UK Neural Computation 2025

UKNC25 is taking place 9-11 July 2025 at Imperial College London: a national meeting for the UK community working on the computations of the brain, be it experiment, modelling, maths, machine-learning, and all combinations thereof. From the single synapse and single neuron, through ensembles, networks, and circuits, up to the large-scale functional networks in the human brain.

Key information

• ECR workshops: Wednesday afternoon, 9 July 2025, and Thursday morning, 10 July 2025
• Main meeting: Thursday, 10 July 2025 and Friday, 11 July 2025

Confirmed speakers

• Jennifer Bizley (UCL)
• Rafal Bogacz (Oxford)
• Claudia Clopath (Imperial College London)
• Jonathan Cornford (University of Leeds)
• Paul Graham (University of Sussex)
• Flavia Mancini (University of Cambridge)
• Simon Schultz (Imperial College London)
• Petra Vertes (University of Cambridge)
• Petr Znamenskiy (Francis Crick Institute)

We will also host a sandpit event for ARIA’s Scalable Neural Interfaces program, for the UKNC community to develop new collaborations and grant ideas for future ARIA funding opportunities.

Conference venue

The conference will take place at Imperial College London, on its South Kensington campus.

ECR day venue (afternoon Weds July 9th) Gabor Seminar Room 611, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ

Main venue (July 10th & 11th) Huxley Building Concourse Level 3 (Main Lecture Theatre 340 & Posters Rooms 341, 342), 180 Queen’s Gate, South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ

Getting to the venue

Imperial College’s South Kensington campus is a short walk from the South Kensington and Gloucester Road stops on the Piccadilly Line.

Accommodation

Imperial College are offering discounted single, twin, and double rooms in their Prince’s Gardens accommodation. Use discount code SUMMER at check-out for 25% off the online prices.

Organisers

Danyal Akarca (Imperial College), Dan Goodman (Imperial College), Mark Humphries (University of Nottingham)

Sponsors

We thank our sponsors for their generous support of the meeting

• ARIA - Scalable Neural Interfaces: sponsoring the meeting and travel fellowships
• Francis Crick Institute: sponsoring the networking sessions