Displays and events

New display in Queen Square Library

Neuroradiology at Queen Square

This display held in Queen Square Library marks the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Lysholm Ward in 1949, featuring photographs, objects, and documents from Queen Square Archives including the early years of Neuroradiology in Queen Square, before the establishment of the Department.

Please also see

See also 40th anniversary of the first diagnostic scan at the NMR Research Unit

Opening Hours

You can visit to see our displays in person : usually Monday - Friday 9am-7pm. Please see our opening hours page for changes to our opening over the coming weeks. Please bring some proof of identity (e.g. driving licence or bank card) with you, and sign in at the Library desk on the 1st floor.

Previous displays:

Please see our compilations page to view some of the earlier displays, selected handouts from which are linked below:

JNNP 100: A centenary of publishing neuroscience achievements
The display featured material from Queen Square Library and Archives, and highlighted the journal’s many connections with Queen Square, from the founding of the journal as Journal of Neurology and Psychopathology by Kinner Wilson in 1920, through several editors who have worked in Queen Square, including E.A. Carmichael, John Simpson, Charles D. Marsden, Martin Rossor, and the current editor Matthew C Kiernan. The display also featured highly cited articles from Queen Square researchers, including clinico-pathological studies at the Queen Square Brain Bank that have led to improved diagnostic accuracy of Parkinson’s syndromes in neurological practice, up to more recent high impact articles by Queen Square authors on the impact of COVID-19.

JNNP held a centenary event on 4th November 2021. Recordings and videos highlighting breakthroughs in neuroscience will be available on the JNNP website.
Please see our handout for further information.

The launch of Queen Square: A History of the National Hospital and its Institute of Neurology on 20th November 2018

a definitive history of both The National Hospital and the Institute from 1860 to 1997, authored by Simon Shorvon, Alastair Compston, Andrew Lees, Michael Clark, and Martin Rossor. Available to purchase online with all proceeds of sales going to the National Brain Appeal.

Photos from the launch

If you need information on this webpage in a different format, please contact: neuroarchives@ucl.ac.uk or 020 3448 4709

Other Queen Square related exhibitions

Silvering the Cerebrum

Library, museum and archive refurbishment generously supported by the Brain Research UK and the National Brain Appeal.