Calling all early-career #neuroscientists: the #IBRO2027 Travel Grants open from 11 Jan to 15 Mar 2027 🌍 PhD students & early-career postdocs worldwide can apply for up to $2,500 towards travel & local expenses Learn more & start preparing your abstract: https://ow.ly/OgRT51044jX

A decade of brain research at UCT’s Neuroscience Institute, celebrated today in Cape Town! IBRO Execitive Director Lars Kristiansen shared how IBRO supports neuroscience across Africa, ahead of #IBRO2027 coming to the city next year. Congratulations to UCT and its team! 🌍

Are you heading to #SfN2026? Visit IBRO at booth #2623 to meet our leadership and Regional Committee members & learn more about IBRO! 🧠 ☕ Curious about #IBRO2027? Join our Coffee Break on Tue, 17 Nov, 14:00. Check the full booth schedule here: https://ow.ly/VQJn5103mjj Society for Neuroscience

Who's the third keynote speaker for #IBRO2027? Meet Prof. Tom Baden from University of Sussex & TReND in Africa! 🧠 Learn more about Prof. Baden and his lecture on the evolution of the vertebrate eye 🔗 ow.ly/XcGn5103fYs @sa-neuro-society.bsky.social | @neurofishh.bsky.social

Strengthen your scientific writing for #neuroscience! ✍️ Join the final 2 sessions of the World Women in Neuroscience - IBRO Skill Building Program with: 📅 3 Nov: Results, Discussion & Conclusions 📅 17 Nov: Journal Editors’ Perspectives ⏰ 9:00 am EST 🔗 https://ow.ly/xamv5102W8P

📣 Applications are open now: IBRO Fund for Undergraduate Research Internship Programs! Supporting #neuroscience internships for underrepresented students in the U.S. & Canada. 🔗 Apply by 15 Jan 2027 here: https://ow.ly/1SpA5102PXT #IBROinUSCanada Ana Paula Mendes-Silva | Eiman Azim

🌍 Help more early-career researchers attend #IBRO2027 in Cape Town! Support the IBRO 2027 Travel Fund and help researchers share their work, gain feedback, and connect with the global neuroscience community 🧡 See more here: https://ow.ly/2ujE5101nFe Southern African Neuroscience Society

🚨 Last 2 days to apply for an IBRO Neuroscience #Training #Grant! 🎓 The grant covers fees, travel & accommodation for early-career neuroscientists 👉 Apply by 31 October: https://ow.ly/2UH85101mRv Leena Ali Ibrahim | Flavio Zolessi | Daniel Wójcik | Ana Paula Mendes-Silva

✨ Big news! Dr. Blake Aaron Richards will join #IBRO2027 as a Special Lecturer! His research explores universal principles of intelligence in natural and artificial agents. 👉 Meet our speakers: https://ow.ly/6mVz5101K9h @sa-neuro-society.bsky.social

🧠 Looking for a home for your research? Publish in IBRO Neuroscience Reports #IBNEUR! Open access, Scopus-indexed, broad scope incl. negative data & replications, flexible licensing & fast publication Discover more & submit here: https://www.ibroneuroreports.org/ Elsevier Life Sciences Journals

🧠 The International Brain Bee is a first step into #neuroscience for many students worldwide, and IBRO is proud to be supporting IBB initiatives, such as the upcoming IBB World Championship 📖 Discover our partnership in IBRO's 2025 Annual Report: https://ow.ly/3lx15101ib2

Join #WWNSkillBuilding Session 4: Writing Results, Discussion and Abstracts with Dr. Ramesh Ragupathi, Drexel University School of Medicine, USA. 📅4 November 2026 (Zoom, 9:00 am EST) Course Director: Dr. Pamela Butler Apply by October 27, 2026 : https://shorturl.at/wAgop @ibroorg.bsky.social

🎥 Get a glimpse of what awaits at the #IBRO2027 World Congress in Cape Town! 🇿🇦 From scientific exchange to global connections with 2,000+ attendees - find out what’s in store for the neuroscience community at the congress 🔗 Explore the official website: https://ow.ly/hQgn50ZZiI9

🧠 Attending #SfN2026? Join IBRO and Wellcome Trust for the #NCAMH Ask Anything session on lived experience in neuroscience research, focusing on mental health research in low- and middle-income countries 📅 17 November | 10–11 AM EDT | Room 156 🔗https://ow.ly/Bl1L50ZZisf

🧠 Nearly 30 years later, a Canadian paper published in #Neuroscience still shapes synapse research! In the 40th reflection of our #50Neuroscience series, Jesper Sjöström, PhD, explores the lasting impact of the Berretta and Jones (1996) study from Canada 🔗 Read here: https://ow.ly/4kzT50ZZhzv

🧠 Meet #IBRO2027 keynote speaker Professor Shujia Zhu! Prof. Zhu will share recent discoveries uncovering the diversity of NMDA receptors and their many roles in the brain. 🔎 Meet our speakers: https://ibroworldcongress.org/program/speakers Southern African Neuroscience Society

🎉 IBRO is proud to share that two #Neuroscience articles have been nominated for the Elsevier Atlas Award 2026! 👉 Discover more about these papers: https://ow.ly/E0jW50ZYZtn And congratulations to the authors and editorial team! 👏 Elsevier Life Sciences Journals | Francesca Cirulli | MIND Lab

🌍 From Argentina to China: 2026 IBRO Neuroscience Training grantee Carla Delprato shares how the #grant expanded her international connections and research perspectives ✨ Read her story: https://ow.ly/7Irq50ZYxt1 And apply for a grant by 31 Oct: https://ow.ly/vOtR50ZYxt0

🧠 IBRO is thrilled to announce the first #IBRO2027 keynote speaker: Maria Fernanda Ceriani, PhD! Discover how our brain keeps time and how its neurons adapt and rebuild themselves. 🔎 Meet all confirmed speakers: https://ow.ly/VOHZ50ZY4CZ Southern African Neuroscience Society

🧠 How has #neuroscience evolved in Cameroon? In Reflection #39 of the #50Neuroscience series, Dr. Gwladys T. Ngoupaye traces three decades of progress, from epilepsy and stroke research to a growing, multidisciplinary neuroscience community. 🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/kHKk50ZXYaP

With IBRO/Dana #BrainAwarenessWeek Grants applications closing today, discover how awardees Jacquelyn Wrubel and Natalie Thurston brought mental health science closer to their community through music, storytelling, and dialogue ✨ 👉 Read the interview: https://ow.ly/li0V50ZXGNV #BrainWeek

⏳The countdown is almost over! There’s only 1️⃣ day left to apply for the 2027 #BrainAwarenessWeek Grants! Ready to bring #neuroscience closer to your community? 🔗 Submit your proposal by tomorrow, 15 Oct: https://ow.ly/wmzB50ZWOs0 #BrainWeek Dana Foundation‬

🌟 Last chance to apply for the #FENS / #IBRO–PERC Exchange Fellowships! 🧠 This programme offers funds for short-term research visits within Europe, supporting skill training through knowledge exchange. 👉 buff.ly/1jfWgMZ @ibroorg.bsky.social

#Neuroscience is growing 📈 In 2025, 689 articles were accepted, while publication time sped up from 206 to 164 days. And these numbers are just part of the story 📖 🔗 See the full picture in the 2025 IBRO Annual Report: https://ow.ly/ogQ350ZX43U Elsevier Life Sciences Journals

🇺🇸Are you attending #SfN2026 this November? 👉 Visit IBRO at Booth #2623 to explore our journals, funding & training opportunities, and how to participate in #IBRO2027! 👉 And join our #NCAMH and IBRO-supported scientific sessions 🔗See full details: ibro.org/meet-ibro-at...

🚨 Last chance to apply for the FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships! 🔬Gain hands-on experience in a European lab for 4 weeks–4 months. 📅 Deadline: 15 Oct 2026 🔗https://ow.ly/wcHl50ZWJJR Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS‬ | Daniel Wójcik | Camilla Bellone

⏳ Only 2️⃣ days left to apply for the 2027 #BrainAwarenessWeek Grants! 🧠 Have an idea to bring neuroscience to your community? Now’s the time to make it happen! 🔗 Submit your proposal by 15 October: https://ibro.org/grant/brain-awareness-week-grants/ Dana Foundation‬

Earlier this week, the third #NCAMH cohort gathered for 3 days of building their research capacity, collaboration & connection to accelerate their mental health project Today, on #WorldMentalHealthDay, we celebrate these researchers, and everyone working to advance the field!

🎉 And the 2026 IBRO Parenthood Grant awardees are…! We’re excited to announce this year’s awardees, supporting early-career scientists as they continue their research while taking parental leave. 👏 Congratulations to all the awardees! 🔗 https://ibro.org/2026-results-parenthood-grants/