After lunch, attendees made their way around our breakout areas: from using your voice in research to an art workshop and tours of @cubriccardiff.bsky.social.

Collaboration is at the heart of what we do. We welcomed members of @adferiad.org and @bipolaruk.bsky.social and the Lived Experience Advisory Panel (LEAP) to talk to attendees about their work with us.

LEAP member, Karrina said that advising on the project has been really special.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Wendy Larner and Sarah Murphy MS praised the Hub for its commitment to improving outcomes.
Wendy described the world-leading genetics from the Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics and imaging at @cubriccardiff.bsky.social as 'two jewels' in the Hub's crown.

Hub lead, Professor James Walters emphasised that current approaches to mental health diagnosis and treatment often result in a delay in receiving effective treatments and life-changing symptoms from medications. 💊

The Brain and Genomics Hub hopes to change that.

Upon arrival, attendees were invited to meet with one another and our collaborating partners on their exhibition stands!

The wait is over! Today, we're making it official at our launch event here in Cardiff.

We're excited to share our mission and goals with individuals with experience, researchers, clinicians and policymakers.

Stay tuned for updates ✨ 🧠

📣 Mae cymrodoriaethau ymchwilwyr ar ddechrau eu gyrfa bellach ar gael gan @mhplatform.bsky.social ar gyfer arweinwyr y dyfodol ym maes ymchwil salwch meddwl difrifol.

📆Cwblhewch y mynegiant o diddordeb gorfodol erbyn dydd Mercher 30 Gorffennaf.

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📣 Funding opportunity!

Exciting Early Career Researcher fellowships now available from @mhplatform.bsky.social for future leaders in severe mental illness research.

📆 Complete the mandatory expression of interest by Wednesday 30 July.

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🙌 We are excited to share more as our research and new study get underway.

Join our new mailing list to stay up to date with all things #BrainGenHub ⤵️

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Our first study is investigating ways to improve diagnosis and clinical care for people with psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar and schizoaffective disorder.

We are currently recruiting for a diverse group of 600 people aged 16 to 25 with experience of these conditions.

We are thrilled to be one of the five new research hubs that make up the UKRI @mhplatform.bsky.social

All five hubs are working on accelerating research into severe mental illness (SMI) & improving the diagnosis and treatment of those affected.

#mentalhealthresearch

#BrainGenHub brings together research expertise from across universities in south Wales & the South West.

Our partners at @bipolaruk.bsky.social
@adferiad.org & @thencmh.bsky.social are helping us work with people who have experienced psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar & schizoaffective disorder.

👋 🌍 Hello world, we are the Brain and Genomics Hub!

We are a new research centre focused on improving the lives of people living with severe mental illness.