In February 2008 large portions of these Departments moved from the old Radcliffe Infirmary in the centre of Oxford into state-of-the-art laboratory space located in the West Wing at the John Radcliffe Hospital, along with all the relevant clinical services, providing the perfect setting to share facilities, expertise and knowledge, as well as realise our translational goals.

Our aim is to build upon these new opportunities and expand our role as a centre for world leading neuroscience research and teaching. Our focus on translational neuroscience will allow the swift transfer of basic biomedical findings to the clinical setting and the delivery of evidence-based therapies for the benefit of society and the economy. We are also committed to training both undergraduate and postgraduate students and hope to instil in them the excitement and importance of translational neuroscience research.

We work seamlessly with the University, the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust and the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, which enables us to maximise the opportunities to pursue our goals, and move our research seamlessly from basic neuroscience through to patient care.

Professor Christopher Kennard

Head of Department