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Neuromatch Academy

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A message from Melvin Selim at Neuromatch:

Neuromatch Academy (NMA) is offering two courses this year from July 11th to July 29th 2022 which will run in parallel online. Applications for students and teaching assistants are now open until April 20th, 2022.

NMA-Computational Neuroscience

Flagship course covering contemporary computational neuroscience modeling and analysis techniques.

Content: https://compneuro.neuromatch.io/tutorials/intro.html

NMA-Deep Learning

In-depth advanced materials, ideal for graduate students and postdocs wishing to add computational techniques to their neuroscience research, or for individuals looking to dive into Deep Learning.

Content: https://deeplearning.neuromatch.io/tutorials/intro.html

Application Form: https://portal.neuromatchacademy.org/

What is Neuromatch Academy?

Neuromatch Academy (NMA) launched in 2020 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its aim is to provide globally-accessible, high-quality, TA-supported training in computational techniques related to neuroscience. In 2020 and 2021, NMA designed and ran a fully online 3-week Computational Neuroscience and a Deep Learning course for over 3000 students with more than 350 teaching assistants (TAs) working in virtual inverted (or flipped) classrooms and on small group projects. Fourteen languages, active community management, and low cost allowed for an unprecedented level of inclusivity and universal accessibility.

What's in a course?

Neuromatch courses are intensive 3-week programs involving hands-on tutorials developed by experts in the field. Students are placed into TA-led pods (groups) using the Neuromatch algorithm, which matches students with common interests who are in the same timezone and their preferred language for instruction. Students also receive personalized support as they work through hands-on tutorials and collaborate on course projects. [Please note that course participation requires active attendance and attention of the students for 3 weeks.]

What does it cost?

Neuromatch Academy's mission is to make education affordable to everybody, no matter their financial background. We do this by pricing our courses significantly lower than other summer schools, adjusting for national economic factors, and allowing students to pay what they can when those adjustments are insufficient.

Please see https://academy.neuromatch.io/ for additional information, and volunteer opportunities!
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