Newcastle Centre for Transformative Neuroscience

Last week, we celebrated the retirement of our NuCore Founder and first director Professor Adrian Rees @adrianrees.bsky.social! Friends from across his career joined us for a truly joyous occasion. Adrian will remain with the NuCore as emeritus professor, we wish him a very well-deserved retirement!

04.07.2025 14:17 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

New £50m centre to develop brain stimulation device-based therapies A new research centre involving Newcastle University experts aims to develop brain stimulation devices to treat conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, dementia, stroke and childhood epilepsy.

Big news involving members of the Neuroscience community in Newcastle! A new research centre involving Newcastle University experts aims to develop brain stimulation devices for multiple conditions. @newcastleuni.bsky.social #medsky www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...

02.07.2025 16:19 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A poster for a play: "The Vanishing Act: A new cabaret about Earth's disappearing insects". On the right is a black and white ant in a top hat with one leg extended. Radiating from the finger are children's drawings of insect- bees, butterflies, beetles and so on.

In March we put on an insect cabaret show I developed with Cap-A-Pie Theatre about insects and the threats they face. We've now uploaded the songs and everyone can now see how brilliant the actors and song-writer were. Thread of songs below 👇🧪 #Insects #cabaret #theatre #scicomm #songs

16.06.2025 17:19 — 👍 31    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0

Red and green poster advertising the BNA Northeast Neuroscience Network Meeting held at Newcastle University in partnership with Teeside University

Get ready for some exciting #neuroscience tomorrow! 🧠🔬 Some of our brilliant NUCORE members will be presenting the latest research from @newcastleuni.bsky.social at the BNA britishneuro.bsky.social‬ Northeast Neuroscience Network Meeting. We're thrilled to showcase the amazing work happening here!

17.06.2025 13:55 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Brain Wonders at Discovery Fest! 🧠✨

We had a blast at Discovery Fest, sharing how our brains perceive the world and how easily they're fooled! Optical illusions amazed, while brain models & puzzles delighted. Thanks for exploring the mind's wonders with us!
#neuroscience #brainfacts #knowyourbrain

11.06.2025 10:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🧠🔬Our NUcore members are bringing neuroscience to life at Discovery Fest @newcastleuni.bsky.social
this Saturday! Get ready for a FREE, interactive family day packed with experiments and brainy fun. Come discover the wonderful world of science with us!
www.ncl.ac.uk/discover-fes...
#Scienceforall

04.06.2025 11:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

‘The Vanishing Act’: science on stage A performance of ‘The Vanishing Act’ highlights the global decline of insect species by combining the creativity of theatre with cutting-edge science.

Ever wondered how science and theatre can come together?

Dr @viveknityananda.bsky.social worked with Cap-a-Pie Theatre to illustrate the decline of insect species, and chose theatre to convey a message that traditional lectures often struggle to. 🐛

from.ncl.ac.uk/the-vanishin...

#WeAreNCL

31.03.2025 14:33 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1