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Co‑producing Change: Verity Jones’ New BMJ Open Publication
We are delighted to celebrate a new publication from Midlands MHN DTP PhD fellow Verity Jones, whose latest paper has been published in BMJ Open. Verity’s article, “Designing and delivering youth mental health services for young people, with young people: what works?...
Fellow Lorna Almond awarded runner-up at the Annual National Forensic Psychiatry Trainee Conference
First-year PhD researcher Lorna Almond was recently awarded runner-up position for her poster presentation at the Annual National Forensic Psychiatry Trainee Conference 2026 in London on 28th May by Professor Pamela Taylor. Her poster presented preliminary findings...
Midlands MHN DTP Fellows Shine at Nottingham Pint of Science: “Beautiful Minds”
Two of our MidlandsMental Health and Neuroscience DTP fellows brought their research to the public stage as part of Nottingham’s Pint of Science festival, held across 3 sold out evenings between the 18th and 20th May 2026 . Hosted under the banner “Beautiful Minds”,...
Overcoming challenges to deliver outputs – David Wenzel’s new publication in PLOS ONE
We are delighted to celebrate a new publication from our Midlands MHN DTP fellow David Wenzel, whose latest paper has been published in PLOS ONE. David’s article, “Phage therapy for recurrent urinary tract infections: A qualitative study using the theoretical...
Midlands MHN DTP Writing Retreat May 2026: Creating Space to Focus, Connect and Write
Earlier this month, fellows from across the Midlands MHN DTP came together for a dedicated three-day Writing Retreat, designed to provide focused time and space for doctoral writing. Held at Breadsall Priory Hotel & Country Club in Derbyshire, the retreat took...
Celebrating Fellow David Wenzel and His New Video Abstract
We are delighted to spotlight Dr David Wenzel who has just released a compelling new video abstract showcasing his research. David's work explores some of the most sensitive and complex aspects of end‑of‑life care. His research examines the experiences and impacts of...
Congratulations to Naomi Williams on Her New Publication: Lost in the System: Rethinking Mainstream Mental Health Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities
We are delighted to celebrate Midlands MHN DTP fellow Naomi Williams for her recent publication in Disability & Society:“Lost in the System: Rethinking Mainstream Mental Health Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities.” This important open-access...
Anna Bangiri presents at BRSS 2026
We’re proud to celebrate Anna Bangiri’s presentation at the 10th Annual Meeting of the British Radiosurgery Society (BRSS) in Manchester, held on 29–30 January 2026. Anna delivered an engaging talk titled “Cognitive Decline after Brain Radiosurgery (CoDe-B-Rad) at 3...
Anna Bangiri’s latest publication: “Co-production as the ultimate goal; an incentive or discouragement?”
Anna Bangiri continues her work with PPI and delves deeper into discussing how feasible co-production is when working with vulnerable and frail populations such as cancer patients. Whether co-production is the ultimate goal, or if meaningful contributions that shape...
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...