OPDC News

Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre collaborators announced as Group Leaders for new Parkinson’s Research Centre

28 May 2026

Congratulations to Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre (OPDC) investigators, Professor Peter Magill, Professor of Neurobiology, Brain Network Dynamics Unit, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, and Professor Laura Parkkinen, Professor of Translational Neuropathology, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences on their appointment to Group Leader roles in the new Parkinson’s Research Centre (PRC) - a £10m partnership between Parkinson’s UK and the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) dedicated to better understand the causes of Parkinson’s and to accelerate new and improved treatments for the condition.

Oxford researchers join global network unravelling the complexity of Parkinson’s disease

26 May 2026

Professor Andrew Sharott (Team leader) and Professor Laura Parkkinen (Co-Investigator) from Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences (NDCN) have been selected for multi-year grants to join the Collaborative Research Network (CRN) an international, multidisciplinary, multi-institutional network working to address high-priority research questions about Parkinson's disease. Read full story: https://www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-researchers-join-global-network-unravelling-the-complexity-of-parkinsons-disease

World Parkinson’s Day: AD/PD 2026 Highlights

10 April 2026