Connecting minds. Advancing neuroscience.

Welcome to the British Neuroscience Association.

The British Neuroscience Association (BNA) is the largest UK organisation dedicated to neuroscience – connecting researchers, clinicians, industry, and society. As a not-for-profit organisation, our mission is to support and promote neuroscience and neuroscientists for the benefit of science, medicine and the public.

We are committed to making connections, between academia and industry, researchers and clinicians, science and society. By building an inclusive and collaborative community, we help advance neuroscience research and ensure its impact reaches far beyond the lab.

 

BNA Membership

Uniting everyone in neuroscience – across all disciplines, sectors and career stages. Joining the BNA means becoming part of a vibrant, inclusive and influential network that supports neuroscientists at every stage of their journey. Whether you're a student, researcher, clinician or working in industry, the BNA helps you grow, connect and make an impact. Whether you want to learn, network or lead – there’s a place for you at the BNA.

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Latest news

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16 May 2025

BNA Welcomes MSD as Inaugural Organisational Member

MSD joins our new Organisational Membership category

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Upcoming events

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17 June – 31 August 2025

BNA2025 online

Enjoy on-demand access to three days of Neuroscience, featuring around 50 scientific sessions including plenaries, symposia, workshops and special sessions.

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BNA Journal

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21 May 2025

BNA Journal

Our peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to the dissemination of research from all areas of neuroscience.

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It was amazing to be reminded of the breadth of work and the passionate people behind said work in the field. I feel like I have left with new knowledge and a bank of ideas as a result of the diversity of science on display. As the first external presentation of some of my PhD research, I don't think I could have had a more welcoming audience - thank you to everyone who came by, had a chat or took a zine!

Eleanor Jackson - BNA Postgraduate Member

Studying the brain is endlessly fascinating and it’s relevant to everyone.

Professor Tara Spires-Jones (Immediate-Past BNA President)

Being part of the BNA means I'm connected with all things neuroscience. By that I don't only mean news and events and access to bursaries. As a member I get a say in the future of neuroscience in the UK. It's important to me that I'm integral to a movement for positive change.

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The first & largest organisation of its kind, the BNA is central to UK neuroscience.

Professor John O'Keefe (Nobel Prize Winner & BNA Co-Founder)

I like the networking opportunities - meeting other students and early career researchers who I can bond with and talk about my research. And, you know, they're friends that don't look at me like I'm mad when I'm talking about all my science, they actually enjoy it!

Bethany Facer - BNA Local Group Student Rep

The BNA brings together people from different disciplines who wouldn't otherwise meet.

Dame Uta Frith (BNA Prize Winner)