Industry Partnerships Strategies, Principles, and Practice

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Digital Youth X MindTech event poster. A UKRI funded project Your invitation to join us: Digital risk, resilience and interventions: co-creating change in youth mental health - Focus on mental health - Children and young people - Collaborate and influence Thursday 13 November 2025 County Hall, London Brand logos: Digital Youth and Sprouting Minds. NIHR Health Tech Research Centre Mental health (MindTech). UKRI
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · 6d
Centre for Dementia seminar: Connecting Psychosis and Dementia: Shared Brain Signatures

📅 15th October, 11:30-12:30
🖥️ Online
🎟️ Free
🔊 Speaker: Lisa Hahn, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Hospital, Munich, Germany

To register, please use this link: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/4285c2...
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · 11d
Join the EXPAND research team for an interactive seminar exploring how we can better support ethnic minority young people and their parents to access healthcare support for neurodevelopmental disorders.

📅9th December, 12:30-13:30
💻Online
🎟️Free

More information: institutemh.org.uk/events/event...
Hear from the EXPAND study webinar event poster - Key learnings from the study - Hear from our community partners - Interactive panel discussion and Q&A - Your chance to shape what happens next
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NIHR MindTech HRC @nihrmindtech.bsky.social · 25d
Early bird ticket price deadline extended for the upcoming conference until 22nd September
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Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from leading experts in adolescent mental health, shape the future of digital mental health initiatives and collaborate with young voices
Digital Youth x MindTech - Digital Risk, Resilience and Interventions: co-creating change in youth mental health - Mindtech
MindTech is a national centre focussing on the development, adoption and evaluation of new technologies for mental healthcare and dementia.
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · Sep 11
📢 One week left to register for the Research Symposium: OPM-MEG - potential applications for clinical research

📍 Institute of Mental Health
📅 19 September

Register on our website: institutemh.org.uk/events/event...

Sponsored by the British Neuroscience Association (BNA)
Research Symposium: OPM-MEG - potential applications for clinical research
  This one-day symposium, sponsored by the British Neuroscience Association, will bring together basic and clinical researchers, to provide an account of the emergence of OPM-MEG as an excit...
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · Sep 5
Congratulations to event organisers, and thank you to everyone who contributed to our 7th international Refocus on Recovery conference - it's been a great success!
Read more about the event, including poster prize winners, on our website:
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · Sep 5
Find out more about the Recovery Research Team and their work: www.researchintorecovery.com
Home - Research Into Recovery
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · Sep 5
Professor Mike Slade, Recovery Research Team lead, is delivering the closing speech of our Refocus on Recovery Conference, reflecting on old and new challenges in mental health recovery.
#RonR2025
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · Sep 5
**COMING SOON!**
Rethinking Dementia: collaboration, co-design, and change. How can we shape new approaches to dementia research and care?
📅24 September
📍Institute of Mental Health, NG7 2UH
✅All welcome
⏱️Abstract deadline 10th Sept

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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · Sep 5
Glad you're enjoying it Paul. The lightning talks are quite something! ⚡⚡⚡
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · Sep 5
Really thought-provoking presentation from Mark Pearson on the role of tattoo artists in mental health recovery, and some of the ethical dilemmas they face.
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · Sep 5
Ed highlighted this document which includes peer support workers:
NHS England » Capability framework for the drug and alcohol treatment and recovery workforce share.google/E5y9D0mMzWXC...
NHS England » Capability framework for the drug and alcohol treatment and recovery workforce
NHS England » Capability framework for the drug and alcohol treatment and recovery workforce
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · Sep 5
Welcome back to day 2 of our 7th international Refocus on Recovery conference.
Kicking off proceedings is Ed Day (UK Gov Drug Recovery Champion) sharing insights into shaping recovery policy.
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · Sep 4
And that's a wrap for day 1 of the Refocus on Recovery conference.

What a fantastic day! Inspiring, invigorating, informative - can't wait for day 2!

Thanks to all speakers, delegates, organisers and behind the scenes team 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · Sep 4
We're back with a series of lightning talks! ⚡
Each speaker gets exactly 60 seconds - that way we can hear from 60 speakers instead of 20.
Kicked off by Principal Research Fellow, Stefan Rennick-Egglestone ⚡👏🏼
#RonR2025
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · Sep 4
Thank you so much to our speakers this morning! We've had a fascinating cross-cultural range of ideas and experience, including Canada and Japan 👏🏼
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · Sep 4
Thanks Adam! Hope you're enjoying it so far.
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Dr Adam Benkwitz @drbenkwitz.bsky.social · Sep 4
A pleasure to be back at The 7th International Refocus on Recovery Conference for my fifth time talking about mental health, physical activity and personal recovery. Thanks to Nottingham’s Institute of Mental Health and Stefan Rennick-Egglestone Prof Mike Slade for another great event.
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · Sep 4
What a great start! We've already heard some really inspiring talks - looking forward to coffe-break chat with delegates ☕
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · Sep 4
Today's the day!
After months of planning, we're delighted to host our 7th international Refocus on Recovery conference.
Delegates from around the world, in person and online, will hear from a range of speakers, including people with lived experience of mental health recovery.
Follow along #RonR2025
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · Sep 3
Less than two weeks left to get an early bird ticket for the Digital Youth X MindTech event, 'Digital risk, resilience and interventions: co-creating change in youth mental health'

📅 13th November 2025
📍 County Hall London Southbank

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Digital Youth x MindTech - Digital Risk, Resilience and Interventions: co-creating change in youth mental health - Mindtech
MindTech is a national centre focussing on the development, adoption and evaluation of new technologies for mental healthcare and dementia.
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · Sep 2
Final few tickets available for the Refocus on Recovery conference this week

4th & 5th September, Crowne Plaza Nottingham & MS Teams

In-person and online attendance welcome! Tickets from £60

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NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre @cambridgebrc.bsky.social · Aug 22
Early Career Researcher Award Applications in PPIE -2025 are now open!
Are you an ECR (post doc) working alongside a PPIE contributor? Has your work reached a point of impact?
Apply as a PAIR before 16 November 2025
Info 👉 bit.ly/4lELfPQ
@cuh.nhs.uk @cam.ac.uk @mrcepid.bsky.social
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · Aug 22
🚨 Save the date! 🚨
Join us for a one-day symposium on OPM-MEG.
Hear from pioneers + researchers already applying OPM-MEG in clinical populations.
📅 19 September
📍 Institute of Mental Health NG7 2TU
Sponsored by @britishneuro.bsky.social
Details on our website: institutemh.org.uk/events/event...
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The Institute of Mental Health @institutemh.org.uk · Aug 22
Fantastic opportunity to join us here at the IMH! ⬇️
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DETERMIND Research Study @determindstudy.bsky.social · Aug 19
We're #Hiring! We have an exciting opportunity for two new Research Assistants to join our friendly team in Nottingham.

Find out more and apply by 8th September: shorturl.at/FG100

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Job Vacancy at the University of Nottingham: Research Assistant (Fixed Term)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Research Assistants (RAs) within the Institute of Mental Health. The RAs will be working on the ESRC/NIHR funded DETERMIND programme (www.determind.org.uk). ...
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