Edinburgh Neuroscience

03/03/2026

🗣️Many parents struggle to communicate effectively with their child's school - whether it's writing emails, preparing for meetings, sharing issues at home or raising concerns without damaging relationships.

🚸The infographic below sums up what it means to be working in partnership with schools.

✅The focus is on what to say, how to say it, and how to stay focused on your child's needs, even in challenging situations such as masking at school, afterschool meltdowns, and school attendance anxiety.

If you would like to download this infographic, please follow the link here and scroll to the bottom of the page: https://epicthinklearn.com/resources-optin/

🌐Our next webinar is on the topic of Emotionally Based School Avoidance and will be hosted by expert Colette Longden on Monday 23rd March at 7.30pm.

🎟️If you would like to join in this webinar, please follow the link below to join our membership for the very reasonable price of £24.00/quarter: https://epicthinklearn.com/parents-join-epic/

03/03/2026

Breaking news from MND clinical trials 👇🏼

📢 MND-SMART has shared the stage 2 interim analysis results for amantadine.

Amantadine has NOT been shown to slow MND; we continue forward with determination and hope.

Read our full news article here 👉https://www.euanmacdonaldcentre.org/about/news/mnd-smart-amantadine-stage-2-interim-analysis-results

Edinburgh Neuroscience
University of Edinburgh

24/02/2026

A breakthrough new study finds sheaths in the central nervous system can withstand damage and dynamically remodel. Led by Donia Arafa and Julia van de Korput, this exciting find was the result of an international collaboration involving a number of teams across Edinburgh and worldwide. The results reveal that damaged myelin has a capacity to shrink and repair itself, which may represent an evolutionarily conserved mechanism to protect acutely compromised myelin from loss. Targeting such early damage may offer new avenues for treatment of disorders such as , , 's and 's.

Link to the full paper https://edin.ac/4aTiP1j

13/02/2026

What an action-packed week we’ve had. Best of all, we hosted another fantastic EN-PM!

Reflecting on international day of women and girls in science, there is so much to celebrate, but we highlighted the continuing lack of representation of women in senior roles and the need to address it.

ECR flash talks gave us taster of new research, covering synapse loss, glial engulfment, mitochondrial dynamics, tau and reprogramming astrocytes - with thanks to , .horan, Danilo Negro and Katrine Gaasdal-Bech. Public engagement and outreach are core parts of communicating our research. In a comprehensive showcase to get colleagues inspired, , Barbora Skarabela, Cathy Abbott, Sharon Abrahams, Dom Cairns-Gibson, and Sinead Rhodes, gave us insight into a great range of approaches. From being a good neighbour, holding a workshop in a school around the corner; organising an online global conference, catering for multiple languages and user needs; developing tools to assist diagnosis and improving patient care that can, with the right dissemination, be adopted across the world; and establishing a community interest company to upscale engagement and have a positive impact on the lives of people who wouldn’t otherwise have access to resources they need. Ultimately, the rewards are extensive, often developing synergistic relationships and influencing the evolution of research.
And last but not least, we were delighted to host Omer Dr Omer Bayraktar, from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, who delivered a thought-provoking key note: ‘Mapping the rules of human brain disorders with multi-omics: lessons from autism and glioblastoma.’

12/02/2026

A fine Edinburgh alumna 👇🏼

📚 New article from EJN - The European Journal of Neuroscience!

🌟 Profiles of Women in Science: meet Dr Dorothy Tse.

🧠 Dr Tse’s research focuses on the neurobiology of memory, with an emphasis on how prior knowledge and novelty shape memory networks. More recently, she has used translational behavioural paradigms, virtual reality and mobile EEG to develop tools for healthy ageing with her research featured in – The European Journal of Neuroscience.

🏆 She is a recipient of the Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award and the Alzheimer's Research UK Inspire Fund, and is also a member of the -Kavli Network of Excellence.

🔬 An active member of the community, she serves as Co-Chair for the British Neuroscience Association Programme Committee and , founded the Liverpool Neuroscience Early Career Researcher Group and leads impactful public engagement initiatives such as Healthy Ageing with an Active Mind.

💭 Interested in learning more about her journey and research?
📖 Read the profile here: https://buff.ly/oFOoV0v

Edge Hill University

11/02/2026

Funded places to provide parents and teachers of neurodivergent children - especially important for those awaiting diagnosis - with resources to help you support them as best you can. 👇

🌟 Exciting News! 🌟
Thanks to funding from the Scottish Government, EPIC Think Learn will be able to offer 1000 FREE places to families in low-income communities in Scotland.

Parents will gain access to our online portal, which includes on-demand, customizable resources (video, audio, and written) and live expert webinars and peer support sessions, focusing on vital topics such as sleep, diet, and emotion regulation.
Co-produced and shaped by lived experience, these resources aim to help parents support their child during the crucial primary years.

The child’s teacher will also receive access to research-based CPD webinars and whole-class resources.

Sign up to be notified when places become available:
Parents: http://epicthinklearn.com/parents-join-epic/
Teachers: https://epicthinklearn.com/teachers-join-epic/

In the meantime, why not visit our Free Resources page for more research-based resources: https://epicthinklearn.com/resources-optin/

Scottish Gov announcement: https://www.gov.scot/news/additional-investment-for-neurodevelopmental-support/

11/02/2026

Today marks international day of women and girls in science. Whilst there is a lot to celebrate and countless outstanding achievements, there still remains much work to do to increase representation of women in science. At our event later this week, we will be reflecting on barriers to career progression and the lack of parity at senior levels.

03/02/2026

Series that demystifies health issues, bringing clarity to conflicting advice.

02/02/2026

The AMBER project aims to identify the biological underpinnings of individual responses to antidepressant treatment. It integrates self-reported antidepressant treatment data with genetic and biological data from Generation Scotland participants.

30/01/2026

Ahhh, that’s the way to do it! A Translational Neuroscience PhD writing retreat: playing hard in stunning Scottish countryside and a relaxing cabin to reflect on writing up research 🫠.