Undergraduate and 16+ student membership

Reduced registration

Register for BNA events, including the Festival of Neuroscience, with special member rates

Prizes and funding

Become eligible for prestigious prizes, bursaries and grants

BNA Bulletin

Read and publish in the annual BNA Bulletin, packed with the latest in neuroscience news and research

Networking

Meet and share ideas with world-leading neuroscientists, as equals

Careers

Learn about career paths following a neuroscience degree, in academia, industry, the clinic and beyond

Global community

Access free membership of Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS)

Join online today

Give your neuroscience career the best possible start: become part of the UK's thriving neuroscience community from the get-go with world-leading events and CPD, networking and publishing opportunities.

Eligibility criteria

Minimum age of 16. Qualifying students need to be undertaking, or preparing to undertake, any bioscience degree in a recognised university or Higher Education Institution (including medical students studying for a 5 or 6 year medical degree).

Proof of current student status, valid for up to six years, will be required in order to prove eligibility. This can be a photo, .pdf or other document of, for example, your student ID card, a letter from your school, or enrollment information. You will be asked to upload this during the online application procedure. Your membership application will be approved upon receipt of the appropriate evidence.

Please note that Undergraduate membership can only be obtained once and cannot be applied should a member return to full time education after time as a Postgraduate, Early Career Researcher, etc.

Full list of benefits

Our core membership benefits for undergraduates are listed below.

• Free or reduced registration rates for all BNA events, and those run by partnering organisations
• Eligibility for BNA student prizes
• Eligibility for travel bursaries
• Monthly eBulletin with news, funding calls, jobs and events
• Access to new and archived editions of the BNA Bulletin
• Publishing opportunities for your writing on the BNA website or BNA Bulletin
• Involvement in the events and campaigns of your institution's BNA Local Group, and the opportunity to become a BNA Local Group Student Representative (LGSR) to lead and organise your local neuroscience community
• Eligibility for Local Groups Funding (via your own Local Group Representative)
• Free membership of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) (see how to activate)
• Reduced registration fees via FENS-sponsored abstract slots for the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting (read more)
• 50% discount on fees to publish in the BNA journal Brain and Neuroscience Advances
• Reduced APC charges for the BNA journal Brain and Neuroscience Advances
• Free online access to the European Journal of Neuroscience
• Free access to e-learning, virtual patients, webinars, and CPD points via ebrain, the world's largest online e-learning resource
• Free training materials, webinars, virtual conferences other resources at Neuronline
• 20% discount on the Human Brain Anatomy course (see here for information)
• 50% discount on Royal Society of Biology membership for the first two years
• Up to 50% off Royal Society of Biology Training events
• 15% discount on all books from Wisepress
• Access to members-only information about travel grants, fellowships, grant-writing and other useful resources and offers
• Free advertising in the BNA Bulletin, eBulletin and website 
• Free online job listings

Membership fees:

• £11 per year if paid by Direct Debit (tick the box 'Pay by Direct Debit' at the beginning of the joining form) (NB. Payment via Direct Debit is only available to UK bank accounts. If your bank account is from outside the UK or you are intending to pay in any currency other than GBP, you will need to select the option to pay by credit/debit card)
• £12 per year if paid by credit/debit card

Be part of the UK's largest neuroscience society: representing the UK neuroscience community and our interests across all sectors, nationally and internationally