Professor Ian Jones
Director & Senior Research Leader
Health and Care Research Wales Faculty award:
Award: Health PhD Studentship Scheme (October 2018-September 2021)
Ian is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences at Cardiff University, and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist in Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust. He is Director of the National Centre for Mental Health and with colleagues leads the Bipolar Disorder Research Network.
He is the clinical lead for the Cardiff University Psychiatry Service (CUPS) which offers second opinions for mood and psychotic disorders and leads a clinical service offering pre-conception counselling to women with severe mental illness. He is director of Bipolar Education Programme – Cymru, a group psychoeducation programme for bipolar disorder which in 2014 received the British Medical Journal award for innovation in medicine. Ian is a Trustee, past Chair and Scientific Adviser to Action on Postpartum Psychosis and Trustee of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance.
His research focuses on bipolar disorder and postpartum psychosis. He has authored or co-authored over 300 publications and book chapters. He has been awarded the Marcé Medal for his research on postpartum psychosis and was named Academic Psychiatrist of the Year at the RCPsych Awards.
In the news:
New study aims to increase understanding of postpartum psychosis (April 2023)
The Welsh researcher behind EastEnders postpartum psychosis storyline (February 2023)
Health and Care Research Wales invests in leaders across Wales to shape the research of the future (April 2022)
Research in Wales making a difference to the mental health of Welsh children and young people (February 2022)
NCMH wins for work on public involvement in research (October 2018)