The E&D Committee is dedicated to promoting equity and balance of gender, culture, and ethnicity on ANS Committees and at our annual conference, and to removing obstacles to the advancement of underrepresented genders and minorities in neuroscience.

The Australia and New Zealand Brain Bee Challenge is an annual competition for students in Year 10 (AUS) and Year 11 (NZ) to learn about the brain and its functions, learn about neuroscience research, find out about careers in neuroscience and to dispel misconceptions about neurological and mental illnesses.  

ANS members are eligible for the ANS Awards. Learn more about the various ANS Awards on offer.

I am looking forward to seeing you all again at our next Annual Scientific Meeting to be held from 2-4 December, at the Pan Pacific in Perth. This year our international plenary speaker is Professor Tracy Bale, the current President of IBRO.

Why be a member? There are many benefits to membership of the Australasian Neuroscience Society. We welcome you to join today and to contact us with any questions.

The Australasian Course in Advanced Neuroscience (ACAN) is an intensive neuroscience course targeted at early to mid-career researchers with the aim of providing substantial theoretical and solid practical insight into modern neuroscience techniques.

The Student Body Committee (SBC) was formed in 2017 and is tasked with strategising, planning, and implementing programs to support neuroscience students and encourage student participation in ANS.You can get in touch with us via email at students@ans.org.au

The ABA has proposed the establishment of an Australian Brain Initiative (ABI), a transformative brain research agenda aimed at coordinating Australia’s existing brain researchers and scientists from other disciplines with the aim of ‘‘cracking the brain’s code.’’

The E&D Committee is dedicated to promoting equity and balance of gender, culture, and ethnicity on ANS Committees and at our annual conference, and to removing obstacles to the advancement of underrepresented genders and minorities in neuroscience.

The Australia and New Zealand Brain Bee Challenge is an annual competition for students in Year 10 (AUS) and Year 11 (NZ) to learn about the brain and its functions, learn about neuroscience research, find out about careers in neuroscience and to dispel misconceptions about neurological and mental illnesses.  

ANS members are eligible for the ANS Awards. Learn more about the various ANS Awards on offer.