CamBrain
Internal society events, including the NeuroTalks series with young researchers, the Garden Summer Party and the Pub Quiz.
Events
Talks, symposia, career days and social gatherings run by the Cambridge Neuroscience Society for undergraduates, postgraduates, research assistants and post-doctoral members.
Browse the programmeThree ways to explore
CamBRAIN's programme is organised in three streams: events run by the society itself, the wider Cambridge neuroscience calendar, and national and international meetings worth travelling for.
Neuroscience
Cambridge Neuroscience seminars and conferences hosted or promoted by CamBRAIN, from spring conferences to neurosurgery career days.
Global
National and international neuroscience events, including the FENS Forum of Neuroscience and the BNA Festival of Neuroscience.
Highlights from the programme
Selected activities from CamBRAIN's events record.
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NeuroTalks
Autism
An evening with young researchers on autism spectrum conditions: Johanna Finnemann on sensory attenuation, Dr Varun Warrier on the architecture of autism through genetics, and Dr Richard Bethlehem on brain imaging and genetics in autism.
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Social
Garden Summer Party and Pub Quiz
Social gatherings held in college gardens and college bars, giving members an informal setting to meet across the year.
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NeuroTalks
Brain Injury and Repair
A further session in the NeuroTalks series, focused on brain injury and the mechanisms of repair.
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Cambridge Neuroscience
Neuroscience Spring Conference and seminars
The Gatsby/Wellcome Neuroscience Spring Conference 2018 at Downing College, the 30th Cambridge Neuroscience Seminar on Mental Plasticity & Development, the 29th on The Inflamed Brain, and the 6th SBNS/NANSIG Neurosurgery Career Day.
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National and international
Festivals and forums
The 11th FENS Forum of Neuroscience in Berlin in July 2018, BrainBox Initiative events for early career neuroscientists, the BNA2017 Festival of Neuroscience from 10 to 13 April 2017, and the London Students' Neuroscience Conference.
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Symposium
Cambridge Neuroscience Symposium and collaborations
The 31st Cambridge Neuroscience Symposium took place in February 2019, and CamBRAIN hosted a Decision-making Symposium supported by the British Neuroscience Association and Cambridge University Students Union during the Oxford visit in March 2019.
Join and follow
Membership is free for undergraduates, postgraduates, research assistants and post-doctoral members at the University of Cambridge. The society keeps a mailing list, and shares updates through social media.
| Method | Details |
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| Mailing list | Join via the society's mailman list for news and event announcements. |
| Follow @CamBrainCNS. | |
| Follow @CamBrainCNS. | |
| Enquiries | Use the contact page to reach the committee. |