UCL academics named as UKRI Future Leaders Fellows

UKRI Future Leader Fellows - Four UCL academics have been awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships in recognition of the potentially world-changing and transformative nature of their research. They are among 84 of the "most promising scientists and researchers" in the UK identified for government funding this year to help them develop their ideas from the lab and lecture theatre to the market, creating workable solutions to major global problems. UCL's four selected researchers span a range of disciplines including immunology, neurology, evolutionary biology and artificial intelligence. The announcement, made today by Science Minister George Freeman as part of London Tech Week, will see researchers benefit from a total of £97.8m, with grants spanning between four and seven years. Research projects awarded Dr Rick Adams (UCL Computer Science) Dr Adams is developing new ways of targeting drug treatments for schizophrenia, to improve their efficacy. He is studying whether drugs that target glutamate receptors in the brain can be given to people who would benefit most from them, using computational modelling of electroencephalography data. This could also reduce the burden of side effects, compared with existing medications.