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Professor Cathy Price elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy

22 July 2022

Director of the Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, Professor Cathy Price has been elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy. Cathy is one of only 52 UK fellows elected this year who have been recognised for their contributions to humanities and social sciences.

Integrated human disease research projects awarded £7 million

1 June 2022

The MRC has awarded £7 million towards 7 new collaborative research projects which aim to gain a greater understanding of human diseases, including one based at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology: Multiscale modelling of progression in Parkinson’s disease

Professor Cathy Price Reflects on her time as Head of the Department of Imaging Neuroscience

4 May 2022

Professor Martina Callaghan has been appointed as the new Head of Department of Imaging Neuroscience, a position held by Professor Cathy Price for the past 7 years. Prof. Price to reflects on her time as Head of Department of Imaging Neuroscience.

Brain charts map rapid growth and slow decline across lifespan

8 April 2022

An international team of researchers involving UCL has created a series of brain charts spanning our entire lifespan – from a 15-week-old foetus to 100-year-old adult – that show how our brains expand rapidly in early life and slowly shrink as we age.

Why young children are hyper-optimistic

22 February 2022

Young children are more optimistic than adolescents, which stems from not learning enough from bad outcomes, finds a new study by UCL researchers.

New engagement project funded to co-develop essential resources for young people living with OCD and their parents

4 February 2022

Dr Tobias Hauser has received £83,500 in funding from Wellcome to develop accessible toolkits for young people and parents to better understand what is happening in the brain during Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). 

December Update: Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging

17 December 2021

Find out about recent publications, opportunities, and achievements in the Centre.

New funding enables expansion of postgraduate access programme In2research

24 November 2021

UCL has been awarded £790,000 to grow its partnership with social mobility charity In2scienceUK through the postgraduate outreach initiative In2research extending across all disciplines and multiple universities by 2026.

UCL World Stroke Day Forum returns for 2021

10 November 2021

Now in its fourth year, a Forum for stroke survivors and their loved ones included a series of free, online events from 25th – 29th October.

Dr Tobias Hauser wins prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize

18 October 2021

Dr Tobias Hauser has been awarded a prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize in Psychology, in recognition of the international impact and exceptionally promising potential of his work on decision-making.