Research output per year
Research output per year
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Biography
My main area of research is linking neuroimaging techniques with underlying biology in a bottom-up approach in order to better understand debilitating neuropsychiatric disorders. My research focuses on how causal risk factors, such as genetic or environmental, contribute to disease in terms of impact on brain structure and function and on developmental trajectory.
Research Themes and Networks
- Edinburgh Mental Health Network
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Preterm birth, socioeconomic status, and white matter development across childhood
Mckinnon, K., Blesa Cábez, M., Thye, M., Abel, S., Smikle, R., Skelton, J., Jiménez-Sánchez, L., Vaher, K., Sullivan, G., Corrigan, A., Barclay, G., Jardine, C., Gerrish, I., McIntyre, D., Chua, Y. W., Amir, R., Quigley, A. J., Battersby, C., Tsanas, A. & Batty, G. D. & 7 others, , Jan 2026, In: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 77, 101643.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Co-production in sleep research: A scoping review of current practices and future directions
Gale, E. L., Manrai, R., Caddick, L., Murray, A. L., Whalley, H., Smith, D. & Gardani, M., Dec 2025, In: Journal of sleep research. 34, 6, p. e14476 19 p., e14476.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neuroanatomical dimensions in major depression linked to cognition, adverse life events, self-harm, metabolomics and genetics
Xiao, W., Woodham, R. D., Cui, Y., Wen, J., Antoniades, M., Srinivasan, D., Fan, Y., Erus, G., Garcia, J. A., Arnott, S. R., Chen, T., Choi, K. S., Chin Fatt, C., Frey, B. N., Frokjaer, V. G., Ganz, M., Godlewska, B. R., Hassel, S., Ho, K. & McIntosh, A. M. & 30 others, , 15 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Communications Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness and costs of participant recruitment strategies to a web-based population cohort study: An observational analysis
Milbourn, H., Campbell, A., Clarke, F., Darrah, E., Flaig, R., Kirby, L., McCartney, D. L., Mitchell, I., Robertson, S., Richmond, A., Tatham, R., Xiao, Z., McAteer, K., Hayward, C., Marioni, R. E., McIntosh, A. M., Porteous, D., Whalley, H. & Sudlow, C. L. M., 25 Oct 2025, In: Journal of medical Internet research. 27, 16 p., e75116.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Transdiagnostic alterations in white matter microstructure associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviours in the ENIGMA Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours consortium
van Velzen, L. S., Colic, L., Ceja, Z., Dauvermann, M. R., Villa, L. M., Savage, H. S., Toenders, Y. J., Dehestani, N., Zhu, A. H., Campos, A. I., Salminen, L. E., Alda, M., Agartz, I., Alexander, N., Ayesa-Arriola, R., Ballard, E. D., Banaj, N., Barkhau, C., Başgöze, Z. & Bauer, J. & 102 others, , 24 Oct 2025, In: Translational Psychiatry. 15, 1, p. 429Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Depression Detectives
Beange, I. (Organiser), McIntosh, A. (Speaker), Whalley, H. (Speaker), Chan, S. (Speaker), MacSweeney, N. (Speaker), Barbu, M. C. (Speaker), Romaniuk, L. (Speaker), Ecks, S. (Speaker), Adams, M. (Speaker), Huggins, C. (Speaker), Kwong, A. (Speaker), Smith, D. (Speaker), Goodall, K. (Speaker), Happer, R. (Speaker) & Iveson, M. (Speaker)
2021 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
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NHS Research Scotland Mental Health Annual Scientific Meeting
Whalley, H. (Advisor) & Adams, M. (Advisor)
4 Nov 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Edinburgh International Science Festival
McIntosh, A. (Advisor), Iveson, M. (Contributor), Beange, I. (Organiser), Pugh, C. (Contributor), Adams, M. (Contributor), Kirkham, E. (Contributor), Altschul, D. (Contributor), Schoorl, J. (Contributor), Clarke, T.-K. (Contributor), Whalley, H. (Contributor), Jespersen, A. (Contributor), De Nooij, L. (Contributor) & Barbu, M. (Contributor)
16 Apr 2019 → 18 Apr 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Festival/Exhibition
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Resilience Ceilidh
Sibley, H. (Contributor)
3 Feb 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Festival/Exhibition
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CCBS away day
Sibley, H. (Speaker)
1 Feb 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Prizes
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Good Research Practice Award
Beange, I. (Recipient), McIntosh, A. (Recipient), Adams, M. (Recipient), Whalley, H. (Recipient), Kirkham, E. (Recipient), Iveson, M. (Recipient), Kwong, A. (Recipient), Lewins, M. (Recipient), Chan, S. (Recipient), MacSweeney, N. (Recipient), Barbu, M. (Recipient), Romaniuk, L. (Recipient), Ecks, S. (Recipient), Higgins, C. (Recipient), Smith, D. (Recipient), Campbell, M. A. (Recipient), Goodall, K. (Recipient), Christie, H. (Recipient), Happer, R. (Recipient) & Boynton, P. M. (Recipient), Dec 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Medical Research Council Data Pathfinder (Co-I)
Sibley, H. (Recipient), 1 Apr 2018
Prize: Other distinctions
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Medical Research Scotland 4 year funded PhD Studentship (Co-I)
Sibley, H. (Recipient), 1 Apr 2018
Prize: Other distinctions
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Mental Health Research UK PhD scholarship (Co-I).
Sibley, H. (Recipient), 1 Apr 2018
Prize: Other distinctions
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A phase II RCT of Oral Cannabinoid versus placebo in the treatment of chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathic pain (ACTION)
Whalley, H. (Principal Investigator), Fallon, M. (Co-investigator), Hall, P. (Co-investigator) & Weir, C. (Co-investigator)
National Institute for Health Research
1/10/24 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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Antidepressant Exposure Project
Iveson, M. (Principal Investigator) & Whalley, H. (Co-investigator)
1/05/24 → 30/04/26
Project: Research
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Hub For Metabolic Psychiatry
Smith, D. (Principal Investigator), McIntosh, A. (Co-investigator), Whalley, H. (Co-investigator), Lawrie, S. (Co-investigator) & Campbell, I. (Principal Investigator)
1/04/24 → 31/03/29
Project: Research
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Preterm birth, Neurodevelopment and Cognition in Children: Causal Evidence and Mechanisms
Boardman, J. (Principal Investigator), Cox, S. (Co-investigator), Marioni, R. (Co-investigator), Reynolds, R. (Co-investigator), Richardson, H. (Co-investigator), Tsanas, T. (Co-investigator) & Whalley, H. (Co-investigator)
1/11/22 → 31/10/27
Project: Research
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Integrated gene and brain mapping of language and reading abilities
Luciano, M. (Principal Investigator), Marioni, R. (Co-investigator) & Whalley, H. (Co-investigator)
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
1/02/20 → 27/01/27
Project: Research
Datasets
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STratifying Resilience and Depression Longitudinally (STRADL): A depression-focused investigation of Generation Scotland, using detailed clinical, cognitive, and neuroimaging assessments
Adams, M. (Creator), McIntosh, A. (Owner), Hawkins, E. (Data Manager), Habota, T. (Creator), Steele, J. D. (Creator), Whalley, H. (Creator), Porteous, D. (Project Leader), Deary, I. (Project Leader), Murray, A. (Creator) & Campbell, A. (Data Manager), Edinburgh DataVault, 2019
DOI: 10.7488/8f68f1ae-0329-4b73-b189-c7288ea844d7
Dataset
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ENIGMA HALFpipe task-based functional MRI STRADL Project
Whalley, H. (Owner) & Tatham, R. (Creator), Edinburgh DataVault, 21 May 2025
DOI: 10.7488/4fb44cb6-68ef-4ee2-b6ec-45320d390548
Dataset
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Scottish Family Mental Health (SFMH) Study Dataset
Cooper, A. (Creator), Blackwood, D. (Creator), Lawrie, S. (Creator), McIntosh, A. (Creator), Romaniuk, L. (Creator), Semple, S. (Creator), Duff, B. (Creator) & Whalley, H. (Creator), Edinburgh DataVault, 10 Oct 2023
DOI: 10.7488/7f08e5f1-b300-4a32-bd18-ef511f82c390
Dataset
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Associations between alcohol use and accelerated biological ageing
Wootton, R. E. (Creator), Clarke, T.-K. (Creator), Cox, S. (Creator), Bostrand, S. (Creator), Vaher, K. (Creator), De Nooij, L. (Creator), Harris, M. A. (Creator), Cole, J. H. (Creator), Marioni, R. (Creator), Mccartney, D. (Creator), Walker, R. (Creator), McIntosh, A. (Creator), Evans, K. (Creator) & Whalley, H. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 24 Nov 2020
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2956
Dataset
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Genome-wide meta-analysis of depression identifies 102 independent variants and highlights the importance of the prefrontal brain regions
Howard, D. (Creator), Adams, M. (Creator), Clarke, T.-K. (Creator), Hafferty, J. (Creator), Gibson, J. (Creator), Shirali, M. (Creator), Coleman, J. (Creator), Ward, J. (Creator), Wigmore, E. (Creator), Alloza, C. (Creator), Barbu, M. (Creator), Xu, E. (Creator), Sibley, H. (Creator), Marioni, R. (Creator), Porteous, D. (Creator), Davies, G. (Creator), Deary, I. (Creator), Hemani, G. (Creator), Tian, C. (Creator), Hinds, D. (Creator), Team, 2. R. (Creator), Consortium, M. D. D. W. G. O. T. P. G. (Creator), Trzaskowshi, M. (Creator), Byrne, E. (Creator), Ripke, S. (Creator), Smith, D. (Creator), Sullivan, P. (Creator), Wray, N. (Creator), Breen, G. (Creator), Shen, X. (Creator), Lewis, C. (Creator) & McIntosh, A. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 30 Jan 2019
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2458
Dataset
Press/Media
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Research indicates the brain does not fully mature until you are at least 25
28/02/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press Release
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New Scientist: Comment on "Shared genetic features across psychiatric disorders"
17/02/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Heather Whalley claims that depression changes the structure of the brain
21/07/17 → 31/07/17
29 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Brain activity can highlight propensity to depression, finds Dr Heather Whalley
6/03/13
6 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Dr Heather Whalley uncovers genetic link between schizophrenia and form of depression
9/01/17
7 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research