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@UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences is a global leader in research and education into the mind and brain. Follow us also on https://nitter.cf/t.co/hegiQyx48p…
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😆 What actually is joy, and how is it different from happiness?
Professor @sophiescott (@UCL_ICN) joins Dr @xandvt and @DoctorChrisVT to untangle the science, psychology and meaning of joy.
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Do you want to build a career in children and young people's mental health?
Join us on 14 January to find out more about our three in-person UCL Master’s programmes taught and based at @annafreuduk in London.
ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences/eve…
🎉 Congratulations to Emeritus Professor David Kemp, @UCLEarInstitute, who has been made a CBE for services to auditory sciences and public health. Read more: ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/dec/ucl-…
AI has, for the first time, identified two biologically distinct types of multiple sclerosis—using a simple blood test and standard brain scans. @UCLIoN
ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/jan/ai-a…
PhD candidate Raafiah Mussa (@UCLIoN) writes with Siobhan McLernon of South Bank University about the many challenges stroke survivors face and calls for increased ongoing NHS care and psychological support.
theconversation.com/life-aft…
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An evening celebrating @IonSynapse collaborations. Our team marked the launch of UK DRI Parkinsons Disease Research Centre under Prof Henry Houlden’s leadership @UCLIoN, bringing researchers, clinicians, charity and industry to advance equitable discovery worldwide.@UCLTRO
Six particular depressive symptoms when experienced in midlife predict dementia risk more than two decades later, finds a new study led by @UCLPsychiatry researchers.
ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/dec/spec…
We're looking back on just some of the incredible scientific breakthroughs that came out of our Faculty in 2025!
💬 The parts of the brain that are needed to remember words have been identified by a team of neurologists and neurosurgeons at @UCLIoN.
ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/mar/part…
ALT Parts of the brain that are needed to remember words identified by UCL team of neurologists and neurosurgeons
On the last day of 2025, join us in reflecting on some of the incredible breakthroughs from the Faculty this year!
🧠 In October, @UCLIoN & @UKDRI researchers found the time to carry out diagnostic MRI scans for dementia can be cut by a third.
ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oct/fast…
ALT UCL researchers develop ultra-fast MRI scans for dementia, cutting scan time from 30 minutes to under seven
We're looking back on just some of the incredible scientific breakthroughs that came out of our Faculty this year.
👁️ Pioneering eye device in trial involving a @ucleye.bsky.social researcher restores reading vision to blind eyes.
ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/oct/pion…
ALT Life-changing microchip helps blind patients read again
So many incredible stories came out from our Faculty this year.
🩸 In September, a major @UCLIoN -led clinical trial, aiming to transform the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease through a simple blood test, welcomed its first participants.
ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/sep/uk-t…
ALT UCL led trial aims to transform Alzheimer’s diagnosis with simple blood test
As 2025 draws to a close, join us in reflecting on some of the incredible breakthroughs from the Faculty this year!
🧠 In November, a new brain atlas offering unprecedented detail in MRI scans was developed by @UCLIoN researchers.
ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/nov/new-…
ALT UCL researchers develop a new AI-assisted brain atlas that can help visualise the human brain in unprecedented detail
🎄 The @UCLPsychiatry has produced the 12 Papers of Christmas; a snapshot of the incredible work published by the division throughout 2025.
Access them here: ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences/new…
We're looking back on just some of the incredible scientific breakthroughs that came out of our Faculty this year.
👃 At the @UCLEarInstitute, new research demonstrated that a surgical procedure may help patients regain their sense of smell following Covid-19 infection.
ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/mar/long…
ALT Long Covid patients who lost sense of smell can be helped with surgery find UCL researchers
Six particular depressive symptoms when experienced in midlife predict dementia risk more than two decades later, finds a new study led by @UCLPsychiatry researchers.
ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/dec/spec…
Teenagers who are unhappy with their bodies are more likely to develop symptoms of eating disorders and depression in early adulthood, according to a new study led by @UCLPsychiatry researchers.
ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/dec/body…
As 2025 draws to a close, join us in reflecting on some of the incredible breakthroughs from the Faculty this year!
👁️ In February, a procedure developed by researchers from @UCLeye gave infants life-changing improvements in sight.
ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/feb/gene…
ALT Genetic therapy gives infants life-changing improvements in sight
What's it like to study Psychology at UCL?
Beth, a third year MSci Psychology student gives us a glimpse of what it’s like to study here and where she hopes her degree will take her next.
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We're looking back on just some of the incredible scientific breakthroughs that came out of our Faculty this year.
First up... Researchers at @UCLIoN & @UCLHD made global headlines by successfully treating Huntington’s disease for the first time.
ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/sep/gene…
ALT UCL researchers slow the progression of Huntington’s disease for the first time with a groundbreaking new treatment
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🎓🤖🧠 Fully funded 4-year PhD in Computational Linguistics
@ucl - @UCLBrainScience - Division of Psychology & Language Sciences
New lab launching. Open topic. Strong computational focus.
🗓 Apply by 7 January
🇬🇧 UK home-rate students only (unfortunately)
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