How do you decide whether to persist with what you’re doing or switch to something else? Neuroscientists believe that the answer to this question may lie in a canonical computation in the brain that guides behaviour under uncertainty. To explore this possibility, SWC Senior Research Fellow Dr Michael Bukwich has been studying how animals allocate more time to foraging in locations where they can acquire more resources.

Training in animal research is often complex, as facilities must meet strict legal and ethical requirements as well as ensure staff competence and animal welfare. At the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, a centralised framework for training is tackling this challenge, bringing together standardised tools, digital platforms, and close collaboration between researchers and animal care staff.