Research and expertise Combining social, genetic and developmental research to understand mental health. Explore our research themes
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Postgraduate taught Our world-class, research-led learning experience attracts the very best students from around the…
Postgraduate research The IoPPN is one of the world's leading centres for mental health and related neurosciences…
3 February 2026 New research sheds light on the biological roots of anxiety The largest genetic study of anxiety disorders to date has identified 58 genetic variants associated…
2 February 2026 Worrying rise in self-harm among Irish adolescents New research has found that while rates of poor mental health and suicide attempts among Irish…
29 January 2026 King's plays major role in £50 million government funded programme into mental health research Researchers at King's, University of Oxford and Cardiff University will help transform mental health…
28 January 2026 Researchers identify genetic blueprint of mania in bipolar disorder Researchers at King’s College London and the University of Florence have, for the first time,…