BNA Learning Outcomes Approved by Royal Society of Biology
19th December 2024
Postgraduate membership
"The BNA has been a huge support to me throughout my PhD."
"Support from BNA travel grants has enabled me to attend and present my research at both local and international conferences. Attending events such as the BNA Festival of Neuroscience has greatly expanded my network across the UK and worldwide, and has allowed me to present my PhD work to world-leading academics. And, now that I am finishing my PhD, the curated list of jobs on the BNA's website has been extremely useful in guiding me towards neuroscience research opportunities."
Reduced registration
Register for BNA events, including the Festival of Neuroscience, with special member rates
Prizes and funding
Become eligible for prestigious prizes, bursaries and grants
BNA Bulletin
Read and publish in the annual BNA Bulletin, packed with the latest in neuroscience news and research
Networking
Meet and share ideas with world-leading neuroscientists, as equals
Careers
Learn about career paths following a neuroscience degree, in academia, industry, the clinic and beyond
Global community
Access free membership of FENS, with access to SfN benefits too
Join online today
Boost your graduate career by being part of the UK's thriving neuroscience community, accessing world-leading events and CPD, networking and publishing opportunities, and grants and bursaries.
Postgraduate (Masters / PhD / F1 / F2): Eligibility criteria
Postgraduate membership is open to current postgraduate students undertaking a Masters programme or PhD comprising neuroscience-related content (this can include students on courses other than pure neursocience, e.g. those that have modular choices), F1 and F2 junior doctors, and Assistant/Trainee Clinical Psychologists.
Proof of current student/trainee status, valid for up to four years, will be required in order to prove eligibility. This can be a photo, pdf or other document of, for example, your student ID card, proof of enrollment, or a headed letter from your institution. You will be asked to upload this during the online application procedure.
Research Group Scheme
Postgraduate members may be able to benefit from the Research Group Membership Scheme, which allows Full Members to give up to nine members of their research team reduced-fee subscriptions with the BNA, giving them extended access to bursaries, reduced meeting fees, membership of FENS, and more. Ask your group leader if they are a member of the BNA, and whether you can get your membership for a reduced fee!
Benefits
Our core membership benefits for postgraduate membership are listed below.
- Free or reduced registration rates for all BNA events, and those run by partnering organisations
- Eligibility for BNA student prizes
- Eligibility for travel bursaries
- Monthly eBulletin with news, funding calls, jobs and events
- Printed copies of the BNA Bulletin (3 per year)
- Publishing opportunities for your writing on the BNA website or BNA Bulletin
- Involvement in the events and campaigns of your institution's BNA Local Group, and the opportunity to become a BNA Local Group Student Representative (LGSR) to lead and organise your local neuroscience community
- Eligibility for Local Groups Funding (via your own Local Group Representative)
- Free membership of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) (see how to activate)
- Reduced registration fees via FENS-sponsored abstract slots for the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting (read more)
- 50% discount on fees to publish in the BNA journal Brain and Neuroscience Advances
- Reduced APC charges for the BNA journal Brain and Neuroscience Advances
- Free online access to the European Journal of Neuroscience
- Free access to e-learning, virtual patients, webinars, and CPD points via ebrain, the world's largest online e-learning resource
- Free training materials, webinars, virtual conferences other resources at Neuronline
- 20% discount on the Human Brain Anatomy course (see here for information)
- 50% discount on Royal Society of Biology membership for the first two years
- Up to 50% off Royal Society of Biology Training events
- 15% discount on all books from Wisepress
- Access to members-only information about travel grants, fellowships, grant-writing and other useful resources and offers
- Free advertising in the BNA Bulletin, eBulletin and website
- Free online job listings
Cost:
- £22 per year if paid by Direct Debit (tick the box 'Pay by Direct Debit' at the beginning of the joining form) (NB. Payment via Direct Debit is only available to UK bank accounts. If your bank account is from outside the UK or you are intending to pay in any currency other than GBP, you will need to select the option to pay by credit/debit card)
- £24 per year if paid by credit/debit card
Be part of the UK's largest neuroscience society, representing UK neuroscientists and our interests nationally and internationally