The Second TEATIME Advanced Training School will be held at BfR (The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment) in Berlin, Germany from 4th to 7th June 2024.
The target group of this training school are Masters, PhD and post-doctoral students, with at least 2 years hands-on experience in rodent behavioural research.
The school will provide demonstration on the use of different home-cage monitoring systems, including: experimental design, psychiatric and cognitive assessment and application to welfare and the 3Rs. Participants will design and build a prototype device for being used in homecage monitoring using 3D printing and microelectronics in a hands-on workshop and participate in interactive sessions on data analysis. Applicants will be expected to have sufficient experience within rodent behavioural research and data analysis to be able to contribute to discussions. All members will be asked to give a short presentation of their work relevant to the delegates on Day 1 of the course.
To apply for a place at the School please complete the information on the application form and submit it by 5pm CET on Friday 15th March 2024.
Please find more information, including the programme for the course, in the flyer below.
Maximum number of workshop participants: 24
Applications open: Monday 15th January 2024
Closing date for applications: Friday 15th March 2024
Successful candidates informed: 4th April 2024
Application form