UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology news

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.

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

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

The first Research Technician Showcase in May 2026 brought together colleagues from across ION to celebrate the vital contributions of our Research Technicians and highlight the impact of their work.

We're delighted to announce that Professor Dolan (Mary Kinross Professor of Neuropsychiatry, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) has been elected in the Biological Sciences class (international).

Research led by Dr Bryan Ng, Prof Nick Fox and Prof Henrik Zetterberg (UK DRI at UCL) has demonstrated that biomarkers linked to ageing are altered in people who have Alzheimer’s.

New research led by Dr Jobert Vargas and Prof Giampetro Schiavo (UK DRI at UCL) in collaboration with King’s College London, has uncovered insight into how human motor neurons can be repaired.

A scoping review of UK dementia prevention policies found efforts to be under-evaluated and insufficiently targeted.

Our annual lecture celebrates the legacy of Sir Victor Horsley. This year we welcomed Edward Chang, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Chair of Neurological Surgery at the University of California.

BrightFocus Foundation’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research program has awarded a three-year, $291,739 research grant to Dr Keir Yong in support of his innovative Alzheimer’s disease research project.

In a major new project, Prof Gabriel Balmus and Prof Sarah Tabrizi aim to selectively target DNA repair pathways, to develop disease modifying therapies for Huntington’s.

New UCL-led research reveals a unified explanation for how neural activity shapes blood supply across the entire brain.

A research team at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology has identified a previously unknown genetic cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT)

A recent visit to the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology brought together a rare disease family, clinicians and researchers.

Professor Olga Ciccarelli has been appointed as National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator.