Edinburgh Neuroscience
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
Edinburgh Neuroscience is a diverse community of world-class researchers in neuroscience, psychology & clinical psychology at the University of Edinburgh.
https://www.edinburghneuroscience.ed.ac.uk/
https://www.edinburghneuroscience.ed.ac.uk/
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This is us; this is Edinburgh Neuroscience! This newly commissioned video summarises our purpose and vision. 👇
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🌱 IBRO Seeding Neuroscience #Grants are now open, providing financial support for emerging neuroscience societies & thematic networks to build the foundations for long-term growth & impact.
🗓 Apply by 30 Sep 2026
🔗 https://ibro.org/grant/seeding-neuroscience-grants/
Leena Ali Ibrahim Flavio Zolessi
🗓 Apply by 30 Sep 2026
🔗 https://ibro.org/grant/seeding-neuroscience-grants/
Leena Ali Ibrahim Flavio Zolessi
September 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM
🌱 IBRO Seeding Neuroscience #Grants are now open, providing financial support for emerging neuroscience societies & thematic networks to build the foundations for long-term growth & impact.
🗓 Apply by 30 Sep 2026
🔗 https://ibro.org/grant/seeding-neuroscience-grants/
Leena Ali Ibrahim Flavio Zolessi
🗓 Apply by 30 Sep 2026
🔗 https://ibro.org/grant/seeding-neuroscience-grants/
Leena Ali Ibrahim Flavio Zolessi
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Are you a researcher, organization or government or otherwise interested working towards women's, children's and adolescents' health?
Here is a chance to shape future discussions and identify priorities beyond SDG 2030.
Join this new initiative by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA & PMNCH: https://bit.ly/4xhwkBU
Here is a chance to shape future discussions and identify priorities beyond SDG 2030.
Join this new initiative by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA & PMNCH: https://bit.ly/4xhwkBU
September 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Are you a researcher, organization or government or otherwise interested working towards women's, children's and adolescents' health?
Here is a chance to shape future discussions and identify priorities beyond SDG 2030.
Join this new initiative by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA & PMNCH: https://bit.ly/4xhwkBU
Here is a chance to shape future discussions and identify priorities beyond SDG 2030.
Join this new initiative by WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA & PMNCH: https://bit.ly/4xhwkBU
Congratulations to SNG 2026 poster winners, Abbey Begen and Jack Webster! We loved the Pixar- style makeover of the presentation photo!
August 31, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Congratulations to SNG 2026 poster winners, Abbey Begen and Jack Webster! We loved the Pixar- style makeover of the presentation photo!
Today, we are delighted to be hosting the Scottish Neuroscience Group Meeting 2026 (SNG). This annual gathering brings together Neuroscience researchers from across Scotland’s universities to discuss new data and to forge new collaborations and friendships.
August 28, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Today, we are delighted to be hosting the Scottish Neuroscience Group Meeting 2026 (SNG). This annual gathering brings together Neuroscience researchers from across Scotland’s universities to discuss new data and to forge new collaborations and friendships.
#FENS2026: a super conference. Running from 6 to 10 July in Barcelona, there were around 8000 delegates this year. What's it like navigating such an epic programme? Presenting your own research? Exciting? Enriching? Overwhelming? First-timer? Seasoned conference-goer? Have a read...
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Brains, Beaches and Barcelona
The FENS Forum 2026 took place in Barcelona last month with many Edinburgh speakers and poster presenters. If you haven’t heard of it, the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS Forum, i...
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August 20, 2026 at 4:17 PM
#FENS2026: a super conference. Running from 6 to 10 July in Barcelona, there were around 8000 delegates this year. What's it like navigating such an epic programme? Presenting your own research? Exciting? Enriching? Overwhelming? First-timer? Seasoned conference-goer? Have a read...
edin.ac/3UacY31
edin.ac/3UacY31
Prof Joanna Wardlaw is in this month’s EMJ #Neurology. She discusses her curiosity, challenging traditional views, establishing international professional standards, as well as combination approaches to disease prevention and treatment.
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#stroke #dementia #research
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#stroke #dementia #research
Neuroimaging and The Vascular Brain: Interview with Joanna Wardlaw
There were several things, but a main one was that the visible features that we see on brain imaging were so variable. You could have...
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August 18, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Prof Joanna Wardlaw is in this month’s EMJ #Neurology. She discusses her curiosity, challenging traditional views, establishing international professional standards, as well as combination approaches to disease prevention and treatment.
edin.ac/3Sh8qqR
#stroke #dementia #research
edin.ac/3Sh8qqR
#stroke #dementia #research
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Only two weeks left to nominate a candidate for The Brain Prize 2027. Nominations close on September 1st.
https://brainprize.org/nomination-selection-process
#BrainPrize #Neuroscience
https://brainprize.org/nomination-selection-process
#BrainPrize #Neuroscience
August 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Only two weeks left to nominate a candidate for The Brain Prize 2027. Nominations close on September 1st.
https://brainprize.org/nomination-selection-process
#BrainPrize #Neuroscience
https://brainprize.org/nomination-selection-process
#BrainPrize #Neuroscience
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What is the relationship between Parkinson’s and dementia?
In our webinar on Wednesday 9 September at 5pm BST, Edinburgh University’s Professor Tilo Kunath and an expert panel will discuss dementia, Parkinson's and the current research landscape.
Register now: buff.ly/a1rKqKH
In our webinar on Wednesday 9 September at 5pm BST, Edinburgh University’s Professor Tilo Kunath and an expert panel will discuss dementia, Parkinson's and the current research landscape.
Register now: buff.ly/a1rKqKH
August 17, 2026 at 9:30 AM
What is the relationship between Parkinson’s and dementia?
In our webinar on Wednesday 9 September at 5pm BST, Edinburgh University’s Professor Tilo Kunath and an expert panel will discuss dementia, Parkinson's and the current research landscape.
Register now: buff.ly/a1rKqKH
In our webinar on Wednesday 9 September at 5pm BST, Edinburgh University’s Professor Tilo Kunath and an expert panel will discuss dementia, Parkinson's and the current research landscape.
Register now: buff.ly/a1rKqKH
Is it time for the unification of neurological and psychiatric diagnoses? This small but mighty comment piece calls for just that. It urges discussion and debate about the pros outweighing the cons. If the science is leading us here, it will be of major benefit to patients... edin.ac/4fYjUr2
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August 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Is it time for the unification of neurological and psychiatric diagnoses? This small but mighty comment piece calls for just that. It urges discussion and debate about the pros outweighing the cons. If the science is leading us here, it will be of major benefit to patients... edin.ac/4fYjUr2
From diagnosing conditions earlier to accelerating research into new treatments, artificial intelligence is opening up new possibilities in how we understand, protect and care for the brain. Bringing together leaders in medical research and AI: gail.ed.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
AI for Brain Health | Generative AI Laboratory | Generative AI Laboratory
Celebrating the University of Edinburgh's place in medical and AI research history with a look into the conjoining of these fields with a focus on brain health and the future of this exciting area of ...
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August 11, 2026 at 1:24 PM
From diagnosing conditions earlier to accelerating research into new treatments, artificial intelligence is opening up new possibilities in how we understand, protect and care for the brain. Bringing together leaders in medical research and AI: gail.ed.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
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Excited to share our latest paper, published in Experimental Neurology. Congratulations to @ingapartlova.bsky.social on her first first-author publication!
🔗 You can read the paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ex...
🔗 You can read the paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ex...
August 3, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Excited to share our latest paper, published in Experimental Neurology. Congratulations to @ingapartlova.bsky.social on her first first-author publication!
🔗 You can read the paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ex...
🔗 You can read the paper here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ex...
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Learn about the early impact of brain diseases & ways to reduce the risk of these developing into dementia.
These videos explore how we can predict and detect these brain diseases earlier by managing our own personal risk factors and more.
#OER #InternationalBrainDay
open.ed.ac.uk/understandin...
These videos explore how we can predict and detect these brain diseases earlier by managing our own personal risk factors and more.
#OER #InternationalBrainDay
open.ed.ac.uk/understandin...
Understanding Brain Health: Preventing Dementia
20 videos created for the 'Understanding brain health: preventing dementia' massive open online course (MOOC) are now available for anyone to use and re-use on a CC BY-SA licence. 50 million people...
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July 22, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Learn about the early impact of brain diseases & ways to reduce the risk of these developing into dementia.
These videos explore how we can predict and detect these brain diseases earlier by managing our own personal risk factors and more.
#OER #InternationalBrainDay
open.ed.ac.uk/understandin...
These videos explore how we can predict and detect these brain diseases earlier by managing our own personal risk factors and more.
#OER #InternationalBrainDay
open.ed.ac.uk/understandin...
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Yesterday was World Fragile X Day.
At SIDB, exciting research is helping us further understanding of Fragile X Syndrome and how it affects the brain.
🔬 Learn more about our work by following the link in our bio!
#WorldFragileXDay
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
@patrickwildcentre.bsky.social
At SIDB, exciting research is helping us further understanding of Fragile X Syndrome and how it affects the brain.
🔬 Learn more about our work by following the link in our bio!
#WorldFragileXDay
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@patrickwildcentre.bsky.social
July 23, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Yesterday was World Fragile X Day.
At SIDB, exciting research is helping us further understanding of Fragile X Syndrome and how it affects the brain.
🔬 Learn more about our work by following the link in our bio!
#WorldFragileXDay
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
@patrickwildcentre.bsky.social
At SIDB, exciting research is helping us further understanding of Fragile X Syndrome and how it affects the brain.
🔬 Learn more about our work by following the link in our bio!
#WorldFragileXDay
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
@patrickwildcentre.bsky.social
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Some of our SIDB members made an appearance at the FENS forum last week in Barcelona, including Professor Peter Kind and Professor Nathalie Rochefort. Many SIDB PhD students and postdocs presented posters on their most recent findings!
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July 16, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Some of our SIDB members made an appearance at the FENS forum last week in Barcelona, including Professor Peter Kind and Professor Nathalie Rochefort. Many SIDB PhD students and postdocs presented posters on their most recent findings!
@patrickwildcentre.bsky.social
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
@patrickwildcentre.bsky.social
@edinunineuro.bsky.social
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Join me and the amazing academics from @edinuni-irr.bsky.social and @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social this @edfringe.bsky.social to debate growing brains, childbirth and why women couldn't be doctors. We'll be performing with the Provocateurs at the @standcomedyclub.bsky.social on 10-11 August!
July 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Join me and the amazing academics from @edinuni-irr.bsky.social and @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social this @edfringe.bsky.social to debate growing brains, childbirth and why women couldn't be doctors. We'll be performing with the Provocateurs at the @standcomedyclub.bsky.social on 10-11 August!
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Delighted that all this hard work by Cavan and Manuela is finally out in the public domain. We find that epilepsy/ID-causing mutations in EEF1A2 affect expression of specific genes but don't actually cause measurable differences in global protein synthesis rates in cells (unlike previous studies).
The most common epilepsy-causing mutation in EEF1A2 (E122K) perturbs the translation of specific transcripts but not the rate of global protein synthesis https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.07.08.737232v1
July 13, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Delighted that all this hard work by Cavan and Manuela is finally out in the public domain. We find that epilepsy/ID-causing mutations in EEF1A2 affect expression of specific genes but don't actually cause measurable differences in global protein synthesis rates in cells (unlike previous studies).
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Delighted to see this paper finally published. New insights into the impact of aging on the human NMJ (hint: it’s NOT denervation!): JCI - Neuromuscular junction failure in sarcopenia is linked to NaV1.4 loss and reversed by ClC-1 inhibition www.jci.org/articles/vie...
JCI -
Neuromuscular junction failure in sarcopenia is linked to NaV1.4 loss and reversed by ClC-1 inhibition
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July 10, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Delighted to see this paper finally published. New insights into the impact of aging on the human NMJ (hint: it’s NOT denervation!): JCI - Neuromuscular junction failure in sarcopenia is linked to NaV1.4 loss and reversed by ClC-1 inhibition www.jci.org/articles/vie...
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Are you a senior postdoc with a complete scientific story to tell? Apply for our Yale Molecular Psychiatry MAPS program and tell us about your work at our weekly neuroscience seminar series. PLEASE REPOST!
July 6, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Are you a senior postdoc with a complete scientific story to tell? Apply for our Yale Molecular Psychiatry MAPS program and tell us about your work at our weekly neuroscience seminar series. PLEASE REPOST!
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Attending #FENS2026? We'd love to meet you!
Join BNA President Professor Narender Ramnani and Past President Professor Tara Spires-Jones at the FENS Booth on Thursday 9 July
🕦 11:30–12:15 CEST
🎟️ Free – no booking required
www.bna.org.uk/events/ems-e...
#Neuroscience #Networking
Join BNA President Professor Narender Ramnani and Past President Professor Tara Spires-Jones at the FENS Booth on Thursday 9 July
🕦 11:30–12:15 CEST
🎟️ Free – no booking required
www.bna.org.uk/events/ems-e...
#Neuroscience #Networking
July 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Attending #FENS2026? We'd love to meet you!
Join BNA President Professor Narender Ramnani and Past President Professor Tara Spires-Jones at the FENS Booth on Thursday 9 July
🕦 11:30–12:15 CEST
🎟️ Free – no booking required
www.bna.org.uk/events/ems-e...
#Neuroscience #Networking
Join BNA President Professor Narender Ramnani and Past President Professor Tara Spires-Jones at the FENS Booth on Thursday 9 July
🕦 11:30–12:15 CEST
🎟️ Free – no booking required
www.bna.org.uk/events/ems-e...
#Neuroscience #Networking
Nominations for cureparkinsons.org.uk annual Tom Isaacs Award are now open! 🏆 This award recognises a researcher who is making a meaningful difference to people affected by Parkinson’s by working with them, not just for them. Nominate a researcher: edin.ac/4y0w9LW
The Tom Isaacs Award - Cure Parkinson's
The Tom Isaacs Award is presented annually to a researcher who has shown the greatest impact on the lives of people living with Parkinson’s in their work.
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July 1, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Nominations for cureparkinsons.org.uk annual Tom Isaacs Award are now open! 🏆 This award recognises a researcher who is making a meaningful difference to people affected by Parkinson’s by working with them, not just for them. Nominate a researcher: edin.ac/4y0w9LW
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My department, Neurobiology and Biophysics at the University of Washington (nbio.uw.edu), is hiring a new tenure-track Assistant Professor, application deadline 09/30/26.
It's a broad search — molecular to organismal, all of neuroscience/physiology/biophysics welcome.
apply.interfolio.com/187735
It's a broad search — molecular to organismal, all of neuroscience/physiology/biophysics welcome.
apply.interfolio.com/187735
June 30, 2026 at 5:05 PM
My department, Neurobiology and Biophysics at the University of Washington (nbio.uw.edu), is hiring a new tenure-track Assistant Professor, application deadline 09/30/26.
It's a broad search — molecular to organismal, all of neuroscience/physiology/biophysics welcome.
apply.interfolio.com/187735
It's a broad search — molecular to organismal, all of neuroscience/physiology/biophysics welcome.
apply.interfolio.com/187735
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Thanks to @edinunineuro.bsky.social to shed light on our neuroscience educational devices in their latest video ! #Edinburgh #Neuroscience #STEMEducation
This is us; this is Edinburgh Neuroscience! This newly commissioned video summarises our purpose and vision. 👇
July 1, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Thanks to @edinunineuro.bsky.social to shed light on our neuroscience educational devices in their latest video ! #Edinburgh #Neuroscience #STEMEducation
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Do give us a follow at @edinunineuro.bsky.social - swanky new video in which I appear to be utterly miserable throughout (I was just concentrating hard on the autocue, honest 😀)
This is us; this is Edinburgh Neuroscience! This newly commissioned video summarises our purpose and vision. 👇
July 1, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Do give us a follow at @edinunineuro.bsky.social - swanky new video in which I appear to be utterly miserable throughout (I was just concentrating hard on the autocue, honest 😀)
This is us; this is Edinburgh Neuroscience! This newly commissioned video summarises our purpose and vision. 👇
June 29, 2026 at 2:28 PM
This is us; this is Edinburgh Neuroscience! This newly commissioned video summarises our purpose and vision. 👇