ONWAR

Graduate School Neurosciences

2026 – Introductory course for PhD students

An introduction to current neuroscience in Amsterdam and Rotterdam is organized to give new PhD candidates an overview of the laboratories performing neuroscience research, their members and the subjects of study.

Date

November 16-18, 2026 

Organizer

Duration

24 hrs / 0.9 ECTs

Location

SILS, Erasmus MC, Amsterdam UMC – location AMC & location VUmc, NIN, VU

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Course details

Introduction

An introduction to current neuroscience in Amsterdam and Rotterdam is organized to give new PhD candidates an overview of the laboratories performing neuroscience research, their members and the subjects of study.

What you’ll learn

To familiarize new ONWAR PhDs with the neuroscience centres and institutes that participate in ONWAR and to get to know their peers. This well help PhDs find local collaborators for their projects and stimulates collaborations between research groups.

Course format

Lectures and practicals

Course content

Participants will visit the different ONWAR centres and institutes. The scientists who perform neuroscience research in Amsterdam and Rotterdam will discuss their work and demonstrate the techniques and facilities they employ.

Requirements

No requirements for this course

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