Bold and collaborative research to improve mental health for all.
“At the Institute of Mental Health Research, we work across disciplines to conduct ambitious research that informs new ways of promoting good mental health, preventing and treating mental ill health, and supporting people living with mental health problems."
Professor Scott Cairney, Director, the Institute of Mental Health Research at York.
Our work is organised around five integrated challenge themes that draw upon our various overlapping strengths in mental health research.
Over a hundred participants from across the University and its external partners convened for the highly successful Research Showcase, led by the Institute of Mental Health Research at York. Holly Myers, PhD student in the Department of Psychology, wrote this blog from the event.
Researchers, healthcare professionals, policymakers, charities and people with lived experience came together on 15 June to help shape a new UKRI-funded programme of research into sleep and gambling-related harm.
The Institute of Mental Health Research at York (IMRY) has launched a new interdisciplinary research group exploring the mental health collections held by the Borthwick Institute for Archives.
Q&A: How can your mental health research influence policy, and vice versa?
The session will cover an introduction to NIHR funding schemes and the service offered by the RSS.
An Away Day for IMRY members only.
Using the Smart Data Donation Service for mental health research: opportunities and challenges
Research suggests sleep and gambling are linked. But it can be a vicious circle: poor sleep may increase vulnerability to gambling harm, but gambling may also disrupt sleep. More research is needed, and at IMRY we need your help to decide which questions should be prioritised.
We would like to hear from individuals aged 18 or over who have views on gambling and/or sleep, whether as someone with lived experience or as a professional (eg researcher, clinician, local authority worker) to understand what matters most to people with a wide range of experiences and perspectives on gambling.
Find out more and complete the sleep and gambling survey
The York Mental Health Research Fund provides funding to help develop ambitious ideas into competitive proposals for externally funded research grants or fellowships. The fund is open to University of York academic staff who are IMRY members and have employment contracts that include independent research.
The funds can provide a foundation for innovative mental health research as well as accelerating the translation of existing research findings into mental health policy and practice.
The University of York has a long history of excellence in mental health research and in 2022 founded the Institute of Mental Health Research at York (IMRY). The Institute brings researchers together to share expertise, develop new collaborations and tackle some of the most pressing challenges in mental health.
We work closely with partners across the NHS, social care, education, academia, the justice system, industry, charities and communities to ensure our work addresses real-world needs.
Watch the video to discover more about IMRY’s aims and our ambition to improve lives and strengthen communities.
