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Research at CPFT
@cpftresearch.bsky.social
Improving lives with pioneering research and innovation at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust @cpft-nhs.bsky.social and host for the NIHR ARC East of England @arceastofengland.bsky.social.

📣 New UK data platform led by @maryellenlynall.bsky.social with @ebi.embl.org will help develop targeted #MentalHealth treatments.
The Open Psychiatry Project will make mental health data more accessible and empower everyone to learn about conditions & improve care:
➡️ www.cpft.nhs.uk/research-new...
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
⚠️ Final week to apply for the #NHS Clinical Entrepreneur scheme by 4pm 🕓 on Friday!
@cpft-nhs.bsky.social staff with great ideas 💡 to #ImproveCPFT #NHS care & services can realise them with this #innovation support scheme.
Don't miss out, start your clinical entrepreneur career today! 🚀 nhscep.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:31 PM
⏰ Two weeks to apply for CPFT #Research funding by Friday 5 December
If you want to build research capacity and skills in your team to deliver health studies to #ImproveCPFT then this fund could support you.
✅ Check the full guidance and how to apply here:
➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/apply-for-re...
November 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🤞🤩 Good luck to @cpft-nhs.bsky.social teams at the @hsj.co.uk Awards tonight!
Our #StaffMentalHealthService & #MusicTherapy service were selected for outstanding work in two categories.
Well done to all finalists! 🌟
Have a great evening celebrating #NHS excellence 🥳
➡️ www.cpft.nhs.uk/research-new...
November 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
📣 On in an hour! Join Dr Yuya Mizuno at 12.30pm 🕧 to learn about the role that immune cells in the brain (microglia) play in psychotic illnesses.
🔎 Find out if #natalizumab could be a suitable new targeted therapy to help people with #schizophrenia:
➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/events/event...
November 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
👋 Meet our team behind the Cambridge Psychedelic Research Group led by Lili Galindo @cpft-nhs.bsky.social + find out how promising psychedelic-assisted therapies could enable recovery from treatment-resistant #MentalHealth conditions in this @cam.ac.uk headline story:
➡️ www.cam.ac.uk/stories/your...
November 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
📣 Researchers @cpft-nhs.bsky.social @arceastofengland.bsky.social @cam.ac.uk explored how to help clinicians improve #autism assessments.
🔎 Combining clinical tools with personal accounts from individuals + families ensures people benefit more from clinical review:
➡️ www.cpft.nhs.uk/research-new...
November 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
📢 Calling @cpft-nhs.bsky.social psychologists to join our #Research team!
We're offering a 1 year, part-time internal secondment for a #psychologist to bring more research opportunities to people in our psychological services and help colleagues grow their skills:
➡️ www.cpft.nhs.uk/latest-vacan...
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Join Victoria Bird @universityofessex.bsky.social today @ 12.30pm 🕧 to explore how a resource-oriented approach can improve #MentalHealth care.
🔎 Find how this approach works with individuals, families & communities to reduce distress & promote wellbeing:
➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/events/event...
November 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
📣 Intellectual property guidance is changing for the #NHS - if you would like to find out more don't miss the #InnovationBreakfast with @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social at 8.30am. 🕣☕️
Learn how this applies to our local health system.
Register a free place here: ⬇️
www.tickettailor.com/events/cambr...
Select tickets – CBC Innovation Breakfast: An Update on Intellectual Property Guidelines for the NHS – The Hub - AstraZeneca, Francis Crick Avenue, Trumpington
CBC Innovation Breakfast: An Update on Intellectual Property Guidelines for the NHS – The Hub - AstraZeneca, Francis Crick Avenue, Trumpington, Wed 12 Nov 2025 - Intellectual Property (IP) Gui...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Congrats to @cpft-nhs.bsky.social colleagues winning #RCPsychAwards 2025! 🏆
Our Peterborough Clozapine Clinic team won Psychiatric Team of the Year: Digital #MentalHealth Award and @em-os.bsky.social won Early Career Researcher of the Year, + #CPFTCAMEO runners up:
➡️ www.cpft.nhs.uk/news/triple-...
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
⚡️ Join at 12.30pm to meet Prof. Ben Becker and learn about emotional and motivational processes in the brain, how they are regulated and go wrong in #MentalHealth disorders.
🔎 Explore how to target systems in the brain for neurotechnology and AI treatment:
➡️ www.intranet.cpft.nhs.uk/events/event...
October 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
📣 We're proud to be one of the NHS InSites highlighted for best practice by the @innovationunit.bsky.social in their learning report.
🤝 We're working with @cuhpartners.bsky.social to bring more #innovation into local #NHS to improve care and support staff: 👇
www.innovationunit.org/our-projects...
October 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
👏 Well done to our #CPFTCAMEO team ✨ awarded a symposium at #IEPA15 on #psychosis in mid-life.
🔎 Researchers @cpft-nhs.bsky.social are exploring women's #MentalHealth experiences and needs during #Menopause to learn how to improve #NHS care and treatment for them: ⬇️
www.cpft.nhs.uk/research-new...
CAMEO team deliver symposium on mid-life psychosis at international conference | Research news
Research news and press releases
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October 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🗓️ Register to join the @rcpsych.bsky.social Eastern Division
Autumn 🍂🍃Conference on Friday 7 November at @homertoncollege.bsky.social to share and learn best practice for #psychosis care!
Meet @cpft-nhs.bsky.social experts and regional #MentalHealth colleagues: ⬇️
www.rcpsych.ac.uk/events/confe...
Eastern Division Autumn Conference 2025: Psychotic disorders: Recent advances in optimizing care across the age spectrum
Detail page.
www.rcpsych.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
📣 If you deliver psychological therapies @cpft-nhs.bsky.social please consider taking part in the KOLABO study to help guide global #CBT practice! 🌍
Share your knowledge and insights in this short survey (5-10 mins) to inform and develop a therapy network for CBT in #Africa:
➡️ bit.ly/KOLABO_Westa...
October 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🌐 Raising awareness for #WorldMenopauseDay:
@cpft-nhs.bsky.social #psychiatrist & #research leader Dr Lili Galindo🌟 explains the increased risk of #psychosis in #menopause for @elpais.com.
Our #CPFTCAMEO team are working to reduce stigma and improve treatments: ⬇️
english.elpais.com/science-tech...
Liliana Galindo, psychiatrist: ‘There is a peak in psychosis among women around menopause, which isn’t talked about much due to the stigma’
The psychedelic drug specialist at the University of Cambridge discusses the potential of these drugs to treat mental illness
english.elpais.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
👋 Thanks to everyone who visited our CPFT #Research stand at the @healthwatchengland.bsky.social summit for Cambs & P'boro health system!
Lovely to meet you all and share how our studies are improving physical and #MentalHealth and offer a range of opportunities for local people to take part in.
October 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
🚨 Last week to apply for the Cambridge NeuroWorks Fellowships!
@cpft-nhs.bsky.social staff with great ideas for technology to transform brain & #MentalHealth care can bid for support to turn them into reality.
Check the guidance & apply here by Monday 13 October:
➡️ cambridgeneuroworks.org/programmes
October 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
👋 Great to meet @cpft-nhs.bsky.social staff governors & members at the annual meeting, sharing our #research stand with @arceastofengland.bsky.social & #Innovation colleagues!
Lots to be proud of + good work continues to improve care & services for people in Cambs & Peterborough powered by research!
October 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
📣 Colleagues @cpft-nhs.bsky.social can submit an abstract poster + join @cambridgebrc.bsky.social for this event next month showcasing local #research to help children & young people!
Complete this form by 5pm Monday 3 Nov to feature your projects:
➡️ forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Book your place👇
September 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
📣 Dementia carers invited to help develop online resources to manage #FrontoTemporalDementia symptoms with @cpft-nhs.bsky.social & @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social.
👁‍🗨We need your views & experiences to ensure the #FTDToolkit really works.
Take part in #WorldAlzheimersMonth 01223 219753 [email protected]
September 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
👋 Welcome + congratulations 🎉 to Dr Narut Pakunwanich
🌟 who joined CPFT this month and aims to improve UK community #MentalHealth care, supported by 2⃣ prestigious #research fellowships!
🌏 Visiting Japan and South Korea to learn with
@churchillfship.bsky.social:
➡️ www.cpft.nhs.uk/news/cpft-ps...
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Thanks to Prof Paul Fletcher 🌟 for a brilliant talk this morning for our #InnovationBreakfast @cpft-nhs.bsky.social!
Great to explore how safe virtual environments can help people regulate emotions, manage anxiety & distress in comfort at home - some games in development for everyone to enjoy too!
September 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM