
Honorary Reader in Neuropsychiatry
Consultant in Neuropsychiatry Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust
Hugh Rickards is programme lead for the MSc Clinical Neuropsychiatry. He is also a consultant in neuropsychiatry at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation NHS Trust which provides a service to the West Midlands Region.
Telephone +44 (0) 121 301 2316
Email clinicalneuro@contacts.bham.ac.uk
Programme Lead/Lecturer MSc PGD Forensic Mental Health Studies
Telephone +44(0)121 678 3088
Email s.a.riordan@bham.ac.uk

Professor of Cellular Neuroscience
Attila Sik (pronounced “sheek”) is professor of cellular neurophysiology. He published several book chapters and ~50 research articles in scientific journals. His research papers have been cited over 3000 times. He has received major national grants in Hungary, Canada (Canada Foundation for Innovation, Canadian Institutes of Health Research), UK (Medical Research Council) ...
Telephone +44(0)121 414 6018
Email a.sik@bham.ac.uk

Senior Clinical Lecturer
Rachel is a Clinical Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry within the Section of Neurotrauma and Neurodegeneration, Psychiatry Theme.
Rachel has published over 30 papers, book chapters and book reviews within the field of major mental illness; particularly schizophrenia, affective disorders and suicide. Clinically Rachel has worked for over 17 years in psychiatry, 10 of which ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 301 2355
Email r.upthegrove@bham.ac.uk

Lecturer in Neurobiology
Dr Martin Vreugdenhil is lecturer in Neurobiology. His research focuses on the mechanisms that synchronise neuronal activity. The brain spends much energy in synchronising neuronal activity into fast (30-100 Hz: gamma) brain rhythms and the main question addressed is what is the nature and the role of gamma frequency activity? Because it is becoming increasingly clear that gamma ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 1417629
Email m.vreugdenhil@bham.ac.uk