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Retired membership
Examples of ways that BNA membership can grow your enjoyment of neuroscience and benefit you:
Reduced registration
Free or reduced registration rates for all BNA events
Printed Bulletin
The BNA Bulletin, full of neuro news & research, delivered direct to your door
Neuroscience community
Remain engaged with the neuroscience community
eBulletin
eBulletin with interesting stories about neuroscience, offers and events
Journal access
Free online access to the European Journal of Neuroscience
Discounts
Member-only offers and discounts for other societies
Join online today
Retired from your neuroscience role? Maintain your connection to neuroscience by being part of the UK's thriving neuroscience community, accessing world-class events, CPD, and networking opportunities,
Eligibility criteria
For individuals with interest in the science of the brain and nervous system in a professional capacity, e.g. as a research scientist or clinician, who have now retired.
Benefits
Our core membership benefits for Retired members are listed below.
- Free or reduced registration rates for all BNA events, and those run by partnering organisations
- Monthly eBulletin with news, funding calls, jobs and events
- Access to new and archived editions of the BNA Bulletin
- 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
Membership fees:
- £52 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)
- £58 per year if paid by credit/debit card
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