Local, national and international events of interest to the community Search Event date Date from Date to Jun 30 2026 00.00 - 23.59 Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in Research - Summer School 2026 Are you wondering where to begin with Patient Public Involvement (PPI) in research? Are you brand new or just looking to build confidence when it comes to PPI and not sure how you should be doing it? Then the PPI Summer School is for you. (9am to 1pm each day) 2026 Training & Learning Further information Jul 02 2026 00.00 - 23.59 Interdisciplinary Summer School 2026 What is the nature of cognition across different systems? What is the origin of life? What makes AI systems work? How should we think about causality? What makes an idea, a method or a model truly rigorous? 2026 Training & Learning Further information Jul 03 2026 12.30 - 17.00 Physiological Society Hodgkin Huxley Katz Prize Lecture and Mary Pickford Lecture The programme includes lunch ECR talks and Prof Kristen Harris, University of Texas, Austin will deliver her lecture, “Structural synaptic plasticity during long-term potentiation (LTP)." This will be followed by a reception. 2026 Internal Further information Jul 04 2026 00.00 - 23.59 European Neuroscience Conference by Doctoral Students ENCODS 2026: Brain in Context 2026 Further information Jul 05 2026 00.00 - 23.59 Young PI Symposium 2026 Register before 28 February 2026! Are you a junior PI or a postdoc transitioning to independence? Join the 2nd Young PI Symposium happening 5 July in Barcelona, just before FENS 2026. 2026 Further information Jul 06 2026 00.00 - 23.59 FENS Forum 2026: Meet us in Barcelona! Barcelona 2026 Further information Jul 06 2026 18.00 - 19.00 Menopause & Brain Menopause can affect cognition, mood, sleep, and overall wellbeing, yet its impact on the brain remains under-recognised and under-discussed. This event aims to foster conversation and share insights on an important area of women's health. Whether you are a researcher, clinician, healthcare professional, student, or simply interested in learning more, you are invited to come along! 2026 Further information Jul 07 2026 11.00 - 14.00 Drop-in Activity: Brain Lab Run by the Montagne Lab, this FREE public engagement workshop will explore how the brain works, what it’s made of, and how it changes in conditions such as dementia. Come and join in a series of fun, hands-on activities! 2026 Public Further information Jul 10 2026 00.00 - 23.59 How can an understudied gene teach us to fight dementia? Come and hear about recent progress in clinical and pathological research, as well as developments in disease modelling. Get the opportunity to hear about the experience of living with ITM2B-associated dementia. There will be opportunities for posters and flash talks. The aim is to setup a network of ITM2B researchers to aid resource sharing and opportunities for development. 2026 Further information Jul 13 2026 11.00 - 14.00 Drop-in Activity: Brilliant Brains Open to all ages: Come and learn about your brain, what it looks like, how it works and why it's so important. Get involved and decorate your own anatomical brain. Will it be anatomically accurate, or a multi-coloured work of art? This event will be run by Jennifer Paxton, Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh. When she isn't teaching the complexities of the human body, or researching ways to build new body parts, she enjoys inspiring the next generation of scientists through her children's anatomy books and interactive outreach events. 2026 Public Further information Jul 14 2026 00.00 - 23.59 MND EnCouRage UK 2026 Every year, the MND Association brings together early career researchers (ECRs), senior researchers, clinicians, experts, and the MND community for MND EnCouRage UK. MND EnCouRage is a unique event – helping ECRs who have chosen to research MND to build skills, network and collaborate, and give them the opportunity to share their passion and research with members of the MND community. 2026 Further information Jul 20 2026 00.00 - 23.59 Biennial International LRRK2 Conference This meeting is centred around LRRK2 biology. However, the programme extends far beyond a single gene and will be of interest to anyone interested in Parkinson's disease genetics, patient stratification, biomarkers, precision medicine and translational neuroscience. 2026 Further information Jul 20 2026 00.00 - 23.59 Medical Image Understanding and Analysis, 30th Anniversary Conference The Medical Image Understanding and Analysis (MIUA) is an international conference dedicated to the communication of research in image processing, analysis, and their applications in medical imaging and biomedicine. 2026 Further information Jul 21 2026 00.00 - 23.59 European Conference on Personality The world's largest conference specifically dedicated to personality. 2026 Further information Jul 22 2026 00.00 - 23.59 Connect CACNA1C Global Network Conference Whether you are living with a CACNA1C variant, a parent or carer, a researcher, clinician, advocate, or simply interested in learning more about CACNA1C-related conditions, all are invited to the Connect CACNA1C Global Network Conference. 2026 Further information Aug 25 2026 00.00 - 23.59 The Brain Conference: Cancer Neuroscience Registration is now open for the Brain Conference Cancer Neuroscience. Explore cutting-edge research on how the nervous system and cancer interact, reshaping our understanding of neuroscience and oncology. Register by 2 March 2026 2026 Further information Aug 31 2026 00.00 - 23.59 The DORA introductory course on responsible research assessment The introductory responsible research assessment (RRA) course aims to empower anyone to challenge existing assumptions around research quality and impact, by introducing them to the concept of responsible research assessment, its foundational principles, and how RRA aims to improve evaluation practices. 2026 Training & Learning Further information Sep 01 2026 00.00 - 23.59 93rd Harden Conference: Endosomal-lysosomal network dysfunction in neurodegeneration This meeting aims to generate new insight into the latest advances in the endosomal-lysosomal system to enhance the rate of discovery in neurodegenerative research. Researchers from all career stages across the academic and industrial sectors will come together to exchange ideas, share cutting edge methodologies and technical knowledge, and formulate new collaborations. This meeting will also facilitate the establishment of an ongoing network of researchers interested in the endosomal-lysosomal system to push forward diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in this rapidly moving area of research. 2026 Further information Sep 03 2026 00.00 - 23.59 Study of Behavioural Phenotypes 28th International Research Symposium (SSBP) Organised by the Patrick Wild Centre, the theme of this conference is Translational Synergies: Bridging Fundamental Science and Clinical Research in Genetic Neurodevelopmental Conditions, with keynotes from both clinical academics and fundamental neuroscientists. Abstract submission closes Saturday 16 May 2026 2026 Further information Sep 07 2026 00.00 - 23.59 Clinical Genomes Scotland Meeting Recognising the major developments over the past five years in the application of genome technologies and information to healthcare, including the rapidly falling costs of genome sequencing. 2026 Further information 1 2 This article was published on 2024-12-11
