Dr. Dorothy Tse is a Reader in the Department of Psychology at Edge Hill University, UK. She is an honorary fellow at Edinburgh Neuroscience, University of Edinburgh, UK. She received her MSc and PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Edinburgh, UK. 

As a neuroscientist, her scientific interest lies in understanding the neurobiology of learning and memory, particularly how various factors affect our everyday memory. She has published numerous articles in academic journals, focusing on memory. 

She was selected as a Federation of European Neuroscience Societies and Kavli Foundation (FENS-Kavli) Network of Excellence Scholar. She is the the Joint Meetings Secretary and Co-Chair for the BNA2025 Programme Organising Committee at the British Neuroscience Association. 

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Awards and Recognitions: 

• Awarded prestigious research funding from The Academy of Medical Sciences for "Translating a novel behavioural memory paradigm to advance understanding of memory processes in humans." 

• Received the Alzheimer’s Research UK Inspire Fund for "Healthy Brain Healthy Life," targeting ethnic minority communities, in collaboration with the University of Bournemouth and Dorset Health Watch, UK. 

• Secured research and public engagement funding from the Edge Hill University Institute for Social Responsibility for "Ageing Better with an active mind," benefiting underprivileged elderly communities. This is a co-creation project with the University of the Third Age (U3A). 

• Awarded research funding from Edge Hill University for "An early Preclinical Alzheimer’s disease detection system: Using a schema memory paradigm in middle-aged and elderly people." 

• Received funding from the British Neuroscience Association local network Fund.

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Dr. Tse is the founder of the Liverpool Neuroscience Early Career Researcher (ECRs) group, organizing academic training, workshops, and seminars for ECRs and Principal Investigators.