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UCL Neuroscience Symposium 2024
June 20 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
In 2024, the UCL Neuroscience Domain is celebrating 16 years since its launch by hosting a special edition of the renowned UCL Neuroscience Symposium. This is a fantastic opportunity to find out more about the latest research in neuroscience at UCL.
Over 600 UCL neuroscientists are expected to attend, and delegates will have the chance to create new cross-disciplinary links and foster collaboration between basic and clinical researchers, discover new research applications and meet potential industry partners.
We are delighted to announce that the following speakers are confirmed.
- Dr Athena Akrami, Senior Research Fellow, The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, UCL
- Dr Elena Dreosti, Senior Research Fellow, Cell & Developmental Biology, UCL
- Professor Karen Duff, Director of the UK Dementia Research Institute, UCL
- Professor Sarah Garfinkel, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL
- Professor Pieter Roelfsema, Director of the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience in Amsterdam
- Professor Aman Saleem, Experimental Psychology, UCL
Programme
8.15am – 9:00am – Registration
9.00am – 4.45pm – Talks
4.45pm – 6pm – Drinks Reception
Full programme is now available.
Early Career Neuroscience Prize 2024 – now open!
Each year the UCL Neuroscience Domain presents the Early Career Neuroscience Prize to two UCL neuroscientists. The prize aims to recognise outstanding work published in the past year by early career UCL neuroscientists in any field of neuroscience, and is awarded in two categories.
• PhD student – Junior postdoc (up to 3 years post-PhD).
• Senior Postdoc (+3 years post-PhD) – Junior PI (within 5 years of starting your lab).
Winners will receive a prize of £750 and will be given the opportunity to present their work at the annual UCL Neuroscience Symposium.
The deadline to apply is Monday 29 April 2024, 13:00.
Further details on eligibility and how to apply
Jon Driver Prize submissions – now open!
To honour the memory of Jon Driver, an annual Prize is awarded to outstanding young neuroscientists from UCL. The Award will be announced at the UCL Neuroscience Symposium. The winner will be asked to give a short presentation of the work that the award was given for.
Eligibility
PhD students within the Neuroscience Domain at UCL who are engaged in cognitive, system and circuit based neuroscience research (registered at the time of the application deadline).
Award
Cash £500 awarded to the winner. The winner will be asked to give a short presentation of the work that the award was given for at the symposium.
Further details on eligibility and how to apply.
Deadline
Monday 22 April 2024, 13:00
Sponsors
We are immensely grateful for the support of all our sponsors.
If you wish to sponsor this event and exhibit at the symposium or wish to request further information about sponsorship opportunities available, please contact Naomi Andrews: n.andrews@ucl.ac.uk.
Important points to note
Target audience
This event is open to all, however, the programme is particularly relevant to researchers (PhD students, postdocs, research associates and Principal Investigators) working on any aspect of neuroscience within UCL, partner NHS organisations or other institutions / organisations.
Due to the popularity of the event, entry is only guaranteed for those that have pre-registered.
A limited number of tickets will also be made available to:
- UCL BSc/MSc students on neuroscience-related courses.
To confirm authenticity of your registration, please use your UCL/NHS email address when registering (i.e. do not use gmail, hotmail etc).
If you are affiliated to the Francis Crick Institute please use your primary organisation’s address.
Access
We want to make this event as inclusive as possible.
- Access to the IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society and all the event space (on Level One) we will be using within it is step-free, with enough room to manouevre wheel chairs and mobility aids
- The main lecture theatre (the Logan Hall) has a hearing assistance system
- There are nearby accessible toilets
- We can provide for a range of dietary requirements
Please let us know when registering if you have any access or dietary requirements so we can try to make reasonable adjustments. Alternatively you can email NeuroscienceSymposium@ucl.ac.uk.
View the full Accessibility Guide for IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society
Photography
There will be photographs taken during the symposium. In registering for this symposium you are agreeing that your image may be used in future UCL promotional material.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
This is not an accredited CPD event but the learning hours can be logged as part of your CPD record. A certificate of attendance is available to all attendees via UCL Life Learning for the purpose of recording learning hours. Please contact email: neurosciencesymposium@ucl.ac.uk after the Symposium if you would like a certificate.
Privacy
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Cancellation policy
Notice of cancellation must be given by email: neurosciencesymposium@ucl.ac.uk by Monday 3 June, 5pm.
Contact
If you have any questions about the event, please email: NeuroscienceSymposium@ucl.ac.uk
