Remembering Sue Iversen: A Tribute from Eileen Joyce & Trevor Robbins
Professor Eileen Joyce and Professor Trevor Robbins, two of her closest colleagues and former PhD students, join André Tomlin to remember Pr...
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Immuno-metabolic depression & the future of precision psychiatry — Brenda Penninx (Amsterdam UMC)
Depression is not one thing, and treating it as if it were may be why so many people don't get better. In this episode, Prof Brenda Penninx...
Inside the British Association of Psychopharmacology with Prof Catherine Harmer and Prof Naomi Fineberg
Catherine Harmer, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at Oxford and outgoing president of the British Association of Psychopharmacology (BAP...
Dr Lucy Foulkes - Adolescent mental health: The truth behind the headlines
Oxford psychologist Dr Lucy Foulkes discusses myths and research around adolescent mental health ahead of her public lecture at the British...
Nurture-U Episode 4: Taking Action - What Next for Student Wellbeing?
Five years of research. 14,000 students surveyed. Interventions tested. A whole-university framework developed. Now: what needs to change? I...
Nurture-U Episode 3: Changing Systems - Compassionate Campus
The Nurture-U Compassionate Campus framework identifies three pillars: culture, communication, and community. What does that mean in practic...
Nurture-U Episode 2: What Works - Testing Solutions
Evidence alone doesn't solve the student mental health crisis. The question is: what actually works? Nurture-U tested three interventions. A...
Nurture-U Episode 1: The Evidence — What 14,000 Students Taught Us
What does the largest longitudinal study of UK student mental health tell us about who struggles, what protects them, and where universities...
Why Preventing Mental Ill-Health in Schools is Essential: ReSET School Mental Health
In the final episode of the ReSET Podcast, host André Tomlin from the Mental Elf explores the importance of mental health prevention in scho...
Supporting social relationships in young people - ReSET School Mental Health
Social Relationships and Mental Health in Adolescents - The Crucial Connection Episode 3 of the ReSET Podcast delves into the bidirectional...
Teaching emotional skills to young people - ReSET School Mental Health
Emotional Skills in Adolescents - Preventing Mental Health Problems Episode 2 of the ReSET podcast focuses on the importance of emotional sk...
ReSET Mental Health - Indicated Versus Universal Interventions In Schools
Universal vs. Targeted Interventions: ReSETting Mental Health Support in Schools Episode 1 of the ReSET podcast focuses on the critical ques...
From Trauma to Trust: a Journey in Psychotherapy.
Exploring Power Imbalance, Systemic Racism, and Dialogue in Mental Health. A conversation with Maxine Dennis for the 2025 BIGSPD conference....
Cultivating Democratic Mental Health: Relational Practice and Cooperation
Relational Practice: making hope possible rather than despair convincing. Join André from The Mental Elf for episode two of the BIGSPD 2025...
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Past, Present, and Future
Exploring DBT: Techniques, Efficacy, and Lived Experience #BIGSPD25 Welcome to episode 1 of the BIGSPD 2025 podcast, hosted by André from th...
Darren Williams - Bridging Disciplines: Highlights from the 2025 IoPPN Research Festival
In the final episode of the 2025 IoPPN Research Festival podcast, André from The Mental Elf welcomes Dr. Darren Williams from Kings College...
Juliet Foster - The ‘whole university’ approach to mental health and well-being.
Welcome to episode 2 of the 2025 IoPPN Research Festival Podcast! In this episode, André from The Mental Elf speaks with Professor Juliet Fo...
Edmund Sonuga-Barke: RE-STAR - multidisciplinary adventure in participatory translational science
Welcome to the 2025 IoPPN Research Festival Podcast! In this first episode, we hear from Professor Edmund Sonuga-Barke, a leading expert in...
Rob Waller: Using routine clinical data to support mental health research
The Mental Elf previews the NHS Research Scotland Mental Health Network Annual Scientific Meeting with Dr. Rob Waller, Consultant Psychiatri...
Deborah Cairns: Addressing the health inequalities faced by people with learning disabilities
Join Douglas Badenoch and Prof. Deborah Cairns from the Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory as they delve into the health disparities...