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@uclbrainscience.bsky.social 🥳 We are delighted to announce that Professor Selina Wray has been appointed to the role of Vice-Dean (Advancement) for the Faculty of Brain Sciences. She will take up the appointment on 1 November 2026.
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@uclbrainscience.bsky.socialA UCL-led project reducing MRI scan times from around 20 minutes to seven minutes, and a new hearing test, have received funding to be trialled on the NHS to help diagnose dementia.
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@uclbrainscience.bsky.socialAn international study of almost 1,000 people living with sight loss, led by @ucleye.bsky.social researchers, found that nearly one in five reported receiving or encountering eye treatments they believed to be bogus.
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@ucltro.bsky.socialReposted by @uclbrainscience.bsky.socialUCL researchers are invited to submit a poster abstract for an opportunity to present at the Pan-UCL AAV Gene Therapy Symposium 2026. Visit the event website for details: tinyurl.com/4hbe2u2z
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@uclbrainscience.bsky.socialResearchers at UCL are helping to transform the dementia diagnostic pathway through innovations that could make assessments faster, more accessible and more efficient for both patients and the NHS.
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@dementiaresearcher.bsky.socialReposted by @uclbrainscience.bsky.socialWhat makes UCL a hub for dementia research? 🧠
From brain banks to data science, four researchers explain how working together makes new questions possible.
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@uclbrainscience.bsky.social🔬 🧬 At the Alzheimer’s Research UK Drug Discovery Institute at UCL, scientists are working to turn promising dementia research into medicines that could change the future of dementia care.
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@uclbrainscience.bsky.social🥳 Many congratulations to Dr Tricia Seow (@uclqsion.bsky.social) who is one of four UCL academics to have been awarded a European Research Council Starting Grant. Dr Seow's work will focus on metacognition and the difficulties it can pose to planning and self-evaluation.
@dementiaresearcher.bsky.socialReposted by @uclbrainscience.bsky.socialThis year's World Alzheimer's Day message is simple: the earlier you know, the more you can do. Selina Wray, Aygun Badalova, Tammaryn Lashley and Andre Altmann on their work, what that means for diagnosis, treatment & support, & what UCL has done to get us here. #WorldAlzheimersDay
@uclbrainscience.bsky.social🧠 This World Alzheimer's Day, explore how UCL's world-leading dementia research is helping improve diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
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@uclbrainscience.bsky.socialInterim results from a world-first trial led by @uclqsion.bsky.social researchers have found an existing drug, alpha-lipoic acid, shows early promise as a potential treatment to slow multiple sclerosis progression.
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@uclbrainscience.bsky.socialA breakthrough stem cell treatment for a previously untreatable rare genetic eye condition has seen patients’ vision improve in a first-in-human clinical trial at @ucleye.bsky.social and Moorfields.
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@uclbrainscience.bsky.socialNearly 1 million people in the UK are living with dementia. Researchers at @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social are exploring innovative ways to reduce risk, using personalised digital interventions to support healthier lifestyles and better brain health. #WorldAlzheimersMonth
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@uclbrainscience.bsky.social💡 Join us for the UCL 200 Dementia Research Showcase!
🗓️ Friday 18 September 10am-3.30pm (Relaxed View 10am-11am)
📍 University College London, Wilkins Building, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT
🎟️ Find out more and book a ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl200-dem...
@alisaloosen.bsky.socialReposted by @uclbrainscience.bsky.social📣 Out now in Translational Psychiatry 📣
We show a metacognitive paradox in OCD: patients report persistently lower confidence than controls at comparable accuracy, yet their confidence is more sensitive to feedback and tracks a Bayesian observer more closely.
@uclearinstitute.bsky.socialReposted by @uclbrainscience.bsky.social📣Recruitment alert📣
The UCL Ear Institute is seeking an exceptional operational leader to join the organisation as its next Head of Operations. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Institute's SLT and play a pivotal role in shaping its future.
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@uclbrainscience.bsky.social🎉 A new chapter begins for the Faculty of Brain Sciences.
This week, we welcomed Professor Andrew D. Dick as Dean and caught up with him to hear about his priorities, plans and vision for the future.
@uclbrainscience.bsky.socialToday marks the start of #WorldAlzheimersMonth.
Over the coming weeks, discover how @ucl.ac.uk researchers are advancing new ways to prevent, treat and care for people living with dementia through groundbreaking research and inspiring stories.
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@uclbrainscience.bsky.socialA new approach to care for people experiencing a mental health crisis, emphasising continuity and community, can reduce hospital admissions, finds a study led by @uclpals.bsky.social researcher.
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@dementiaresearcher.bsky.socialReposted by @uclbrainscience.bsky.socialSenior Research Fellow role at UCL leading neuromuscular biology and genetic therapy research using cellular models, AAV and RNA approaches. Closing date: 6th October
