On 3 December, the European Parliament Interest Group on Mental health, Well-being and Brain Disorders, GAMIAN-Europe and the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) will hold an Interest Group meeting, entitled ‘New horizons for person-centred mental health research and care’,  in the European Parliament in Brussels, at 15.00 - 18.00 in room 5G1. In recent years, issues related to [...]

On 5 December 2018, the European Parliament Interest Group on Mental health, Well-being and Brain Disorders, EBC, GAMIAN-Europe, the European Psychiatric Association (EPA), the European Brain Council (EBC), EUFAMI, the Expert Platform on Depression, Eurocarers, the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology, the UEMS – Sector of Psychiatry and the International Federation for Psychotherapy will launch a join policy paper on [...]

First EBC Board Meeting of 2019

Register to attend HERE.

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 [...]

Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is the global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. Every March, BAW unites the efforts of partner organizations worldwide in a celebration of the brain for people of all ages. Activities are limited only by the organizers’ imaginations and include open days at neuroscience [...]

The 27th European Congress of Psychiatry, organized by EBC member the European Psychiatric Association, will take place on 6-9 April 2019 in Warsaw, Poland. The EPA Congress in 2019 is guided by the Congress motto, “Psychiatry in Transition – Towards New Models, Goals and Challenges”. EPA 2019 will facilitate discussion and educational forums on a [...]

Based on interactions with stakeholders during conferences and workshops, the Scientific Panel for Health set out a vision for the future of health and biomedical research in two consensus documents: ‘Better Research for Better Health’ in 2016, and a proposal ‘Building the Future of Health Research’ in 2018. Health is a fundamental right. Yet health [...]

The 5th Academy of National Brain Councils will be held in Dubrovnik, Croatia on 9-10 May 2019. The online registration form can be accessed here.

The International Conference on Neurological Disorders and Neurorestoration will be held from 10th-13th May 2019 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. This unique international meeting will cover a wide range of areas connected to neurology, neuroscience and neurorestoration, such as neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, ischemic diseases, paroxysmal and extrapyramidal diseases. The School of Medicine of the University of Zagreb, supported [...]