Brain Awareness Week

Brain Awareness Week

Across the globe, each year, the third week of March is dedicated to the brain to increase public awareness of and support for brain research. Each year, the Queensland Brain Institute hosts public lectures at the State Library of Queensland to inspire the community to learn more about their brain and how understanding this complex organ can help us improve our lives.

Addiction: Brain or behaviour?

19 March 2026 6:00pm
Brain Awareness Week aims to increase public awareness of and support for brain research. As part of this global campaign, the Queensland Brain Institute is hosting its fourth public session to inspire the community to learn more about their brain and how understanding this complex organ can help us improve our lives.

Living well with dementia

13 March 2025 7:00pm9:00pm
Brain Awareness Week aims to increase public awareness of and support for brain research. As part of this global campaign, the Queensland Brain Institute is hosting its third public session to inspire the community to learn more about their brain and how understanding this complex organ can help us improve our lives.

Getting deep into sleep: free event

14 March 2024 6:30pm8:00pm
Sleep. We can't live or learn without it, but how much do we know about what's happening in our brains while we snooze? In Brain Awareness Week 2024 and on the eve of World Sleep Day, join us for an engaging evening with our scientific panel as we explore the world of sleep.

Celebrating 20 Years: Your brain is on our mind

15 March 2023 6:30am7:30am
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI), join us during Brain Awareness Week 2023 to discover what makes us human.

QBI researchers Professor Pankaj Sah, Professor Jason Mattingley, Professor Dhanisha Jhaveri and Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex from the University of Queensland, will take you on a journey through the wonders of the brain.