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Published online 19 August 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/454922b

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Europe gets centre of excellence for neuroscience

University College London will play host to £140-million institute.

An ambitious 'Janelia Farm-style' neuroscience institute to lead international efforts in understanding the brain and behaviour at the level of basic neural circuits is being planned for London.

University College London (UCL) will host the new centre, after beating rival universities Oxford and Cambridge, Nature has learned.

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