Edinburgh Neuroscience Board | Edinburgh Neuroscience

The Board provide oversight and advice on Edinburgh Neuroscience's goals and activities to ensure they fulfil the purpose of the network. Its membership reflects our broad community with representation across all research areas as well as teaching.

Members of the Board

Name	Role	Profile
Professor Cathy Abbott	Co-Director	Research Profile
Professor Malcolm MacLeod	Co-Director	Research Profile
Dr Marja Main	Scientific Strategy Coordinator/Clerk
Professor Matthias Hennig	College of Science and Engineering (Informatics)	Research Profile
Professor Peter Kind	Philanthropically funded research centres	Research Profile
Dr Philip Larkman	Biomedical Sciences Teaching Organisation
Professor Andrew Lawrence	Psychology	Research Profile
Professor Matthias Schwannauer	Clinical Psychology	Research Profile
Professor Colin Smith	Head of Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences	Research Profile
Professor Daniel Smith	Edinburgh Mental Health Platform	Research Profile
Professor Tara Spires-Jones	Head of Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences	Research Profile

Remit of the Board

Internal Purpose

Organise activities that provide networking opportunities for the neuroscience community in order to foster the creation of new collaborations (e.g. Annual Neuroscience Day)
Identify and support areas for strategic growth e.g. via small themed meetings
Facilitate neuroscience mentoring and training

External Purpose

To deliver a strong, easily recognisable focus for neuroscience research at Edinburgh.
To provide a central resource of information about neuroscience research, training and studying opportunities in Edinburgh
To present a coherent, coordinated and united community for funders and other bodies
To provide opportunities for the local community to engage with our researchers

This article was published on 2025-09-19