Mental health and illness across scales, species, and society
Mental health issues are projected to be one of the world's biggest causes of ill health by 2030. Just as breakthroughs in our understanding of cancer required interdisciplinary insights into basic biomedical mechanisms, a leap forward in our approach to tackle mental health must traverse disciplinary boundaries – linking across scales, species and society.
Doing things differently: our Mental Health Network
Mental Health problems are complex and require innovative and individualised solutions. We are committed to bringing Cambridge researchers, clinicians and lived experience partners together to deliver interdisciplinary insights for mental health breakthroughs. Our scientific expertise spans genetics, immunology, pharmacology, metabolic science, neuroscience and psychology, working collaboratively to usher in a new generation of ‘mental health science’.
Our Mental Health Research Network is primed to work with clinicians, Public Health professionals and lived experience partners to translate fundamental discoveries effectively towards clinical practice and care.
Recent Highlights
Contributing Researchers
Tristan Bekinschtein, Psychology
David Belin, Psychology
Riccardo Beltramo, Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Psychology
David Bulmer, Pharmacology
Hannah Clarke, Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
Tim Dalgleish, Psychology
Jeff Dalley, Psychology
Pasco Fearon, Psychology
Tamsin Ford, Psychiatry
Liliana Galindo, Psychiatry
Gordon Harold, Education
Claire Hughes, Psychology
Mark Johnson, Psychology
Muzaffer Kaser, Psychiatry
Stacey Kigar, Medicine
Rebecca Kilner, Zoology
Zoe Kourtzi, Psychology
Becky Lawson, Psychology
Sarah Lloyd-Fox, Psychology
Flavia Mancini, Engineering
Paul Miller, Pharmacology
Amy Milton, Psychology
Graham Murray, Psychiatry
Camilla Nord, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences
Kiran Patil, MRC Toxicology
Jasper Poort, Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
Angela Roberts, Physiology, Development and Neuroscience
Simone Schnall, Psychology
Jon Simons, Psychology
Deborah Talmi, Psychology
Peter Templeton, Engineering
Ed Turner, Zoology
Varun Warrier, Psychology
Work with us
Collaboration is at the heart of the success of the University of Cambridge, enabling us to make discoveries that change the world.
The need for improved understanding of mental health, and the development of better treatments, could not be more urgent.
We welcome opportunities to collaborate with colleagues from academia and industry, policy makers, lived experience partners and philanthropists.
To explore opportunities to work together, please contact:
Dr Abi Herrmann, Research Strategy Manager
Abi.Herrmann@admin.cam.ac.uk
To learn more about supporting this vital research, please contact:
Holly Singlehurst, Associate Director, Biological Sciences
Cambridge University Development and Alumni Relations Office
Holly.Singlehurst@admin.cam.ac.uk