On 16 March 2021, on the occasion of Brain Awareness Week 2021, the European Brain Council, in partnership with the European Federation of Neurological Associations & GAMIAN-Europe, held an event on Patient Engagement in EU-Funded Brain Research Projects. The event aimed to shed light on the current state of patient engagement in EU-funded brain [...]
Brain Awareness Week 2021 EBC in partnership with EFNA & GAMIAN-Europe Patient Engagement in EU-Funded Brain Research Projects Digital Event – 16 March, 12:30-14:00 Patient engagement in research is an approach that involves meaningful and active collaboration with patients in the governance, priority setting, conducting and knowledge translation of research. While patient engagement is [...]
Brain Awareness Week 2021 EBC in partnership with EFNA & GAMIAN-Europe Patient Engagement in EU-Funded Brain Research Projects Digital Event – 16 March, 12:30-14:00 The European Brain Council (EBC), the European Federation of Neurological Associations (EFNA) and GAMIAN-Europe are pleased to invite you to our upcoming Brain Awareness Week event on Patient Engagement in EU-Funded Brain Research [...]
UPDATE: On Monday evening, the European Parliament took the extraordinary decision to close its doors to all external visitors for at least the next three weeks as COVID-19 sweeps across Europe. Consequently, this event has now been cancelled. We value the importance of the topic we were meant to cover and hope that awareness on [...]
Though Brain Awareness Week is still approaching, held next week on March 11-15, the European Brain Council held its annual event early this year, ensuring access to the European Parliament in Brussels and an audience of policymakers and the general public. This year, the event focused on "Mood and Food: Exploring the gut-brain connection", examining [...]
One of EBC's annual activities is to hold an outreach event for Members of the European Parliament and the general public during the Brain Awareness Week (BAW). This global campaign is held in March every year and aims to increase public awareness on the progress and benefits of brain research. This year we focus on [...]
On 15 March 2018, EBC held its annual Brain Awareness Week event at the European Parliament (in Strasbourg, France) in partnership with FENS, EDAB, BBC, University of Strasbourg-Neuropole and the Bureau Grand Est. The event is designed for outreach to the general public and policymakers, to give an insight into the world of neuroscience and [...]
EBC has just released another video on its YouTube channel, a highlights video of the EBC outreach event held on 16th March 2017 at The European Parliament in Strasbourg. The outreach event was titled: "Expanding Brain Research in Europe: A Societal Need?" and was held in the framework of Brain Awareness Week 2017, a global [...]
What is Brain Awareness Week? The global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research Brain Awareness Week unites the efforts of partner organizations from around the world in a week-long celebration of the brain every March. Partners organize creative and innovative activities in their communities to educate and excite [...]
What is Brain Awareness Week? Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is the global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. Founded in 1996 by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, BAW unites the efforts of partner organizations from around the world in a week-long celebration of the brain every March. [...]