Date: 12 May 2026
The Hot Brain 4 conference
Venue: Kennedy Lecture Theatre, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, United Kingdom
Website: www.ucl.ac.uk
Contact Email: IoN.Sustainability@ucl.ac.uk

Event Notes:
The Hot Brain 4 conference will focus on mechanisms of impacts of climate change on humans and on brain health in disease, and how we can use an understanding of mechanisms to promote adaptation.
The conference is jointly organised by UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and The Lancet Neurology. It follows on from successful meetings in 2023-2025.
The aims of the Hot Brain meetings are :
- to raise awareness about the risks of climate change for the brain in health and disease
- to consider the consequences of the impacts of climate change for neurological diseases and healthcare
- to nurture global collaborative research, and to promote action against climate change and foster adaptation strategies.
Hot Brain 4 will focus on mechanisms of impacts of climate change on humans and on brain health in disease, and how we can use an understanding of mechanisms to promote adaptation.

