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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
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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
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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
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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
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🌍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
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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
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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
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"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
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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
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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
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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
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#NeuroscienceCareers #InterviewSkills #CareerGrowth
October 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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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
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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
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🏆 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
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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
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🏆 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
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🎓 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
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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
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What first sparked your interest in #neuroscience?

At this year's Festive Symposium we’ll follow that spark – from synapse to society.

Join us: bna.org.uk/events/festi...

👇 Share your story in the comments!

#FromLabToLife #ResearchImpact
October 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Congratulations to all new #undergraduates starting university!

Your journey is just beginning, and the BNA is right behind you.

Find out more about what membership can bring you.
bna.org.uk/membership/f...

#Freshers2025 #Neuroscience #StudentLife
September 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Want to run your own lab one day?

In our Postdoc to PI series with Scientifica, Dr Sam Booker shares practical tips on the 5 pillars of academic independence:

Research, Funding, Teaching & supervision, Outreach and Balance

Register: tinyurl.com/337ww4mc

#PostdocLife #FuturePI #PhDLife
September 19, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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New to tissue clearing? In just two weeks, join our @miltenyibiotec.bsky.social sponsored training with Dr @cristina-mtz-glz.bsky.social & Kirsty Craigie.

Learn the fundamentals - Compare methods - Troubleshoot YOUR samples

Register now: www.bna.org.uk/events/ems-e...

#tissueclearing #microscopy
September 15, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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🧠 Publish your neuroscience research with Brain and Neuroscience Advances!

Open-access, peer-reviewed, and featuring diverse article types – from original research to Insights & Journal Club.

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#PublishWithBNA #BrainAndNeuroscienceAdvances
September 12, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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🧠 Explore how dose selection and administration routes affect research outcomes, ethics, and animal welfare.

💊 Learn how to make intentional, evidence-based decisions in preclinical neuroscience.

Join this important conversation:
bna.org.uk/events/dosin...

#Neuroscience #Pharmacology #CPD
September 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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A huge thank you to our brilliant BNA placement students!

🌟 Nina McLean – shone in Marketing & Comms, building design and communication skills during a busy year.
🌟 Alexis Archer – our organisational star, helping deliver events including BNA2025.

Excited to welcome our new students next month!
August 22, 2025 at 4:14 PM