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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 2027 close 30 Sept!!

We look forward to welcoming students from diverse academic disciplines for this Master's course, which prioritizes interdisciplinarity! INFO WEBINAR: Online - 10th Sept - 2pm

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.

Milestone Moment: FIRST Cohort to Graduate from our Master of Neuroscience Degree!

Celebrating the graduation of our very FIRST cohort of our Master of Neuroscience degree, the FIRST degree of its kind in the country and UCT's most interdisciplinary offering! Ululations and congratulations!

Building Bridges: PENNY Community Advisory Board Visits Erin House and the Neuroscience Institute

NeuroDev's Community Advisory Board toured Erin House and the Neuroscience Institute, then held their first formal meeting - sharing insights on stigma, engagement, and research communication.

Doctoral research on 'baby brain sizes dependant on antenatal anaemia' featured in The Guardian

Some critical research to come out of a Neuroscience Institute student's doctorate finds that babies born to anaemic mothers have smaller brains, featured here in The Guardian.

Southern African Neuroscience Conference 2026 (ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS EXTENDED)

This year’s meeting is centred on the theme “Advancing Brain Health – From Molecules to Mind” reflecting our commitment to integrating discovery science with clinical insight, population health, innovation, and policy.

17 September 2026 - 19 September 2026 Read more

Xhosa Classes for all levels

learning to speak Xhosa in community.

12 March 2024 - 9 September 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 - 10 September 2027 Read more