Dr. Chris Hardy

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Biography

Chris Hardy completed undergraduate studies in Psychology with First Class honors from the University of Exeter and earned a Master’s degree in Cognitive Neuroscience with Distinction from University College London, receiving a four-year Medical Research Council PhD Studentship. He has supervised PhD students including Professors Jason Warren and Seb Crutch, and completed his thesis in 2017 at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology. During his career, he has held various roles including Teaching Fellow and Co-Director of the MSc in Dementia (Neuroscience pathway) at the Dementia Research Centre. Chris was awarded Personal Fellowships from the Royal National Institute of Deaf People and Dunhill Medical Trust for the years 2019-2020, and has subsequently been promoted to Senior Research Fellow in 2020. He received another Personal Fellowship from the Alzheimer's Society for the period 2024-2028. His research interests focus primarily on neurodegenerative diseases and hearing dysfunctions, as well as the symptom progression of progressive aphasias and related disorders.

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Research Fellow

2020-10-01 — 2100-01-01

UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Dementia Research Centre • United Kingdom

Leading research initiatives in neurodegenerative diseases.

Research Fellow

2017-10-17 — 2020-09-30

UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Dementia Research Centre • United Kingdom

Conducted research in the field of dementia and neurodegenerative disease.

Teaching Fellow / Co-Director MSc Dementia

2017-10-17 — 2018-12-31

UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Dementia Research Centre • United Kingdom

Oversaw the MSc program in Dementia, focusing on the neuroscience pathway.