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Neurodegenerative disease
MRC Prion Unit, Dementia Research Centre and Huntington's Disease
Clinical and experimental epilepsy
Basic, clinical and translational research into
epilepsy and related conditions
Brain repair and rehabilitation
Molecular neuroscience
Motor neuroscience
Clinical Neuroscience
Imaging neuroscience
Research into higher cognitive function using neuroimaging techniques
Neuroinflammation
Multiple Sclerosis research from basic neuroscience to clinical translation and therapeutic trials
Research and teaching excellence
The Institute of Neurology has a world class reputation for neuroscience. The mission is to translate neuroscience discovery research into treatments for patients with neurological diseases. A number of important research centres are based at the Institute, including the MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases and the Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging
The hub of the research activities and operational headquarters of the UK Dementia Research Institute (DRI) are also at UCL, embedded within the Institute.
Professor Michael Hanna is the Director of the Institute, which is a specialist postgraduate institute of University College London, the top-ranked university in the UK for research in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience.
The Institute is closely associated in its work with the National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery. In combination they form a national and international centre at Queen Square for teaching, training and research in neurology and allied clinical and basic neurosciences.
What We Do
Please see our Infographic highlighting key data on the Institute.
Discovery research
The overarching research mission of the Institute is to undertake world class discovery neuroscience and translate it into improved diagnostics and treatments for patients.
Translational science
The Institute aims to be the translational experimental medicine hub of UCL Neuroscience, translating pre-clinical science into experimental medicine research
Study
Queen Square is an international leader in the provision of research-led education in clinical neuroscience and has a leadership role in clinical training nationally.
