IoN-DRI Programme

Our vision

Our vision is to create the world’s leading centre for translational neuroscience.

UCL is a global leader in pioneering research into neurological diseases such as dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Huntington’s disease, neuromuscular diseases, Parkinson’s disease, motor neuron diseases, stroke and epilepsy.

We are building a world-class research and treatment environment to fight neurological diseases, which are now the world’s leading cause of disability. 

A brand new state-of-the-art facility will accelerate the discovery of new treatments, train the next generation of scientists and work in close partnerships with industry, funders and patients.

A dual hub for neuroscience

A new, technologically-advanced facility at 256 Grays Inn Road combined with our unparalleled existing facilities at Queen Square will transform our ability to tackle neurological diseases

Our community will work over two sites. Queen Square will remain the headquarters of the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and be the centre for research activities with a clinical focus. 256 Grays Inn Road will be the centre for preclinical neuroscience and house the majority of the Institute's wet labs.

A new research and treatment centre at Grays Inn Road

• Over 500 researchers over seven floors of labs, write-up and collaboration spaces
• New ways of working, shared spaces, equipment and expertise
• Specialist high-performance laboratory equipment, including cutting-edge research and technology platforms and centralised shared facilities
• An NHS outpatient unit with 22 outpatient rooms
• Specialised patient care and clinical services
• MRI suite with five state-of-the art scanners for both research and clinical use
• A patient research hub, where patients, families and carers can speak directly with clinical researchers to learn how they can take part in clinical trials.
• A sustainable building with green spaces and a café open to the public
• 220 seat lecture theatre 

Bench to bedside and back again 

We are bringing research scientists, clinicians and patients under one roof to translate discoveries made in the lab into real-world treatments through research, testing, and clinical trials. 

The experience of patients being treated in the outpatient unit is fed back in and inspires new scientific investigations and improvements in care. paving the way for rapid advancements in clinical practice and new treatments and cures.