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NeuroImmunoCon
NeuroImmunoCon 2025 conference banner. The background features a stylized illustration of neurons with glowing synapses. The title reads 'Exploring Neuroimmunology: When the Body Betrays the Nervous System'. The event takes place at Ruhr-Universität Bochum on September 23-24.
NeuroImmunoCon 2025

The conference on exploring neuroimmunology will take place September 23 – 24, 2025.

More information and registration are available in the NeuroImmunoCon 2025 Flyer and Registration Form (PDF).

Brain Day
"Save the Date" announcement for Brain Day on September 17, 2025, at RUB-Veranstaltungszentrum. The banner includes a smiling woman looking up at a hand-drawn brain illustration, with text in German about research and therapy.
Brain Day

Am 17. September 2025 laden wir ab 13:00 Uhr zum 14. Brain Day ins RUB Veranstaltungszentrum ein. Weitere Informationen zum Programm und zur Anmeldung bald an dieser Stelle.

On September 17, 2025, we invite you to the 14th BRAIN DAY at the RUB Conference Center from 3 p.m. Further information on the program and registration will be available here soon.

Graduation Day 2024
Four graduates in red and silver academic robes and black mortarboards pose with blue diploma folders. Two are seated at a table, while two stand behind them, smiling. The background features large windows with natural light.
Graduation Day 2024

On December 13, 2024, researchers, staff, friends, and family came together on Graduation Day to honor the 2024 graduates, who had completed the IGSN program and would finally receive their PhDs in Neuroscience.

Read more about the event.

Online Application
A person in a red and gray academic robe holding a blue folder labeled 'International Graduate School of Neuroscience.'
Online Application

The online application for DAAD Scholarships in 2025 has now closed.

Thank you very much to everybody that applied.

Malwettbewerb
Colorful poster for a 2024 art competition by the International Graduate School of Neuroscience (IGSN), featuring a brain-shaped maze with scattered objects and a figure navigating inside, under the title 'Kuddelmuddel im Kopf.'
Malwettbewerb

We are pleased to announce the winners of the IGSN Painting Competition “A Muddle in the Head – When Forgetfulness Becomes an Illness”.

Many thanks to all the pupils, who submitted so many great works of art!

View the winning entries.

NeuroNexxt
A person in a blue blouse holding a folder labeled 'NeuroNexxt: Women in Neuroscience.'
NeuroNexxt

Career platform for female neuroscientists launched at the RUB. Click here for pictures and a report.

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International Graduate School of Neuroscience

The International Graduate School of Neuroscience (IGSN) offers an English-language PhD program covering all aspects of neuroscience, from the molecular level to higher cognitive functions. The IGSN was founded in October 2001 as an initiative of the Northrhine-Westphalian government to provide a forum for PhD candidates with outstanding academic track records. The IGSN offers an international network of renowned scientists, world-leading supervisors, and an excellent scientific environment.

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