A recent publication by Euan MacDonald Centre members explores the links between apathy and quality of life in people with ALS. #ALS #MND #apathy #research For more info 👉 edin.ac/43jHx87 @ukdri.ac.uk @schoolofppls.bsky.social @edinunineuro.bsky.social

Join us for our annual lecture! We have a fantastic line-up this year: a consultant neurosurgeon and two discovery scientists will discuss how they are redefining biomedical methods - using living human brain tissue - bringing us closer to curing major neurological diseases. Book: edin.ac/4oYHTtk

A study providing evidence that variations in DNA methylation are associated with Major Depression. It adds further evidence supporting involvement of the immune system. 🧠🧬📄

Revealed: dynamic BEC-endfoot communication pathways that are relevant to human physiology and provide methodology and datasets for the translational study of BEC-astrocyte crosstalk in health and disease 👇

Hope it went well, David!! Keep us up to date on any future events and welcome to Edinburgh 😁

Great salon webinar from @dementiaresearcher.bsky.social this week, featuring @slantinglight.bsky.social (Martha Pollard) from #Edinburgh 👇🏼

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We are hiring for a PhD-level Staff Scientist to join our teams in the Translational Neuroscience Division @lieberinstitute.bsky.social. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of human 🧠 neuroanatomy and molecular neuroscience recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/j...

🧟This Halloween, explore how eerie experiments and 19th-century neuroscience shaped the darkest corners of gothic literature. Join @selinawray.bsky.social, @caswell.bsky.social & @drjlange.bsky.social for a spooktacular Brain Stories. 🎃 Listen: share.transistor.fm/s/51e18001 @uclqsion.bsky.social

The BHF Cardiovascular Biomarker Laboratory is recruiting a full-time technician. Closing date 5 November 2025. More info and application: edin.ac/43BA701

We have an exciting PhD position available in the Williams lab related to cerebral small vessel disease and funded through our Racing Against Dementia project - if you are interested then do apply here: regenerative-medicine.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate... www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Abstract submissions are open for Scotland's 2026 Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) event. Presentation and poster abstracts, as well as workshop proposals, are being accepted until Friday 31 October. Submit now 🔗 https://bit.ly/42dY5Of

Applications are now open for the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) of the Scottish Government's NHS Researcher Development Fellowship. The closing date for applications is midday on Wednesday 17 December 🔗 https://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/fellowship-funding/csonhsrdf/

Prof Steve Pollard @edinuni-irr.bsky.social wraps up our EN-PM with a keynote: Targeting the core neurodevelopmental identity in glioblastoma with a viral immunotherapy

Publishing open and shareable scientific findings without breaking the bank - our panel discuss emerging and future models fo sharing research outputs. @earthowned.bsky.social, @marstonlab.bsky.social, Mahesh Karnani and Matt Nolan #EN-PM

@edinuni-irr.bsky.social postdoc, Dani Ruiz Gabarre is ‘Untangling sex differences in small vessel disease through proteomics analyses on a preclinical model’

Next up at EN-PM, Max Knop: FMRP loss from adult human neurons reveals a neuromaintenance role that is corrected by phosphodiesterase-4D inhibition

Talk #2 at EN-PM: From microbes to milestones: Associations between the gut microbiome and neurodevelopment following preterm birth. Aisling Kenny, PhD student, @edinuni-irr.bsky.social

First up at today's EN-PM is Johnny Tam. Talk title: Deep learning digital speech biomarkers of dysarthria in motor neuron disease.

We’re excited, too, Theo!

It's an EN-PM today with talks covering speech biomarkers in MND; gut microbiome & neurodevelopment after preterm birth; sex differences in SVD; future models for sharing research outputs; and key note: targeting the core neurodevelopmental identity in glioblastoma with a viral immunotherapy 🧠🤩

Curious to know more about the blood-brain barrier? Audrey Chagnot and @axelmontagne.bsky.social have put together this comprehensive primer for a brain-body interactions special issue in 'Current Biology' 👇

New @who.int Global Status Report on Neurology calls for urgent action to address the growing burden of neurological disorders & to promote brain health for ALL. @arinatam.bsky.social co-authored Ch4: Effective, timely & responsive diagnosis, treatment & care. Full report: edin.ac/43r3P7U

Job Alert: Postdoctoral Research Associate Join the Wellcome-funded ENERGISE-BD team at the University of Edinburgh. ENERGISE-BD is a randomised controlled trial comparing nutritional ketosis to the NHS EatWell guidance in patients with bipolar depression. More info: edin.ac/4nEN5BDb Alert

📢Job Alert: Clinical/Non-Clinical Senior Lecturer in Molecular Psychiatry elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Woop woop for @sorayam.bsky.social and @clairedurrant1.bsky.social. Good luck, ladies 🤩

An insightful new paper from Sarah Eley, Syndi Weissgold and Andrew Stanfield, exploring caregivers' perspectives on gene therapy in #fragileXsyndrome: edin.ac/3KT8JEu

The next round of Race Against Dementia Fellowships open for application on the 13th January. Find out more, ask questions and get top tips on applying in our livestream - 27th January 12 noon GMT youtube.com/live/gB5NzRS...

On 8–9 Oct 2025, we honoured Euan MacDonald’s incredible legacy in MND research & accessibility at a moving symposium in Edinburgh. Read our article👉 edin.ac/3WioVBw 🎥 A recording of the full session and public will be available soon! @euansguide.com @mndsmart.bsky.social @edinunineuro.bsky.social

Check out more fascinating insights from the @sambooker.bsky.social lab using Edinburgh's unique living human brain model! 👇🧠

We're now recruiting early career group leaders at the Crick to lead ambitious research programmes and explore bold scientific questions. Hear our Director, Edith Heard, explain why the Crick is a unique place for curiosity-driven research. Apply now ➡️ www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Delighted to have been part of this two-day symposium to reflect on Euan's impressive achievements and legacy as well as the future of MND research, advocacy and support.

Research Fellow Vacancy at @ukdri.ac.uk UCL in the Bartels Lab. Focus on gut-brain axis and neuro-immune interaction in Parkinson’s disease. One-year post from May 2026. Closing date: 30th October www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

What's the link between chicks, robots, space and brain research? We explored that with the public last weekend. Thank you @edinuni-irr.bsky.social for giving me the platform to talk about my work and the advances in neuroscience research at the Doors Open Day!

📢 Job Alert 📢: Research Fellow in new national BHF-UK DRI Centre for Vascular Dementia Research. You will use in vitro and ex vivo techniques to investigate the relationship between endothelial cells, oligodendrocytes and neurons in the context of Alzheimer’s and vascular dementias. edin.ac/4nrMrIm

Postdoc vacancy at Newcastle University with Dr Duncan & Prof Hambleton, studying IFN-I signalling in neurological disease using in vivo and hiPSC models. Closing date: 8th October www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/postdoc-...

Don't forget - MQ Mental Health will be opening expressions of interest for 2026 Fellowship funding on 3 Nov! The MQ Fellowships are aimed at researchers interested in launching their own independent research career, with grants of up to £250,000. Learn more: www.mqmentalhealth.org/research-pro...

Well done, Danai! 👏👏👏 @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social

Woop woop, @sorayam.bsky.social! Already a trailblazer. That's some stiff competition, too. 🤩

Aberdeen is hiring - Neuroimmunology Lectureship! Really exciting opportunity to join our supportive, collaborative and multidisciplinary Institute to carry out cutting edge translation research. Not to mention the scenery in the North East of Scotland is amazing www.abdn.ac.uk/jobs/vacanci...

Freebie webinar on career development coming up...

Curious about how behavioural insights can improve decision-making in health, sustainability, and safety? Join Linda Bauld, Susan Michie and Sharon Cox and others showcasing cross-disciplinary projects that bring behavioural and social science into practice. 👉 edin.ac/4naJMT8

⌛ With just under a week until registration closes, there is still time! Register before Monday 22nd Sept 9 am to join us for this special event in celebration of our founder, the late Euan MacDonald MBE. Full details below⬇️ Please share @edinunineuro.bsky.social @ukdri.ac.uk @euansguide.com

Lifetime brain atrophy is highly heritable and the strongest genome-wide association (N = 43,110) implicates WNT16, a gene linked with neurodegenerative diseases. 👇🏼

New paper from the Williams lab 👇

Amazing opportunity for ECRs to develop + lead high-risk, high-reward interdisciplinary research, expand their professional networks and receive focused leadership training in their pivotal first years as independent investigators. Supported by @britishacademy.bsky.social. cifar.ca/next-generat...

More University of Edinburgh #doorsopenday2025 action at the Institute of Genetics and Cancer

🌟Work in Digital, Data & AI in mental health? Join the MHP Industry Alliance! Apply👉 rebrand.ly/mhp-industry... Some members may be invited to datamind.bsky.social’s November London event Find out more👉https://rebrand.ly/DATAMIND-industry-nov25

Come on down on 27 September for our #DoorsOpenDay 2025. It's always lots of fun for all the family with great insight into all of the amazing things we do, right on your doorstep! 💡🧫🔬

📢 Job Alert: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. Full details: edin.ac/3Ibm1uQ Deadline for applications: Friday 19 September 2025