The Great British Brain Off

Join us for The Great British Brain Off, where mental health researchers present their work and compete to win your vote! Experience entertaining, engaging, bite-sized talks unveiling cutting-edge brain science. As the audience, you’ll read between the lines and decide who takes home the prize. Enjoy drinks, snacks, and surprise treats throughout the evening in a fun, friendly atmosphere. We will also have our fantastic guests from the highly dynamic lived experience board facilitating the event.

This event is part of Being Human Festival, the UK’s national festival of the humanities, taking place 6 - 15 November 2025. Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, with generous support from Research England, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy. For further information please see .

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Host or Publisher Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience