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Celebrating Denisse Levermore’s Contribution to a New Health & Social Care Handbook
We are proud to share that Denisse Levermore has contributed a chapter on Children & Young People’s Mental Health to The Students’ Handbook for Studying Health and Social Care, edited by Clive Sealey and published by Routledge at the end of 2025. This...
David Wenzel Publishes in BMJ Open
We are delighted to celebrate a new publication from Dr David Wenzel. David’s paper, “How do clinicians navigate end-of-life care with NIV/CPAP? A thematic analysis study”, has been published in BMJ Open and explores how healthcare professionals make complex decisions...
Connections Build Connections: Exploring Mental Health Through Art and Relationships
We’re delighted to share the inspiring work of our Midlands MHN DTP fellow, Denisse Levermore, whose PhD research comes to life in a creative and thought-provoking installation:Connections Build Connections, with poet laureate Andrea Mbarushimana. 🧠 When:...
Congratulations to Naomi Williams collaborative publication “Making Mental Health Services Better for Neurodivergent Children and Families”
We are thrilled to celebrate the publication of A Practical Guide for Parents and Professionals: Making Mental Health Services Better for Neurodivergent Children and Families, authored by Naomi Williams. This practical, easy-read guide is the result of Naomi’s...
Celebrating Innovation and Impact: Student Presentations Shine at the 2025 Midlands MHN DTP Showcase
The 2025 Midlands Mental Health and Neurosciences PhD Programme (MHN DTP) Showcase brought together fellows and faculty for a day of inspiring research and collaboration at the Crowne Plaza Nottingham on 18th September 2025. The day began with a warm welcome from...
Celebrating New Research: David Wenzel Publishes in Sociology of Health & Illness
We are delighted to share that Midlands MHN DTP researcher David Wenzel has published a major new article in the journal Sociology of Health & Illness. The paper, titled “Deus Ex Machina: An Ethnographic Exploration of Technology, Death and Decision‐Making in...
“PPI or PR” – Celebrating Dr David Wenzel’s Latest Publication
We’re proud to share that Dr David Wenzel, alongside PhD student Chandini Subramanyam, has co-authored a thought-provoking commentary just accepted in Methods in Psychology. The paper, “PPI or PR? The Fine Line Between Inclusion and Illusion”, tackles a timely...
Through the Lens of the Baby: Denisse Levermore’s Poignant Call to Community
In an extraordinary flip of perspective, Denisse Levermore invites us to view society through the eyes of the youngest and often overlooked member; the baby. Her piece, "Through the Lens of the Baby: Cherish Me and Value My Parents: A Call to Society," published as...
Reflecting on the 2025 Writing Retreat at Delta Breadsall Priory Country Club
Earlier this week, second and third-year MHN DTP fellows came together with final year fellows from the Sustainable Hydrogen CDT for a three-day residential writing retreat at the tranquil Delta Breadsall Priory Country Club. Nestled in the Derbyshire countryside, the...
Celebrating Laurence’s Contribution to BJPsych Open
We are delighted to celebrate Laurence for their outstanding contribution to the recent BJPsych Open publication titled “How do individuals with bipolar disorder experience ecological momentary assessment and mood monitoring? A systematic review and qualitative...