The Institute is an amazing place and it is my privilege to be the Director. Our aim is to discover how the brain and nervous system works and to use this knowledge to find better treatments and ways to improve the lives of patients with neurological and brain diseases. We prioritise training the next generation and work to drive partnerships and collaborations in a culture that fully embraces the power of diversity. I hope you enjoy finding out more about our world-leading teaching and research

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Professor Michael Hanna, Institute Director

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Our Motto: “Harness the power of diversity”

Our research departments
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Our research departments

We have eight departments covering clinical and basic research, spanning areas that range from brain rehabilitation to neuromuscular diseases.

Our research centres
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Our research centres

These include the MRC International Centre for Genomic Medicine in Neuromuscular Diseases and Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging.

Our clinical divisions
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Our clinical divisions

Alongside our departments, we have six divisions representing professional affiliations and providing a forum for those with similar specialist training.

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Our History

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The UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology was established in 1950 and merged with UCL in 1997.

Annual Review

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We're delighted to launch the 2023-24 Annual Review of the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology which provides an overview of the activity and achievements of the Institute in the pa