Living in Water will screen at two European film festivals this fall! Created by Atlantic Fellow Ana P. Santos, the 360 VR doc takes viewers to the Philippines, where flooding is now a near-daily event rather than a seasonal disaster. 🔗 Get your tickets here: www.asff.co.uk/tickets/

Words and images shape how people with dementia are seen and supported. For World Alzheimer’s Day, Atlantic Fellows are sharing the Global Brain Health Institute guide to dementia‑friendly language and images. https://www.gbhi.org/news-publications/guide-dementia-friendly-language-and-images

A Guide for Dementia-Friendly Language and Images | Global Brain Health Institute

Inspired by a need to improve how we communicate about people living with dementia, “Words and Images to Use in Dementia and Caregiving” is a guide to dementia-friendly language and images intende

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Using objects Fellows brought along to Emerging Technologies Residency and 3D scanning technology, the Atlantic Institute XR Lab created a virtual reality experience to deepen connection and collective meaning‑making, transforming personal climate justice stories into shared, immersive storytelling.

The Book of Genocides, written by award-winning author and Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Dana Mashoian Walrath, is a haunting graphic narrative that compels readers to confront the most harrowing chapters of human history.

Real community action isn't one leader with a plan but a network of people who move together. We believe change that lasts is built collectively: leadership rooted in shared values, accountable to community and aimed at the systems that create inequity in the first place.

Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Mawuli Lawson, is leading Ahonhon Talk, a grass-roots movement to build culturally-grounded dementia care. https://www.gbhi.org/news-publications/sowing-seeds-ahonhon-talk-builds-momentum-dementia-action-togo

Sowing Seeds: Ahonhon Talk Builds Momentum for Dementia Action in Togo | Global Brain Health Institute

In this perspective, Atlantic Fellow Mawuli Lawson reflects on how Ahonhon Talk is bringing people together to build momentum for dementia awareness, research, education, and care in Togo.

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We’re hiring for executive director at the Atlantic Institute in Oxford (Rhodes Trust) Applications close by noon August 31. Find out more about the role: https://roles.saxbam.com/advert-details/?id=3272af23-e390-f111-8077-7c1e5203f73a

What connects seven fellowship programs working across brain health, racial justice, health equity and more? A lifelong global community. Meet our Atlantic Fellows programs and see how you can get involved in the Atlantic ecosystem. 🌍

Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Elijah Rock, brings "Memories Unleashed" to Santa Barbara on Aug 22 — a one-night-only musical event blending jazz and storytelling with brain‑health advocacy. His work shows how music can spark memory, connection and community. https://ow.ly/28ij50ZzjCa

ELIJAH ROCK: MEMORIES UNLEASHED to Play New Vic Theatre in Santa Barbara

Ensemble Theatre Company will present ELIJAH ROCK: MEMORIES UNLEASHED, a one-night concert of song and story featuring music from the Great American Songbook, jazz, and blues.

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1/2) Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity Dr. Naglaa Fathy Lithy has transformed personal loss and lived experiences of gender‑based violence into a nationwide movement for health equity.

During last week's Emerging Technology Residency, our Fellows stepped away from their screens for breaks in Rhodes House's gardens. @rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk Because deep tech work requires re-energizing and reconnecting between high-tech workshops.

What connects seven fellowship programs working across brain health, racial justice, health equity and more? A lifelong global community. Meet our Atlantic Fellows programs and see how you can get involved in the Atlantic ecosystem. 🌍

Last week, 10 Atlantic Fellows gathered in Oxford for our Emerging Technology Residency on Climate Justice, hosted by the Atlantic Institute's Emerging Tech Lab.

We are excited to welcome ten Atlantic Fellows to Oxford for the Emerging Technology Residency at the Emerging Technologies Lab at Rhodes House.

The Atlantic Fellows community is a global network of leaders committed to building fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. Active in more than 90 countries, Fellows work across a wide range of sectors, including advocacy, law, the arts, business, health care, government, and research.

Applications are still open for an exciting opportunity to join the Atlantic Institute Rhodes Trust in Oxford in a new communications role. Support Atlantic Fellows worldwide as they work to realize fairer, healthier and more equitable societies.

(1/3) In April, Atlantic Fellows, Atlantic Institute staff and individuals working in and around landscape regeneration gathered at Rhodes House in Oxford for Landscapes of Justice, a dialogue focused on advancing equitable approaches to landscape regeneration.

The Atlantic Fellows community brings together compassionate changemakers, collaborative thinkers and emerging leaders from around the world. Together, we're tackling the root causes of inequities to help build a fairer, healthier and more inclusive future. https://ow.ly/VvIz50ZnbMx

"We've given people reasons to raise their expectations for what's possible. Together, we will deliver on those expectations, for everyone. You have our commitment. We will always stand up for you. And for science.” Our President & CEO Joanne Pike, DrPH, welcomes researchers to #AAIC26.

(1/2) Co-founded in 2024, Atlantic Fellows Nangamso Ka NomaHlubi Koza, Nazeer Sonday and MaBhelandile Twani co-founded the Atlantic Fellows Food Sovereignty Network to connect Fellows across the programs to transform food systems through collaborative and mutual learning.

(1/2) Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Sonata Mačiulskytė, was one of almost 90 Fellows, people living with dementia, caregivers and clinicians who joined the 2026 Walking the Talk for Dementia event in Spain to reshape the narrative around dementia.

(1/2) The Atlantic Institute, a partnership program of the Rhodes Trust, is recruiting for a Head of Communications. The successful candidate will join the leadership team to develop and deliver our global communications and contribute to our organizational strategy.

1/ A connection made through an Atlantic Fellows’ gathering in 2019 led to a TEDxBrisbane collaboration years later. Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity Jordi Luke worked with @afsocialequity.bsky.social‬ Juanita Wheeler to shape a talk exploring identity, belonging and community-centered systems.

Last week, the Atlantic Institute Governing Board gathered in Oxford for a powerful week of collaboration, connection and vision-setting. We’re delighted to welcome Amina Evangelista Swanepoel as our new Deputy Chair, and Laura Booi and Iracema Leroi to our board.

“Girl Earth Fire Time,” a VR film by Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health Dana Mashoian Walrath and @21hundred.bsky.social Fellows Dylan Valley, Nasser Eledroos and Bongiwe Lusizi, received an Honorary Mention from Prix Ars Electronica. www.atlanticfellows.org/news/atlanti...

On #WorldRefugeeDay, Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity in South Africa Ganzamungu Zihindula calls for support for refugees to extend beyond protection. His message: invest in mental health and protect human dignity. Read more: https://ow.ly/14MH50Zexkf

Last week, the Atlantic Institute was privileged to welcome leaders from across the seven Atlantic Fellows programs for two days of strategic visioning and community building hosted at Kopanong, the Atlantic Fellows residence located in Oxford.

Through storytelling and research, Atlantic Fellows are changing narratives or deepening public understanding of important health issues to advance fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. Discover a selection of books written by Atlantic Fellows and add them to your reading list. 📖

We'd like to thank our Global Atlantic Fellows Advisory Board members who gathered in Oxford this week to discuss how the Atlantic Institute can continue supporting the Atlantic Fellows community in driving real-world change and advancing equity around the world. 🌍

This #WorldEnvironmentDay, Ambrose Carroll, @21hundred.bsky.social fellow reflects on the moral call of a just transition. Through environmental justice advocacy and community leadership, he focuses on those most impacted by climate change. https://ow.ly/lCXV50Z68qR