Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory

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.