MQ Open Mind
Today: #60 in Science, Ireland on our combined chart.
Chart positions today · Australia
Not on the United States charts we track today.
Not on the United Kingdom charts we track today.
Not on the Canada charts we track today.
Not on the Australia charts we track today.
Not on the Germany charts we track today.
Not on the Brazil charts we track today.
Not on the Mexico charts we track today.
Not on the New Zealand charts we track today.
Not on the India charts we track today.
Not on the Japan charts we track today.
Not on the Philippines charts we track today.
Not on the South Africa charts we track today.
If you like MQ Open Mind, try…
Ranking history · Australia
Latest episodes
-
Why You're Overwhelmed (And What to Do About It) with Claudia Hammond
May 15, 2026 · 51 minIn this episode, Professor Rory O’Connor interviews broadcaster, author, and psychologist Claudia Hammond. Known for her work presenting All in the Mind on BBC Radio 4 and other science and psychology programmes across radio and…
-
What We Get Wrong About Depression with Prof Catherine Harmer
April 30, 2026 · 46 minIn this episode, Professor Rory O’Connor interviews Dr Catherine Harmer, a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford and a member of the MQ Science Council. Her research focuses on understanding the…
-
What’s Holding Back Global Mental Health Care? with Dr Daisy Singla
April 15, 2026 · 40 minIn this episode, Professor Rory O’Connor interviews Dr Daisy Singla, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist and researcher whose work focuses on global mental health and…
-
Understanding Trauma with Prof Orla Muldoon
April 1, 2026 · 46 minWhat is trauma? Conversations about trauma often focus on individual experiences. But trauma can also be shaped by social and political contexts, affecting entire communities as well as the people within them. In this episode, Professor…
-
Can Genetics Help Us Understand Mental Health? with Prof Andrew McIntosh
March 18, 2026 · 49 minIn this episode, Professor Rory O’Connor interviews Professor Andrew McIntosh, a psychiatrist and researcher specialising in the genetics of mental health at the University of Edinburgh. They discuss Andrew’s background in psychiatry and…
Show 7 more episodesShow fewer episodes
-
Looking Back on Open Mind Season 4
December 16, 2025 · 36 minSeason 4 of Open Mind has been an incredible journey, and we want to thank you for tuning in to the first half of the series. We hope it offered new insights into mental health research, while also helping you reflect on your own…
-
What Will It Take to Strengthen Mental Health Research? with Rethink Mental Illness
December 2, 2025 · 57 minIn this episode, Professor Rory O’Connor is joined by Brian Dow, Deputy CEO of Rethink Mental Illness, Aphra Tulip-Briggs, Lived Experience Expert and Trustee at Rethink, and Mariana Bolivar, Research Lead at MQ Mental Health…
-
Can Sharing Your Story Change Lives? with Jordan Lees
November 18, 2025 · 27 minIn this episode, Professor Rory O’Connor speaks with Jordan Lees, a lived experience expert and research volunteer who has worked with the National Institute for Health and Care Research Mental Health Translational Research…
-
Fixing the Inequalities in Mental Health Care With Prof Kam Bhui
November 4, 2025 · 49 minIn this episode, Professor Rory O’Connor interviews Professor Kam Bhui, a leading expert in public mental health and policy at the University of Oxford. They explore how structural inequalities impact mental health care, particularly for…
-
The Teenage Brain Explained with Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore
October 20, 2025 · 1 hr 0 minIn this episode, Professor Rory O’Connor interviews Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, a psychologist and neuroscientist from the University of Cambridge. They discuss the key neurological changes that occur during adolescence and why the…
-
The Power of Mindfulness for Mental Health with Prof Willem Kuyken
October 7, 2025 · 1 hr 3 minIn this episode, Professor Rory O’Connor interviews Prof Willem Kuyken, a research clinical psychologist and author from the University of Oxford. They discuss Willem’s journey into mental health research and why he focuses specifically…
-
Why is Depression Rising Among Young People? with Dr Maria Loades
September 23, 2025 · 48 minIn this episode, Professor Rory O’Connor interviews Dr Maria Loades, a clinical psychologist and mental health researcher from the University of Bath. They discuss Dr Loades’ journey into mental health research and why she focuses…