Join us for PhD application tips and answers to your questions. This event is most relevant to neuroscience applicants, but also beyond.

Free CAD models and build instructions, plus fully supported, robust and open-source software are available for any researcher to run their own serial-section two-photon tomography system.

This prestigious award recognises Dr Liebana’s innovative research on how brains – both natural and artificial – learn.

A new imaging platform developed by researchers at UCL and Janelia Research Campus can track cellular activity across almost the entire body of a living zebrafish, revealing how organs communicate.

The SWC are pleased to announced the Student Symposium 2026.

In this Q&A, SWC Seminar Speaker Dr Panayiota Poirazi, Research Director at IMBB, discusses her latest work on how dendrites facilitate efficiency in the brain.

Neuroscientist Tiago Branco reflects on how his research expanded from studying single neurons to exploring how brain circuits dictate survival behaviors.

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Dr Zane Mitrevica’s PhD studies investigated gait in mice. In this article, she discusses her findings and how they deepen our understanding animal movement.

The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre is delighted to announce the winners of our 2026/27 Emerging Neuroscientists Seminar Series (ENSS). The prestigious ENSS competition spotlights aspiring leaders who are a...

We are delighted to confirm that this year’s SWC Lecture will be delivered by Julia Gillard

Kevin Mitchell talks with Timothy Behrens about ring attractors, the role of innate structure, and an expanded view of cognitive maps.

We are delighted to confirm that this year’s SWC Lecture will be delivered by Julia Gillard

Sleep not only makes us feel better, but it’s vital for helping us form memories and learn new skills. For many years, neuroscientists have studied how the brain consolidates episodic memories during ...

Escape from threat is one of the most ancient and conserved sensorimotor transformations and must satisfy two competing demands. It must be fast and reliable, because failing to escape genuine threats...

The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour & Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, University College London, are looking to sponsor early career researchers in theoretical or c...

The peripheral nervous system carries the brain's commands to every corner of the body, and it's barely been measured. Antelope explores why, and what this means for the future of health technology.

The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour & Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, University College London, are looking to sponsor early career researchers in theoretical or c...

We announced this year's UCL Education Award winners at a celebration event on 10 June. Congratulations to all the winners and everyone nominated!