Neuroscience Research Centre set to open in Summer 2019
04/10/2018
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A 'topping out' ceremony has been held on the construction site of the new Neuroscience Research Centre at the John Radcliffe Hospital - with the new facility on course to open its doors in Summer 2019.
The University of Oxford's new neuroscience research facility will be the UK's first dedicated centre for research into the prevention of stroke and dementia.
The new building, supported by generous funding from the Wolfson Foundation and the Wellcome Trust, will provide purpose-built facilities for the Wolfson Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia (CPSD), as well as research space for the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (WIN).
The work of the Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia has already led to major changes in clinical practice, such as promoting emergency treatment after minor warning events to improve stroke prevention. The expansion of the centre will ensure that research continues to lead to benefits for patients.
Researchers at the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging are working to understand how the brain works, investigating the underlying causes of conditions such as dementia, psychiatric disorders and vascular disease.
The new building will house a number of research groups, such as those investigating how the brain recovers after damage and how the brain processes pain.
The building is designed by Oxford-based architects FJMT and is being built by main contractor SDC.
Pictured: Staff from the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals celebrate progress on the new neuroscience building