Work Experience & Placements
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Engaging young people with our work over the summer
4 September 2019
The summer of 2019 saw many of our researchers getting involved in initiatives to engage young people with our work.
SHElock Holmes - inspiring girls with science
14 August 2019
On 27 July, 16 girls aged between 11-14 joined the SHElock team from our Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging.
Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging triumphs at Public Engagement with Research Awards
10 July 2019
The Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging (WIN) has won an award in this year’s University of Oxford Vice-Chancellor’s Public Engagement with Research Awards. These celebrate excellence in public engagement across the University.
We offer a work experience week for Oxfordshire students, as well as getting involved in a range of other initiatives.
Work Experience Programme summer 2020
We will be offering a five-day programme of work experience activities for Year 12 students based in Oxfordshire who are interested in brain research and are planning to go to university. The programme gives students the chance to learn from practising scientists and will include:
- a project using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- a project using magnetoencephalography (MEG)
- short talks about neuroscience research going on in the Department
- mini projects on ophthalmology, sleep, cellular neuroscience and eye movements
How to apply
Information about how to apply will be available in Spring 2020.
Contact communications@ndcn.ox.ac.uk for more information about the programme.