Some universities and organisations offer neuroscience-related online courses and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). The latter option is often free to access.
We have listed some of these below, but if you know any more, please get in touch by emailing office@bna.org.uk
Preventing poor brain health and dementia is an increasingly important public health issue, and has received more and more attention in global sport and media in recent years. This two-week course from Brain Health Scotland and collaborators will provide you with novel insight and the latest science around brain health, the known risk factors that can affect it across the course of life, and how to reduce these risks.
Fees: £64 - Unlimited access to this course, includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes, and a Certificate of Achievement to prove your success once eligible
Date commencing: Available now
What is learning? How does it work? On this course you try and answer these questions, exploring how you can use the science of learning to inform your teaching and support your students’ learning. Drawing upon educational neuroscience and psychology (and combating neuroscience myths), you will learn how to interpret research to be better informed about how your students learn. Throughout the course, you will reflect on your own practice as a teacher, learning how to justify and improve your approach. This course is for teachers, NQT, RQT in primary, secondary and FE STEM subjects. Teaching assistants, tutors and ITT may also benefit, though the course will be framed within teaching classroom contexts. You will need recent classroom experience to benefit from the reflective activities on this course.
Fees: Free - Access to this course for 5 weeks, Includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes. £72 - Unlimited access to this course, includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes, Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you're eligible
Date commencing: Available now
Dementia is becoming more common worldwide. On this course, you will learn to understand people with dementia and to care appropriately as a professional or family supporter. Spanning six topics from prevention and diagnosis to end of life care, the course also offers insights from recent research. Whatever your role in dementia care, by engaging with the resources and exchanging views with others, you will gain knowledge, skills, and confidence in dealing with people with dementia. Some of the material is specific to England and Wales, such as the legal context and health service provision.
Fees: Free - Access to this course for 6 weeks, includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes
£99 - Unlimited access to this course, includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes, Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you're eligible.
Date commencing: Available now
50 million people worldwide currently live with dementia. This is projected to increase to over 150 million by 2050. Learn about the early impact of brain diseases and how you can reduce the risk of these developing into dementia.
On this course, you will explore:
This course is for healthcare professionals and the general public who would like to learn how to protect their brain health.
Fees: Free - Access to this course for 6 weeks, includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes
£99 - Unlimited access to this course, includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes, Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you're eligible.
Date commencing: Available now
The use of automatic image analysis in the biological sciences has increased significantly in recent years, especially with automated image capture and the rise of phenotyping. This online course will help improve your understanding of image analysis methods, and improve your practical skills and ability to apply the techniques to your images. You will explore the process of image acquisition, through to segmenting regions, counting objects and tracking movement. Importantly, we’ll also try to highlight what to watch out for when using different image analysis approaches.
Fees: Free - Access to this course for 4 weeks, includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes
£99 - Unlimited access to this course, includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes, Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you're eligible.
Date commencing: Available now
Dementia is one of the foremost priorities in global health and is estimated to affect over 44 million people worldwide. This has a huge impact on individuals and on society, so improvements in understanding, care and treatments are desperately needed. In this online course, you’ll discover key issues in dementia care and research. You’ll explore four less common forms of dementia, through the eyes of people affected by them. World-leading experts at UCL will show how research into the signs, stages, symptoms and causes of these forms can bring us closer to defeating dementia.
Fees: Free - Access to this course for 6 weeks, includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes
£52 - Unlimited access to this course, includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes, Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you're eligible.
Date commencing: Available now
How do our sensory systems work together to help us understand the world and somebody else’s behaviour?
Fees: Free - Access to this course for 4 weeks, includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes
£62 - Unlimited access to this course, includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes, Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you're eligible.
Date commencing: Available now
Explore the complex factors and influences that help shape our personality and examine what makes us different, and why.
Fees: Free - Access to this course for 4 weeks, includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes
£62 - Unlimited access to this course, includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes, Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you're eligible.
Date commencing: Available now
Learn about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) including ADHD symptoms, the latest research and ADHD treatment.
Fees: Free - Access to this course for 6 weeks, includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes
£52 - Unlimited access to this course, includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes, Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you're eligible.
Date commencing: Available now
Discover the new field of educational neuroscience. Study evidence-based research on the application of neuroscience in learning.
Fees: £36/month - Unlimited access to this course, includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes, Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you're eligible.
Date commencing: Available now
Explore practical application of neuroscience research in education and leadership.
Fees: £36/month - Unlimited access to this course, includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes, Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you're eligible.
Date commencing: Available now
Explore the latest strategies emerging from Educational Neuroscience for educators to consider.
Fees: £36/month - Unlimited access to this course, includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes, Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you're eligible.
Date commencing: Available now
Education is being enhanced and changed by evidence-based findings, find out how to capitalise on these new opportunities.
Fees: £36/month - Unlimited access to this course, includes any articles, videos, peer reviews and quizzes, Certificate of Achievement to prove your success when you're eligible.
Date commencing: Available now
The videos in this open resource cover the basic guiding principles of the Clinical Psychology of Children and Young People. They illustrate:
Fees: Free
Date commencing: Although the course is not currently running, you can still work through the content in your own time using the videos in this open resource.
Mental illness can affect anyone. It is an important cause of disability worldwide. However the pathways to receiving adequate and humane mental health care vary within countries and between countries. This mental health inequity is a challenge to be explored and overcome in order to attain better health for all nations. Participating in this course is a step towards overcoming this global challenge.
The videos in this open resource:
Fees: Free
Date commencing: Although the course is not currently running, you can still work through the content in your own time using the videos in this open resource.
Membership of the British Neuroscience Association (BNA) now includes access to the world's largest, most comprehensive web-based training resource in clinical neuroscience. Available to all BNA members as part of their membership, ebrain offers 650+ interactive, multimedia-rich lessons,100+ webinars and more, with the option to claim CPD points and certificates to evidence self-directed CME.
Whether you're looking for a refresher on key assessment skills or new ways to keep up with the latest research and treatment options, ebrain will have what you need for your career.
For instructions on how to access ebrain, please see here.
Fees: Free for BNA members
Date commencing: All of ebrain's modules and webinars are available anytime and anywhere you need them, so that you can access when it's convenient for you.
This course explains how ideas about autism have evolved and explores diagnosis, causes, intervention and life-span development. Widely varying perspectives on autism are illustrated and key societal and cross-cultural issues highlighted.
Fees: Free
Date commencing: Available now
This course covers the contribution of scientific research to understanding ADHD, with a focus on assessing the effectiveness and mechanism of action of treatments and therapies.
Fees: Free
Date commencing: Available now
This course explains how ideas about autism have evolved and explores diagnosis, causes, intervention and life-span development. Widely varying perspectives on autism are illustrated and key societal and cross-cultural issues highlighted.
Fees: Free
Date commencing: Available now
!! BNA members get 20% discount with code BNA20 !!
"The online Neuroanatomy course is truly superb..!" Dr Nikki Scheiner
"...it is the best course I have ever done... It has revolutionised my understanding of neuroanatomy...!" Dr Camilla Clark
"The course was absolutely outstanding...truly enjoyable, entertaining and edifying..." Dr Catherine Harter
Fees: £395 for the full and expanded online version of this neuroanatomy course.
Date Commencing: Available now
Six-week tutor-guided online course offered by Cambridge Advance Online (University of Cambridge), to discover the functional aspects of neuroanatomy and the clinical impacts of injury and illness in the brain and spinal cord.
Fees: £1700
Date Commencing: 25 September 2023. The course runs in quarterly enrolments.
Contact: Contact Sonia Arroyo (sonia.arroyo@cambridge.org) for further information.
