The Public Engagement Starter Fund is an exciting opportunity for University of Cambridge researchers to apply for small grants to undertake innovative public engagement with research activities. Applications to…
Restricted Call: Royal Society Wolfson Fellowships 2024-25, Round 3 (internal deadline: 25th June 2025) We are pleased to announce that Round 3 of the Royal Society’s 2024-25 Wolfson…
The Health Neuroscience Lab in the Dept. of Psychiatry is looking for paid volunteers to take part in the study “Optimising Breathing Protocols for Virtual Reality Based-Biofeedback”. Participation will require you…
The Cambridge Neuroscience MPhil in Basic and Translational Neuroscience has accepted its 9th cohort of students due to start in October 2025. The course has proved very successful in its…
Loneliness has become such a widespread problem that Silicon Valley billionaires are now highlighting it to market AI companions, with Mark Zuckerberg recently stating “the average American has fewer than three…
Restricted call: ESRC New Investigator Grants (internal selection deadline Midday, Friday 20 Jun 2025) The ESRC have announced their New Investigator Grant…
Applications are now open for Policy Innovation Fund 2025 CSaP is now inviting applications for next round of Policy Innovation Fund (PIF). In collaboration with the University’s Research Strategy Office, PIF…
The Simons Collaboration on Ecological Neuroscience (SCENE) is a 10-year program that will support projects aimed at uncovering how opportunities for action offered by the world shape representations in the…
The Edward Mallen Prize for Mental Health Research The Edward Mallen Prize for Mental Health Research is a £20,000 prize funded by the MindEd Trust and supported by the…
Thank you sincerely to all involved in CNS2025: Expanding the Horizons of Brain Research! CNS2025 Photo Album!…
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered genes linked to obesity in both Labradors and humans. They say the effects can be over-ridden with a strict diet and exercise…
A ‘chasm of misunderstanding and miscommunication’ is often experienced between clinicians and patients, leading to autoimmune diseases such as lupus and vasculitis being wrongly diagnosed as psychiatric or psychosomatic conditions,…
In this edition of The Naked Scientists, they are looking into multiple sclerosis, following the progression of the condition from relapses to neurodegeneration, asking, can we halt the disease in…
Scientists have created the most detailed map to date of the human hypothalamus, a crucial brain region that regulates body weight, appetite, sleep, and stress. “HYPOMAP…
From helping to inoculate the public against misinformation to tackling air pollution in rapidly urbanising African cities, researchers from across the University of Cambridge were honoured at the Cambridge Awards…
Congratulations to Professor Barbara Sahakian and Dr Christelle Langley (pictured below bottom right) on the launch of their recent book, Brain Boost – Healthier…
Antibiotics, antivirals, vaccinations and anti-inflammatory medication are associated with reduced risk of dementia, according to new research that looked at health data from over 130 million individuals.
Cambridge researchers are developing implants that could help repair the brain pathways damaged by Parkinson’s disease. “Our ultimate goal is to create precise brain therapies that…
Five Cambridge experts share their top tips on ways to boost your body and mind, backed up by their own research…
Interactions with friends and family may keep us healthy because they boost our immune system and reduce our risk of diseases such as heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes,…
Sex differences in brain structure are present from birth, research from the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge has shown. “We know there are differences in…
Dr Hannah Critchlow discusses Professor Colin Blakemore in BBCs Great Lives Listen Here Professor Colin Blakemore was a famous communicator…
An Italian early-career researcher at St John’s College has been recognised by his home country for his work in neuroscience. Dr Andrea Luppi, a Research Fellow, has…
A collaborative work between Harvard University and Cambridge Neuroscience PIs, including Andras Lakatos, Madeline Lancaster, Stephen Eglen, and Ole Paulsen, was published in…
A drug commonly used to treat glaucoma has been shown in zebrafish and mice to protect against the build-up in the brain of the protein tau, which causes various forms…
Congratulations to Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore on winning the 2025 British Association for Cognitive Neuroscience (BACN)…
A type of therapy that involves applying a magnetic field to both sides of the brain has been shown to be effective at rapidly treating depression in patients for whom…
Damage to the brainstem – the brain’s ‘control centre’ – is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe Covid-19 infection, a study suggests. Using ultra-high-resolution scanners that can see…
Every other person will experience a mental health difficulty at some point in their life. The causes are complex, but treatment options are not – and in half of patients…
The first wiring diagram of every neuron in an adult brain and the 50 million connections between them has been produced for a fruit fly. Brain…
Image credit: Bioelectronics Laboratory, University of Cambridge A major consortium from across the Cambridge life sciences, technology and business worlds has announced a multi-million-pound, three-year collaboration with…
The Cambridge Branch of Parkinson’s UK has launched a new funding initiative to support early career researchers (particularly PhD students and researchers in their first post-doc position) attend an international…
In this In Conversation Podcast for the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Clara Faria is joined by Tanatswa Chikaura, a mental health researcher and advocate, Founder and…
ARIA is an R&D funding agency, funding teams of scientists and engineers to pursue research at the edge of what is technologically or scientifically possible. ARIA was…
Study uncovers how the brain simulates possible future actions by drawing from our stored memories. In pausing to think before making an important decision, we may imagine the potential outcomes…
Why not take 5 minute to update (or create) your Cambridge Neuroscience profile Why bother updating? The more details that are included in your profile improves the website’s…
With this Diversity prize, The ALBA Network and the The FENS-Kavli Scholars wish to highlight a scientist that has made outstanding contributions to promoting equality and diversity in…
The Wellcome Trust has awarded the University of Cambridge an Institutional Translation Partnership Award (iTPA). Funding of up to £20,000 is available for projects in the remit of the Future of…
The Adaptive Brain Lab in the Department of Psychology is looking for participants to join their study. Earn up to £160-170 from this six-session brain stimulation MRI study. It will involve three two-hour MRI scans at Addenbrooke’s,…
More than half of patients with auto-immune conditions experience mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety, yet the majority are rarely or never asked in clinic about mental health…
Cambridge scientists have shown that the hypothalamus, a key region of the brain involved in controlling appetite, is different in the brains of people who are overweight and people with…
Findings may demonstrate a brain and behavioural basis for how nicotine addiction is initiated and then takes hold in early life, say scientists. Levels of grey matter in two parts…
The largest ever study of the genetics of the brain – encompassing some 36,000 brain scans – has identified more than 4,000 genetic variants linked to brain structure. The results…
The commonly-held belief that attempting to suppress negative thoughts is bad for our mental health could be wrong, a new study from scientists at the University of Cambridge suggests. Researchers…
CamBRAIN, or the Cambridge University Neuroscience Society, is dedicated to bringing together student and early careers researchers with an interest in neuroscience across the university. Our committee of postgrad/postdoc scientists…
Taking place on the second Tuesday of every month, Neurotalks are essentially a cross between Pint of Science-like talk evenings and classic society socials. The aim is simple: bring together…
A highlight of the CamBRAIN year is undoubtedly the Cambridge Festival. Each year this sees around 30 volunteers from departments across the university deliver our interactive event Build a CamBRAIN…
Sci-comm is a word we hear a lot. Most postgrad courses have some built in training, and the Twitterverse dictionary surely cites #scicomm and #outreach as some of the most…
The BNA is able to offer support to students and early-career members to help them attend meetings where they can gain knowledge and skills to help make their research as…
