NIHR Maudsley BRC researchers lead first study of psilocybin in adults with autism

Researchers from King’s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust will be leading the first ever study of psilocybin in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 9 May 2022

Autism, ADHD and school absence are risk factors for self-harm, according to new study

Research led by King’s College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has analysed factors associated with self-harm in over 111,000 adolescents aged 11-17 years old.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 29 Apr 2022

Multi-variant vaccine study opens at King's CRF

A new vaccine study which will assess the safety and efficacy of a vaccine will will target multiple variants of the COVID-19-causing Sars-CoV-2 virus - including the current dominant variant Omicron.

By NIHR Wellcome King's Clinical Research Facility at 13 Apr 2022

Topping Out ceremony marks a milestone for The Pears Maudsley Centre for Children and Young People’s Mental Health

The Topping Out ceremony marks a significant milestone in the construction of the new £65 million Centre. It will bring together world-leading academics and clinicians across South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, to transform child and adolescent mental health care and dramatically reduce the time it takes to bring research to clinical treatment.

 

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 11 Apr 2022

New Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Champion appointed

Dr Cerisse Gunasinghe has been appointed as the NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre’s new Champion for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 29 Mar 2022