Four weeks counting down and we are happy to present a fantastic program with keynote talks and educational sessions, all with an amazing line-up of speakers! This year, we are organizing the 2nd edition of UNIQUE Student Symposium (USS) on new directions in #neuroscience and #AI. USS 2021 is a two-day free and open event. With a theme focus on #consciousness and #ethics, we are honored to have Dr. Megan Peters and Dr. W.F.G. Haselager (Pim) as keynote speakers on Day 1 (June 7th), followed by a panel discussion with additional speakers to be announced very soon. The first day will include a lightning talk session especially thought for students to submit their recent work or proposals. We encourage you and your students to participate! This is a great opportunity to share your work with like-minded people and sharpen your presentation skills.Day 2 (June 8th) consists of parallel educational and discussion sessions. We will host a round table on mental health, and two workshops on open science and equity, diversity and inclusion. Simultaneously, we will have interactive discussion sessions on machine learning for neuroscience, memory and learning and decision making, led by three experts in the fields: Guillaume Lajoie, Thomas Shultz and Paul Cisek. The keynotes and panel sessions on Day 1 will be streamed on Crowdcast and Day 2 will take place on Gather.town so we can mimic in-person interaction as much as possible (Spoil alert: there will be a social beach on the venue which you should not forget to visit!)