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We are delighted to announce that the following members of our Neuroscience Community have received title of full Professor in the Recognition of Distinction Awards at Oxford University this summer 2019

  • Rafal Bogacz, Professor of Computational Neuroscience
  • Holly Bridge, Professor of Neuroscience
  • Andrea Cipriani, Professor of Psychiatry
  • Susan Downes, Professor of Ophthalmology
  • Andrew Farmery, Professor of Anaesthetics
  • Michele Hu, Professor of Clinical Neuroscience
  • Belinda Lennox, Professor of Psychiatry
  • Jacqueline Palace, Professor of Neurology


Belinda Lennox is the first woman ever to be awarded the title Professor of Psychiatry at Oxford.

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