10 October 2025
Huntington’s disease treated for the first time: neurosurgeries delivered by Advanced Neurotherapies Centre
25 July 2025
First neuro-focused research group meeting sparks new collaborations
The Advanced Neurotherapies Centre hosted the inaugural neuro multi-disciplinary research group (MDRG) meeting this month in Cardiff. The collaborative meeting…
25 June 2025
Advanced Neurotherapies Centre officially launched at showcase event
The event brought together researchers, clinicians, industry leaders, and individuals with lived experience of neurological conditions. It marked a significant…
20 May 2025
Clinical Trials Day 2025: a personal journey through a neurosurgical advanced therapy trial
Clinical Trials Day (20 May) is an annual opportunity to reflect on all that has been accomplished thanks to clinical…
15 May 2025
New trial for gene therapy for frontotemporal dementia
The ASPIRE-FTD clinical trial will investigate the use of a gene therapy in people with frontotemporal dementia. A new clinical…
27 January 2025
Health and Care Research Wales announces major £49m investment in research infrastructure
The BRAIN Unit, which will become the Advanced Neurotherapies Centre from April 2025, is pleased to confirm that it will…
14 November 2024
Spotlight on the BRAIN Unit at the Senedd
BRAIN Unit director Professor Liam Gray spoke at a recent event hosted by the British Neuroscience Association (BNA) at the…
31 October 2024
BRAIN Unit director sits on panel at Health and Care Research Wales conference
On Thursday 10 October 2024, Health and Care Research Wales hosted its annual conference in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. The topic…
24 September 2024
International Ataxia Awareness Day 2024: Are you Ataxia aware?
Ataxia is a neurodegenerative condition which affects one in 50,000 people. This is Alan’s story, founder of a charity called…
9 July 2024
Meet the technician: Dr Chloe Ormonde
Dr Chloe Ormonde is a lab technician at the BRAIN Unit. In this piece, Chloe shares her career journey so…
20 May 2024
Launch of the new Huntington’s Disease Centre in Wales marks a new era of collaboration
The BRAIN Unit were delighted to support the launch of the new Huntington’s Disease Centre in Wales which took place…
28 April 2024
BRAIN hosts PPI celebration event with the National Centre for Mental Health
On Saturday 20 April, BRAIN co-hosted an event with the National Centre for Mental Health (NCMH) to celebrate the importance…
14 February 2024
Join us to celebrate patient and public involvement in research
The BRAIN Unit and National Centre for Mental Health (NCMH) will co-host an event on Saturday 20 April to celebrate…
10 January 2024
BRAIN Involve lead delivers public lecture on advanced therapies to treat neurodegenerative disease
On Thursday 7 December, our BRAIN Involve lead Dr Cheney Drew delivered a public lecture on the use of advanced…
20 November 2023
Meet the researcher: Dr Cheney Drew
My name is Dr Cheney Drew, and I am a Research Fellow and Senior Clinical Trials Manager based in Centre…
7 October 2023
Shining a light on Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPI)
As we move away from the challenges of COVID we have been able to harness the benefits of online tools…
12 August 2023
BRAIN successfully delivers the UniQure Phase I/II gene therapy trial in Huntington’s Disease
We are delighted to have successfully delivered the UniQure Phase I/II gene therapy trial focussing on knocking down Huntington protein…
28 July 2023
Meet the researcher: Susruta Manivanan
As a Clinical Research Fellow in Neurosurgery, Susruta is working on identifying strategies for optimising the effective delivery of cell…
15 June 2023
LEARN study webinar reveals experiences of participants on neurosurgical trials
Participants, funders and principal investigators came together to discuss the key findings of a recent Cardiff University study, and to…
30 May 2023
All fun and BRAIN games: Looking back on May
May 2023 was a busy month for the BRAIN Unit, from science talks science to hosting the highly anticipated BRAIN…
21 February 2023
Game-changing technology: £1m grant will enable BRAIN Unit researchers discover brain abnormalities that cause disease
Researchers at Cardiff University have been awarded funding that will enable them to better map the brain to treat diseases…
31 January 2023
Meet the researcher: Dr Benjamin Dummer
Dr Benjamin Dummer is a Research Assistant based in a lab at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW), under the…
7 December 2022
How far have we come with cell and gene therapies?
BRAIN researchers have co-edited a book which examines the progress of cell therapies in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, published…
23 June 2022
Meet the Researcher: Lauren Griffiths
Lauren Griffiths is a Research Technician at Swansea University. Her recent research has centred around cholesterol, its function in the…
11 April 2022
What you may not know about Parkinson’s disease
Around 145,000 people live with Parkinson’s in the UK, and it’s the fastest-growing neurological condition in the world. For World…
26 March 2022
Purple Day for Epilepsy: Peter’s story
Purple Day for Epilepsy takes place every year on March 26. To mark the global awareness day this year, Peter…
25 March 2022
Epilepsy: developing research-ready cohorts
In the 2018-20 award, the BRAIN Unit received funding to develop an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system supporting clinical care…
28 September 2021
New survey: involving the public in your research
BRAIN Involve would like to help researchers consider the benefits of involving the public in forming their research into neurological…
16 September 2021
BRAIN unit student doctor awarded first place for best oral presentation second year running
Jack Fisher a Cardiff University Student Doctor currently working with BRAIN researcher Dr Malik Zaben won the award for best…
11 August 2021
BRAIN Unit researcher awarded prestigious fellowship in the field of traumatic brain injury
Dr Ronak Ved has been awarded a Medical Research Council (MRC) Clinical Research Training Fellowship in the field of traumatic…
8 July 2021
Cardiff University researcher awarded the Guarantors of the Brain Fellowship
A researcher from the BRAIN Unit and Neuroscience and Mental Health Research Institute (NMHRI) at Cardiff University has been awarded…
7 June 2021
Work with us: Research Assistant in Neuro-oncology
We’re looking for a Research Assistant to work in an exciting collaboration between two Health and Care Research Wales funded…
1 June 2021
Meet the researcher: Dr Malik Zaben
Dr Zaben is a lecturer in neurosurgery with a special interest in understanding neurogenesis and neuroplasticity after traumatic brain injury…
19 May 2021
Are you a researcher looking to include the public in your work?
Our Public Involvement lead Dr Emma Lane, is inviting researchers to meet our public involvement group, BRAIN Involve. Are you…
26 March 2021
In the spotlight: Epilepsy research update
As people around the world mark Purple Day to raise awareness of epilepsy, we took a moment to catch up…
5 January 2021
Stratifying deeply phenotyped Parkinson’s patients with blood-based immune signatures
Drs Cynthia Sandor, who is supported by the Ser Cymru II programme which is part-funded by Cardiff University and the…
5 January 2021
Senior Clinical Research Fellow in Neurosurgery job vacancy
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Clinical Research Fellow to work on a Health and Care Research Wales…
25 November 2020
Research Assistant job vacancy
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a research assistant within the Neurology research group at Swansea University Medical School. They…
25 November 2020
BRAIN Unit update
Welcome to the new Brain Repair and Intracranial Neurotherapeutics (BRAIN) Unit website. The new site offers details about ongoing research…
7 October 2020
DOMINO-HD study receives highly commended Health and Care Research Wales PPI award
Health and Care Research Wales (HCRW) hosted their first ever digital conference on 7 October 2020, centred around the theme…
11 June 2019
Royal Society Pairing Scheme MP visit
Kevin Brennan MP experienced a day in the life of a Cardiff University researcher, as part of the Royal Society’s…
9 April 2019
Professor Anne Rosser, a new era of Huntington’s Disease research
Professor Anne Rosser, European Huntington’s Disease Network (EHDN) Chair, gives a comprehensive interview on a new era in Huntington’s Disease…
22 March 2019
Brain Games 2019
The annual Brain Games event this year took place on Sunday 10 March, marking the beginning of Brain Awareness and…
29 November 2018
International Cardiff University scientist visits politicians in Westminster
Dr Emma Yhnell from the Cardiff University will be swapping a lab coat for legislation when she visits Kevin Brennan…
19 November 2018
New approaches for treating psychiatric disorders
Cardiff University has formed a drug discovery collaboration with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda) to identify new approaches for treating…
2 November 2018
TRIDENT Cup wins BRAIN top prize at conference for third consecutive year
The TRIDENT Cup engagement activity was debuted at the Health and Care Research Wales (HCRW) Conference, at Cardiff’s SWALEC Cricket…
27 September 2018
Coffee morning promotes role of public involvement in research
A team of Cardiff University neuroscientists united with members of a care home in Bridgend to celebrate the importance of…
3 December 2017
In the Spotlight: BRAIN Involve public involvement group
The Brain Repair and Intracranial Neurotherapeutics (BRAIN) Unit is a research group based at Cardiff University. Funded by Welsh Government…
19 October 2017
BNA welcomes applications for neuroscience prizes
The British Neuroscience Association (BNA) is urging neuroscientists to apply for a range of prizes that recognise, promote and support…
12 October 2017
Operation Brain awarded top prize at Wales conference
A creative engagement activity developed by the Brain Repair and Intracranial Neurotherapeutics (BRAIN) Unit has won the Best Interactive Stand…
6 October 2017
International BRAIN Unit neurosciences doctor wins national neuro-competition
A neurosciences doctor based at the Brain Repair and Intracranial Neurotherapeutics (BRAIN) Unit has won the National Anatomical Society’s Postgraduate…
11 July 2017
The most detailed scan of the wiring of the human brain
An incredible new film shows the human brain in unrivalled detail, thanks to a partnership between Cardiff University and Siemens…
7 July 2017
CUBRIC shortlisted for National Eisteddfod Gold Medal
Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) is one of just four projects shortlisted for this year’s National Eisteddfod Gold…
6 July 2017
Participants needed for epilepsy trial
Cardiff University’s Fluoxetine, Learning and Memory in Epilepsy (FLAME) team invites people with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) to take…
3 July 2017
Rising stars of microstructural MRI
Three talented rising stars of microstructural MRI have each secured highly prestigious fellowships to study at the Cardiff University Brain…
19 May 2017
‘Hereditary HD gene cast a shadow over our lives’
Retired Civil Servant Pam Thomas, 74 and from Cardiff, was married with two children before she became aware that the…
17 May 2017
Neuroimaging Huntington’s disease
Dr Hannah Furby’s work focuses on Huntington’s disease, a highly heritable neurodegenerative disease, for which there is currently no cure.…
16 May 2017
Neuroscientist breaks down Huntington’s disease stigma
A pioneering researcher at Cardiff University hopes to break down the stigma surrounding Huntington’s disease during this year’s HD awareness…
16 May 2017
Cell transplantation in Huntington’s disease
Cardiff University is pleased to announce plans to conduct a stem cell transplantation procedure that could benefit people affected by…
12 May 2017
Huntington’s Disease Awareness Week 2017
Today marks the start of Huntington’s Disease Awareness Week, a campaign to increase the profile of a much misunderstood condition.…
10 May 2017
CUBRIC wins major award
Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) has won a major science buildings award beating off competition from shortlisted facilities…
7 April 2017
First robotic ‘neuromate’ in Wales aids epilepsy surgery
The BRAIN Unit’s Professor of Functional Neurosurgery, Prof. William Gray, successfully performs the first robot-assisted epilepsy procedure in Wales. Cardiff…
13 February 2017
Huntington’s disease Research Fellow included in list of Welsh women at forefront of scientific innovation
Dr Emma Yhnell has been included in a list of Welsh women who are at the forefront of scientific innovation.…
31 August 2016
Dr Emma Yhnell to lead a study into computer-based cognitive training for people with Huntington’s disease
Dr Emma Yhnell has been awarded a three-year Health and Care Research Wales Fellowship to investigate a possible therapeutic intervention…
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