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Master of Neuroscience Applications for 2026 OPEN, Due 30th Sept!!

We are seeking applications from students from diverse academic disciplines for this new Master's course, which prioritizes interdisciplinarity!

Our vision

Our vision is of an Africa where people achieve their full potential through brain health.

By addressing existing knowledge gaps and strengthening African research networks, we seek solutions to African challenges and work to ensure that African priorities are represented in global neuroscience.

Training and capacity development

We strive to build research capacity nationally and internationally, and grow the next generation of neuroscience researchers on both the clinical and basic neuroscience career tracks.

Advocacy and engagement

We follow a socially-responsive approach, using advocacy, engagement and outreach to extend our impact to and beyond the scientific community, to industry, government and society more broadly.

Addressing South Africa’s silent sleep crisis

“In South Africa, we don’t even have national data on the prevalence of sleep disorders” - A/Prof Dale Rae, researcher with the Division of Physiological Sciences and the Neuroscience Institute.

NI researcher identifies gaps for children who are HIV-exposed but uninfected

A landmark study by Dr Catherine Wedderburn (The Lancet HIV) identifed the top ten scientific priorities related to children who are HIV-exposed but UNINFECTED, a population of 16 million children globally.

First female adult epileptologist leads the way

NI member, Dr Aayesha J Soni, an adult neurologist and epileptologist becomes the first female internationally trained sub-specialist in adult epileptology. Welcome home Aayesha!

Finalist: Distinguished Young Woman Researcher Category, South African Women in Science Awards 2025

Another day, another phenomenal female researcher to spotlight! A/Prof Tory Madden is a finalist in the 'Distinguished Young Woman Researcher' Category at the South African Women in Science Awards 2025

Argue Better! Ethical reasoning for healthcare professionals | Online

Healthcare professionals face competing obligations to their patients, employers, and themselves. Resolving these dilemmas optimally requires the skill to understand and critically engage with others' - and our own - positions.

1 September 2025 - 31 October 2025 Read more

2025 South African Addiction Medicine Society Symposium

5 September 2025 - 6 September 2025 Read more

TLC2025 Writing an abstract/proposals for TLC

Presenters: Shanali Govender

8 September 2025 Read more

Story as Intervention: Harnessing the power of stories to improve health outcomes

Exciting event by the African Pain Research Initiative, focusing on patient narratives for research and practice featuring talks by distinguished visiting academics followed by a panel discussion with local experts.

9 September 2025 Read more