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School of Neuroscience

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience

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Our key questions

What are the cellular and molecular mechanisms shaping the central nervous system (CNS)?
How, and when, is cellular diversity defined and how is it tweaked by evolution?
What are the evolutionary dynamics controlling changes during CNS development?
How early in development are species-specific attributes defined? Are these developments irreversible?

Find out more about other research themes here.

People

Professor Laura Andreae

Professor of Developmental Neuroscience
Professor Esther Bell

Professor in Bioscience Education
Professor Benedikt Berninger

Professor of Developmental Neurobiology
Professor Benjamin Blencowe

Professor of RNA Biology and Genomics
Professor Juan Burrone

Professor of Developmental Neurophysiology
Dr QueeLim Ch'ng

Reader in Systems Biology and Neuroscience
Professor Jon Clarke

Professor of Anatomy
Professor Uwe Drescher

Professor for Molecular Neuroscience
Professor Phillip Gordon-Weeks

Emeritus Professor of Developmental Neurobiology
Professor Anthony Graham

Professor of Developmental Biology
Professor Matthew Grubb

Professor in Neuroscience
Dr Fursham Hamid

Lecturer in Bioinformatics
Professor Robert Hindges

Professor of Developmental Neurobiology
Professor Corinne Houart

Professor of Developmental Neurobiology
Dr Adil Khan

Reader
Professor Clemens Kiecker

Professor of Neuroscience Education
Dr Dimitar Kostadinov

Wellcome Trust CDA Research Fellow
Dr Ivo Lieberam

Senior Lecturer
Dr Katie Long

Research Fellow
Professor Eugene Makeyev

Professor of Molecular Biosciences
Professor Oscar Marín

Professor of Neuroscience
Professor Beatriz Rico

Professor of Developmental Neurobiology
Mrs Susanna Ruparalia-White

Business Manager
Dr Setsuko Sahara

Lecturer
Dr Rita Sousa-Nunes

Lecturer in Developmental Neurobiology
Professor Guy Tear

Professor of Molecular Neurobiology
Dr Darren Williams

Reader in Developmental Neurobiology
Dr Leigh Wilson

Public Engagement Manager
Professor Richard Wingate

Professor of Developmental Neurobiology

Early life & development

News and events

Brain and mental health illustrated

17 February 2025

£1.4 million awarded to study how brain experiences paranoia

The project "Bridging the Neurocomputational Explanations of Paranoia: From Cognition to Clinic"…

Man undergoing an MRI

14 February 2025

New MRI study reveals altered brain activity in depressed adolescents while watching 'Despicable Me'

The brains of adolescents with depression process information about how others are feeling in a way…

Pastel brain model with additional pieces lying around it to represent building blocks of the brain

11 February 2025

£1.5 million Wolfson Foundation Grant Launches Centre for Human Brain Development

The centre will use interdisciplinary methods to study human brain from its earliest stage

26 Feb

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Monthly mingle: Drop-in lunches with the Joint R&D Office

26 February 2025

Drop-in for free pizza and discuss any general or study-specific questions with the Joint R&D…