Bye bye 2025, what a great year! See you all in 2026. 🎉

Congrats to Joanna Wardlaw on new MRC funding for Cerebral Small Vessel Disease research. cSVD = major cause of stroke & around 40% of dementia cases; a common but neglected disorder with no effective treatment. This study will focus on 2 drugs to see if they slow/reverse cSVD. edin.ac/4j7JXNE

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We had a fab night at our Xmas public lecture. Paul, Claire and Sam discussed their unique collaboration using living human brain tissue. So grateful to our packed audience and their incisive questions which covered data sharing, rigour, ethics, AI and funding. Watch/listen: edin.ac/4q9njHa

🚨 Don’t miss out! Registration is open for the UK Glia 2026 meeting, 8–9 June. Abstracts due 16 Jan. 🔗 www.physoc.org/events/uk-gl.... In this post, we would like to highlight our second keynote speaker, Baljit Khakh, from UCLA and DRI Cardiff @ukdri.ac.uk! baljitkhakhlab.healthsciences.ucla.edu

Dr Gaia Brezzo on Myeloid Cell Responses after Ischaemic Stroke #dementiaresearch youtube.com/shorts/O_6-i...

Very proud to have contributed evidence to this report which I think has real potential to drive a step change in how we provide for inclusion in UK society.

A quick post to celebrate before the week is out… our translational neuroscience PhDs had their last training session of the year this week. This tied in with some festive frolics and plenty of ceilidh dancing to get everyone properly in the mood for the rest of the season! 🧠🎄🎅🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💃🏻🕺

Autistic people with complex support needs are rarely included in research This needs to change, but not without a clear-eyed look at the challenges of work in the service contexts where so many of these folks are supported. Read our editorial to find out more.

Tonight, we’re at the Edinburgh Futures Institute for our public Christmas lecture. We’ll be finding out about a unique research collaboration using living human brain tissue

Really delighted to share that our curriculum for teaching young children about neurodiversity is being adapted for use in Australia! This joins a forthcoming Dutch translation as our second authorised international LEANS programme! reframingautism.org.au/leans-austra...

VIDA is a multi-institutional partnership between Alzheimer’s Society and four world-leading research sites. Projects focus on the importance of vascular and immune mechanisms in dementia. Fully-funded and cohort based! Search "VIDA" on FindAPhD.com and apply before 9 January 2026.

We're starting to announce our #AAICNeuro ECR Plenary Speakers & Lightening Speakers 1st is @cfawnsritchie.bsky.social, University of Edinburgh "Remote Cognitive Assessment: Investigating the Impact Of Device Type On Cognitive Test Performance" www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/aaic-neurosc...

Well done to Johnny for his short and effective video, explaining his research on using digital speech biomarkers to both monitor MND in patients and enhance their experience (for a non-scientific audience). edin.ac/43V4eQs 🎬🏆🎉

Batten disease is a rare childhood dementia with no effective treatment options. This collaboration between Spark Therapeutics and a number of Edinburgh teams explores a novel gene therapy with the potential to slow or halt this devastating disease. Full paper: edin.ac/48JIs4H

An important new study in the field of #delirium from Vasilis Raptis and colleagues. The results provide insight into delirium’s etiology and may guide further research on clinically relevant biomarkers. Full paper: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Permanent post at Royal Holloway - closing is date Monday 👇

7 funded PhD projects in MND research 👇🏼

Last few places remaining for our Christmas lecture!

Two studentships available, one with me and Sam Booker and the other with me and Paul Donlin-Asp- do apply! www.findaphd.com/phds/project... www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Lots of neuro projects on this fully-funded cohort based programme! Be part of a team and complement your PhD with advanced scientific training, getting the best preparation for your career in bioscience: edin.ac/48l82Ma

@rochefortlab.bsky.social 👌

UCL has a vacancy for the position of Dean for the Faculty of Brain Sciences - leading research education and collaboration across neuroscience psychology psychiatry and clinical innovation. Closing date: 7th January www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/dean-of-...

We’ve been touring MS labs and facilities. 4 hours flashed by in the blink of an eye! We covered a whole campus and met 5 teams. We have so many researchers and support staff working on so many different aspects of this disease, every day advancing therapies and striving to reverse symptoms of MS.

Amazing news! We are delighted @sorayam.bsky.social will continue to make such an important contribution at Edinburgh!!! 🧠🧫🥼🔬👏🏼🎉

TODAY at 2pm 👇🏼

There are lots of new neuro projects in this cohort-based, fully funded PhD programme (edin.ac/43YnL2g)

Data from this study by Isabel Bravo-Ferrer and colleagues paves the way for future studies to investigate how region-specific blood-brain barrier dysfunction may contribute to disease-associated regional vulnerability in the brain. Real the full paper: edin.ac/4idNn1a

There are lots of new neuro projects in this cohort-based, fully funded PhD programme. Take a look! usher.ed.ac.uk/precision-me...

Research Assistant Neuronal Cell Biologist at DPAG Oxford working on lysosomal function in Parkinsons disease using stem cell culture and neuronal assays. Closing date: 5th December www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/research...

Phd alert 👇🏼

Although I'm horrified to see a massive landscape picture of my head here, this is a really important piece about the maturation of scholar-led, non-profit publishing. As I write, chaos is coming but there are enormous opportunities to quit the big 5 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

Prof Richard Chin is Clinical Lead of Muir Maxwell Epilepsy Centre & Consultant Paediatric Neurologist in Edinburgh. He was born and grew up in Jamaica. Many have asked Richard how to help after Hurricane Melissa. Please give what you can to his gofundme page: edin.ac/4r1xejq #OutofManyOnePeople

🔍Want to discover retinal surrogate markers of brain disease? 🧠 Our fully-funded PhD project in #PrecisionMedicine aims to unlock the retina as a marker of brain health. Join us for an exciting journey at the forefront of medical research! [1/4]

📅 Save the Date! In partnership with the British Pain Society (BPS), we’re hosting “Women in Pain”, a webinar exploring how gender shapes pain research, neuroscience, and clinical care. 🕡 Wed 26 Nov | 6:30 PM 🎙️ Featuring Prof. Kirsty Bannister, Prof. Katy Vincent & Dr. Letizia Pontoriero

Abstract submissions have been extended for Scotland's 2026 Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) event. Presentation and poster abstracts, as well as workshop proposals, are being accepted until Tuesday 11 November. Submit now 🔗 https://bit.ly/42dY5Of

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