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The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre aims to discover the fundamental principles of how the brain drives behaviour. Based at @ucl, funded by Gatsby and @wellcometrust.
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We’re proud to share that for the fifth year running, SWC has achieved LEAF Gold 🍃 Huge thanks to everyone for their sustainability efforts across labs, ops teams and the Green Team 🌍 Find out more: sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/swc-a… @SustainableUCL
SWC was proud to be a partner in the NEUROTWIN project and work with the Transylvanian Institute of Neuroscience. Read more: ….research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/en/projects/su…
Animal technician-led research at SWC has shown that specific combinations of enrichment, including shreddable materials, can reduce male-male aggression in CD-1 mice. Read more: sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/could… @Sage_Publishing
Join us at SWC for the first @unireps x UCL NeuroAI meet-up. 📅8 Sep 📍SWC, London 🔈Keynote by Dr Iris Groen (University of Amsterdam) Talk and poster submission deadline: 1st Aug docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
SWC Senior Research Software Engineer Laura Porta will provide live-coded visuals at an upcoming event for carers, people living with dementia and artists. Supported by @ucl's Trellis Arbor, the workshop blends movement, visuals and sound. Info ➡️ lu.ma/dqvjka90
It was a pleasure to welcome work experience students to SWC and @GatsbyUCL this week through the Camden STEAM initiative with @UCLLifeSciences and @CamdenCouncil They explored our labs and learned about the many paths into #Neuroscience Read more ⤵️ sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/pu…
We had great fun visiting @GwyddRhydywaun in Wales this week! Supported by a grant from @NC3Rs, secondary school students took part in two hands-on workshops, about the reduction, refinement and replacement of laboratory animals in neuroscience.
Many thanks @SWC_Neuro for a fantastic workshop. The pupils were inspired and agreed that they had learnt a great deal. Both teachers made a shocking appearance 🤪 Diolch yn fawr 🏴 for making the long journey!!
In our latest Q&A, SWC Seminar Speaker Dr Dietmar Plenz (@NIMHgov) discusses his research that shows how a single, novel spike in one cortical neuron can trigger widespread network activity — even in the noisy, awake brain. Read more: sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/how-sin…
There’s just over a week left for postdocs to apply for the SWC Emerging Neuroscientists Seminar Series 2025. Applicants are judged solely on the quality of their scientific ideas. Find out more and apply by 10 July ⤵️ sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/em…
Imaging the same neurons across days — with sub-micron resolution — in freely behaving animals. SWC Seminar speaker Dr Weijian Zong (@KISNeuro) discusses the rise of mini 2P microscopes and what’s next in neuroimaging: sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/mini-mi…
Know a brilliant postdoc? Encourage them to apply for the SWC Emerging Neuroscientists Seminar Series — a chance to present to the London neuroscience community. Open to postdocs worldwide, travel and accommodation covered, no CV’s or references needed. sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/em…
We had a great time at The Big Bang Fair last week. Don’t forget to tag SWC in a brain hat photo by 18 July for a chance to win a lab tour for your class! Download your copy and check out other #neuroscience resources for schools ⬇️ sainsburywellcome.org/web/resources-… @BigBangUKSTEM
SWC Seminar speaker Richard Mooney (@DukeU) shares his journey from classical guitar to auditory research, and what birdsong teaches us about learning⤵️ sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/music-n…
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Mice with two fathers have gone on to have their own offspring for the first time, bringing us a step closer to two men being able to have genetic children of their own. newscientist.com/article/248539…
What can an SWC PhD lead to? For @EgzonaMorina1: new research fields, education programmes, and community impact. Read her reflections on resilience and career development ⤵️ sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/phd-p…
🔴🔵Join us for the first UniReps x @UCL_Neuro_AI ! Meet up at @ucl @SWC_Neuro on Sept 8, 2025! Register now 👉docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… Talk and poster submission deadline: 1st August. General registration: 31st of August. 🖊️Keynote by Iris Groen (University…
Don’t miss the chance to share your research with the London neuroscience community! Apply for the SWC Emerging Neuroscientists Seminar Series 2025. Open to postdocs around the world. Deadline 10 July. sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/em…
