Explore upcoming events - hosted by UK DRI and by our partners

UK DRI at Edinburgh: Official opening

This two-day meeting marks the launch of the UK DRI at Edinburgh. It brings together speakers from Scotland, and beyond.

ICL Alzheimer’s Research UK Network Centre

8th Frontotemporal Dementia UK Annual meeting

Bringing together researchers in the UK who are working on frontotemporal dementia and associated disorders.

UK DRI: Connectome 2018

The annual retreat for UK DRI researchers from across all centres to meet one another, share research and challenge ideas.

Neurosciences and brain tumour research: joining forces for greater impact

A Task and Finish Working Group, chaired by Chris Witty (DHSC Chief Scientific Adviser), was established in 2016 as a direct result of a parliamentary debate on the funding of brain tumour research in the UK.

Workshop: Neurofilament as a biomarker

Conveners: Henrik Zetterberg (UCL) and Paul Matthews (Imperial)

Edinburgh Neuroscience Public Christmas Lecture

Join us for EdInburgh Neuroscience's 2018 annual Christmas Public Lecture

UK DRI - Meet The Funders

Thinking about applying for fellowships or for your first independent grant and would like to get some guidance?

KCL hosts new UK DRI recruits

UK DRI at KCL: Official Opening

ARUK Conference 2019

Biomarkers in Neurodegenerative Diseases

We are pleased to announce the inaugural Biomarkers in neurodegenerative diseases course for 2019

Genomics and Drug Discovery: a view from industry - Will Chen

A view from industry on mathematical and computational technologies, and analysis of genomics scale data for drug discovery and development in neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases.

The World-Wide FINGERS toolbox for dementia prevention - Prof Miia Kivipelto

A discussion on the first large long-term trial indicating that multi-domain intervention can prevent cognitive impairment in at-risk elderly people

UK DRI Guest Seminar, Benjamin Falcon (University of Cambridge)

Conformers of assembled Tau in human neurodegenerative disease

From Academia to Industry: A Lunchtime Conversation

Are you exploring a potential career move to industry? Come and hear two scientists talk about their career pathway, their transition from academia to industry, pros and cons, career tips…there will be plenty of time for an interactive Q&A session.

CamBioScience Conference

The 2019 conference will focus on: “Development of the dopaminergic system-from stem cells to circuits”.

Alzheimer's Society Conference

MRC Summer Science Fete 2019

Meet scientists and discuss research at the Summer Science Fete at UCL on June 15, 2-6pm. This will be a fun day for all ages and will include hands-on activities, interactive demonstrations and games.

Synapse Symposium: Physiology and Pathophysiology

An outstanding international forum for synapse biology in physiological and pathophysiological conditions

PhD & Postdoc Career Day, UCL - event & webstream

Get a clearer picture on your career path from an excellent and diverse range of professionals at this 1-day UCL career event aimed at PhD students and postdocs.

The role of capillary pericytes in health, stroke and Alzheimer's disease - Prof David Attwell

In this UK DRI seminar, Prof David Attwell will share exciting data from his lab that suggest a new role of amyloid beta in reducing cerebral blood flow via pericyte-mediated capillary constriction.

The 12th UK-KOREA Neuroscience Symposium

A fantastic 2-day symposium promoting collaboration between neuroscience communities in Korea and the UK

​Saving the Synapse: Developmental critical periods and Alzheimer's disease - Prof Carla Shatz

The UK DRI is delighted to invite you to this lecture with a world-leading neurobiologist and pioneer of early brain development research

Neurotechnology for Dementia Workshop

UK DRI: Connectome 2019

The annual retreat for UK DRI researchers from across all centres to meet, share research and challenge ideas.

Recent biological insights into Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases suggest novel therapies - Prof Dennis Selkoe

The UK DRI is delighted to invite you to this lecture with Prof Dennis Selkoe, MD - a pioneer in the neurobiology of neurodegenerative disease

A Common Mechanism for Inflammatory Neuronal Death in Alzheimer’s Disease and ALS: From Bench to Basket Clinical Trial

The UK DRI is delighted to invite you to this joint lecture between UK DRI at UCL and the Francis Crick Institute

UK DRI Special Seminar with Virginia Lee & John Trojanowski

Exclusive seminar with world-renowned Professor Virginia Lee and Professor John Trojanowski, hosted by UK DRI at King's

Dementia Care Research Summit 2020 - Live stream

Celebrating successes in dementia care research

Cancelled - Alzheimer’s Research UK Annual Conference

Friday Forum - Grant Writing Workshop

Guidance on how to develop and structure grant applications and pitfalls to avoid

Special Guest Seminar - Christian Haass

Microglial modulation in neurodegenerative disease – innovative therapies or devilish gambling?

Partners & Platforms Seminar - Structural Genomics Consortium and Centre for Medicine Discovery

How can the Structural Genomics Consortium/Centre for Medicine Discovery partner with UK DRI to accelerate new biology and therapeutic discovery

Webinar: Prof David Klenerman hosted by UK DRI at King's

"Detecting and Characterising the Protein Aggregates Formed in Neurodegenerative Diseases"

Friday Forum - Insights into Working with Industry and Drug Discovery

How do we work together? Views from both industry and academia.

Special Guest Seminar - Adriano Aguzzi

The cellular pathology of prion diseases

Partners & Platforms Seminar - Principles of Microscopy with ZEISS

Are you new to microscopy, or would like a refresher on the basics?

Partners & Platforms Seminar - Open Targets

OpenTargets and the Identification, prioritisation and validation of genetic associations with Alzheimer’s disease using human cellular models and CRISPR screens

Special Guest Seminar - Alison Goate

Human Genetics implicates efferocytosis in Alzheimer’s disease risk

Friday Forum - Choosing a methodology

Why do I use this technique? Insights from UK DRI researchers.

Partners & Platforms Seminar - Fundamentals of optical sectioning with ZEISS

A more detailed looked into microscopy, lead by a specialist from ZEISS.

Friday Forum - ECR Monthly Meeting (May)

A monthly informal meeting for UK DRI Early Career Researchers

Dementias Platform UK (DPUK): Multi-modal Data Access in a Digital Age

How the UK DRI can work with DPUK​ to accelerate dementia research

Virtual DPUK Datathon

Collaborate in multidisciplinary teams online at the first virtual DPUK datathon.

Virtual Symposium: Building bridges in neurodegeneration research: CRISPR, stem cells, and single-cell profiling

Exchange ideas and spark new collaborations

Special Guest Seminar - Beth Stevens

Unraveling Microglia Function and Dysfunction in Neurodegenerative Disease

Partners & Platforms Seminar - Image Analysis with ZEISS

A broad look at image analysis, lead by a specialist from ZEISS

UK DRI at UCL Seminar - Dr Madeline Lancaster

Modeling human brain development and evolution using cerebral organoids

Online Conference: Frontiers in Traumatic Brain Injury

A broad scope of topics to attempt to cover scientific advances into the fundamental understanding of traumatic brain injury and its clinical management.

Friday Forum - ECR Monthly Meeting (June)

A monthly informal meeting for UK DRI Early Career Researchers

Special Guest Seminar - Huda Y. Zogbhi

Genetic Studies to Gain Insight into Neurodegenerative Disorders

What is IP and what is it worth?

Part of the UK DRI Translation Series

Tackling Challenges in Neurodegenerative Research: Analysing Gene Expression with RNAscope

A presentation of the RNAscope in situ hybridization (ISH) technology

Friday Forum - Methodology Webinar

In vivo imaging and Adeno-Associated Virus techniques and manufacture

Glial Cells: Identities, functions and roles in brain health and disease

An introductory course

Friday Forum - Bench to clinic with Prof Sarah Tabrizi

Insights from the search for therapies for Huntington’s disease

FENS2020 - A path to therapies: key outstanding questions in dementia research

A Special Interest Event hosted by UK DRI

Partners & Platforms Seminar - DEMON Network/UK DRI Research Showcase

DEMON Network & UK DRI: driving forward experimental dementia research with data science and artificial intelligence

Friday Forum - ECR Monthly Meeting (July)

A monthly informal meeting for UK DRI Early Career Researchers

Partners & Platforms - Development and Application of Molecular Imaging Methods and Infrastructure for Dementia Research

In partnership with DPUK

Friday Forum - A beginner’s guide to large-scale neuronal recordings in vivo

Electrophysiology with Neuropixels, two-photon and wide-field calcium imaging and functional ultrasound imaging

Vas-Cog 2020

Conference on the topic of vasculature

Dementia Biodesign Workshop

Knowledge Transfer Network is holding the 4th in its series of biodesign workshops in collaboration with the UK DRI

DEMON-UK DRI Joint Seminar Series

The first part in the DEMON-UK DRI joint seminar series, featuring talks from Dr Timothy Rittman and Prof Valentina Escott-Price

Special Guest Seminar - Prof Ray Dolan

'An early marker for Alzheimer’s Disease?'

Connectome 2020

The annual retreat for UK DRI researchers from across all centres to meet, share research and challenge ideas.

UK DRI Translational Showcase 2020

The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) is hosting their first Translational Showcase. This event is intended for those in the industry and investment community, but open for anyone to attend.​​

Rosetrees Interdisciplinary workshop on neurodegenerative diseases of the brain

Co-sponsored by the UK DRI

CURE-ND Neurotechnology Workshop

“Innovative models of neurodegenerative diseases”

The Brain Conference 2021

This two-day conference will feature a selection of fantastic speakers, invited by our conference Chairs from around the globe.

Alzheimer's Research UK Conference 2021

UK’s largest dementia research conference

BNA2021 Festival of Neuroscience

From 12-15 April 2021, in partnership with the UK Dementia Research Institute, the British Neuroscience Association will host its fifth Festival of Neuroscience (BNA2021).

BYOB online

'Bring your own brain' Festival of neuroscience

Mechanistic insights into the pathophysiology of ALS

A virtual meeting bringing together the ALS research community.

Expanded repeat disorders: from mechanisms to therapies

Exploring the latest biology of repeat loci in the genome and the diseases they cause

Making it Brain: A Neuroscience Research and Career Mini-Conference for Students

An insight into the day-to-day working lives of academic scientists and clinicians in the UK Dementia Research Institute!

Building an early warning system for dementia

A public webinar from the UK DRI

The emerging roles of glia in neurodegenerative diseases

A virtual symposium highlighting increasing knowledge about the important roles of glia in neurodegenerative disease.

The Lancet Summit: Presymptomatic Prevention and Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases

Experimental Design and 3Rs Training Workshop

The UK DRI supports researchers in the development and use of tools and models that can improve animal welfare.

The Brain Conference 2022

A two-day virtual event featuring clinical teaching talks and research presentations from speakers at the forefront of their fields.

Alzheimer’s Research UK Conference 2022

Registration for the ARUK Clinical Research Conference 2021 is now open.

DPUK Spring Academy for beginner cohort analysts

DPUK's all-new Spring Academy is a week-long series of lectures, presentations and guided tutorials giving researchers an introduction to cohort data analysis techniques.

UCL MSc Dementia virtual information session

Join this webinar to discover more about UCL's flagship Dementia MSc programme.

Imperial Lates: The Brain

Science on the mind? Journey into the brain with an evening of thoughtful, head-bending science in South Kensington

World Parkinson’s Day showcase from the UK DRI at Cardiff University

Meet scientists investigating the causes of Parkinson's Disease & hear about the latest cutting-edge research in the field

"How do protein-RNA condensates form and contribute to disease?"

UK DRI Seminar with new UK DRI at King's Centre Director, Prof Jernej Ule

CURE-ND workshop for Early Career Researchers

The first ECR Workshop bringing together researchers from the CURE-ND alliance, taking place in the heart of London's Camden Town.

CURE-ND Networking Event at FENS

Come and join us for an evening networking session with our partners from the CURE-ND (Catalysing a United Response in Europe to Neurodegenerative Diseases) alliance at FENS 2022

Novel mechanisms, tools, and therapies in neuroinflammation

Course aimed at researchers and clinicians interested in neuro-immune interactions and neuroinflammation.

Making it Brain: A Neuroscience Research and Career Mini-Conference for Students

An insight into the day-to-day working lives of academic scientists and clinicians in the UK Dementia Research Institute!

Application of imaging, subcellular and single cell proteomics to dementia research

​UK Dementia Research Institute Symposium

Diversity & dementia: how is research bridging the health gap?

A public webinar from the UK DRI

Understanding protein-RNA condensates and their disruptions in ALS

Inaugural Lecture with Professor Jernej Ule (Centre Director, UK DRI at King's)

A clinical and scientific perspective on lecanemab

UK DRI virtual roundtable

CURE-ND session at BNA 2023

Join us at BNA 2023 Festival of Neuroscience for a special parallel session convened by CURE-ND.

Parkinson's Research in Wales: Awareness Event in Cardiff

Join the UK DRI at Cardiff and the Parkinson's UK Wales Research Interest Group for this in person research event