New funding for UK mental health research in under-served areas

The NIHR is investing almost £55 million in five additional Mental Health Research Groups (MHRGs). King’s College London researchers will collaborate on three of the five new groups.

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 4 Feb 2026

New research sheds light on the biological roots of anxiety

In the largest genetic study of anxiety disorders to date, new research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, in partnership with Texas A&M and the Institute of Psychiatric Phenomics and Genomics (IPPG) at LMU Munich, has identified 58 genetic variants associated with anxiety, most of which have not been identified before now.   

By NIHR Maudsley BRC at 3 Feb 2026