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Clinical Neurosciences

Welcome to the Department of Clinical Neurosciences. 

Our mission is to improve the lives of people with neurological disorders. 

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

Cambridge study shows stem cell grafts can restore myelin in MS lesions in mice

7 July 2025

A study led by Cambridge researchers has shed light on how neural stem cell grafts could help restore myelin in the central nervous system. The findings suggest that neural stem cell-based therapies hold promise as a potential treatment for chronic demyelinating disorders, particularly progressive multiple sclerosis...

PhD student Pranathi Prasad wins CSAR Student Award

1 July 2025

Clinical Neurosciences PhD student Pranathi Prasad has won a CSAR student award for applied research. The the Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR) PhD Student Awards of £1,000 each, are intended to recognise outstanding research with real world application and to assist students to pursue their research...

Double funding win for technology to tackle brain injury

26 June 2025

Two cutting-edge medical technologies from Addenbrooke's to tackle brain injury are among 35 awarded a share of £3m from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The projects are funded through the Invention for Innovation (i4i) Funding At the Speed of Translation (FAST) 4 Awards supporting healthcare...