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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.

‘An aura of greatness’: UCT honours the extraordinary life and legacy of Prof Dan Stein

Staff, students, colleagues, family and friends gathered to celebrate the life and remarkable legacy of Professor Dan Stein, the longest-serving head of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health.

UCT's African Brain Child Launches ‘Be Quick to Click’ – confronting South Africa’s silent pandemic of child road injuries

We’re beyond proud of this initiative with African Brain Child and the Cape Town Science Center. The launch of the Seat Belt Convincer sure was convincing and may it reach far and wide!

Be quick to click: Launch of the Seatbelt Convincer

The simulator offers a powerful, experiential demonstration of the life-saving impact of a seatbelt. A much needed education and advocacy tool in a country where 96% of children are not buckled in.

Brain Awareness Week event to get kids buckled in!

This Brain Awareness Week we are hosting an event focussing on seat belt safety in kids, co-hosted by our African Brain Child research group and the brilliant Cape Town Science Centre, for the Western Cape Minister for Health and Wellness.

International Neuroethics Society Conference

The annual conference of the INS features a wide range of exciting talks, discussions, and networking opportunities for students, scholars and professionals from all disciplines and regions around the world.

15 April 2026 - 17 April 2026 Read more