UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences

The Times take a behind the scenes tour of @ukdri.ac.uk (@uclqsion.bsky.social) where Professor Siddharthan Chandran describes the development of Alzheimer's blood tests as "the beginning of a revolution" in health care. www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

UCL researchers found five events, including the pandemic, Brexit and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused serious damage to mental wellbeing across UK. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Check out the August 2026 edition of the #HD Clinical Trials Update, published today in the Journal of Huntington's disease and freely available online! 🔓 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Engaging in physical activity during menopause can improve depression, mood and overall quality of life, a new study led by UCL researchers has found. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/oc...

Why do we get the giggles? Professor Sophie Scott (UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience) explains the science of laughter and what happens to our brains when we laugh. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/oc...

How will the ideas of today shape the next 200 years? Join us at UCL East – Marshgate on 2 Dec for UCL Horizons. Explore free research experiences, workshops and exhibitions by day, before Helios, a spectacular evening performance of music, movement and light. 🎟️ https://bit.ly/4hJe9zP

⏰ Last call for EOIs! The @lifearc.bsky.social - @ucl.ac.uk Antibody Development Partnership is seeking projects that could benefit from antibody discovery or antibody humanisation support. 📅 Deadline: 23 October 👉 Learn more and submit your EOI (UCL login required): tinyurl.com/3jxfwhcw

A new study led by @ucleye.bsky.social's Dr Andrew Rider and Professor Andrew Stockman, sheds light on colour perception differences in modern display technologies. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

🥳 We are delighted to announce that Professor Selina Wray has been appointed to the role of Vice-Dean (Advancement) for the Faculty of Brain Sciences. She will take up the appointment on 1 November 2026. @selinawray.bsky.social @uclqsion.bsky.social

A UCL-led project reducing MRI scan times from around 20 minutes to seven minutes, and a new hearing test, have received funding to be trialled on the NHS to help diagnose dementia. @uclqsion.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/oc...

An international study of almost 1,000 people living with sight loss, led by @ucleye.bsky.social researchers, found that nearly one in five reported receiving or encountering eye treatments they believed to be bogus. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/se...

UCL researchers are invited to submit a poster abstract for an opportunity to present at the Pan-UCL AAV Gene Therapy Symposium 2026. Visit the event website for details: tinyurl.com/4hbe2u2z @uclqsion.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social

Researchers at UCL are helping to transform the dementia diagnostic pathway through innovations that could make assessments faster, more accessible and more efficient for both patients and the NHS. Find out more: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

What makes UCL a hub for dementia research? 🧠 From brain banks to data science, four researchers explain how working together makes new questions possible. Watch or listen to our @uclbrainscience.bsky.social @uclqsion.bsky.social 200 podcast: pod.fo/e/6375f1 #DementiaResearch #UCL200

🔬 🧬 At the Alzheimer’s Research UK Drug Discovery Institute at UCL, scientists are working to turn promising dementia research into medicines that could change the future of dementia care. Find out more: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc... @uclqsion.bsky.social

🥳 Many congratulations to Dr Tricia Seow (@uclqsion.bsky.social) who is one of four UCL academics to have been awarded a European Research Council Starting Grant. Dr Seow's work will focus on metacognition and the difficulties it can pose to planning and self-evaluation.

This year's World Alzheimer's Day message is simple: the earlier you know, the more you can do. Selina Wray, Aygun Badalova, Tammaryn Lashley and Andre Altmann on their work, what that means for diagnosis, treatment & support, & what UCL has done to get us here. #WorldAlzheimersDay pod.fo/e/6375f1

🧠 This World Alzheimer's Day, explore how UCL's world-leading dementia research is helping improve diagnosis, treatment and prevention. 🔗 Find out more: www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

Interim results from a world-first trial led by @uclqsion.bsky.social researchers have found an existing drug, alpha-lipoic acid, shows early promise as a potential treatment to slow multiple sclerosis progression. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/se...

A breakthrough stem cell treatment for a previously untreatable rare genetic eye condition has seen patients’ vision improve in a first-in-human clinical trial at @ucleye.bsky.social and Moorfields. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/au...

Nearly 1 million people in the UK are living with dementia. Researchers at @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social are exploring innovative ways to reduce risk, using personalised digital interventions to support healthier lifestyles and better brain health. #WorldAlzheimersMonth ➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

💡 Join us for the UCL 200 Dementia Research Showcase! 🗓️ Friday 18 September 10am-3.30pm (Relaxed View 10am-11am) 📍 University College London, Wilkins Building, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT 🎟️ Find out more and book a ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl200-dem... #WorldAlzheimersMonth

📣 Out now in Translational Psychiatry 📣 We show a metacognitive paradox in OCD: patients report persistently lower confidence than controls at comparable accuracy, yet their confidence is more sensitive to feedback and tracks a Bayesian observer more closely. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🧵👇

📣Recruitment alert📣 The UCL Ear Institute is seeking an exceptional operational leader to join the organisation as its next Head of Operations. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Institute's SLT and play a pivotal role in shaping its future. More information 👇 www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

🎉 A new chapter begins for the Faculty of Brain Sciences. This week, we welcomed Professor Andrew D. Dick as Dean and caught up with him to hear about his priorities, plans and vision for the future. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

Today marks the start of #WorldAlzheimersMonth. Over the coming weeks, discover how @ucl.ac.uk researchers are advancing new ways to prevent, treat and care for people living with dementia through groundbreaking research and inspiring stories. Find out more: https://bit.ly/3SwtZE7

⭐️ The UK DRI at UCL is hiring ⭐️ We are seeking a Centre Research Administrator to support the Centre Manager with high-quality operational and administrative support, helping to ensure the smooth running of the Centre. 🔗 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... @uclqsion.bsky.social

A new approach to care for people experiencing a mental health crisis, emphasising continuity and community, can reduce hospital admissions, finds a study led by @uclpals.bsky.social researcher. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/au...

Senior Research Fellow role at UCL leading neuromuscular biology and genetic therapy research using cellular models, AAV and RNA approaches. Closing date: 6th October www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/senior-r...

The first use of AI to support a neurosurgeon in real time during live surgery has protected the sight of a man having a brain tumour removed. The operation was carried out as part of a clinical trial using AI technology developed at @uclqsion.bsky.social. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If you're in London in Sept and haven't seen our £50M Lab UCL PEARL... ...why not come down in Sept have a look around and pick up £30 as a participant in our next crazy neurocience & architecture study - Minds in Motion: mindsinmotioncrowd.netlify.app

🤖 Scientists at UCL and Oxford have developed a framework for stress testing how AI chatbots respond to vulnerable users, helping researchers identify weaknesses and test ways of making mental health interactions. @uclqsion.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/au...

One in six UK hospital beds is currently occupied by a person with dementia, at a cost to the taxpayer of £2.8 billion annually, with this number set to increase to one in four by 2040, according to a new report by @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social researchers. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/au...

😳 Humans are the only animals whose faces redden with embarrassment. Should we see that as an affliction, or as a blessing? Prof Sophie Scott contributes to this article on blushing: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

1/ Dementia is one of the biggest health challenges facing our ageing societies. While research continues to advance our understanding of dementia, including prevention, biomarkers and new drugs, we also need to improve how we support people living with dementia today. Did you know... 👇

It was great to chat to the BBC Science Focus “Instant Genius” podcast about dementia, familial Alzheimer’s disease, stem cell models & how the field is moving towards better diagnosis and new therapies. Spotify link below but listen wherever you get your podcasts! open.spotify.com/episode/1frL...

🎉 Congratulations to the Faculty of Brain Sciences researchers who have received NIHR funding for quantum health technology projects! @uclqsion.bsky.social @ucleye.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

A pioneering experimental treatment for motor neurone disease (MND), developed by UCL spinout Trace Neuroscience, will be trialled in humans as part of a new international clinical programme. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/ju... @uclqsion.bsky.social

A new £3.8m @wellcometrust.bsky.social Discovery Award will support @uclqsion.bsky.social , @kingsioppn.bsky.social and @ukdri.ac.uk research into cellular mechanisms that protect against toxic protein build-up. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

Drugs commonly used for weight loss, known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, have been found to reduce the key symptoms of binge eating disorder, in a new review of evidence led by @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social researchers. www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/ju...

A research team from @uclqsion.bsky.social has established how the NHS could double the number of patients it diagnoses with dementia by using faster brain scans. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

What happens when you centre lived experience and truly listen? In this 3.5min film the SPROCKET team explain why improving transitions for children with complex needs demands courage from everyone across the system. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIjh...

Progress in Computational Psychiatry is is slowed down substantially because researchers (clinicians, cognitive neuroscientists, etc) lack the training in computational modelling and many studies dont follow the best practices in modelling. How can we change this? We've built the CPM toolbox:

New research suggests that memory actively shapes how we see and interpret the world around us, and how we make predictions about the future. @uclqsion.bsky.social @peterkok.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

UCL researchers have identified brain changes that may help explain why inner speech is sometimes experienced as an external voice in psychosis. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

After being upset at school: 🧠Students with ADHD more likely to show outward distress signs 🧠All neurodivergent students more likely to have inward distress signs @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @grrand-team.bsky.social @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social @kingsioppn.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social