UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology news

The London Mitochondrial Centre hosted this one-day symposium on 5 May 2026 bringing together the latest clinical and research updates in mitochondrial medicine and diseases.

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Harpreet Hyare as the new Deputy Director Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology (IoN).

New evidence suggests that Parkinson’s may not be a single condition and could instead come in distinct forms tied to a person’s genes.

Every year the Dean recognises the top postgraduate students, in terms of academic performance, from across the Faculty.

A hearing test measuring how the brain processes sound, rather than how well the ears detect it, could help diagnose dementia, according to researchers at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology.

Professor Michael Hanna, current Director of the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, has been announced as UCL’s new Pro-Vice-Provost (Clinical) within the Office of the Vice-Provost (Health).

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).

Professor Elizabeth Fisher has been elected Fellow of The Royal Society and Professor Pietro Fratta has been elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in recognition of their research.

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.