{"id":593,"date":"2026-07-29T10:47:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cubic.rhul.ac.uk\/index.php\/history\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T09:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:12:08","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cubic.rhul.ac.uk\/index.php\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Established in 2002, the Combined Universities Brain Imaging Centre (CUBIC) was founded to provide research-dedicated MRI infrastructure for psychology departments at Royal Holloway and its partner institutions (Brunel, Roehampton, Surrey). Its creation marked a significant milestone: Royal Holloway became the first psychology department in the UK to house an onsite, research-dedicated MRI scanner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">For over two decades, CUBIC was home to a Siemens 3T Tim Trio system, supporting a wide range of neuroimaging research projects and contributing to many studies and publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"988\" src=\"https:\/\/cubic.rhul.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Scanner_Removal-1-1024x988.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-623\" style=\"width:444px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cubic.rhul.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Scanner_Removal-1-1024x988.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cubic.rhul.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Scanner_Removal-1-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cubic.rhul.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Scanner_Removal-1-768x741.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cubic.rhul.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Scanner_Removal-1.jpg 1180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>End of an era: Our Siemens 3T Tim Trio being removed<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In 2026\/27, CUBIC enters a new phase of development with the installation of a Siemens 3T Cima.X system. This upgrade represents a major investment in next-generation neuroimaging capability, sustaining our vision to conduct high-quality neuroscience research with societal impact and establishing the centre as a major hub of neuroscientific excellence in South-East England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cubic.rhul.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/siemens-healthineers_CimaX_Hero_CimaX_Table_down_00_3k.png-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-625\" style=\"width:409px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cubic.rhul.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/siemens-healthineers_CimaX_Hero_CimaX_Table_down_00_3k.png-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cubic.rhul.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/siemens-healthineers_CimaX_Hero_CimaX_Table_down_00_3k.png-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/cubic.rhul.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/siemens-healthineers_CimaX_Hero_CimaX_Table_down_00_3k.png-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/cubic.rhul.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/siemens-healthineers_CimaX_Hero_CimaX_Table_down_00_3k.png-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/cubic.rhul.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/siemens-healthineers_CimaX_Hero_CimaX_Table_down_00_3k.png.webp 1448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Coming soon: The Siemens 3T Cima.X scanner<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History Established in 2002, the Combined Universities Brain Imaging Centre (CUBIC) was founded to provide research-dedicated MRI infrastructure for psychology departments at Royal Holloway and its partner institutions (Brunel, Roehampton, Surrey). Its creation marked a significant milestone: Royal Holloway became the first psychology department in the UK to house an onsite, research-dedicated MRI scanner. 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