MSc Psychiatry - Cardiff University

25/04/2026

MSc Psychiarty team on tour - Katja and Sian are in Athens visiting our lovely Clinical Lecturer Eleni Vrigkou in her home city for the weekend!

02/03/2026

Today is Self-Injury Awareness Day (SIAD) - a day to highlight evidence, prevention, and better care for those at risk.

A major trial published in 2026 showed a 54% reduction in self-harm risk among young people who received a stepped-care approach - where treatment intensity is adjusted based on individual needs - compared with standard care. Findings like these underline the importance of thoughtful, flexible, and evidence-based interventions.

At , researchers and clinicians will come together to examine what works, what doesn’t, and how to translate evidence into real-world mental health care. If your work contributes to this conversation, bring it to the table.

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02/03/2026

Congratulations to Lecturer Sian Edney on being nominated for an award at the Enriching Student Life Awards 2026!

25/02/2026

Congratulations to our MSc Psychiatry graduates that won awards at Surgam 2026 - a celebration of excellence across students, staff and partners of the School of Medicine at Cardiff University. Well done to Matthew Haynes and Dr Nesrin Al Dabbas! It was great to catch up with Nesrin who attended the ceremony in Cardiff in person. Nesrin also chose to support the course beyond graduation with us as an Honorary Title Holder, supporting our live teaching by running mock clinical case report MDTs. Also a well earned congratulations to all of our PGT colleagues that were recognised for their outstanding contributions to students experiences.

20/01/2026

The RCPsych International Congress 2026 is in Liverpool this year. Many of our alumni present their work at this conference every year. The abstract submission deadline is the 6th of February for poster presentations. See - https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/events/congress/poster-presentations-2026
Please remember to contact your supervisors before submitting your abstract, if you are considering publishing your MSc Psychiatry thesis.

23/12/2025

Congratulations to our students that progressed through Exam Board this month and exited the programme with a Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma or Masters of Science! Please keep in touch. It is great to hear how our graduates are progressing in their careers.

Well done to alumna Hannah Trotman for presenting your progress on your PHD at a Cardiff University event for International Disability Day and for getting your abstract accepted to present internationally at the 7th World Parkinson Congress in Phoenix, Arizona.

Our graduates have been busy writing publications, submitting abstracts and presenting their MSc research over the last month or two. Paraskevi Vasileiadou presented her thesis at a local conference in Greece. This project was supervised by Dr Ann Collins and Lecturer Sian Edney (see images for details). Good luck with starting your professional Doctorate (PsyD) in Counselling Psychology and Existential Psychotherapy in January Paraskevi!

Lecturer Sian Edney works across MSc programmes and helped several of the MSc Wound Healing and Tissue Repair (MSc WHTR) graduates with abstracts and posters based on their MSc dissertations. Sarah Johnston and Jonathan Brocklehurst presented at Wounds UK, Harrogate in November (see images). Our MSc WHTR students, William Baldridge and Eva Valerie, also had their Psychology of Wound Healing module assignments accepted to the Wounds International Journal, a case study and literature review, respectively. Will and Sian Edney published on “Social isolation and humour in coping with the stress of living with venous leg ulceration: A case study”. Eva Valerie’s review is titled “Body image in individuals with intestinal ostomy”.

Please let the team know if you are considering publishing any of your MSc work. We are here to help.

There is increasing professional activity on LinkedIn if you are on that platform and would like to request to follow Sian Marie Edney there. Similarly, if you are interested in following the MSc WHTR posts you can also follow Programme Director Samantha Holloway. You can also follow Cardiff University School of Medicine and Cardiff University to keep up to date with what research is being conducted in the wider university.

Please note that the university is closed from the 24th of December until the 2nd of January. We hope that you manage to get some rest during this period, whether you are celebrating the festive season or not.

11/11/2025

Welcome to the EPA Webinar Series 2025. This 90-minute webinar will take place on Wednesday, 19 November, from 16:30 to 18:00 CET. Gaming Disorder (GD) is a newly recognized mental health condition that requires accurate diagnosis, careful assessment, and evidence-based interventions. This webinar w...

14/10/2025

It was World Mental Health Day this week. Health and Care Research Wales shared some highlights of Welsh research making a difference to Mental Health across the country.

To mark World Mental Health Day today (10 October), we’re shining a light on the vital research that’s helping to improve mental health and wellbeing across the country.

12/09/2025

🍎 Calling all teachers and other professionals working with children in a school setting!

We're hosting a free webinar with researcher, Dr Joanna Martin on ADHD in children and how to support them at school.

Check it out: adhd-at-school.eventbrite.co.uk

12/09/2025

Hey 👋 we're hosting a webinar with to raise awareness of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD): sharing experiences and answering your questions!

🗓️ Thursday 25 September @ 6pm on Teams
🔗 Sign up for free: bit.ly/pmdd-convo

21/07/2025

Congratulations again to our Class of 2025 who graduated last week. It was fantastic to see so many of you and to celebrate with you. Good luck with all your future endeavours and keep in touch!