Open Labs Network

Nencki Open Lab

Nencki Open Lab is the original and the first node of the network. Its flagship events are School of Ideas in Neuroscience, Polish editions of Transatlantic Behavioural Neuroscience School, yearly Optics and Microscopy workshops. It runs Python courses at Nencki Institute and coordinates financial aspects of the Network.

Coordinator: Justyna Wisniewska (Nencki Institute)

Cambridge Open Lab

Cambridge Open Lab was funded in 2024. Until now, it has organized workshops focusing on the applications of electronics and Arduino programming in the development of behavioural setups.

Coordinator: Chloe Guillaume

Heidelberg Open Lab

Heidelberg Open Lab runs at Centre for Organismal Studies in Heidelberg. It has organized woekshops on data analysis, Arduino, Bonsai and soft skills workshops on the organization of scientific events. It will be organizing Heidelberg School of Ideas in Neuroscience in 2026.

Coordinator: Mateusz Kostecki (COS, Heidelberg University)

Buenos Aires Open Lab

Open lab in Buenos Aires was running informally since 2023, when it organized first Argentinian edition of TBNS. It has also co-organized firest Argentinian Workshop of Ideas in Neuroscience (Beyond control: variability and animal behaviour) in August 2025.

Coordinator: Veronica de la Fuente