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Newcastle area BNA Local Group

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This is your online hub for the Newcastle area's BNA Local Group, representing you and other BNA members based in Newcastle University, Northumbria University, the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, other local institutions in the clinical, industry/commercial and charitable sectors, and the local public.

Check the Discussions tab to find and get involved in current BNA activities near you.

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Contact your local reps directly:
Paul Hubbard

Paul Hubbard

BNA Local Group Representative, Newcastle University, School of Medicine

Email:
[email protected]
Justin Andrushko

Justin Andrushko

BNA Local Group Representative, Northumbria University, Sport and Exercise Sciences

Email:
[email protected]
Jane Zhuk

Jane Zhuk

BNA Local Group Student Representative, Newcastle University, Institute of Neuroscience

Email:
[email protected]
Anna Capstick

Anna Capstick

BNA Local Group Student Representative, Newcastle University, BSc Biomedical Sciences

Email:
[email protected]

Rui Gonçalves

BNA Local Group Student Representative, Northumbria University, School of Geography and Natural Sciences

Email:
[email protected]
Don't see a local rep listed for your own institution or department? Why not become one yourself! Contact one of the reps listed above to get involved.

BNA members based in the area described above are able to join this Local Group – this is your first step to connecting with others in your local neuroscience community and building projects together to address your collective priorities.

Next comes getting actively involved. Your Local Group Representatives (LGRs) may contact you with important updates about upcoming Local Group activities, project planning meetings, and also to flag national BNA opportunities for you to take advantage of – but if you're keen to get involved then why not reach out to them first to introduce yourself and let them know what you're interested in? You can find their contact details listed above.

Note: Content in the Meetings, Documents, Discussions and Members tabs of this page will appear to logged-in members of this Local Group only. Please ensure that you are logged into your BNA account and have joined your Local Group to make full use of its pages.

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