The Student Body Committee (SBC) was formed in 2017 and is tasked with strategising, planning, and implementing programs to support neuroscience students and encourage student participation in ANS. The committee is made up entirely of students and consists of a chair, a deputy chair, a secretary, and representatives from eight regions across Australasia.

Each year, the SBC organises one or more student events at the annual ANS conference and supports student events throughout the year via funding and advertising. To enquire about ANS student membership benefits, local events, and information about the annual ANS conference, or how the SBC can support a student event in your region, please contact your respective regional representative listed below.

Chair

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Alastair Fortune

Deputy Chair

 

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Thomas Lewis

 

Secretary

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Rebekah Parkinson

ACT
Representative

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Leena Amrutha

TAS
Representative

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VIC
Representative

 

TBA 

 

 

NSW
Representative

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Margo Jansen

QLD
Representative

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Sven Storch

SA
Representative

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Inushi De Silva

WA
Representative

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Emily King 

NZ
Representative

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Past Committee Members

2022  
past Chair Ashleigh Geiger
past Deputy Chair Alistair Fortune
past Secretary Rebekah Parkinson 
past ACT Representative Phyu Aung
past TAS Representative Thomas Lewis
past VIC Representative Jennifer Tinston
past NSW Representative Margo Jansen
past QLD Representative Sven Storch
past SA Representative Inushi De Silva
past WA Representative Maria Kadryov
past NZ Representative Ashley Deane
   
2021  
past Chair Ashleigh Geiger
past Deputy Chair Adam Hines
past Secretary Anastazja Gorecki
past ACT Representative Mary Ardren
past TAS Representative Ellie Bucher
past VIC Representative Xin-yi Chai
past NSW Representative Sarah Thomas Broome
past QLD Representative Tobias Bluett
past SA Representative Michael Zabolocki
past WA Representative Lauren Hennessy
past NZ Representative Luke Matthews
   

2020

 
past Chair  Amr Abdeen
past Deputy Chair Leanne Jiang

past Secretary

Megan Bakeberg
past WA representative Anastazja Gorecki
past QLD representative Adam Hines
past TAS representative Allanna Russell 
past ACT representative Sarah-Jane Eades 

past VIC representative

Teresa Wulandari
past SA representative Ashleigh Geiger
past NSW representative Alison Cheng
past NZ representative Katie Peppercorn
   
2019  
past Chair  Barbora Fulopova
past Deputy Chair Daniel Austria
past Secretary Leanne Jiang
past NSW representative Amr Abdeen
past VICrepresentative Alex Guerin
Daniel Fehring
past ACT representative Dr. Saritha Balram
past SA representative Karissa Barthelson
past QLD representative Saurabh Bandhavkar
past WA representative Megan Bakeberg
past TAS representative Allanna Russell
past NZ representative Vacant Position
   
2018  
past Chair Rachelle Balez
past Deputy Chair Vicky Staikopoulos
past Secretary Darren Clarke
past NSW Representative Cynthia Lee
past VIC Representative Dan Fehring
past QLD Representative Paul Marshall
past SA Representative Adelain Erickson
past WA Representative Leanne Jiang
past ACT Representative Taylor Singh
past NZ Representative Daniel Austria
past TAS Representative Barbora Fulopova
   
2017  
past Chair Tom Burns
past Deputy Chair Vicky Staikopoulos
past Secretary Rachelle Balez
past NSW Representative Cynthia Lee
past VIC Representative Dan Fehring
past QLD representative Mridula Arun
past SA Representative Adelain Erickson
past WA Representative Darren Clarke
past ACT Representative Jess Harrington
past NZ representative Mandana Hunter 
past Tas representative Emily Handley

Particular points of focus of the SBC involve:

  • The promotion of communication between students and the ANS Council
  • The organisation of relevant academic, professional, and or social events for students, especially alongside the annual ANS conference
  • The receipt and collation of advice and feedback from students regarding proposed, new, and existing ANS activities, including but not limited to courses, workshops, and conferences, as well as major and minor amendments, and deletions, to such activities
  • The receipt and collation of advice and feedback on broader issues which considerably affect the ANS Student Body, including but not limited to HDR research supervision and funding, university and research institute environments, policies proposed or enacted by governments, universities, or ANS, and other issues which affect the ANS Student Body.
  • Voicing recommendations to the ANS Council on academic and professional matters concerning students;
  • Sharing with the ANS Council collated advice and feedback, especially on ANS policy and strategy which affects the ANS Student Body, on issues relevant to the ANS Student Body

Click here for information regarding the ANS student body committee's Terms of Reference.