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The Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory (SBRL) at the University of Glasgow is led by Professor Rory O’Connor FRSE FAcSS PhD CPsychol AFBPsS, the President of the International Association for Suicide Prevention and a past President of International Academy for Suicide Research. Rory has a long-standing interest in suicide research (for more information, see a profile here). He has been conducting research into suicide and self-harm since 1994 and he established the SBRL (originally named SBRG) in 2003. It has a global reputation for conducting high quality, theoretically-grounded and innovative research and it is the leading suicide and self-harm research group in Scotland and one of the leading groups internationally. The SBRL also has strong national and international research links and it is always keen to develop new collaborations to advance the understanding and prevention of suicide throughout the world.

Aims of the SBRL

The aim of the research conducted within the group is to apply theoretical models derived from different areas of psychology as well as from the social sciences to enhance our understanding of self-harm and suicide.  

Working Together to Understand and Prevent Suicide and Reduce Self-harm 

We work with many different stakeholders with an interest in suicide and self-harm research and prevention including academics, practitioners and policy planners. We have a highly regarded track record of working collabora­tively across disciplines, both nationally and internationally. Most of the work within the SBRL is as a result of these collaborations and it is conducted by faculty, postdoctoral and graduate staff. Our research has been funded by a wide variety of sources including British Academy, Chief Scientist Office, Economic and Social Research Council, GL Assessment, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Leverhulme, NHS, Medical Research Council, Medical Research Foundation, MQ Research, The Mindstep Foundation, Nuffield Foundation, Royal Society, Choose Life, Scottish Association for Mental Health, Scottish, UK and US governments.