Clinical Brain Sciences PhD

This programme integrates laboratory and clinical research to study the causes, consequences and treatment of major brain disorders.<br/><br/><strong>Research strengths</strong><br/><br/>Our major research strengths are:<br/><br/><br/>- cerebrovascular disease, including stroke and small vessel diseases<br/><br/><br/>- neurodegenerative diseases: multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, dementias<br/><br/><br/>- neuroimaging<br/><br/><br/>- psychiatry, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression; autism, neurodiversity and learning disability<br/><br/><br/>• Prion diseases<br/><br/><br/><br/>- synaptic biology & disease<br/><br/><br/>- epilepsy<br/><br/><br/>- neonatal development and the effect of premature birth<br/><br/><br/>- neuro-oncology / Translational Neurosurgery<br/><br/><br/>- functional disorders<br/><br/><br/>- sleep medicine<br/><br/><br/><strong>Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences</strong><br/><br/>The Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (CCBS) combines laboratory and clinical research to study the causes, consequences and treatment of major brain disorders.<br/><br/>The Centre comprises 58 Principal Investigators, including 19 Chairs. 70% of our Principal Investigators are NHS clinicians.<br/><br/>CCBS has approximately 55 postgraduate students across its two programmes: Clinical Brain Sciences and Psychiatry. It is particularly strong in PhD training for clinicians.<br/><br/>CCBS subscribes to Edinburgh Medical School’s “One Health” vision. Laboratory scientists, clinical academics and informaticians work alongside one another. This encourages the free-flowing exchange of ideas, an efficient use of clinical data and joint academic/health service delivery.<br/><br/>CCBS is part of Edinburgh Neuroscience, an umbrella organisation that facilitates interaction among researchers working at all levels of neuroscience.