Manchester Global Foundation

07/10/2026

Your Voice Matters. Help Shape Culturally Relevant Mental Health Support.

We are developing *CaPE (Culturally adapted PsychoEducation)* – a mental health programme tailored specifically for Black African and Caribbean persons living with bipolar in the UK.

And we need YOU to help shape it.

Join us for our *BIPOLAR PROJECT AWARENESS EVENT*

*PPIE: Shape the Future of Mental Health Support for Our Community*

This is your opportunity to:
🟠 Discover how we are building mental health tools that are culturally relevant
🟠 Have your say and share your unique perspective to guide important research
🟠 Be a vital part of research that truly represents YOU

*📅 OCTOBER 21 | 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM*
*📍 Claremont Resource Centre, 2 Jarvis Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5FS*
Refreshments will be provided as a thank you for your time.

Limited spaces available – please scan the QR code on the flyer to register!

For further information, please contact: *Khalifa Fofana - [email protected]*

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05/10/2026

29/09/2026

We were delighted to welcome Shadrack Bitrus Mwankon (left), MGF Research Fellow from Nigeria, to the MGF office in London. 🇬🇧🤝🇳🇬

Shadrack is supported by MGF as part of our mission to build research capacity and capability in LMICs and collaborates with us on numerous research projects in Nigeria.

It was a pleasure for Dr Deepali Sharma, CEO of MGF to meet Shadrack in person. We look forward to continuing our impact of encouraging and supporting Early Career Researchers to reach their full potential

25/09/2026

At the 16th Annual Culture and International Mental Health Conference, hosted by Manchester Global Foundation at Battersea Arts Centre, London, on 17 September 2026, we were honoured to receive a special video message from Lord Swaran Singh, Professor of Social and Community Psychiatry and Director of the Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing Research at the University of Warwick, and NHS Consultant Psychiatrist with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust. Lord Singh was appointed a life peer and joined the House of Lords recently.

Unable to join us in person, Lord Singh reflected on three principles that should underpin international mental health research: meaningful community engagement, genuine involvement of people with lived experience, and bidirectional learning.

Drawing on his international work, he emphasised the importance of moving away from deficit based thinking towards an asset based approach - recognising the knowledge, trust, social networks and strengths already present within communities, and designing research with people rather than for them.

23/09/2026

A fantastic session today as part of the Manchester Global Foundation Lunch & Learn Series.

We were delighted to welcome Professor Alexandra Pitman and Dr Agatha Alves Anet from the UCL Division of Psychiatry, who jointly delivered an insightful session on “Approaches to Reducing the Cognitive Availability of Suicide.”

Together, they shared valuable insights from their research, exploring cognitive availability, su***de-related cues, and approaches that can contribute to su***de prevention.

The session generated some excellent discussion and thoughtful questions from those joining us both in person at Aldgate Tower and online via Zoom.

A huge thank you to Professor Pitman and Dr Alves Anet for sharing their expertise and research with us, and to everyone who attended and contributed to such an important conversation.

We look forward to continuing these discussions through our upcoming MGF Lunch & Learn sessions.

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22/09/2026

A fantastic day at the Manchester Global Foundation Conference, bringing together academics, healthcare professionals, policymakers, community leaders and people with lived experience.

Thank you to all our speakers and attendees for sharing their expertise, experiences and ideas. The day reinforced an important message: meaningful change happens when research, services and communities work together.

We look forward to building on the connections and collaborations created.

19/09/2026

12 October 2026 – Knowledge Exchange, Capacity Building & Policy Roundtable
On 12 October 2026, two parallel events will take place in Islamabad as part of Global Health Research in Pakistan: From Local Action to Global Impact.
The Knowledge Exchange & Capacity-Building for Evidence-to-Impact Pathways event will support knowledge exchange and strengthen research capacity, while the Policy Roundtable will bring together senior stakeholders to strengthen partnerships and explore how NIHR-funded evidence can contribute to national priorities.
Participation is by invitation only.

19/09/2026

10 October 2026 – Impact Showcase: NIHR Awards in Mental Health and Multimorbidity
The Global Health Research in Pakistan: From Local Action to Global Impact Showcase will take place in Islamabad on 10 October 2026. The event will bring together NIHR-funded research teams and lived-experience contributors to showcase research achievements, share learning and highlight impact across communities and health systems, with a focus on mental health and multimorbidity.
Participation is by invitation only.

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