UCL news

UCL has awarded Helen Matthews, CEO of the Cure Parkinson’s charity, an honorary fellowship, recognising two decades of work that has helped reshape the global Parkinson's research landscape. 

UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology is marking 75 years of pioneering research, innovation and education, coinciding with UCL’s bicentennial year.

Ten weeks of cognitive rehabilitation can help people with long Covid symptoms such as brain fog achieve their goals in returning to work and hobbies, finds a new clinical trial led by UCL researchers.

A special partnership between UCL and a Japanese pharmaceutical firm which is investigating new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s has been extended to 2030.

Four UCL academics have been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants to support their research on topics including space, brain science and ancient civilizations.

A new documentary, 'Jon Snow: A Last Big Story', follows the former Channel 4 News presenter as he navigates life with dementia and his participation in a key clinical trial run by UCL and UCLH.

Writing in The Telegraph, Professor Sebastian Crutch explains how ‘rarer’ forms of dementia can affect people in their 30s to 60s, with symptoms often mistaken for stress, depression or menopause.

Congratulations to members of UCL’s community who have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours for their outstanding contributions to education, Huntington’s disease, children's oral health and anti-doping in sport.

Professor Erin Schuman, who will take up her role as Director of the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology in January, is one of four scientists to receive the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience for 2026.

Four UCL academics have been awarded Alzheimer’s Society fellowships to support their cutting-edge research in understanding and addressing the causes and mechanics of dementia.

Three UCL researchers have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society in recognition of their outstanding contributions to scientific research.

Four UCL scientists have been elected Fellows of the Academy in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the fields of epilepsy research, neuromuscular diseases, neurosciences, and language and communication disorders.

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.

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.

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.