Oxford Sleep Medicine

This work results from a collaboration between Emily Stanyer from our team and Shaun Davidson (Biomedical Engineering), with funding from the @NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre Better Sleep Theme. 🧵3/3

After transfer learning, the cardiorespiratory sleep-staging model reached 77.1% accuracy and Cohen’s κ = 0.68 (4-class). Crucially, it tracked longitudinal, therapy-related changes at home - supporting real-world, wearable sleep monitoring. 🧵2/3

Longitudinal Cardiorespiratory Wearable Sleep Staging in the Home There is a growing interest in performing automated, longitudinal tracking of sleep in the home environment using wearables and machine learning. Wearables such as smart watches or chest patches can b...

📢New preprint!

💤Using data from the RESTORE study, 17 participants with insomnia symptoms wore an at-home low-density EEG and a wearable cardiorespiratory chest patch for 10 nights during sleep restriction therapy.👇🧵1/3

🎓Looking to further your career through specialised sleep medicine education?
👉https://www.scni.ox.ac.uk/study-with-us 🧵2/2

🧠On World Mental Health Day, we're shining a light on the connection between sleep and wellbeing. Getting enough, good-quality sleep supports mood, cognitive function, and overall mental health.
The NHS offers simple, practical tips to improve your sleep:
www.nhs.uk/every-mind-m... 🧵1/2

Our next CBTI Masterclass is coming up soon!

Book your place here:

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#insomnia #CBT

Participation in the ESRS Conferences: Challenges for Early Career Professionals | ESRS Attending international conferences can be a transformative experience for early-career professionals, offering opportunities to share findings, learn from

🔈The @esrs.bsky.social is surveying early-career researchers and clinicians in sleep medicine or related fields about barriers to attending its congresses.
🎓As a programme offering training in sleep medicine, we welcome this effort & invite eligible colleagues to take part.
🔗Click below for the link

🎓Yesterday, we had a busy morning at our Sleep Medicine Residential School! Students explored different facets of OSA & innovations in sleep medicine from industry representatives, followed by a panel discussion with them. Grateful to all who shared their expertise and time with our students!

🎓From mastering actigraphy to tackling an OSCE, our students had a packed day yesterday at our Residential School!
They also:
🐾Dived into the world of sleep in animal models with Prof Vladislav Vyazovskiy
🧠Attended a lively panel discussion with Prof Russell Foster, animated by Prof Simon Kyle!

🤩It's Residential School week for our Year 1 MSc/PGDip Sleep Medicine students!
🧠From setup to sleep staging, yesterday was all about immersive, hands-on polysomnography training with our one and only Dr Rachel Sharman! #SleepMedicine

From Sport Science to Sleep Expert: Hannah’s Unexpected Career Journey BSc (Hons) Sports Science graduate Hannah Shore shares how her love for sport and biomechanics led to a unique career helping others improve their sleep.

🎉Wonderful to see our students take their learning into fulfilling careers! Alumna Hannah Shore, now Head of Sleep Science in industry, built her expertise through programmes including the Oxford Online Programme in Sleep Medicine.💤
🔗Read her story here: www.lancashire.ac.uk/articles/alu...

We are very happy to announce that our refreshed website is ready to launch!

A BIG 'thank you' to everyone who has worked hard to make it happen, and special thanks to our amazing @ndcnoxford.bsky.social Comms team!

Take a look for yourselves at the link below:

www.scni.ox.ac.uk/study-with-us

📢Upcoming Hybrid Lecture!
💤Join us for the upcoming talk by Dr Isabel Morales-Muñoz from @unibirmingham.bsky.social on the development of sleep difficulties in childhood and adolescence, their mental health consequences, and cohort-based approaches to studying them.
🔗Details in the poster below

2 DAYS TO GO!

MIDDAY 25TH JULY is the FINAL deadline for applications for the @ox.ac.uk MSc/PGDip in Sleep Medicine for September 2025 entry

Apply here for the MSc:
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Apply here for the PGDip:
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#sleepmedicine #oxforduniversity

1 WEEK TO GO!

MIDDAY 25TH JULY is the FINAL deadline for applications for the University of Oxford MSc/PGDip in Sleep Medicine for September 2025 entry

Apply here for the MSc:
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Apply here for the PGDip:
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#sleepmedicine #oxforduniversity

European Insomnia Network (EIN) | ESRS Insomnia afflicts in a chronic fashion probably more than 10% of the European population and probably is the most frequent sleep disorder per se. In

🎉This week, we celebrate our team members, Emily Stanyer & Nicola Barclay, who have been elected to the steering committee of the European #Insomnia Network!
👏Congratulations to all newly elected members! We’re excited to see how they will continue to drive progress in insomnia research & treatment!

Oxford Online Programme in Sleep Medicine

🎓Do you want to learn more about sleep medicine and research? You can still apply for our MSc/PGDip in Sleep Medicine at @ox.ac.uk until 25th July!

For more information visit our website: www.scni.ox.ac.uk/study-with-us 🧵2/2

Frontiers | Reducing scheduled evening training does not improve recruits' sleep duration or quality during British Army basic training IntroductionSleep is critical to the health, wellbeing and performance of recruits during Army basic training, however, is often sacrificed due to the constr...

👏Congratulations to our MSc in Sleep Medicine student, Alex Rawcliffe, PhD, on his publication examining how restricting late-evening training affects the sleep duration of British Army recruits! We are always thrilled to see our students using the knowledge they have gained from our programme!🧵1/2

🚨Job Alert!
Join our Experimental and Clinical Sleep Medicine team as a Research Assistant! See details below! 👇

THREE WEEKS TO GO!

25TH JULY is the FINAL deadline for applications for the University of Oxford MSc/PGDip in Sleep Medicine for September 2025 entry

Apply here for the MSc:
www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...

Apply here for the PGDip:
www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...

#sleepmedicine #oxforduniversity

Volunteers:
Aged 18 to 30 years
Who experience trouble sleeping
With depression or anxiety
Who are living in the Oxford area

For more information: redcap.medsci.ox.ac.uk/surveys/?s=A... 🧵2/2

🌙 Do you experience depression or anxiety, and trouble sleeping? 🧠💤
Our aim is to compare two behavioural sleep interventions to see which is more effective at improving sleep and mental health.

Who are we looking for? 👇 🧵1/2

Cost–utility analysis of the DREAMS START intervention for people living with dementia and their carers: a within-trial economic evaluation People living at home with dementia frequently have disturbed sleep. The multicomponent, non-pharmacological intervention DREAMS START has shown to be…

This shows significant potential for improving access to scalable, evidence-based interventions for people with dementia!

👏 Huge congratulations to all the authors, including Profs Colin A. Espie and Simon Kyle from our Experimental and Clinical Sleep Medicine team! 🧵2/2

🚨New publication alert!

🧠 Findings from a recent paper in The Lancet Healthy Longevity show that the DREAMS START intervention for improving sleep in people with dementia is not only clinically effective but also cost-effective compared to treatment as usual. 🧵1/2

🌙Do You Know Today is Insomnia Awareness Night? 🛌
Sleep is essential for your health, mood, and productivity - yet many of us struggle with poor sleep.
🧠💤To help protect your sleep, we’ve created an infographic with tips on the 5 principles of sleep health.
✨Let’s support better sleep for all!

Applications for our MSc/PGDip in Sleep Medicine will close at midday on Friday 25th July!

Sign up below to our last information session before the final admissions deadline:

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🎓What a proud moment, celebrating our MSc Sleep Medicine graduates at @ox.ac.uk!

For two years, they followed our online sleep medicine programme to advance their careers through a better understanding of sleep. Could you be next?

📅Apply before 12 pm UK time, 29/07!
🔗https://bit.ly/4mLgwCJ

⏳Only a few weeks left until our next Masterclass in Sleep Measurement on 30 June & 1 July!

💤Apply now for this masterclass where you will be guided through the practicalities of measuring sleep for clinical and research purposes!

💻For more information & to book your place: bit.ly/SleepMeasure...

📸 Here is a sneak peek of last year's event! We are looking forward to meeting you again and showing all the research we have been doing!

📰 Interested in the BRC's Better Sleep Theme? Check out their latest newsletter: bit.ly/3SqYCY2 🧵2/2

Health Research Showcase Event 2025 | NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre

📢Join us at the Oxford Health Research Showcase on 29 May at the Westgate Centre in Oxford!

This event of the @oxfordbrc.bsky.social & oxhealthbrc.bsky.social will showcase innovative research within the BRC themes, and will feature a stand from our Experimental & Clinical Sleep Medicine team 🧵1/2