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e-repronim (FENS NENS Cluster 2022)

e-ReproNim is an experiment of co-teaching between the MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom, the BSc/MSc in Cognitive Science at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń in Poland, and the Neuroscience postgraduate programmes in the Swiss Lemanic region, including the MSc in Neurosciences at the University of Geneva, the EPFL PhD Program in Neuroscience (EDNE) and the Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS) in Switzerland.

The project is funded by the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies, as the Network of European Neuroscience Schools 2022 Cluster. The Cluster is part of the wider e-ReproNim Community of Practice funded by several projects on repro.school, which is a sister project to repronim.org.

We make use of the physical distance that separates the partners in the Cluster to demonstrate reproducibility in practice and formulate recommendations for a better practice of neuroimaging. Students on our respective NENS MSc/PhD programmes work together throughout the academic year, remotely, on a joint curriculum of activities, and will present their work at an online conference and BrainHack at the end of the year. All material produced by the Cluster on the project’s website.

You can download the formal programme specification for the project from our Github repository.

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Joint curriculum

We maintain a joint repository of training material on Github, and have used the following exercises:

In addition, we have formal documentation for each of our programmes and relevant modules that our students took.

MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience (Univ. Reading, UK)

The MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Reading (UK) takes a skills-first approach to teaching research in cognitive neuroscience: broadening the experience and expertise acquired by our students, and responding to modern concerns of employers in terms of research, computing and data skills. The MSc is a 1y programme, hosted in the School of Psychology and Clinical Languages Science and the Centre for Integrative Neuroscience and Neurodynamics, at the University of Reading.

Local contact: Dr Etienne Roesch is programme director, module convenor, and ReproNim Fellow 2019-20.

In addition to modules, students meet weekly for the SPCLS Coding Club, and the CINN Neurohack series.

Formal documentation

Bsc/Msc in Cognitive Science (Nicolaus Copernicus Univ, PL)

The BSc/MSc in Cognitive Science at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń (PL) combines teaching in psychology, informatics, mathematics, biology, philosophy and social communication and media sciences, to provide students with the skills to undertake interdisciplinary research projects. Taught entirely in English, the MSc is a 2y programme, as part of the Polish “Excellence Initiative – Research University” investment programme.

Local contact: Dr Karolina Finc is module convenor, and ReproNim Fellow 2020-21.

In addition to modules, students meet weekly for the Neurotechtor Scientific Students Club meetings.

Formal documentation

Neuroscience postgraduate programmes in the Swiss Lemanic region

The Neuroscience postgraduate programmes in the Swiss Lemanic region include the MSc in Neurosciences at the University of Geneva, the EPFL PhD Program in Neuroscience (EDNE) and the Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School (LNDS). Partner in the Cluster is the Methods & Data facility of the Fondation Campus Biotech Geneva (CH), which contributes to the teaching of core computational skills and their use in neuroimaging research in all three programmes. The curriculum is grounded in open and reproducible approaches and offered to both Master and PhD students

Local contact: Dr Michael Dayan is module convenor, and ReproNim Fellow 2019-20.

In addition to modules, students have the opportunity to attend brainhack events.

Formal documentation

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