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Dr Ronak Ved has been awarded a Medical Research Council (MRC) Clinical Research Training Fellowship in the field of traumatic brain injury. The prestigious scheme provides predoctoral researchers with the opportunity to foster a competitive PhD research, moving towards a career as a clinical scientist.…

A researcher from the BRAIN Unit and Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute (NMHRI) at Cardiff University has been awarded the Guarantors of the Brain Fellowship. Dr. Malik Zaben works across the Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences at Cardiff University. He is a…

We're looking for a Research Assistant to work in an exciting collaboration between two Health and Care Research Wales funded infrastructure centres: the Wales Cancer Research Centre and the BRAIN Unit. The post is available immediately and is fixed-term for one year. The successful candidate…

Dr Zaben is a lecturer in neurosurgery with a special interest in understanding neurogenesis and neuroplasticity after traumatic brain injury (TBI). His research explores potential therapeutic approaches targeting neuroinflammatory pathways to limit brain damage after injury, and enhance repair. This year has been another successful…

Our Public Involvement lead Dr Emma Lane, is inviting researchers to meet our public involvement group, BRAIN Involve. Are you interested in meeting members of the public? Do you want to find out about the lived experience of someone with the disease you are studying?…

As people around the world mark Purple Day to raise awareness of epilepsy, we took a moment to catch up with our experts who are working to better understand the condition as well as researching new treatments. Over 600,000 people in the UK have epilepsy.…

Drs Cynthia Sandor, who is supported by the Ser Cymru II programme which is part-funded by Cardiff University and the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government, Kathryn Peall and Professor Caleb Webber have recently received funding from the Health and Care Research Wales…

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Clinical Research Fellow to work on a Health and Care Research Wales funded project at Cardiff University “BRAIN Unit” under the supervision of Professor Gray. The post is available from February 2021 for 12 months. This fellowship…

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a research assistant within the Neurology research group at Swansea University Medical School. They are looking for individuals with skills and experience in the analysis of data (preferably in health or social care) and a background in epidemiology, statistics,…

Welcome to the new Brain Repair and Intracranial Neurotherapeutics (BRAIN) Unit website. The new site offers details about ongoing research projects, specific research highlights, upcoming events, relevant news and helpful resources. At a time when we are relying heavily on digital resources, the team at…