LINC
@lincneurosci.bsky.social
Liverpool Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Centre
⭐ SCPRA awards ⭐
Five @lincneurosci.bsky.social researchers awarded prestigious Senior Clinical & Practitioner Research Awards by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
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Five @lincneurosci.bsky.social researchers awarded prestigious Senior Clinical & Practitioner Research Awards by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
Full story
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@thewaltoncentre.bsky.social
@laurenhepworth.bsky.social
LINC researchers awarded prestigious SCPRA awards | Stories | Liverpool Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Centre (LINC) | University of Liverpool
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November 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
⭐ SCPRA awards ⭐
Five @lincneurosci.bsky.social researchers awarded prestigious Senior Clinical & Practitioner Research Awards by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
Full story
➡️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/liverpool-in...
@thewaltoncentre.bsky.social
@laurenhepworth.bsky.social
Five @lincneurosci.bsky.social researchers awarded prestigious Senior Clinical & Practitioner Research Awards by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
Full story
➡️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/liverpool-in...
@thewaltoncentre.bsky.social
@laurenhepworth.bsky.social
💡 LINC on the Original Ideas podcast 💡
Now available on the Original Ideas podcast from the @livuninews.bsky.social, LINC members discuss our understanding of Pain, and how research could drive change for people around the world.
Listen: www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/ori...
Now available on the Original Ideas podcast from the @livuninews.bsky.social, LINC members discuss our understanding of Pain, and how research could drive change for people around the world.
Listen: www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/ori...
November 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
💡 LINC on the Original Ideas podcast 💡
Now available on the Original Ideas podcast from the @livuninews.bsky.social, LINC members discuss our understanding of Pain, and how research could drive change for people around the world.
Listen: www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/ori...
Now available on the Original Ideas podcast from the @livuninews.bsky.social, LINC members discuss our understanding of Pain, and how research could drive change for people around the world.
Listen: www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/ori...
🔬 Study reveals vinculin’s unexpected role in cellular mechanical memory
Professor Ben Goult @liverpooluni.bsky.social said: "It’s a fundamental change in how we view this protein.”
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Professor Ben Goult @liverpooluni.bsky.social said: "It’s a fundamental change in how we view this protein.”
Read
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November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
🔬 Study reveals vinculin’s unexpected role in cellular mechanical memory
Professor Ben Goult @liverpooluni.bsky.social said: "It’s a fundamental change in how we view this protein.”
Read
➡️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/10/31/s...
➡️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Professor Ben Goult @liverpooluni.bsky.social said: "It’s a fundamental change in how we view this protein.”
Read
➡️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/10/31/s...
➡️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
✨✨LINC Neurosurgeon receives the Vilhelm Magnus Medal✨✨
Congratulations Prof. Jenkinson of @liverpooluni.bsky.social & Consultant Neurosurgeon @thewaltoncentre.bsky.social- today he received the award often described as the ‘Nobel Prize of Neurosurgery’.
Read: www.liverpool.ac.uk/liverpool-in...
Congratulations Prof. Jenkinson of @liverpooluni.bsky.social & Consultant Neurosurgeon @thewaltoncentre.bsky.social- today he received the award often described as the ‘Nobel Prize of Neurosurgery’.
Read: www.liverpool.ac.uk/liverpool-in...
Liverpool Neurosurgeon receives prestigious award | Stories | Liverpool Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Centre (LINC) | University of Liverpool
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October 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
✨✨LINC Neurosurgeon receives the Vilhelm Magnus Medal✨✨
Congratulations Prof. Jenkinson of @liverpooluni.bsky.social & Consultant Neurosurgeon @thewaltoncentre.bsky.social- today he received the award often described as the ‘Nobel Prize of Neurosurgery’.
Read: www.liverpool.ac.uk/liverpool-in...
Congratulations Prof. Jenkinson of @liverpooluni.bsky.social & Consultant Neurosurgeon @thewaltoncentre.bsky.social- today he received the award often described as the ‘Nobel Prize of Neurosurgery’.
Read: www.liverpool.ac.uk/liverpool-in...
New MSc Neuroscience for 2026
- Modern neuroscience, with a unique focus on clinical disorders of the central nervous system.
- Co-designed with research active clinicians.
- Opportunity to gain hands-on experience with neuroscience tools.
Find out more:
➡️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/neur...
- Modern neuroscience, with a unique focus on clinical disorders of the central nervous system.
- Co-designed with research active clinicians.
- Opportunity to gain hands-on experience with neuroscience tools.
Find out more:
➡️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/neur...
October 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
New MSc Neuroscience for 2026
- Modern neuroscience, with a unique focus on clinical disorders of the central nervous system.
- Co-designed with research active clinicians.
- Opportunity to gain hands-on experience with neuroscience tools.
Find out more:
➡️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/neur...
- Modern neuroscience, with a unique focus on clinical disorders of the central nervous system.
- Co-designed with research active clinicians.
- Opportunity to gain hands-on experience with neuroscience tools.
Find out more:
➡️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/neur...
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new low-cost blood test that could make it easier to detect Alzheimer’s disease at an earlier stage—helping patients receive treatment and support sooner.
Read the full story:
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/10/01/l...
Read the full story:
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Liverpool scientists create affordable, AI-powered tests for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease - University of Liverpool News
Liverpool scientists create affordable, AI-powered tests for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
news.liverpool.ac.uk
October 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new low-cost blood test that could make it easier to detect Alzheimer’s disease at an earlier stage—helping patients receive treatment and support sooner.
Read the full story:
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/10/01/l...
Read the full story:
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/10/01/l...
🌍 WORLD MENINGITIS DAY 🌍 5 OCTOBER 2025
2025 is half way for @who.int Global Road Map to #DefeatMeningitis by 2030.
With improved funding, greater access to vaccines, faster
diagnostics and better treatment and support, we can save lives and protect futures.
www.meningitis.org/meningitis-i...
2025 is half way for @who.int Global Road Map to #DefeatMeningitis by 2030.
With improved funding, greater access to vaccines, faster
diagnostics and better treatment and support, we can save lives and protect futures.
www.meningitis.org/meningitis-i...
October 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🌍 WORLD MENINGITIS DAY 🌍 5 OCTOBER 2025
2025 is half way for @who.int Global Road Map to #DefeatMeningitis by 2030.
With improved funding, greater access to vaccines, faster
diagnostics and better treatment and support, we can save lives and protect futures.
www.meningitis.org/meningitis-i...
2025 is half way for @who.int Global Road Map to #DefeatMeningitis by 2030.
With improved funding, greater access to vaccines, faster
diagnostics and better treatment and support, we can save lives and protect futures.
www.meningitis.org/meningitis-i...
£1.7m grant awarded to study stress and chronic pain
Brilliant new study from LINC's Dr Andrew Marshall @liverpooluni.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Pain Neuroscience & Honorary Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist @thewaltoncentre.bsky.social)
➡️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/22/1...
Brilliant new study from LINC's Dr Andrew Marshall @liverpooluni.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Pain Neuroscience & Honorary Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist @thewaltoncentre.bsky.social)
➡️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/22/1...
£1.7m grant awarded to study stress and chronic pain - University of Liverpool News
£1.7m grant awarded to study stress and chronic pain
news.liverpool.ac.uk
September 22, 2025 at 3:55 PM
£1.7m grant awarded to study stress and chronic pain
Brilliant new study from LINC's Dr Andrew Marshall @liverpooluni.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Pain Neuroscience & Honorary Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist @thewaltoncentre.bsky.social)
➡️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/22/1...
Brilliant new study from LINC's Dr Andrew Marshall @liverpooluni.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Pain Neuroscience & Honorary Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist @thewaltoncentre.bsky.social)
➡️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/22/1...
💫 Congratulations Dr Mbizvo💫 who won the platform prize for best presentation at @ilae-epilepsy.bsky.social British Branch Meeting earlier this week. 3rd time he has won!
He presented the work on valproate and male infertility.
➡️ Paper in Nature Comms: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
He presented the work on valproate and male infertility.
➡️ Paper in Nature Comms: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 17, 2025 at 12:42 PM
💫 Congratulations Dr Mbizvo💫 who won the platform prize for best presentation at @ilae-epilepsy.bsky.social British Branch Meeting earlier this week. 3rd time he has won!
He presented the work on valproate and male infertility.
➡️ Paper in Nature Comms: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
He presented the work on valproate and male infertility.
➡️ Paper in Nature Comms: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Parents share tragic story of their healthy toddler Lorelei Cowmeadow's death from encephalitis, to raise awareness of symptoms.
LINC's Director Ben contributed to the article, to explain encephalitis.
Symptoms: www.encephalitis.info/what-is-ence...
Article: www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
LINC's Director Ben contributed to the article, to explain encephalitis.
Symptoms: www.encephalitis.info/what-is-ence...
Article: www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
September 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Parents share tragic story of their healthy toddler Lorelei Cowmeadow's death from encephalitis, to raise awareness of symptoms.
LINC's Director Ben contributed to the article, to explain encephalitis.
Symptoms: www.encephalitis.info/what-is-ence...
Article: www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
LINC's Director Ben contributed to the article, to explain encephalitis.
Symptoms: www.encephalitis.info/what-is-ence...
Article: www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
Watch
@encephalitisint.bsky.social
explain how important PPI is to research and the impact patients can have on studies
👉📺https://youtube.com/watch?v=m6z00F3f5zc
👉📑 Read the article: tinyurl.com/2s3d9r39
@thewaltoncentre.bsky.social
@livuniresearch.bsky.social
@brainiigroup.bsky.social
@encephalitisint.bsky.social
explain how important PPI is to research and the impact patients can have on studies
👉📺https://youtube.com/watch?v=m6z00F3f5zc
👉📑 Read the article: tinyurl.com/2s3d9r39
@thewaltoncentre.bsky.social
@livuniresearch.bsky.social
@brainiigroup.bsky.social
Integrating patient and public involvement during the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons from COVID-clinical neuroscience study
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September 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Watch
@encephalitisint.bsky.social
explain how important PPI is to research and the impact patients can have on studies
👉📺https://youtube.com/watch?v=m6z00F3f5zc
👉📑 Read the article: tinyurl.com/2s3d9r39
@thewaltoncentre.bsky.social
@livuniresearch.bsky.social
@brainiigroup.bsky.social
@encephalitisint.bsky.social
explain how important PPI is to research and the impact patients can have on studies
👉📺https://youtube.com/watch?v=m6z00F3f5zc
👉📑 Read the article: tinyurl.com/2s3d9r39
@thewaltoncentre.bsky.social
@livuniresearch.bsky.social
@brainiigroup.bsky.social
Deadly consequences of declining vaccination rates:
@lincneurosci.bsky.social Director Professor Benedict Michael's article published today in The Conversation UK
"Child dies from complications of measles years after infection – SSPE explained"
Read: theconversation.com/child-dies-f...
@lincneurosci.bsky.social Director Professor Benedict Michael's article published today in The Conversation UK
"Child dies from complications of measles years after infection – SSPE explained"
Read: theconversation.com/child-dies-f...
Child dies from complications of measles years after infection – SSPE explained
Why falling vaccination rates put vulnerable children at risk.
theconversation.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Deadly consequences of declining vaccination rates:
@lincneurosci.bsky.social Director Professor Benedict Michael's article published today in The Conversation UK
"Child dies from complications of measles years after infection – SSPE explained"
Read: theconversation.com/child-dies-f...
@lincneurosci.bsky.social Director Professor Benedict Michael's article published today in The Conversation UK
"Child dies from complications of measles years after infection – SSPE explained"
Read: theconversation.com/child-dies-f...
Minimal male fertility impact from epilepsy drug- new research, published today in Nature Communications.
Read more about this large-scale international study led by Dr Gashirai Mbizvo of @lincneurosci.bsky.social & funded by Epilepsy Research Institute UK
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/15/s...
Read more about this large-scale international study led by Dr Gashirai Mbizvo of @lincneurosci.bsky.social & funded by Epilepsy Research Institute UK
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/15/s...
Study finds minimal male fertility impact from epilepsy drug - University of Liverpool News
Study finds minimal male fertility impact from epilepsy drug
news.liverpool.ac.uk
September 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Minimal male fertility impact from epilepsy drug- new research, published today in Nature Communications.
Read more about this large-scale international study led by Dr Gashirai Mbizvo of @lincneurosci.bsky.social & funded by Epilepsy Research Institute UK
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/15/s...
Read more about this large-scale international study led by Dr Gashirai Mbizvo of @lincneurosci.bsky.social & funded by Epilepsy Research Institute UK
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/09/15/s...
A great example of interdisciplinary neuroscience research underway, led by Ali Bakhsh, Neurosurgery Resident & Doctoral Clinical Fellow, with @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social & THE GUARANTORS OF 'BRAIN' Research Fellowship: "Why do brain tumours cause fits (seizures) & how can we better treat them?"
September 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A great example of interdisciplinary neuroscience research underway, led by Ali Bakhsh, Neurosurgery Resident & Doctoral Clinical Fellow, with @collegeofsurgeons.bsky.social & THE GUARANTORS OF 'BRAIN' Research Fellowship: "Why do brain tumours cause fits (seizures) & how can we better treat them?"
🧠 #Encephalitis is a deadly brain inflammation. Cases are rising due to climate change, vaccine gaps & population growth.
LINC Director & CPP Awardee @benedictneuro.bsky.social joined other experts, for @who.int to issue a global call to improve care.
➡️ Full WHO technical brief: shorturl.at/triO2
LINC Director & CPP Awardee @benedictneuro.bsky.social joined other experts, for @who.int to issue a global call to improve care.
➡️ Full WHO technical brief: shorturl.at/triO2
Encephalitis: global threats, trends and public health implications: a technical brief
Encephalitis is a serious, life-threatening neurological condition characterized by inflammation of the brain. Prioritizing encephalitis within global and national health agendas and promoting collabo...
shorturl.at
September 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
🧠 #Encephalitis is a deadly brain inflammation. Cases are rising due to climate change, vaccine gaps & population growth.
LINC Director & CPP Awardee @benedictneuro.bsky.social joined other experts, for @who.int to issue a global call to improve care.
➡️ Full WHO technical brief: shorturl.at/triO2
LINC Director & CPP Awardee @benedictneuro.bsky.social joined other experts, for @who.int to issue a global call to improve care.
➡️ Full WHO technical brief: shorturl.at/triO2
🎉 Congratulations to Callum Cook for winning 1st place poster prize for “How AI could be used in EEG analysis” at this summer’s annual showcase event for the Specialised Foundation Programme! 🎉
September 1, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🎉 Congratulations to Callum Cook for winning 1st place poster prize for “How AI could be used in EEG analysis” at this summer’s annual showcase event for the Specialised Foundation Programme! 🎉
Determinants of decisions with high-value options
Angelo Pirrone has received £173k from The Leverhulme Trust to investigate ‘Determinants of decisions with high-value options’.
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Angelo Pirrone has received £173k from The Leverhulme Trust to investigate ‘Determinants of decisions with high-value options’.
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Determinants of decisions with high-value options | Liverpool Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Centre
Determinants of decisions with high-value options
Angelo Pirrone has received £173k from The Leverhulme Trust to investigate ‘Determinants of decisions with high-value options’.
The project team inc...
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August 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Determinants of decisions with high-value options
Angelo Pirrone has received £173k from The Leverhulme Trust to investigate ‘Determinants of decisions with high-value options’.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Angelo Pirrone has received £173k from The Leverhulme Trust to investigate ‘Determinants of decisions with high-value options’.
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
New MSc Neuroscience is launching in September 2026.
This programme will introduce students to the field of neuroscience through the lens of clinical disorders of the central nervous system.
Register your interest: www.liverpool.ac.uk/postgraduate...
This programme will introduce students to the field of neuroscience through the lens of clinical disorders of the central nervous system.
Register your interest: www.liverpool.ac.uk/postgraduate...
July 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
New MSc Neuroscience is launching in September 2026.
This programme will introduce students to the field of neuroscience through the lens of clinical disorders of the central nervous system.
Register your interest: www.liverpool.ac.uk/postgraduate...
This programme will introduce students to the field of neuroscience through the lens of clinical disorders of the central nervous system.
Register your interest: www.liverpool.ac.uk/postgraduate...
£2.7M for Liverpool-led trial investigating vagus nerve stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/07/16/2...
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/07/16/2...
July 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
£2.7M for Liverpool-led trial investigating vagus nerve stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/07/16/2...
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/07/16/2...
The LINC launch was reported on by The Liverpool Echo:
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
'It's the spirit of Liverpool that has made this possible'
LFC legend David Fairclough praised the initiative that is the first of its kind in the country
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
July 18, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The LINC launch was reported on by The Liverpool Echo:
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Last week marked the official launch of the Liverpool Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Centre (LINC) - a world-leading research centre bringing together brain and mind expertise to address some of the most urgent neurological, neurosurgical, and psychiatric health challenges worldwide.
July 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Last week marked the official launch of the Liverpool Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Centre (LINC) - a world-leading research centre bringing together brain and mind expertise to address some of the most urgent neurological, neurosurgical, and psychiatric health challenges worldwide.
✨ Fantastic turn out last night for the launch event. Thanks to everyone who came and made it such a success! ✨
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/07/10/b...
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July 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
✨ Fantastic turn out last night for the launch event. Thanks to everyone who came and made it such a success! ✨
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/07/10/b...
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/07/10/b...
Preparations are underway for the launch of @lincneurosci.bsky.social tonight at 5pm at the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, can't wait to welcome you all!
July 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Preparations are underway for the launch of @lincneurosci.bsky.social tonight at 5pm at the Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, can't wait to welcome you all!