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/
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/...
In a recent SWC seminar, Dr Nuo Li (Duke University) shared his work on context-specific preparatory states in motor circuits — stable patterns that shape voluntary movement.
Read more in our Q&A ⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/ready...
Read more in our Q&A ⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/ready...
September 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
In a recent SWC seminar, Dr Nuo Li (Duke University) shared his work on context-specific preparatory states in motor circuits — stable patterns that shape voluntary movement.
Read more in our Q&A ⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/ready...
Read more in our Q&A ⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/ready...
From a fascination with moral philosophy to building “Rat City,” SWC Seminar speaker Gowan Tervo (@hhmijanelia.bsky.social) discusses his work on the neural basis of social decision-making in our latest Q&A.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/weigh...
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/weigh...
September 24, 2025 at 8:20 AM
From a fascination with moral philosophy to building “Rat City,” SWC Seminar speaker Gowan Tervo (@hhmijanelia.bsky.social) discusses his work on the neural basis of social decision-making in our latest Q&A.
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/weigh...
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/weigh...
Applications are now open for the SWC Systems Neuroscience PhD Programme.
Join us in London!
🧠 World-class neuroscience training
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🖥️ Close links to @gatsbyucl.bsky.social
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
Join us in London!
🧠 World-class neuroscience training
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🖥️ Close links to @gatsbyucl.bsky.social
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
September 23, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Applications are now open for the SWC Systems Neuroscience PhD Programme.
Join us in London!
🧠 World-class neuroscience training
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🖥️ Close links to @gatsbyucl.bsky.social
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
Join us in London!
🧠 World-class neuroscience training
💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme
🖥️ Close links to @gatsbyucl.bsky.social
Apply by 3 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...
We were proud to support the 2025 @trendcamina.bsky.social course at the University of Zambia!
Students and faculty across Africa joined 20+ international researchers for training in computational neuroscience & machine learning.
Students and faculty across Africa joined 20+ international researchers for training in computational neuroscience & machine learning.
September 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
We were proud to support the 2025 @trendcamina.bsky.social course at the University of Zambia!
Students and faculty across Africa joined 20+ international researchers for training in computational neuroscience & machine learning.
Students and faculty across Africa joined 20+ international researchers for training in computational neuroscience & machine learning.
Stick or twist?
During his PhD at Harvard, SWC’s Dr Michael Bukwich developed a virtual foraging task for mice to uncover how the brain decides when to move on ⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/gra...
During his PhD at Harvard, SWC’s Dr Michael Bukwich developed a virtual foraging task for mice to uncover how the brain decides when to move on ⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/gra...
September 17, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Stick or twist?
During his PhD at Harvard, SWC’s Dr Michael Bukwich developed a virtual foraging task for mice to uncover how the brain decides when to move on ⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/gra...
During his PhD at Harvard, SWC’s Dr Michael Bukwich developed a virtual foraging task for mice to uncover how the brain decides when to move on ⤵️
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/gra...
Join the symposium for senior trainees & junior group leaders (organised by SWC's Sara Mederos and @sandra-neuro.bsky.social) at the International Winter Neuroscience Conference, Austria, April 2026.
Abstract submission to present your work at the Early Career Symposium closes on 15 Oct
Abstract submission to present your work at the Early Career Symposium closes on 15 Oct
September 16, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Join the symposium for senior trainees & junior group leaders (organised by SWC's Sara Mederos and @sandra-neuro.bsky.social) at the International Winter Neuroscience Conference, Austria, April 2026.
Abstract submission to present your work at the Early Career Symposium closes on 15 Oct
Abstract submission to present your work at the Early Career Symposium closes on 15 Oct