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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.

Tuning into the correct signal: Associate Prof Tory Madden will be live on the radio discussing PAIN

UCT Summer School is around the corner - HAVE YOU got your tickets yet? A/Prof Tory Madden with be on CapeTalk Wednesday 14th Jan, 13h10 to 13h30, talking all things PAIN signaling.

Hot Topics in Neuroscience is back at UCT Summer School, 2026!!

The Neuroscience Institute presents - Hot topics in Neuroscience! Five thought-provoking lectures (and a panel discussion) at the forefront of academia to be presented at UCT Summer School 2026.

The NI dazzles in Faculty Publication Awards

The recent UCT Faculty of Health Science Publication Awards saw two NI members, Dr Catherine Wedderburn and PhD candidate Rachel Brown, impress with their winning publications.

Programme sprouts new idea at UCT’s Neuroscience Institute

The NI has hosted its very first artist-in-residence, Ralph Borland, made possible by the EthicsLab! In this UCT News piece Ralph details his experience, as well as his desire to spearhead a further Creative Residency Programme.

Simons Computational Neuroscience Imbizo

The Imbizo is a southern hemisphere summer school aiming to promote computational neuroscience in Africa. It will bring together international and local students under the tutelage of the world's leading experts in the field.

11 January 2026 - 1 February 2026 Read more