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Towards diversity and equity in brain sciences | Become a member: http://alba.network | a division of FENS | Founding Partners @fens.org @ibroorg.bsky.social @sfn.org
🎪 ALBA is also exhibiting at the @fens.org Booth (3819). Exciting news: we have new badges! Stop by to check them out, discover our current projects, and learn about open calls.
#Neuroscience2025
November 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
📣 Tonight is the ALBA–IBRO Social at #SfN2025!
Join us at 7 PM at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina to connect with neuroscientists who care about inclusion, build supportive networks, and enjoy drinks & snacks.
📍Rancho Santa Fe Room
👉🏾 loom.ly/3zJXoqE
🤝 Supported by ibroorg.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
🌟It’s that time of the year! Nominate Europe-based students or PIs advancing #diversity #equity & #inclusion in #neuroscience. The winner will be celebrated at #FENS2026 in Barcelona, receiving €2000 + travel support to attend the meeting. Self nominations are welcome!
👉🏾 loom.ly/elEwkCE
📅 8 Jan 2026
November 13, 2025 at 9:57 AM
🧠 ALBA Webinar: Breaking Down the Ivory Tower — Ep7
This #InternationalDayOfPersonsWithDisabilities, join us for a powerful conversation with Dr Dionna Williams (Emory University School of Medicine, US) @dwwilliamslab.bsky.social
📅 3 Dec 2025
⏰ 10:00 EST | 16:00 CET
👉 loom.ly/-VJQ83g
#DisabledInSTEM
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
1 week to go! 💬 The ALBA-IBRO Social at #SfN2025 — where inclusion meets connection.
📅 16 Nov
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍Rancho Santa Fe, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
👉🏾 https://loom.ly/3zJXoqE
🍢 Snacks & drinks
🤝 Supported by @ibroorg.bsky.social
#Neuroscience2025
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🌏 From Declaration to Action – Final Workshop! After exploring bias and inclusion, our last session will focus on how to make EDI change last.
🎥 Hybrid: Live streamed EDI panel from
@ausneurosoc.bsky.social
Meeting + interactive online workshop.
🗓 1 Dec – 12:40 AEDT (Hobart, AU)
🔗 loom.ly/wLQaW34
November 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
#albadiversityweek 2025 DAY 5
🌐 Introducing the Global Perspectives: Neuroscience & Diversity Digest, summarising key insights from the ALBA-IBRO Global Diversity Webinar Series . Explore challenges and solutions for underrepresented neuroscientists worldwide.
👉🏼 loom.ly/c0l_Ztw
@ibroorg.bsky.social
October 31, 2025 at 1:10 AM
#albadiversityweek 2025 DAY 4
📢 Calling all neuroscientists with disabilities!
Join the ALBA Database of Scientists with Disabilities to increase representation, speak at conferences, or provide advice to improve policies and practices for inclusion in neuroscience. 🧵
✍️Sign up here: loom.ly/zZ4n6xY
October 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
🚀 #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
📣 Deadline extended to 29 Oct 2025! The ALBA–Elsevier Award Lecture honours neuroscientists from underrepresented regions (based on Elsevier authorship metrics & journal market share, & past conference speakers).

🏆 Special Lecture at #FENS2026
✅ Must have led own lab ≥5 years
👉🏽 loom.ly/FEG7E-w
October 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
ALBA @ #BrainInnovationDays 2025: today at 12 pm, join Francesca Cirulli (ALBA Past Chair) & Aikaterini Fotopoulou (ALBA-FKNE Diversity Prize 2025 Winner) for a discussion on why representation matters in brain health & research.
An initiative by @braincouncil.eu
shorturl.at/morWM @fens.org
October 15, 2025 at 9:07 AM
We'd also like to congratulate our Founder, @carmensandi10.bsky.social for winning the #ECNP2025 Neuropsychopharmacology Award! 👏 🎊
Carmen is giving a campfire session today on stress, personality and the social brain at 13:05 in Bubble 1.
October 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
ALBA @ #ECNP2025 : ✨ Transdisciplinarity drives discovery — diversity drives progress.
At our diversity & inclusion session yesterday, we were reminded how global and cross-disciplinary collaboration is essential to advance brain health. 🧵
@fens.org @ecnp.eu
October 14, 2025 at 10:05 AM
#ECNP2025: It's Day 3! The ALBA Session on Diversity & Inclusion is at 13:55 in Hall 2 Van Gogh.
We are celebrating the 2025 ALBA-Roche Research Prize Ceremony and discussing how collaborations and data diversity can drive more equitable #mentalhealth research.
🔗 loom.ly/EFCdYOk
@fens.org
October 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🎉 #ECNP2025 starts today! We are thrilled to take part once again to promote diversity, inclusion & global collaboration in neuroscience.
👋 Come meet us at the ALBA booth and discover our initiatives for equity in brain science.
💡 Don’t miss our session on Mon 13 Oct 🔗 https://loom.ly/EFCdYOk
October 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🚨 Save the date for the ALBA-IBRO Social @ #SfN2025!
📅 16 Nov ⏰ 7:00 - 8:30 PM
📍Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, US
👉🏾 loom.ly/3zJXoqE
Connect & reflect around #equity in neuroscience, with snacks & drinks.
Supported by @ibroorg.bsky.social
#Neuroscience2025
@fens.org @sfn.org
October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Attending #ECNP2025? Add the ALBA Diversity & Inclusion Session to your programme.
📅 Mon 13 Oct | 13:55–14:40 🔗 loom.ly/EFCdYOk
See 🧵 for details.
🎪 ALBA also has a booth, so come and meet the team in the exhibition area. We will be next to @fens.org
See you in Amsterdam! @ecnp.eu
October 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🌊 Season Finale Out Now!
What does it really mean to “make it” in academia? A big lab? Prestigious awards? In Ep 5 of the ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast, we challenge traditional definitions of success and explore new ways to measure excellence in science.
🔗 Listen now: https://loom.ly/N1a1jSg
September 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
How do we move from intention to impact? Building inclusive work cultures requires more than statements, it needs concrete action.
Join us for Workshop 2 in the ALBA-IBRO From Declaration to Action series & gain practical, scalable tools to foster belonging in your organisation. loom.ly/1_Qx-gs 🧵
September 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🧠 Are you an early-career brain science researcher interested to attend #FENS2026 in Barcelona, Europe’s largest #neuroscience meeting? Apply for the ALBA-CHS Travel Awards!

✈️ Tiered grants for EU & non-EU candidates
✅ Final-year PhD/MD or ≤10 years post-PhD/MD
👉🏽 loom.ly/7FOgCJc
📆 21 Oct 2025
September 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
📣Call open for the 2026 ALBA-Elsevier Award Lecture! Nominate outstanding neuroscientists who push the frontiers of brain research, champion EDI, & work in underrepresented countries.

🏆Special Lecture at #FENS2026
✅Must have led own lab ≥5 years
👉🏽Check eligibility loom.ly/FEG7E-w
📆15 Oct 2025
August 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🚀 From Declaration to Action continues!
🔵 Workshop 2: Fostering Inclusion – Strategies to Transform Academic Work Cultures
🗓 12 Sept – 08:00 MDT | 16:00 CEST | 19:30 IST
🔗 Register now! loom.ly/1_Qx-gs
🗣️ Adrian Liston labliston.bsky.social & Ibukun Akinrinade
Supported by ibroorg.bsky.social
🧵
August 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🎧 Episode 4 is out! Navigating Power Dynamics: How to Lead Through Troubled Waters. What happens when power is misused in academia — and what can early-career scientists do about it? In this episode, we share strategies to navigate toxic structures & lead with integrity.
🔗 https://loom.ly/N1a1jSg
July 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Congratulations to our newly elected Board members:
🎉 Sandhya Koushika, Jatin Nagpal, and Ibukun Akinrinade
🎉 Chair-Elect: Bita Moghaddam
Thank you to everyone who joined the ALBA General Assembly 2025! 💙
We’re grateful for your energy and insights.
@fens.org
June 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
📢 ALBA General Assembly 2025 coming up on 26 June.
💬 EDI isn’t dead: reclaiming global voices in science, health and society
🗣️ Francesca Cirulli, Zeljka Krsnik, Violetta Zujovic, Susanne Ahmari, Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots & Francisco Parada
🕑 09:15 ET | 15:15 CEST | 18:45 IST
🔗 Zoom
June 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM