UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences

How might robots support our ageing population at home? We speak to Dr Evangelia Chrysikou and Dr Vivi Antonopoulou about how smart technologies can enhance independence and dignity in later life.

🤖 We speak to Dr Evangelia Chrysikou and Dr Vivi Antonopoulou (@ucl-cbc.bsky.social) about how smart technologies can enhance independence and dignity in later life.

👋 Meet Beth, a third year MSci Psychology student at UCL, who gives us a glimpse of what it’s like to study here and where she hopes her degree will take her next. A day in the life of a Psychology student at UCL

What's it like to study Psychology at UCL?
Beth, a third year MSci Psychology student gives us a glimpse of what it’s like to study here and where she hopes her degree will take her next.
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Behaviour Change Conference 2026: the call for abstracts and workshop proposals has been extended to 7 January. Image of a woman presenting.

📢 Deadline extended!
You now have until 7 January to submit abstracts & workshop proposals for the 2026 Behaviour Change Conference.
A huge thank you to everyone who’s already submitted. We look forward to your submissions & to welcoming you to Lisbon for #BCConf2026!
👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/behaviour-ch...

The Lewy Body Dementia Doctoral Training Network PhD studentships in Lewy Body Dementia at University College London on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - The Lewy Body Dementia Doctoral Training Network PhD studentships in Lewy Body Dementia at University College London, listed on FindAPhD.com

Excited by neuroimaging and Lewy body dementias?
Currently recruiting for a really exciting project @uclbrainscience.bsky.social with Martina Callaghan, Barbara Dymerska and Mitul Mehta (Kings) for a 4year funded PhD:
More info and apply 👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

‘Giant step forward’ for Huntington’s — the scientist behind the first gene therapy Sarah Tabrizi is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.

We're delighted that Professor Sarah Tabrizi (@uclqsion.bsky.social) is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.
Her team's global trial at @ucl-hd.bsky.social showed a new Huntington’s treatment could slow progression by 75%.

I am incredibly honoured to share that I have been awarded the @ukdri.ac.uk PhD Prize at #Connectome 2025! @ucl-hd.bsky.social @uclqsion.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social

Amanda Staveley: Newcastle, my brain disease and the doctor who gave me hope The football financier who helped the Saudis buy Newcastle United has Huntington’s disease, a hereditary terminal condition with debilitating symptoms. Now a new treatment has been pioneered by a British...

"For the first time I thought, this is a real breakthrough... I’d had this sword of Damocles over me, always thinking, when’s the disease going to strike?”
Amanda Staveley shares what the pioneering Huntington's breakthrough at @uclqsion.bsky.social means to her.

UCL academic to lead review into mental health, autism and ADHD services An independent review launched by the UK’s health secretary and led by a UCL academic will examine how England’s health system currently delivers mental health, autism and ADHD services in order to…

Professor Peter Fonagy OBE (@uclpals.bsky.social) will be leading an independent review into how England’s health system currently delivers mental health, autism and ADHD services.

UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology Hosts Neuromuscular Diseases Research Day 2025. A fantastic day bringing together clinicians, researchers and trainees to share insights and celebrate progress in NMD research. 🧠
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Read more: bit.ly/48N8tPI

AI tool spots blood cell abnormalities missed by doctors An AI tool that can analyse abnormalities in the shape and form of blood cells, and with greater accuracy and reliability than human experts, could change the way conditions such as leukaemia are…

#ICYMI An AI tool that can analyse abnormalities in the shape and form of blood cells could change the way conditions such as leukaemia are diagnosed, finds a study co-led by a @uclqsion.bsky.social academic.

Professor Anne Schilder on the links between hearing loss and dementia Professor Anne Schilder investigates the links between hearing loss and dementia.

What is the link between hearing loss and dementia?
We speak to Prof Anne Schilder (UCL Ear Institute) to find out what the research tells us.
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Talking about death can feel hard; but it’s essential. This #GriefAwarenessWeek, learn how Dr Libby Sallnow (@uclpsychiatry.bsky.social) is helping shape a future where dying well is part of living well.
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Congratulations to our 2024/2025 MSc Behaviour Change cohort! Best wishes for a bright future! Gold confetti in the background, with an icon of a graduation cap.

🎓 Congratulations to our 2024/25 MSc Behaviour Change cohort who received their awards earlier this week!
From our MSc team - Prof Leslie Gutman, Dr Danielle D’Lima & Sophia Bowes - thank you for your hard work & enthusiasm throughout the course ⭐
#UCL #MakeYourMastersMatter #MScBehaviourChange

The Truth Behind the Headlines with Dr. Josh Stott I'm ADHD! No You're Not · Episode

🎙️ Listen to Dr Joshua Stott (@uclpals.bsky.social) in conversation with Paul Whitehouse and Dr Mine Conkbayir share his insights into the underdiagnosis of autism and his recent study on ADHD and life expectancy.

UCL joins global effort to develop treatments for rare neurodevelopmental disorder Researchers at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology have joined forces with three leading organisations to accelerate research and potential treatment options for Coffin-Siris syndrome.

Researchers at @uclqsion.bsky.social have joined forces with three leading organisations to accelerate research and potential treatment options for Coffin-Siris syndrome.

ION Annual review 2024-25 cover

Today we publish our annual review, celebrating a year of outstanding translational progress, innovative partnerships, and dedication from our inspiring community of researchers, clinicians, students, and professional services staff. www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...

After a long time, I’ll be back in London

Next Monday 8th Dec: I’ll give the ICN Seminar at UCL (3:15pm-Queen Square)

Talk: Rethinking perception–interoception research through an ecological lens

Hope to see some familiar faces there 💫

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Advances in new biomarkers for dementia with Lewy bodies could transform diagnosis and care A new review, led by researchers at Queen Square Institute of Neurology, outlines how cutting-edge biomarkers could enable earlier, more accurate diagnosis and treatment of dementia with Lewy bodies.

A new review, led by researchers at @uclqsion.bsky.social, outlines how cutting-edge biomarkers could enable earlier, more accurate diagnosis and treatment of dementia with Lewy bodies.

All in the Mind - Navigating the Pacific without technology - BBC Sounds How Marshallese sailors use the feeling of waves hitting their boats to navigate the ocean

⛵ Join Prof @hugospiers.bsky.social and PhD student Maria Ahmad as they relive their adventures in the Pacific with local navigators on this BBC Sounds podcast—discover what this epic voyage reveals about the human brain.
🎧 Listen now:

Ear Institute's Dr Rachel Honeyghan-Williams wins Neuroscience Communicator of the Year award This award celebrates Rachels’ unwavering commitment to translating neuroscience to diverse audiences.

💬 6/ UCL Ear Institute's Dr Rachel Honeyghan-Williams (@sciwithrach.bsky.social) won the Neuroscience Communicator of the Year award from @womeninneurouk.bsky.social.
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UCL academic appointed Chair of £6 million NHS Commission for National Autism Peer Programme Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou has been appointed Chair of the NHS Commission for the National Autism Peer Programme, Autism Central, after leading a successful £6 million bid.

🎉 5/ Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou (@jopavlopoulou.bsky.social) has been appointed Chair of the NHS Commission for the National Autism Peer Programme, Autism Central, after leading a successful £6 million bid.
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New brain atlas offers unprecedented detail in MRI scans A new AI-assisted brain atlas that can help visualise the human brain in unprecedented detail has been developed by UCL researchers, in a major step forward for neuroscience and neuroimaging.

🧠 4/ A new AI-assisted brain atlas that can help visualise the human brain in unprecedented detail has been developed by UCL researchers, in a major step forward for neuroscience and neuroimaging.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no... @uclqsion.bsky.social

Poorer heart health in middle age linked to increased dementia risk People with signs of damage to their heart during middle age are more likely to develop dementia in later life, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

❤️‍🩹 3/ People with signs of damage to their heart during middle age are more likely to develop dementia in later life, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...
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Transforming UK eye health research by linking national data resources The world’s largest collection of curated eye imaging and linked clinical data is expanding across the country, in an initiative led out of Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and UCL.

👁️ 2/ The world’s largest collection of curated eye imaging and linked clinical data is expanding across the country, in an initiative led out of Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and @ucleye.bsky.social.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/no...

Pioneering UCL Huntington’s researcher wins major neuroscience award Professor Sarah Tabrizi, Director of the UCL Huntington’s Disease Centre, has been awarded the British Neuroscience Association (BNA) Outstanding Contribution to Neuroscience Award for 2025, the…

🏆 1/ Professor Sarah Tabrizi, Director of the UCL Huntington’s Disease Centre (@ucl-hd.bsky.social), was awarded the British Neuroscience Association Outstanding Contribution to Neuroscience Award for 2025, the association’s top annual prize.
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🧵/ November was packed with breakthroughs and stories from UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences! Here’s your monthly roundup of research, awards, and achievements 👇
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There are more than 8 million trees in London but who should be responsible for watering them? 🌳❓ In this video, Dr Katie Fisher explains why London trees need your help and why the question ‘How… Who is responsible for watering London's trees? 🌳

🌳 London has 8M+ trees; but who waters them?
Dr Katie Fisher (@uclpals.bsky.social) explains why London’s trees need your help; and why this fascinating behavioural-change challenge is explored on our BSc Psychology course.
Watch the video:

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Check out the October 2025 edition of the #HD Clinical Trials Update, now published in the Journal of Huntington's Disease and available online! 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @profwild.bsky.social @ucl-hd.bsky.social @uclqsion.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social

The training and supervision I received during the course gave me a strong research foundation and the confidence to pursue an academic career.

Thinking about a career in linguistics?
Discover how MA Linguistics at UCL opens doors to research, language tech, and more. Hear from Chao Sun about her experience:
👉 ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences/pals/study/student-testimonials/chao-sun-linguistics-ma
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Are pupil attention spans really decreasing? Professor Nilli Lavie speaks to Tes about the science of attention, why teachers are reporting shorter attention spans and what that means for classroom learning

🍎 With 88% of teachers believing their students’ attention spans are getting shorter, Prof Nilli Lavie (UCL ICN) speaks to Tes about the science of attention and what that means for classroom learning.