Sainsbury Wellcome Centre
@sainsburywellcome.bsky.social
The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre aims to discover the fundamental principles of how the brain drives behaviour. Based at UCL, funded by Gatsby and Wellcome. https://www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/
In a recent SWC Seminar, Dr Elif Engin (@harvardbrainsci.bsky.social) shared insights from her work on GABA-A receptors.
In our new Q&A, she expands on her research and what it could mean for understanding and treating mood and anxiety disorders ⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/balan...
In our new Q&A, she expands on her research and what it could mean for understanding and treating mood and anxiety disorders ⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/balan...
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
In a recent SWC Seminar, Dr Elif Engin (@harvardbrainsci.bsky.social) shared insights from her work on GABA-A receptors.
In our new Q&A, she expands on her research and what it could mean for understanding and treating mood and anxiety disorders ⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/balan...
In our new Q&A, she expands on her research and what it could mean for understanding and treating mood and anxiety disorders ⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/balan...
We’re thrilled to announce that Professor Stanislas Dehaene (@standehaene.bsky.social, @college-de-france.fr) will deliver the SWC Lecture 2025!
His talk: ‘The science of reading: From neuroscience to the classroom’
Get your tickets ⤵️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-swc-le...
His talk: ‘The science of reading: From neuroscience to the classroom’
Get your tickets ⤵️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-swc-le...
November 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We’re thrilled to announce that Professor Stanislas Dehaene (@standehaene.bsky.social, @college-de-france.fr) will deliver the SWC Lecture 2025!
His talk: ‘The science of reading: From neuroscience to the classroom’
Get your tickets ⤵️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-swc-le...
His talk: ‘The science of reading: From neuroscience to the classroom’
Get your tickets ⤵️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-swc-le...
Check out our posters today ⤵️
Daniel Yang: “Low-cost open-source wireless random-access opto-stimulation” PSTR422.04/XX10 and online: github.com/erlichlab/op...
Sarah Elnozahy: “Sensory prediction errors update predictive representations” PSTR451.07
Daniel Yang: “Low-cost open-source wireless random-access opto-stimulation” PSTR422.04/XX10 and online: github.com/erlichlab/op...
Sarah Elnozahy: “Sensory prediction errors update predictive representations” PSTR451.07
November 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Check out our posters today ⤵️
Daniel Yang: “Low-cost open-source wireless random-access opto-stimulation” PSTR422.04/XX10 and online: github.com/erlichlab/op...
Sarah Elnozahy: “Sensory prediction errors update predictive representations” PSTR451.07
Daniel Yang: “Low-cost open-source wireless random-access opto-stimulation” PSTR422.04/XX10 and online: github.com/erlichlab/op...
Sarah Elnozahy: “Sensory prediction errors update predictive representations” PSTR451.07
Come and see @sonjahofer.bsky.social today, who is giving a special lecture 10:30am, LEC22, SDCC Ballroom 20!
‘Learnt and inbuilt neural control of innate behavioral strategies.’
#SfN25
‘Learnt and inbuilt neural control of innate behavioral strategies.’
#SfN25
November 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Come and see @sonjahofer.bsky.social today, who is giving a special lecture 10:30am, LEC22, SDCC Ballroom 20!
‘Learnt and inbuilt neural control of innate behavioral strategies.’
#SfN25
‘Learnt and inbuilt neural control of innate behavioral strategies.’
#SfN25
@dikshagup.bsky.social will be presenting today in the minisymposium MIN23, between 2-4:30 pm in SDCC Rm 30
'A multi-region recurrent circuit for evidence accumulation in rats.'
#SfN25
'A multi-region recurrent circuit for evidence accumulation in rats.'
#SfN25
November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
@dikshagup.bsky.social will be presenting today in the minisymposium MIN23, between 2-4:30 pm in SDCC Rm 30
'A multi-region recurrent circuit for evidence accumulation in rats.'
#SfN25
'A multi-region recurrent circuit for evidence accumulation in rats.'
#SfN25
@neuroweiler.bsky.social is presenting a poster:
“Layer 6 callosal projecting neurons relay ipsi-eye information between the monocular primary visual cortices.”
PSTR072 8am-12pm in SDCC Halls B-H
“Layer 6 callosal projecting neurons relay ipsi-eye information between the monocular primary visual cortices.”
PSTR072 8am-12pm in SDCC Halls B-H
November 16, 2025 at 4:03 PM
@neuroweiler.bsky.social is presenting a poster:
“Layer 6 callosal projecting neurons relay ipsi-eye information between the monocular primary visual cortices.”
PSTR072 8am-12pm in SDCC Halls B-H
“Layer 6 callosal projecting neurons relay ipsi-eye information between the monocular primary visual cortices.”
PSTR072 8am-12pm in SDCC Halls B-H
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Discover the life and legacy of Santiago Ramón y Cajal at the final stop of the travelling exhibition celebrating his work.
Free and open to all:
📅 7–30 November
🕒 Fri: 2–5 PM | Sat–Sun: 10 AM–3 PM
📍 Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, Howland Street, W1T 4JG
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/events/c...
Free and open to all:
📅 7–30 November
🕒 Fri: 2–5 PM | Sat–Sun: 10 AM–3 PM
📍 Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, Howland Street, W1T 4JG
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/events/c...
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Discover the life and legacy of Santiago Ramón y Cajal at the final stop of the travelling exhibition celebrating his work.
Free and open to all:
📅 7–30 November
🕒 Fri: 2–5 PM | Sat–Sun: 10 AM–3 PM
📍 Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, Howland Street, W1T 4JG
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/events/c...
Free and open to all:
📅 7–30 November
🕒 Fri: 2–5 PM | Sat–Sun: 10 AM–3 PM
📍 Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, Howland Street, W1T 4JG
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/events/c...
Fantastic to see Igor Tatarnikov, Senior Research Software Engineer at SWC, collecting the 2025 International Prize from
@theneuro.bsky.social Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation on behalf of the @brainglobe.info Initiative!
#OpenScience
Read more: sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
@theneuro.bsky.social Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation on behalf of the @brainglobe.info Initiative!
#OpenScience
Read more: sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Fantastic to see Igor Tatarnikov, Senior Research Software Engineer at SWC, collecting the 2025 International Prize from
@theneuro.bsky.social Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation on behalf of the @brainglobe.info Initiative!
#OpenScience
Read more: sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
@theneuro.bsky.social Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation on behalf of the @brainglobe.info Initiative!
#OpenScience
Read more: sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
We asked leading neuroscientists ‘What impact does music have on the brain?’
They reflect on its role in bonding social groups, its influence on our emotions and its potential as therapy for neurodegenerative disorders ⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/how...
They reflect on its role in bonding social groups, its influence on our emotions and its potential as therapy for neurodegenerative disorders ⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/how...
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
We asked leading neuroscientists ‘What impact does music have on the brain?’
They reflect on its role in bonding social groups, its influence on our emotions and its potential as therapy for neurodegenerative disorders ⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/how...
They reflect on its role in bonding social groups, its influence on our emotions and its potential as therapy for neurodegenerative disorders ⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/how...
Our latest ‘Journeys in Neuroscience’ article features Dr Rachel Swanson (@swansonswansoff.bsky.social), Senior Research Fellow at SWC.
She talks about her motivations, career and her research into how the brain learns⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/sle...
She talks about her motivations, career and her research into how the brain learns⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/sle...
October 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Our latest ‘Journeys in Neuroscience’ article features Dr Rachel Swanson (@swansonswansoff.bsky.social), Senior Research Fellow at SWC.
She talks about her motivations, career and her research into how the brain learns⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/sle...
She talks about her motivations, career and her research into how the brain learns⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/sle...
Could SWC be the place where you launch your career in #neuroscience? 🧠
Don’t miss your chance! Apply to our PhD Programme before 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
#Career #PhD #London
Don’t miss your chance! Apply to our PhD Programme before 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
#Career #PhD #London
October 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Could SWC be the place where you launch your career in #neuroscience? 🧠
Don’t miss your chance! Apply to our PhD Programme before 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
#Career #PhD #London
Don’t miss your chance! Apply to our PhD Programme before 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
#Career #PhD #London
At SWC, we are committed to transparency about our animal research.
Our annual #AnimalStats have recently been updated, as the UK Home Office publishes the 2024 Animal Research Statistics report.
Read more: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
@animalresearch.bsky.social
Our annual #AnimalStats have recently been updated, as the UK Home Office publishes the 2024 Animal Research Statistics report.
Read more: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
@animalresearch.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
At SWC, we are committed to transparency about our animal research.
Our annual #AnimalStats have recently been updated, as the UK Home Office publishes the 2024 Animal Research Statistics report.
Read more: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
@animalresearch.bsky.social
Our annual #AnimalStats have recently been updated, as the UK Home Office publishes the 2024 Animal Research Statistics report.
Read more: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
@animalresearch.bsky.social
Study neuroscience in the heart of London! 💂♂️👩🔬💻
Join our PhD programme and immerse yourself in world-class research and vibrant city life.
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
#PhDLife
Join our PhD programme and immerse yourself in world-class research and vibrant city life.
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
#PhDLife
October 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Study neuroscience in the heart of London! 💂♂️👩🔬💻
Join our PhD programme and immerse yourself in world-class research and vibrant city life.
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
#PhDLife
Join our PhD programme and immerse yourself in world-class research and vibrant city life.
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
#PhDLife
What if the adult brain could regain the plasticity of early childhood?
SWC seminar speaker Professor Michael Stryker (@ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social) discusses reactivating critical periods in brain development and what this could mean for future therapies.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/explo...
SWC seminar speaker Professor Michael Stryker (@ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social) discusses reactivating critical periods in brain development and what this could mean for future therapies.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/explo...
October 20, 2025 at 11:06 AM
What if the adult brain could regain the plasticity of early childhood?
SWC seminar speaker Professor Michael Stryker (@ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social) discusses reactivating critical periods in brain development and what this could mean for future therapies.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/explo...
SWC seminar speaker Professor Michael Stryker (@ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social) discusses reactivating critical periods in brain development and what this could mean for future therapies.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/explo...
We are delighted to support the 2025 @ucl-neurodomain.bsky.social NeuroAI Annual Conference.
Join experts in neuroscience, AI, machine learning, and related fields on Wednesday 5 November 2025 at @uclchildhealth.bsky.social
Details and registration: www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticket...
Join experts in neuroscience, AI, machine learning, and related fields on Wednesday 5 November 2025 at @uclchildhealth.bsky.social
Details and registration: www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticket...
October 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We are delighted to support the 2025 @ucl-neurodomain.bsky.social NeuroAI Annual Conference.
Join experts in neuroscience, AI, machine learning, and related fields on Wednesday 5 November 2025 at @uclchildhealth.bsky.social
Details and registration: www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticket...
Join experts in neuroscience, AI, machine learning, and related fields on Wednesday 5 November 2025 at @uclchildhealth.bsky.social
Details and registration: www.ucl.ac.uk/event-ticket...
Everyone needs sleep, but what happens in the brain when we snooze? 😴
For #BiologyWeek, SWC’s Dr Volkan Uzungil shares his journey into neuroscience and his work uncovering how sleep shapes learning and memory.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/sim...
For #BiologyWeek, SWC’s Dr Volkan Uzungil shares his journey into neuroscience and his work uncovering how sleep shapes learning and memory.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/sim...
October 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Everyone needs sleep, but what happens in the brain when we snooze? 😴
For #BiologyWeek, SWC’s Dr Volkan Uzungil shares his journey into neuroscience and his work uncovering how sleep shapes learning and memory.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/sim...
For #BiologyWeek, SWC’s Dr Volkan Uzungil shares his journey into neuroscience and his work uncovering how sleep shapes learning and memory.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/sim...
At SWC, we’re unravelling the mysteries of the brain 🧠
Ready to join us?
Applications for our Systems Neuroscience PhD programme are now open!
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
Ready to join us?
Applications for our Systems Neuroscience PhD programme are now open!
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
October 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
At SWC, we’re unravelling the mysteries of the brain 🧠
Ready to join us?
Applications for our Systems Neuroscience PhD programme are now open!
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
Ready to join us?
Applications for our Systems Neuroscience PhD programme are now open!
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
Do parrots really speak?
SWC Seminar speaker Dr Michael Long (@nyu.edu Grossman School of Medicine) discusses parrot speech, communication and culture in our latest Q&A:
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/do-pa...
SWC Seminar speaker Dr Michael Long (@nyu.edu Grossman School of Medicine) discusses parrot speech, communication and culture in our latest Q&A:
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/do-pa...
October 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Do parrots really speak?
SWC Seminar speaker Dr Michael Long (@nyu.edu Grossman School of Medicine) discusses parrot speech, communication and culture in our latest Q&A:
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/do-pa...
SWC Seminar speaker Dr Michael Long (@nyu.edu Grossman School of Medicine) discusses parrot speech, communication and culture in our latest Q&A:
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/do-pa...
Huge congratulations to the @BrainGlobe.info team for winning the 2025 International Prize awarded by the @theneuro.bsky.social and Helga Cooper Foundation Open Science Prizes Selection Committee 🎉
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
October 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Huge congratulations to the @BrainGlobe.info team for winning the 2025 International Prize awarded by the @theneuro.bsky.social and Helga Cooper Foundation Open Science Prizes Selection Committee 🎉
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
We're delighted to host the travelling exhibition: ‘The art and legacy of Santiago Ramón y Cajal’ at SWC next month.
📅 7–30 November
🕒 Fri: 2–5 PM | Sat–Sun: 10 AM–3 PM
🎟️ Register for the launch event on 7 November, 16:30 🔽
sruk.org.uk/ceru-events/...
📅 7–30 November
🕒 Fri: 2–5 PM | Sat–Sun: 10 AM–3 PM
🎟️ Register for the launch event on 7 November, 16:30 🔽
sruk.org.uk/ceru-events/...
October 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM
We're delighted to host the travelling exhibition: ‘The art and legacy of Santiago Ramón y Cajal’ at SWC next month.
📅 7–30 November
🕒 Fri: 2–5 PM | Sat–Sun: 10 AM–3 PM
🎟️ Register for the launch event on 7 November, 16:30 🔽
sruk.org.uk/ceru-events/...
📅 7–30 November
🕒 Fri: 2–5 PM | Sat–Sun: 10 AM–3 PM
🎟️ Register for the launch event on 7 November, 16:30 🔽
sruk.org.uk/ceru-events/...
What makes our PhD programme unique?
🤖 Boot Camp
🔬 Access to advanced facilities
🤝 Interdisciplinary collaboration with global experts
💰 £28.4k tax-free stipend
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
🤖 Boot Camp
🔬 Access to advanced facilities
🤝 Interdisciplinary collaboration with global experts
💰 £28.4k tax-free stipend
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
October 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
What makes our PhD programme unique?
🤖 Boot Camp
🔬 Access to advanced facilities
🤝 Interdisciplinary collaboration with global experts
💰 £28.4k tax-free stipend
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
🤖 Boot Camp
🔬 Access to advanced facilities
🤝 Interdisciplinary collaboration with global experts
💰 £28.4k tax-free stipend
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
A new case study from the Neurobiological Research Facility at SWC outlines a centralised framework for training and competence in animal research, built on collaboration.
Out now in Animal Technology and Welfare.
📃 www.atwjournal.com/_files/ugd/a...
🔗 www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/cen...
Out now in Animal Technology and Welfare.
📃 www.atwjournal.com/_files/ugd/a...
🔗 www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/cen...
October 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A new case study from the Neurobiological Research Facility at SWC outlines a centralised framework for training and competence in animal research, built on collaboration.
Out now in Animal Technology and Welfare.
📃 www.atwjournal.com/_files/ugd/a...
🔗 www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/cen...
Out now in Animal Technology and Welfare.
📃 www.atwjournal.com/_files/ugd/a...
🔗 www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/cen...
Congratulations to all the new SWC & @gatsbyucl.bsky.social PhD students for successfully completing Boot Camp!
We are delighted to welcome you to the community.
Students showcased their robots in our hotly anticipated annual @noblackboxes.bsky.social Robot Competition 🦾⚽💻
We are delighted to welcome you to the community.
Students showcased their robots in our hotly anticipated annual @noblackboxes.bsky.social Robot Competition 🦾⚽💻
September 30, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Congratulations to all the new SWC & @gatsbyucl.bsky.social PhD students for successfully completing Boot Camp!
We are delighted to welcome you to the community.
Students showcased their robots in our hotly anticipated annual @noblackboxes.bsky.social Robot Competition 🦾⚽💻
We are delighted to welcome you to the community.
Students showcased their robots in our hotly anticipated annual @noblackboxes.bsky.social Robot Competition 🦾⚽💻
At SWC, we’re not afraid to ask bold questions. We’re striving to understand how the brain gives rise to behaviour.
Join us for your PhD!
🧠 World-class training in systems neuroscience
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
Apply by 3 Nov ⬇️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
Join us for your PhD!
🧠 World-class training in systems neuroscience
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
Apply by 3 Nov ⬇️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
September 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
At SWC, we’re not afraid to ask bold questions. We’re striving to understand how the brain gives rise to behaviour.
Join us for your PhD!
🧠 World-class training in systems neuroscience
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
Apply by 3 Nov ⬇️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
Join us for your PhD!
🧠 World-class training in systems neuroscience
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
Apply by 3 Nov ⬇️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...