Public Engagement

Public engagement at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology happens across many of our research groups, departments and teams. Our researchers and educators use diverse, creative and exciting activities and techniques to communicate their ideas to all audiences.

Spotlight on Trellis: Arbor

The Arbor programme has been created to foster an interdisciplinary approach to creative research, and to create a physical and intellectual space for the development of meaningful artistic and academic collaborations.

Artists, researchers and teams from our partners at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UK Dementia Research Institute and UCLH National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery are paired together to spark new and interesting collaborations.

News

Researchers transform Parkinson’s tremors into music

A new music album based on the tremors of people with Parkinson’s has been launched by a team of UCL researchers, to help provide relief for people with the condition.

UCL and leading charities launch Digital Hub to transform understanding of the brain’s role in OCD

Over the past two years, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology researchers, engagement specialists and two leading OCD charities, International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) and UK-based OCD Action, have collaborated with people from the OCD community to create OCD and the Brain.

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Events

To Be Heard! A Music Festival For The Young-Onset Parkinson’s Community

12 July 2024, 7-10pm

The event is being organised by clinical neuropsychologist, Dr Jennifer Foley, and artist Alison Carlier, in collaboration with Parkinson’s UK, and the kind support of UCL Grand Challenges.

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