ACAN Applications are Open - New Deadline - 11:59pm Wednesday 18 March 2026Applications for the Australasian Course in Advanced Neuroscience (ACAN) are open with a new deadline! ACAN continues at UNSW Sydney and will run 10-30 May this year. Once again, twelve students will join over 60 Australian, New Zealand, and International faculty to learn advanced neuroscience experimental techniques across 3 weeks, including patch clamp electrophysiology, calcium and advanced functional imaging techniques, optogenetics, in vivo recording and manipulation techniques, and behaviour. Thinking about applying? Here are some important dates to note -
Applications Open - Monday 2nd February 2026 New Application Deadline – 11:59pm Wednesday 18 March 2026 First-round offer letters to successful applicants will be sent in the last week of March to give you time to prepare for the start of the course. The course fee for 2026 is unchanged at AUD$5250 + GST. The course fee covers the whole course, accommodation, and meals. ACAN accommodation for 2026 will be at Sydney Lodges. The program for this year’s course is available here. Regards, The ACAN Team Read More |
Announcing the Australasian Neuroscience Alliance 2026 – A Joint Meeting of ANS, ACNS & BPA📢 ANNOUNCEMENT: Australasian Neuroscience Alliance 2026 We are delighted to share that the 2026 Australasian Neuroscience Society (ANS) Annual Scientific Meeting will be a landmark joint conference with the Australian Cognitive Neuroscience Society (ACNS) and Biological Psychiatry Australia (BPA). 🧠 Australasian Neuroscience Alliance 2026 This combined meeting will bring together researchers across neuroscience, cognitive science, and biological psychiatry to strengthen collaborations, expand professional networks, and foster new cross-disciplinary partnerships. With a broader scientific community under one roof, attendees will have enhanced opportunities to connect with leaders in related fields, exchange ideas, and build valuable relationships that support future research and career development. We look forward to welcoming you to Sydney in 2026 for this milestone event. Read More |
Australasian Neuroscience Society Illumina Neurogenomics Research Award 2026
Academic researchers who are ANS members are invited to apply for the Illumina ANS Neurogenomics Research Award. The winner will be chosen by a panel of ANS members, based on the project’s innovation, its capacity to inspire future research, and its potential impact on the field of neuroscience. Through this award, Illumina and ANS aim to empower researchers to push the boundaries of neuroscience using cutting-edge multi-omics technologies. These approaches provide a broader, integrated view of neuroscience, connecting genomics, transcriptomics, epigenetics, single-cell sequencing and proteomics to uncover novel insights and accelerate discoveries. To help seed future impactful research, the award will enable sequencing for a pilot project, giving a researcher the opportunity to generate foundational data that can drive transformative discoveries. Together, Illumina and ANS are committed to advancing neurogenomics and supporting the ANS community in creating impactful discoveries. The award recipient will receive multiomics analysis of up to 24 samples*, using at least two -omic modalities, with a total value up to $80,000 AUD. The multiomics analysis will be completed by experienced scientists at Illumina’s Innovation Collective laboratory in Melbourne. Analysis includes library preparation and sequencing, array processing. In addition, the winner will have the opportunity to use Illumina’s data analysis software to explore and interpret their results. *or up to 200,000 cells (in total) Details on how to apply are available on the Illumina website. Applications close on 1st May 2026 at 5pm AEST. Watch the video about the winner of the 2025 Illumina ANS Neurogenomics Research Award below: Past award winners 2025 - Dr Jingni He, School of Translational Medicine, Monash University
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