Congratulations to our award-winning researchers!
Congratulations to 3 MQ researchers who’ve not too long ago had their ground-breaking contributions to psychological well being analysis recognised!
Professor Rory O’Connor, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Suicidal Behaviour Analysis Laboratory at Glasgow College, was awarded the American Basis for Suicide Preventions’ prestigious Analysis award for 2023. Rory is simply the third particular person from the UK, and the primary particular person from Scotland, to win the award for his contribution to our understanding of suicidal behaviour and his work to stop it.
Rory additionally co-presents the MQ Open Thoughts podcast, which you’ll be able to hearken to right here.
Professor Ann John, Director of DATAMIND and the PI for MQ’s Adolescent Knowledge Platform, was awarded the Frances Hoggan Medal 2022 for her work in stopping suicide and self-harm. As a pioneer of using Knowledge Science in psychological well being analysis, Ann’s work has already led to coverage modifications referring to younger individuals’s psychological well being and new steerage being issued to colleges in Wales to assist forestall self-harm.
The Frances Hoggan Medal is awarded yearly and recognises the contribution of excellent ladies linked with Wales within the areas of science, drugs, engineering, expertise or arithmetic.
Learn extra in regards to the DATAMIND undertaking right here.
Dr Maxime Taquet from Oxford College was awarded the Core Psychiatric Trainee of the 12 months award from the Royal School of Psychiatrists. Max not too long ago printed this paper from his MQ-supported examine into mind fog in Lengthy-COVID sufferers. He’s hoping that by studying extra in regards to the bodily causes of the cognitive decline, or ‘mind fog’ that’s attributable to COVID, he can develop efficient interventions for it, which is also utilized in different instances, reminiscent of in MS or dementia sufferers.
You will discover out extra about Max’s analysis right here.
