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🚨 #FENS2026 NEW DATES 🚨

First, Formula 1 sent us from Madrid to #Barcelona. Now the Tour de France Grand Départ has us switching gears again—we're updating our dates to 6-10 July 2026! 🗓️

Find out more 👉: https://loom.ly/zMkMKcA

🔔 Stay tuned!
💭 Want practical ways to make #neuroscience more equitable, diverse and inclusive?

Join the final #ALBA-#IBRO From Declaration to Action session at #ANS2025 🧠

🗓️ 1 December 2025
👉 https://loom.ly/lxm2WeY
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🌟 4 days left to apply for the #FENS2026 Social Media Ambassador Team!

💭Are you attending the #FENSForum and Interested in social media? We are looking for social media ambassadors to support #FENS in promoting the #FENSForum!

🗓️ 14 November 2025
👉 https://loom.ly/lsOt59E
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🌟 Day 1 of the 2025 IBB World Championship is here!

🧠 From 7–12 November, 41 national champions are competing virtually for the World Champion title.

🔬 Tune in to watch the next generation of #BrainResearch leaders compete.

👉 https://loom.ly/-OtgMrg
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Call for Papers! 🌟

✍️ Interested in shaping the future of MMN research? @ejneuroscience.bsky.social is inviting contributions for its upcoming special issue 'The Neuronal Basis of Mismatch Negativity (MMN) and Its Clinical Applications'.

🗓️ 1 December 2025
👉 https://loom.ly/63HXza4
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🗣️ Edward Chang | Hertie Foundation Plenary Lecture

On 10 July at #FENS2026, Prof. Edward Chang (UCSF) will take us into the neural basis of speech, movement, emotion, and learning.

Meet all the #FENS2026 speakers 👉 https://loom.ly/Q_m95o8
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
💭 Want to help strengthen visibility, opportunities, and influence for researchers with disabilities in #neuroscience?

🧠 Join @network-alba.bsky.social Disability & Accessibility Working Group database of scientists with disabilities!

👉 https://loom.ly/CPy2t8c
November 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🎧 New #FENS - #EJN Journal Club Podcast episode!

🧠 In this episode, Hanna Poikonen explores what brain synchrony reveals about expertise and why taking #neuroscience out of the lab could bring us closer to understanding real-life experiences.

👉 https://loom.ly/bft__7k
November 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🧠 The Brain Conference Wrap-up: Day 4

🇬🇷 The Brain Conference: Principles of the Adaptive Mind concluded today with an exciting final day of talks, discussion and community.

👉 Learn more: https://loom.ly/EUjxI4Y
October 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🚨 Applications open!

💭 Interested in attending #NEURO2026, the 49th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society from 30 July - 2 August 2026?
#FENS travel grants are available. Don't miss your chance to apply! 🏆

🗓️ 20 November 2025
👉 https://loom.ly/J3VOz0I
October 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🗞️ Call for Papers!

💭 Want to contribute to @ejneuroscience.bsky.social's special issue on 'Freezing of Gait: A Tribute to Nir Giladi' ? This is your chance!

🗓️ Deadline: 30 January 2026
👉 https://loom.ly/3C4jwb4
October 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🧠 The Brain Conference Wrap-up: Day 3

🇬🇷 Day 3 brought another round of inspiring talks at The Brain Conference: Principles of the Adaptive Mind!

👉 Learn more: https://loom.ly/EUjxI4Y
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🌟 Join the #FENS2026 Social Media Ambassador Team!

💭 Passionate about #neuroscience and active on social media? We are looking for enthusiastic Social Media Ambassadors to help promote the #FENSForum!

🗓️ Deadline: 14 November 2025
👉 https://loom.ly/lsOt59E
October 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🧠 The Brain Conference Wrap-up: Day 2

🇬🇷 Another inspiring day in Crete at The Brain Conference: Principles of the Adaptive Mind!

👉 https://loom.ly/EUjxI4Y
October 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🌟 Last Day for Nominations!

The deadline for nominations for the 2026 ALBA-Elsevier Award Lecture, offered by @network-alba.bsky.social and @elsevierconnect.bsky.social, is today! 🧠

🏆 EUR 3,000 and give a Special Lecture at #FENS2026!
🗓️ 29 October 2025
👉 https://loom.ly/p0AfmUQ
October 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🌟 Thinking about registering for #FENS2026?

Registration opens this November so now is the perfect time to make sure your #FENS membership is up to date! 🧠

👉 Learn more here: https://loom.ly/ycb4ZOg
October 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🧠 The Brain Conference Wrap-up: Day 1!

🇬🇷 We are checking in from beautiful Crete, where The Brain Conference: Principles of the Adaptive Mind has officially begun!

The first afternoon set the stage with featuring inspiring talks from👇
October 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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📖 DAY 2 related read: Working together to build strong scientific communities by @megancarey.bsky.social - Discover how ALBA’s Declaration and initiatives help create equitable, collaborative, and inclusive scientific communities.
🔗 Read here: loom.ly/RtQITXA
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October 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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📅 Save the date for Workshop 3! On 1 Dec, ALBA & @ausneurosoc.bsky.social join forces for the final session — a hybrid workshop and live EDI panel from Hobart, Tasmania, exploring how to build sustainable and impactful EDI programmes that embed equity into the very fabric of institutions. 🧵
October 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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#ALBADiversityWeek DAY 2
Want to make your research environment more inclusive? We launched the From Declaration to Action workshop series, helping scientists and institutions turn the ALBA Declaration into concrete actions. We learnt how to recognise bias & foster belonging 📺 Watch loom.ly/CoVaJwE
From Declaration to action
This ALBA-IBRO workshop series offers practical guidance on applying the ALBA Declaration on Equity & Inclusion, featuring webinars with experts who have firsthand experience implementing its action i...
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October 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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📆 Today, we kick off with the ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast: From Postdoc to PI. Listen to early-career scientists share their journeys and strategies to make it to the PI level, and build inclusive lab cultures.
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Supported by IBRO & produced by @lonelypipette.bsky.social 🧵
ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast - Season 2
Episode 5 is out. In season 2, we focus on the transition from postdoc to PI, highlighting the unique challenges faced by postdocs and early-career PIs worldwide. Hosted by the Lonely Pipette.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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💡 DAY 1 related read: Equitable research funding: Strategies, challenges and the role of funding agencies
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Learn how funding agencies are promoting equity in grant allocation and why resource management is a key challenge for early-career PIs, connecting to Ep 2 of our podcast. 🧵
Equitable Research Funding: Strategies, Challenges and the Role of Funding Agencies
Equitable research funding is key to scientific progress, yet underrepresented groups still face systemic barriers. Drawing on insights from major funders, this paper outlines how equity, diversity a...
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October 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
🧠 Join the @network-alba.bsky.social social at Neuroscience 2025!

Come share ideas and recharge with peers at this IBRO-supported social dedicated to building a more inclusive #neuroscience community. 🌐

🗓️ 16 November 2025 | 19:00–20:30 (PST)
👉 Learn more here: https://loom.ly/b1Fp-4E
October 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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🚀 #ALBADiversityWeek 2025 starts today! We celebrate diversity & intersectionality by highlighting key activities and sharing valuable resources.
👀 Stay tuned all week as we revisit achievements and launch new initiatives. Share our posts to join the #GlobalDiversityAwarenessMonth celebration. 🧵
October 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
🗞️ New @ejneuroscience.bsky.social Virtual Issue!

Marking the Austrian Neuroscience Association Meeting 2025, held from 8–10 September, #EJN proudly presents a virtual issue showcasing recent research from scientists across Austria. 🇦🇹

👉 https://loom.ly/WxwjH4c
October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#FENS at the 13th Aspects Of Neuroscience! 🇵🇱

FENS were proud to take part in an inspiring event full of new ideas, dynamic discussions and great connections within the #Neuroscience community! 🧠

👉 Learn more about CHET here: https://loom.ly/c8HESUU
October 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM