Congratulations to MRC CBU’s Camilla Nord who has been named as an APS rising star. The APS Rising Star designation is presented to outstanding APS members in the earliest stages of their research career post-PhD. An example of Camilla’s research can be read here: Camilla’s research The full list of APS rising stars can be […]
Mike Anderson awarded EPS Mid-Career Award
Congratulations to Mike Anderson from the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRC CBU), who has been awarded the Experimental Psychology Society (EPS) Mid-Career Award. Mike’s nomination was confirmed at the EPS Annual General Meeting in January 2020 and he is the 19th recipient of the Mid-Career award. Whilst Mike is the 2021 recipient, the […]
Stopping unwanted thoughts and actions share a common inhibitory control mechanism in the brain
We stop our hands from touching a hot stove and stop unpleasant memories to avoid pain. Researchers from the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, reasoned that a single regulatory mechanism in the brain might support the vital ability to control both our actions and memories. Nevertheless, moving our bodies and remembering […]
BrainBus wins BNA Award for Public Engagement of Neuroscience
Congratulations to all the MRC CBU staff and students who created and delivered the BrainBus project, which has won the BNA award for public engagement of neuroscience: https://www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/news/bna-prize/ Each year, the BNA acknowledge and reward researchers and students for their amazing work and contribution to neuroscience. The winners are chosen by the BNA Council and […]
Sofia Carozza receives MRC Max Perutz Science Writing Award commendation
Congratulations to Sofia Carozza from the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, who has received a commendation for her article, titled ‘shining a light on childhood adversity’, submitted to the MRC’s 2021 Max Perutz Science Writing Award. The award aims to encourage and recognise outstanding written communication by MRC PhD students. Sofia said “I’m really […]
Dr Amy Orben appointed as Programme Track Leader Scientist
The MRC CBU are delighted to announce that Dr Amy Orben has been appointed as a Programme Leader Track Scientist (PLT) at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRC CBU) and will be taking up her new role from 1 November 2021. Amy and her team will be working on a cross-cutting research programme […]
Camilla Nord appointed as Programme Leader Track Scientist
On behalf of the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the University of Cambridge, we are delighted to announce that Dr Camilla Nord has been appointed as a new Programme Leader Track Scientist at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRC CBU) from 15 October 2021. Camilla will lead the new Mental Health Neuroscience Programme at the […]
Jacobs Foundation awards UCI $11 million to improve digital technologies for children
The Jacobs Foundation has awarded a five-year, nearly $11 million grant to the University of California, Irvine for the creation of a collaborative network to help tailor digital technologies for children. Connecting the EdTech Research EcoSystem (CERES) will bring together global leaders in computer science, psychology, neuroscience, education and educational technology in pursuit of this […]
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