Section of sleep
Learn more about research in the Section of Sleep, which focuses on the mechanisms and functions of sleep in humans and animals. We have a particular emphasis on interaction between sleep and circadian rhythms.
Our research
We employ genetic, molecular, cellular, neurophysiological, pharmacological and mathematical modelling approaches to understand the contribution of sleep and circadian rhythms to the brain and body in health and disease.
Surrey Sleep Research Centre (SSRC)
The Surrey Sleep Research Centre (SSRC) has twelve fully equipped EEG sleep and circadian rhythm research laboratories for human studies and ambulatory sleep EEG recording systems, and can record EEG sleep and circadian rhythms in up to 24 mice simultaneously.
Meet the team
Section lead
Professor Derk-Jan Dijk
Professor of Sleep and Physiology, Director Surrey Sleep Research Centre
Section members
Professor Simon Archer
Professor of Molecular Biology of Sleep
Professor Steven Lockley
Professor, Vice-Chancellor Fellow
Dr Julie Seibt
Senior Lecturer in Sleep and Plasticity
Dr Raphaelle Winsky-Sommerer
Reader in Sleep and Circadian Rhythms