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BNA Festive Symposium 2025 – Book your ticket now!

Join your #neuroscience community in London next month.
Hear from expert speakers across research, industry & healthcare and earn 5 CPD points.

www.bna.org.uk/events/festi...

#Neurodegeneration #TranslationalResearch
November 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The 2025 BNA prize-giving ceremony will be held at the Festive Symposium.
Sarah Tabrizi @ucl.ac.uk will receive her Outstanding Contribution to Neuroscience Award, and we’ll reveal winners for #Undergraduate, #Postgraduate & #PublicEngagement prizes.

Book now: www.bna.org.uk/events/festi...
November 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We are delighted that David Thomas
Head of Policy and Public Affairs at @alzheimersresearchuk.org will be speaking during session three: delivering for society - 'When the Science is progressing, but the System isn’t'.

Explore the full programme and book your ticket:
www.bna.org.uk/events/festi...
November 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
We are proud to congratulate kbgenesbrains.bsky.social, Co-Editor-in-Chief of our society #Journal Brain and #Neuroscience Advances, who has been awarded the @womeninneurouk.bsky.social Leading Researcher of the Year Award for #Cognition and #Neurodevelopment.

www.bna.org.uk/resource/dr-...
Celebrating Excellence in Neuroscience Leadership: Dr Kate Baker Wins Leading Researcher of the Year
www.bna.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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11:00 | Meet the @britishneuro.bsky.social president Tara Spires-Jones
12:00 - 14:00 | Meet EJN Co-Editor-in-Chief Yoland Smith
November 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The BNA has published its response to the Government strategy on animal testing and new alternative methods.

Read the full statement here: bna.org.uk/resource/bna...

#NeurosciencePolicy #ResearchEthics
British Neuroscience Association’s response to the Government strategy on animal testing and new alternative methods
bna.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Congratulations to Professor Sarah Tabrizi @ucl-hd.bsky.social @uclqsion.bsky.social on earning the @britishneuro.bsky.social Outstanding Contribution to Neuroscience Award, for excellence and leadership in UK neuroscience and recognising her transformative impact on Huntington's disease research
Pioneering UCL Huntington’s researcher wins major neuroscience award
Professor Sarah Tabrizi, Director of the UCL Huntington’s Disease Centre, has been awarded the British Neuroscience Association (BNA) Outstanding Contribution to Neuroscience Award for 2025, the assoc...
www.ucl.ac.uk
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The BNA is thrilled to announce that Professor Sarah Tabrizi @ucl.ac.uk has won the 2025 Outstanding Contribution to #Neuroscience Award.

Her ground-breaking work is transforming hope and treatment prospects for people with #HuntingtonsDisease.

bna.org.uk/resource/pro...

#ResearchImpact
November 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Learn how to write cleaner, reusable, and well-documented code with Dr Sanjay Manohar (University of Oxford).
Practical tips in Python, MATLAB & R to boost your workflow and avoid common pitfalls.
📅 27 Nov 2025 | 🕑 2–5 pm
Register here: www.bna.org.uk/events/ems-e...

#coding #MATLAB
November 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
🌍Heading to #SfN2025?
Don’t miss @tspiresjones.bsky.social Presidential Special Lecture on Sun 16 Nov:
“The Importance of Synapses in Alzheimer’s Disease”

🔗https://sfn.org/meetings/neuroscience-2025/sessions-and-events/scientific-program/lectures#Sunday,-November-16

#Neuroscience #Alzheimers
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Join us on 26 Nov (12 - 1pm GMT) for a webinar sharing early findings from @UCL’s REPAIR Project, exploring structural inequities in funding, recognition & career progression.
Free to attend
Register here: www.bna.org.uk/events/ems-e...

#ResearchCulture# STEMEquity #Neuroscience #AcademicCareers
November 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Build confidence, beat imposter syndrome and learn how to talk about your achievements with clarity. Join our #IAmRemarkable workshop on 25 Nov, 11:30–12:30 GMT, led by neuroscientist Jo Montgomery.

Free for BNA members / £15 non-members.

#NeuroscienceCommunity #ScienceEvents
November 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
"The UK cannot become a science superpower unless it exploits the full range of talent that we have" - @nramnani.bsky.social

We are now welcoming applications to our BNA Scholars Programme.

🔗 Find out more and apply: www.bna.org.uk/policy-advoc...

#BNAScholars #DiversityInSTEM #Mentorship
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The afternoon sessions of the BNA Festive Symposium will focus on “Delivering #neuroscience in the Clinic”.

🔹 Delivering Safe and Effective #Neurological Therapies
🔹Challenges in #ClinicalDelivery
💬Panel discussion: “Whose Job Is It to Deliver?”

Register here: www.bna.org.uk/events/festi...
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Curious how worms, flies, zebrafish, mice, rats & human iPSCs are transforming neuroscience?

Learn from experts, gain insights & earn a certificate!
💸 From £30 (members)
👉 Register: bna.org.uk/events/ems-e...

#Neuroscience #BrainResearch #ModelOrganisms #BNAtraining #STEM #FromLabToLife
November 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Meet our speakers for BNA Careers: Mastering the Interview 🧠
Get tips for online & in-person interviews, plus 20-min simulation workshop!
📅 11 Nov | 🕐 13:00 GMT | 💻 Online | ££ Free for BNA Members
bna.org.uk
#NeuroscienceCareers #InterviewSkills #CareerGrowth
October 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Join experts Rose Haigh & Ricky Martin on 4th of November, 1–2pm GMT for BNA Careers Session 1: Crafting a Powerful Academic or Industry CV.

bna.org.uk/events/ems-e...

#Neurosciencecareer #AcademicCV #IndustryCV
October 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Happy Diwali from all of us at the British Neuroscience Association!

Wishing everyone celebrating a joyful and bright Diwali filled with peace, happiness, and new beginnings.

#Diwali2025 #HappyDiwali #NeuroscienceCommunity #FestivalOfLights
October 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🏆 Your #neuroscience deserves to be celebrated! Could you be our next prizewinner? Applications for 2025 BNA Awards & Prizes close on 31st October.

www.bna.org.uk/membership/a...

#postgraduate #undergraduate #publicengagement
October 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
We are partnering with the @ukgibanetwork.bsky.social dedicated to advancing understanding of the complex interactions between the immune system and both the peripheral and central nervous systems.

Join the network here: www.giba-uk.org

#neuroscience, #microbiology, #immunology, #nutrition
October 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
BNA2025 was a three-day celebration of discovery and connection.

📌 Read the full meeting report, spot yourself or your colleagues in our #BNA2025 Flickr album, and register your interest in BNA2027.

bna.org.uk/resource/rel...

💬 What was your favourite BNA2025 moment?
Relive the Best of BNA2025
The BNA2025 International Festival of Neuroscience brought together over a thousand researchers, clinicians, students, and innovators for a three-day celebration of discovery, creativity, and collabor...
bna.org.uk
October 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Worms, flies, zebrafish, mice, rats, human iPSCs

Explore how diverse model systems can transform your #Neuroscience research at our BNA Training Academy session.

Six expert speakers | Q&A | Certificate of Attendance
👉 Register now: bna.org.uk/events/ems-e...

#ModelOrganisms
October 13, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🏆 Recognising Neuroscience Excellence
Applications for 2025 BNA Awards close on 31st October.

Open to BNA members:
- Outstanding Contribution
- Public Engagement
- Undergraduate
- Postgraduate

Apply or nominate today and celebrate neuroscience at its best.

bna.org.uk/membership/a...
October 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
🎓 NEW: The BNA Career Series

Perfect for #undergrads #postgrads and #ECRs to help grow skills & confidence.

🗓️
4 Nov – Powerful CVs
11 Nov – Interview skills
25 Nov – #IamRemarkable workshop
2 Dec – Career transitions

Register today- bna.org.uk/events/bna-c...

#NeuroscienceCareers
October 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Join us at the BNA Festive Symposium this December – a unique chance for the #neuroscience community to connect, share ideas & build collaborations.

bna.org.uk/events/festi...

- How can we deliver meaningful outcomes for those affected by #neurological and #psychiatric conditions?
October 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM