Prof. David Mcalpine

Biography

David McAlpine is Professor of Auditory Neuroscience at University College London, and Director of the UCL Ear Institute. Following undergraduate studies at the University of Western Australia, he read for his doctorate at Oxford University beforing moving to the MRC Institute of Hearing Research, Nottingham as an MRC Training Fellow. Following a short period as a lecturer at Sheffield University, he moved in to UCL in 1999, and has held the Directorship of the Ear Institute since 2006. In collaboration with the Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital he have overseen the development of a translational research programme designed to ensure that basic scientific findings find their way to the clinic. His own research interests include investigations into brain mechanisms underlying spatial hearing, cochlear implantation and biological advances in hearing therapies including tinnitus.  

Research Interest

Brain mechanisms