Transforming UCL halfway update

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PROJECTS IN PROGRESS

INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY/ DEMENTIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE A WORLD-CLASS CENTRE FOR ADVANCING NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH AND TREATMENTS The proposed centre for research excellence will bring together clinicians and research teams from different disciplines and enable them to tackle the neurodegenerative conditions that cause dementia. We want to connect researchers and clinicians with each other — and with the patients they’re helping — so they can collaborate on the next wave of research and treatments. The biggest challenge is creating a building with the flexibility to adapt to a scientific discipline that’s constantly changing. We’re overcoming that with fully adaptable, modular labs and introducing more efficient ways of working, with equipment and services shared between the different research and clinical teams. THE PROPOSAL

BENCH-TO-BEDSIDE RESEARCH

Around 850,000 people in the UK have dementia and the number is growing as the population ages. Bringing researchers, clinicians and patients together under one roof allows them to interact seamlessly and helps advance research and treatments at a faster pace.

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