Researchers based in the UK and in China gathered in London last week for the 'UCL200: UCL and Modern Chinese Neuroscience Symposium', celebrating UCL’s leading role in neuroscience and its historical connection with modern Chinese neurobiology and physiology. Held on the 16 th and 17 th of April 2026 at UCL East, the event brought together around 160 people including 80 different speakers, 33 of whom had travelled from Chinese institutions. The meeting formed part of UCL’s bicentenary