UCL’s flagship MSc is helping to meet the global dementia challenge

Find out how UCL is helping to meet the global dementia challenge by training the next generation of dementia researchers.

UCL’s flagship Dementia MSc is helping to meet the global dementia challenge by focusing our world-leading research and expertise in dementia prevention, diagnosis and treatment to inspire and train the next generation of researcher and practitioners in this field.

The Dementia: from Neuroscience to Clinical Practice MSc, offered by the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, tackles one of the biggest global health problems facing society today. It provides research-oriented and cutting-edge training in the study of dementia and its scientific basis, delivered by international leaders in the science and practice of dementia.

Employability

For scientists and psychologists, this programme can lead to future placements in clinically oriented research environments or clinical training. For clinicians, this is an excellent opportunity to gain a higher qualification at a world-leading centre of excellence in neurodegeneration research, which could be tailored to a variety of future roles in clinical, research and management fields. Many students have gone on to pursue PhDs and research careers in the fields of dementia and neurodegeneration.