The annual programme

We run a five-day programme of activities for Year 12 students attending schools in Oxfordshire who are interested in brain research and are planning to go to university. Students can choose between two streams for the programme: neuroscience or psychiatry. 

The programme gives students the chance to learn from practising scientists and may include:

• a project using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
• a project using magnetoencephalography (MEG)
• short talks about the neuroscience and psychiatry research going on at Oxford
• mini projects on ophthalmology, sleep, cellular neuroscience and eye movements

Applications now open

The 2026 programme will run from 6th - 10th July in person. Applications are open from 23rd Feb to 27th March.  

To apply, you will need to complete the application form online (link below), and have your teacher send a reference by the same deadline (27th March). A teacher guidance form can be found here, which you should pass on to them. 

APPLICATION FORM

Note: Applications received after the deadline of 11:59pm on Friday 27th March, or applications without a teacher reference, will not be considered.

If you have any questions about the application process or the programme, please email barbara.robinson@ndcn.ox.ac.uk.