What a year it’s been! Now the UCL Neuroscience Society is ready to elect its new committee for the 2017/18 academic year! If you’ve enjoyed the events we’ve held this year and would like a greater role behind the scenes, this is your chance. All you need is a dedication to and passion for neuroscience! 

Each member of the committee has the chance to influence the direction of the society and make a lasting impact at UCL. While the required commitment is high, the roles are rewarding in their challenges and the friends you make in the process!

The available positions are below. To apply, please email your name, course and desired position to our President at zcbtkim@ucl.ac.uk. Applicants will be required to give a 2 min speech on why they would be good for the position and answer some simple questions from the current committee!

Even if you’re not running, come along to vote and for FREE PIZZA!

Treasurer:

- Manages the society finances, allocating a spending budget for each event.

- Collects membership money and reimburses committee members who make expenditures for the society.

- Engages potential sponsors for contracts of society sponsorship.

Academic Events Reps (3):

- The cornerstones of our society that organises our large- and small-scale academic events, from symposia to journal clubs.

- Plans a schedule of topics in the summer that will touch upon cutting-edge neuroscience research, for audiences of different specialties. 

- Researches and contacts relevant speakers to coordinate these events. 

Communications Rep:

- Sends biweekly newsletters to our followers, informing them of our own, and external, neuroscience events.

- Ensures queries and communications to the society are swiftly dealt with.

Social Media Rep:

- Collaborates with committee membrers in creating eye-catching advertisements for all our events.

- Researches and posts a weekly list of external events for followers.

- Post interesting neuroscience news on our Facebook pages.

Webmaster:

- Runs the daily maintenance of our website, making sure it’s bug-free (www.uclneurosoc.com)

- Keeps our program of future events up-to-date.

- Provides reflective summaries of our past events and compile photo galleries for these reflections.

Social Events Rep:

- Organises our social events, including the booking of venues, hyping attendance and overall fun!

Creative Reps:

- Creates our range of event advertisements, including posters, cover photos and leaflets.

- Responsible for taking photos of our events.

LSNN UCL Rep:

- Co-operates with other university reps in organising the LSNeuroN symposium - a bi-annual event that showcases the very best of neuroscience, with expert talks, workshops and poster presentations!

- Encouraging the collaboration with London’s other neuroscience societies with inter-uni socials and other events!