Success for Early Career Researchers at Leeds

Early career researchers Drs. Shihab Shah and Varinder Lall have successfully secured funding for their pioneering research on pain mechanisms. Dr Varinder Lall has been awarded funding from the Medical Research Council for a £749,000 project titled  “Investigating peripheral gating of pain using novel preclinical model”. Dr Lall is a Researcher Co-Lead on this new...

Wednesday 12 March, 2025

Learning to perceive

Perceptual constancy allows us to recognize objects consistently, regardless of changes in distance or sensory input. This ability develops in infancy and is essential for understanding our environment. However, until recently, little was known about how the brain acquires this skill. A new study published in Science Advances sheds light on this process. The Johnston...

Wednesday 12 March, 2025

Leeds Neuroscience researchers win £6.5million in new funding

Three research groups in the School of Biomedical Sciences recently secured new funding: Professor Nikita Gamper leading a MRC Program grant (industrial collaboration Framework) in collaboration with Marzia Malcangio of Kings College London, Mauro Perretti of Queen Mary's University London and Eli Lilly & Co has acquired funding for a £3.5 million project to explore...

Friday 8 November, 2024