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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.

Master of Neuroscience Applications for 2026 now CLOSED!!

We look forward to welcoming students from diverse academic disciplines for this new Master's course, which prioritizes interdisciplinarity!

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.

The Neuroscience Institute’s Clinical Omics and Informatics Unit

The power of collaborative genomic discovery

For many patients living with suspected genetic disorders, the search for a diagnosis can be long, complex and emotionally exhausting. The Neuroscience Institute’s Clinical Omics and Informatics Unit are planning something to tackle this!

Host venue of IBRO 2027: CTICC, Cape Town | Photo credit: CTICC

The call for symposia is now open for the IBRO 2027 World Congress of Neuroscience

The Southern African Neuroscience Society (SANS) is delighted to announce that the call for symposia for the IBRO 2027 World Congress of Neuroscience is now officially open.

Harvard Radcliffe fellowship for NI and UCT’s Mubeen Goolam

The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Dr Mubeen Goolam has been awarded a 2026–2027 Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellowship, a highly acclaimed award conferred to esteemed scholars across a multitude of disciplines.

Xhosa Classes for all levels

learning to speak Xhosa in community.

12 March 2024 - 10 June 2027 Read more

The Basics of the Commandline and High Performance Systems workshop

A 1-hour online workshop run every 2nd friday (9-10am) that will be useful for those using Neuroimaging software such as FreeSurfer and AFNI.

15 March 2024 - 4 June 2027 Read more

PsychoPy/Unreal Engine workshop

A 1-hour online workshop run every 2nd friday (10-11am) that will be useful for those using PsychoPy and Unreal Engine to create and modify fMRI, EEG, fNIRS, and/or Cognitive or Behavioral tasks.