Topic: diversity

A personal award recognising brain research alongside contributions to mentorship, equity, diversity and inclusion. The recipient will present a Special Lecture at the FENS Forum in July 2028. The nomination package includes a CV, proposed lecture, personal statement, outreach and inclusion activities, and an endorsement letter. The application form specifies 14 October 2026 at 17:00 CET.

Building upon the webinar "What are the main barriers to succeed in brain sciences in Latin America?" (February 2021) and the paper "Addressing the opportunity gap in the Latin American neuroscience community" (Silva, A., Iyer, K., Cirulli, F. et al. Nat Neurosci August 2022), this ALBA-IBRO Webinar is the next chapter in our journey towards fostering inclusivity and diversity in neuroscience in Latin America. The webinar is designed to go beyond theoretical discussions and provide tangible solutions. We will showcase 3-4 best practice case studies, shining a spotlight on real-life actions an

GABAergic interneurons play crucial roles in the regulation of neural activity in the cerebral cortex. In this Dual Lecture, Prof Oscar Marín and Prof Beatriz Rico will discuss several aspects of the formation of inhibitory circuits in the mammalian cerebral cortex. Prof. Marín will provide an overview of the mechanisms regulating the generation of the remarkable diversity of GABAergic interneurons and their ultimate numbers. Prof. Rico will describe the molecular logic through which specific pyramidal cell-interneuron circuits are established in the cerebral cortex, and how alterations in s

In this webinar, the ALBA Network & World Women in Neuroscience partner to address equity, inclusion & diversity issues across the Sub-Saharan African neuroscience community. The panel discussion will explore the challenges and biases faced by African neuroscientists while establishing their careers - focusing on a lack of mentoring and networking but also on the difficulties to raise funding - as well as display the strengths present in the region, which can be exploited to find solutions. Registration is free but required: https://www.alba.network/alba-wwn-webinar-africa

As part of its webinar series on region-specific diversity issues, the ALBA Network is organizing a panel discussion to explore the challenges and biases faced by neuroscientists while establishing their research groups and careers in the MENA region, from an academic and cultural perspective. This will be followed by highlights of success stories, unique region-specific opportunities for research collaborations and recommendations to improve representation of MENA neuroscientists in the global stage.

With the Donders Inclusion Seminars, we celebrate diversity. Please join us on Apr. 21st 2021 at 15.00 (CET) as we next welcome Dr. Silvy Collin of Tilburg University on Crowdcast. Her seminar is entitled "Schemas and schema-mediated memory". To read the abstract and register for the event visit: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/donders-inclusion-3

With the Donders Inclusion Seminars, we celebrate diversity. Please join us on March 17th, 2021 at 15.00 (CET) as we next welcome Dr. Fleur Zeldenrust of the Donders Institute.

As part of its webinar series on region-specific diversity issues, the ALBA Network is holding a panel discussion on gender issues in South-East Asia. This webinar wishes to highlight the various issues linked to gender in brain science in the major countries in the region, but also to discuss possible paths to equity.

ALBA is launching a webinar series focusing on region-specific issues linked to diversity and faced by underrepresented groups in brain research around the world. In this first webinar, ALBA focus on issues linked to diversity and faced by underrepresented groups in brain research in Latin America.

The possibilities of machine learning and neural networks in particular are ever expanding. With increased opportunities to do good, however there are just as many opportunities to do harm and even in the case that good intentions are at the helm, evidence suggests that opportunities for good may eventually prove to be the opposite. The greatest threat to what machine learning is able to achieve and to us as humans, is machine learning that does not reflect the diversity of the users it is meant to serve. It is important that we are not so pre-occupied with advancing technology into the future

Microbes make up the vast majority of the tree of life. While we know very little about most microbial species, large-scale sequencing is giving us glimpses of the diversity that exists both within species and in ecosystems. The challenge now is to find the patterns in this diversity and understand them. This session features provocative talks on attempts to meet that challenge.