Studying Dementia at UCL

Hear more about the course from course directors and current and former students

Why UCL?

• UCL is ranked 9th in the QS World University Rankings 2025, is the top-ranked university in the UK for research power in Psychology, Psychiatry, and Neuroscience (REF 2021) and has exceptional research strength in dementia.
• The Queen Square Institute of Neurology is home to some of the world's most influential academics. By studying with us, students will have the opportunity to be part of the next generation of experts in neuroscience. 
• Our dementia research and expertise span the full spectrum from discovery science through to the evaluation of health and social care.

Careers and employability 

For scientists and psychologists, the programme can lead to future placements in clinically oriented research environments or clinical training. For clinicians, this is an excellent opportunity to gain a higher qualification at a world-leading centre of excellence in neurodegeneration research, which could be tailored to a variety of future roles in clinical, research and management fields. Many students have gone on to pursue PhDs and research careers in the fields of dementia and neurodegeneration.

For more information please visit the Dementia MSc prospectus page.

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