Summer School in Brain Disorders Research

This four-day event takes place in Hadyn Ellis Building, run by the team based in the Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics (CNGG) at Cardiff University.

The summer school includes talks on a range of topics in psychiatry, neurology and neuroscience including:

• neuroimaging
• psychiatric epidemiology
• genetics and epigenetics
• high-throughput sequencing
• manipulation of stem cells
• phenotypic assessments
• ethics in genetic research

The summer school also includes workshops on scientific careers and academic fellowships.

Who can apply?

This programme is aimed at clinical trainees (Foundation, Core, Specialty Training) and non-clinical scientists (MSc, PhD, Post Doc) who are interested in moving into the field of neuropsychiatric genetics and genomics or those who want an introduction to brain disorders research.