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Alzheimer’s campaigner awarded honorary doctorate for “immeasurable” contributions
Alzheimer’s campaigner awarded honorary doctorate for “immeasurable” contributions

Alzheimer’s campaigner awarded honorary doctorate for “immeasurable” contributions

Carol Jennings, who by volunteering as a research participant led to the groundbreaking discovery of the hallmark protein of Alzheimer’s disease, has been awarded a posthumous UCL honorary doctorate today.

19 May 2026

Eminent neuroscientist appointed as Director of UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Eminent neuroscientist appointed as Director of UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology

Eminent neuroscientist appointed as Director of UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology

Professor Erin Schuman, a world leading neurobiologist currently based in Germany, will join UCL as the new Director of the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology from 1 January 2027.

29 Apr 2026

Major progress made in cell and gene therapies at UCL
Major progress made in cell and gene therapies at UCL

Major progress made in cell and gene therapies at UCL

UCL is making significant progress in developing cell and gene therapies which are transforming treatment for patients, according to a new report from the UCL Translational Research Office and UCL Business.

23 Apr 2026

Institute news

AI reveals what the brain replays during sleep
AI reveals what the brain replays during sleep

AI reveals what the brain replays during sleep

Memories replayed during sleep can be identified and decoded using artificial intelligence (AI) according to a new study co-authored by UCL scientists.

15 May 2026

UCL part of new £10m centre to transform search for Parkinson’s treatments
UCL part of new £10m centre to transform search for Parkinson’s treatments

UCL part of new £10m centre to transform search for Parkinson’s treatments

Scientists and people with Parkinson's are joining forces at a new £10 million research centre, in a push to turn decades of discovery into treatments that could transform lives.

15 May 2026

BRC-supported research identifies new genetic cause of severe neurological disorders
BRC-supported research identifies new genetic cause of severe neurological disorders

BRC-supported research identifies new genetic cause of severe neurological disorders

UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology researchers have identified mutations in a gene called PSMF1 as a cause of a spectrum of severe neurological disorders including early-onset Parkinson's disease

13 May 2026