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Clinical Neurosciences

Welcome to the Department of Clinical Neurosciences. 

Our mission is to improve the lives of people with neurological illness and injury through discovery, innovative treatments and training the next generation.

We are embedded within Cambridge University Hospitals, allowing our research questions to stem from problems we have encountered in the clinic, and to directly address the needs of patients and families. We work in partnership with the Departments of Psychiatry, Genetics and Paediatrics, to improve Brain and Mind Health, through life, together.

We investigate the mechanisms of brain disease and injury, to devise new diagnostics and treatments, as well as using large data to improve the way we deliver current treatments. Our work has already led to new treatments in use world-wide.

Professor Alasdair Coles
Head of Department

 


 



Latest news

Alzheimer’s Research UK honours Dr Maura Malpetti with 2026 early‑career award

5 March 2026

Each year, the David Hague Early-Career Investigator of the Year award celebrates a rising star whose work is pushing the boundaries of dementia research. An external panel of distinguished researchers selects the winner, looking for scientific rigour, originality, and a clear, positive impact in the dementia research...

New research shows how mammals shifted from night to day

2 March 2026

A new study has shed light on how early mammals evolved the ability to thrive in the daytime. Researchers led by Andrew Beale at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology uncovered a cellular ‘switch’ that may explain how animals with fundamentally similar internal clocks can switch from nocturnal to diurnal activity...

Neuroscience spotlight: PhD student Ellen Marie Sheridan

24 February 2026

Clinical Neurosciences is one of the largest and most diverse departments for clinical study at Cambridge. This week we have a chat with PhD student Ellen Marie Sheridan. She studies with us at: the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre in Brain Injury. Exploring: Rapid tests for brain tumours during operations. Her supervisor...

Research Impact Report 2025


Download our PDF report showcasing our latest research findings, major discoveries and trials in 2025:
Clinical Neuroscience Research Impacts Report 2025 
(offsite link)