Brain awareness week: the impact of UCL research

'Neuroscience is one of the key disciplines of our time, and UCL is today the strongest neuroscience university in Europe ': Professor Malcolm Grant, UCL President and Provost. Through our world-class research in the institutes of Neurology , Cognitive Neuroscience , Child Health and Ophthalmology and many other UCL groups across our faculties, the university makes a difference every day to improving understanding of the brain and neurological and mental health care in our local community and beyond. Research strength. UCL is Europe's research powerhouse in neuroscience. We are ranked second in the world, and first in Europe, in neuroscience and behaviour by Thomson ISI Essential Science Indicators, with more than twice as many publications and citations as any other European institution. UCL Neuroscience brings together over 400 senior investigators, including 184 Professors, 34 Fellows of the Royal Society and 51 Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences, who conduct world-leading work to advance understanding of brain disorders such as dementia, cancer, epilepsy, depression and schizophrenia, and many more. Neuroscience is a strategic priority for UCL, accounting for over one-third of UCL's entire income and raising nearly £500m in research funding over the last five years.