Mental health & neurodegeneration

Research and innovation from across London is giving healthcare professionals the evidence base and tools they need to deliver true parity of esteem in healthcare and to increase healthy life expectancy.

London is home to

289 companies

focussed on mental health and wellbeing

£42.7m

is being invested in mental health treatments and technologies by the NIHR Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration

The London Neurodegenerative Diseases Brain Bank

at King’s College London was established in 1989 to provide tissue samples to the global neuroscience community

London hosts

51

neurodegeneration trial sites

Major funders

Key research centres

King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) is a world-renowned centre for mental health research. Notable research includes the effects of early-life stress on adult mental health and the development of digital mental health intervention.

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Key research centres

NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), a collaboration between King’s College London and the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, focuses on translational research, exploring themes such as genetic risk factors for mental illnesses and personalised medicine approaches for psychiatric conditions.

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Key research centres

The Centre for Mental Health Research at City, University of London prioritises mental health care delivery and patient experience research, with studies on the social determinants of mental health, the effectiveness of mental health interventions, and policy impact evaluations.

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Key research centres

The UCL Division of Psychiatry is leading research on the epidemiology, neurobiology and treatment of mental disorders, while the UCL Institute of Mental Health has been recognised as the most productive and influential mental health research institution in England.

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Key research centres

Imperial College London’s Centre for Psychedelic Research has helped position London as a global centre for psychedelic research, conducting studies on the therapeutic effects of psychedelics on mental health conditions.

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Key research centres

The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) hub at University College London (UCL) are working to investigate Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and other dementias, exploring molecular mechanisms, genetics, and potential therapeutic targets.

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Key research centres

The Leonard Wolfson Experimental Neurology Centre (UCL) focuses on translational research in neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, and leading researchers at this centre are known for their work on biomarkers for neurodegeneration and early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Key research centres

The MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders (King’s College London) investigates the molecular, cellular and circuit-level mechanisms underlying neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders.

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