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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · 10d

A rare *fully funded* DPhil studentship with our team @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social has just launched!

Check it out & don't hesitate to be in touch ⬇️

Holly Bear @drhollybear.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 Interested in a fully funded DPhil at Oxford?
🌏 We’re recruiting for an MRC iCASE studentship on conversational AI for youth mental health.

Join an amazing team using youth voice to shape global digital health.

⏳ Deadline: 2 Dec 2025
💡 Get in touch to chat!

🔗 More info: tinyurl.com/4ua4j46h

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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · Jul 8

Out today in BJPsych Open: Fragmentation in adolescent health care provision

In this editorial, @minafazeloxford.bsky.social & @emmasoneson.bsky.social describe the perils of fragmentation in adolescent health care and consider what's needed to enhance provision.

Read here ⬇️

Fragmentation in adolescent health care provision | BJPsych Open | Cambridge Core

Fragmentation in adolescent health care provision - Volume 11 Issue 4

www.cambridge.org

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Mina Fazel @minafazeloxford.bsky.social · Jun 11

🌍🧠 Final call!
We are recruiting a Senior Researcher in Child Mental Health and Climate Change — an innovative new post linking psychiatry, global health, and climate resilience.

Closes 16 June — just days left to apply. Please share!

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Mina Fazel @minafazeloxford.bsky.social · Jun 8

After a quiet spell here (because it’s been very busy!) — a big #OxWell update 📣🧠
Over 40,000 students have taken part in the 2025 survey so far — THANK YOU to every student who shared their voice 💬💛

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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · May 23

Today our team took a well-deserved trip to go hang out with alpacas down at the @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social Radcliffe Camera 🦙

As Very Serious Researchers in mental health, we're pleased to rate this experience a 10/10 for promoting staff #wellbeing & highly recommend nationwide implementation!

OxWell Study project manager & CAP group administrator Shreena standing in front of a pen of alpacas at Oxford's Rad Cam.

Alpacas standing on the lawn of the Rad Cam.

Alpaca standing on the lawn of the Rad Cam

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Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social · May 19

👏 Galit Geulayov and Emma Soneson were highly commended in the Research Culture award for pioneering a new approach to mentoring future researchers.

@emmasoneson.bsky.social
📷Cyrus Mower

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Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social · May 19

With Psychiatry represented in six nominations in the University of Oxford Vice Chancellor's Awards, we are so pleased and proud of all of our finalists. Now the results are in...

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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · May 19

See @emmasoneson.bsky.social's summary here:

bsky.app/profile/emma...

Emma Soneson @emmasoneson.bsky.social · May 19

Are adolescents sensitive about sensitive data?

In our new @oxwell.bsky.social publication, we explore students' concerns about taking part in research including sensitive topics such as mental health & maltreatment.

Headlines below, w/ substantial implications for research design & analysis ⬇️

Are Adolescents Sensitive About Sensitive Data? Exploring Student Concerns About Privacy, Confidentiality, and Data Use in Health Research

We quantitively explored adolescents' concerns about privacy, confidentiality, and data use in health research and their potential impact on the accur…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · May 19

See @drhollybear.bsky.social's summary here:

bsky.app/profile/drho...

Holly Bear @drhollybear.bsky.social · May 19

📱 New paper out today in BJPsych Open asks: are financial incentives helping or hindering mental health app research?

📄 Read it here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
@minafazeloxford.bsky.social @oxchildpsych.bsky.social @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social

Incentivising participation in mental health app research: lessons learned from a mixed methods randomised controlled trial | BJPsych Open | Cambridge Core

Incentivising participation in mental health app research: lessons learned from a mixed methods randomised controlled trial - Volume 11 Issue 3

www.cambridge.org

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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · May 19

It's a good day for our team with *TWO* new papers fresh off the press! 💃

@drhollybear.bsky.social et al. on incentives in app research ➡️ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

@emmasoneson.bsky.social et al. on adolescent concerns about health & wellbeing research ➡️ www.jahonline.org/article/S105...

Incentivising participation in mental health app research: lessons learned from a mixed methods randomised controlled trial | BJPsych Open | Cambridge Core

Incentivising participation in mental health app research: lessons learned from a mixed methods randomised controlled trial - Volume 11 Issue 3

www.cambridge.org

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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · May 12

We're so excited to advertise a new Senior Researcher post (with an *open-ended* contract!) in climate change & children's mental health 🌍

Come join us & help shape the future of this critical research area.

More details here ➡️ source.data.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/17...

Advertisement for a senior research position at the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry on child mental health & climate change. Email details given: oxchildpsych@psych.ox.ac.uk.

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Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social · Apr 22

DPhil student Boluwatife Cole on her research into predicting adversity and mental health from neural networks. #PsychAwayDay

More on Boluwatife’s work here 👇
www.psych.ox.ac.uk/team/boluwat...

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Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social · Apr 22

Now DPhil student @amalieschumann.bsky.social with a qualitative study on sibling understanding of Anorexia Nervosa in childhood. #PsychAwayDay

More on Amalie ⬇️
www.psych.ox.ac.uk/team/amalie-...

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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · Apr 9

Great to see so many VC Awards nominees from our Department, including team members @emmasoneson.bsky.social & @digadulit.bsky.social, who've been shortlisted for the Research Culture Award 👏

Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford @oxfordpsychiatry.bsky.social · Apr 9

Dr Emma Soneson @emmasoneson.bsky.social and Dr Galit Geulayov have been shortlisted for the Research Culture Award for their commitment to supporting students through the NIHR Undergraduate Internship Programme. This included providing personalised feedback to 429 applicants! 📝

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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · Apr 3

Holly & Emma on BBC South Today: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... (headline news)

Emma on BBC Radio Oxford: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (timestamp 07:19)

Emma in BBC Oxfordshire local news: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Director of Public Health Report: mycouncil.oxfordshire.gov.uk/documents/s7...

South Today - Evening News: 02/04/2025

The latest news, sport and weather for the South of England.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · Apr 3

It's been a busy 48 hours for our senior postdocs @drhollybear.bsky.social & @emmasoneson.bsky.social, who were invited by BBC South Today & Radio Oxford to talk about the latest Oxfordshire Director of Public Health Annual Report on Children & Young People's #mentalhealth.

Links below👇

Photo shows a behind-the-scenes shot from the BBC South Today filming, with a desktop computer showing multiple camera angles. The largest angle is a closeup of Holly smiling.

Photo shows a behind-the-scenes shot from the BBC South Today filming, as a wide angle of Holly and host Tom sat on a rounded sofa posed to discuss the Director of Public Health Report.

Screenshot from a news article (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7vn6821e6eo) that shows Emma smiling outdoors in Somerville College, and text including a quote from Emma bout the importance of inequalities in mental health.

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Dr Simona Skripkauskaite @drskripka.bsky.social · Apr 1

I wrote a blog explaining why I believe administrative #Data is useful and how it can help us understand #MentalHealth support needs in #Neurodiversity better. Read it here: 🔗 www.adruk.org/news-publica... #supporttheyouth @oxexppsy.bsky.social @oxchildpsych.bsky.social

A roadmap to better support for neurodivergent children

ADR UK Research Fellow Dr Simona Skripkauskaite believes linked administrative data research could help build a more supportive and responsive system that me...

www.adruk.org

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Holly Bear @drhollybear.bsky.social · Mar 25

Our latest paper is now out in Current Psychology:
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Based on data from over 14,000 adolescents we found: It’s not just how much time young people spend online-it’s what they’re doing & what they’re exposed to that matters.

Isolation despite hyper-connectivity? The association between adolescents’ mental health and online behaviours in a large study of school-aged students - Current Psychology

Smartphone use has risen rapidly amongst adolescents over the last decade, as has the rates of common mental disorders. This has raised widespread concerns about direct links between adolescents’ gene...

link.springer.com

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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · Mar 19

Well done, Lea! 👏

OxWell Study @oxwell.bsky.social · Mar 19

Great to see Lea Satala presenting her OxWell findings at the @nihr.bsky.social Undergraduate Internship Programme Celebration Event in London this morning!

Lea undertook an 8-wk internship with @oxchildpsych.bsky.social last summer & did some really impactful work around adolescent self-harm.

Lea presenting findings from her OxWell internship at a conference.

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Oxford Medical Sciences Division @medsci.ox.ac.uk · Mar 7

5 years ago #OxfMedSci celebrated a centenary of women as full members of @ox.ac.uk with achievements of 100 Women of Medical Sciences. Some have moved on to new challenges, or are now in different positions, but they remain inspirational. This #IWD take moment to meet them.

www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

100 Women of Oxford Medical Sciences

100 years since women were admitted as full members of the University of Oxford, women now hold vital posts at all levels of this institution. Medical Sciences Division asked 100 of these women to take part in a project to showcase diversity of roles they now hold. Launching on Thursday 11 February, each day they will be bringing you a new group of incredible women working across the Medical Sciences Division, each reflecting on their journeys, their place in Medical Sciences and their vision for the next 100 years.

www.medsci.ox.ac.uk

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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · Feb 28

Getting research into practice in the real world is a core value of our research group and we were so grateful for this opportunity. #EDAW2025

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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · Feb 28

Mina and @melissalittle.bsky.social presented findings from the @oxwell.bsky.social study on social media, eating disorders, and self-harm, and Amalie shared her work on sibling involvement in eating disorder care, done in collaboration with the Oxford CAMHS Eating Disorder team.

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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · Feb 28

It was inspiring to hear from clinicians and researchers sharing insights from their important work, as well as from parents and young people who courageously shared their experiences of receiving support when struggling with an eating disorder.

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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · Feb 28

On Wednesday @amalieschumann.bsky.social & @minafazeloxford.bsky.social took part in the #EatingDisorderAwarenessDay Conference hosted by the CAMHS Eating Disorder Service in Oxford.

#EatingDisordersAwarenessWeek

Mina Fazel presenting her work to a room of people sat around round table.

Amalie Schumann presenting her work to a room of people sat around round table.

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Oxford Child & Adolescent Psychiatry @oxchildpsych.bsky.social · Feb 27

So proud of our shining star Anne Stewart 🌟 (& CAP friends Caz Nahman and Joanna Adams), whose book - Overcoming Worries About Body Image and Eating - launched today at @brasenoseoxford.bsky.social 📚

Huge potential to make a huge difference for young people!

L to R: CAP team members Holly Bear, Anne Stewart, and Hinako Irei smiling and holding copies of Anne's book

Caz, Joanna, and Anne speaking on a panel about their book

Panel of six authors and editor of the two books

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