Congratulations to @samuel-liebana.bsky.social, (@saxelab.bsky.social, @gatsbyucl.bsky.social) on receiving a @wellcometrust.bsky.social Early-Career Award! 🎉 The 5-year award will fund his research into how brains, both biological and artificial, learn. @jerlich.com Read the news ⤵️

Dr Samuel Liebana granted Wellcome Early-Career Award | Sainsbury Wellcome Centre

This prestigious award recognises Dr Liebana’s innovative research on how brains – both natural and artificial – learn.

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How do organs communicate across the body? A new Nature study from @gatsbyucl.bsky.social and collaborators used WHOLISTIC to reveal previously unknown body-wide cellular circuits in living vertebrates. www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science...

New imaging method reveals cellular activity across the whole zebrafish body

A new imaging platform developed by researchers at UCL and Janelia Research Campus can track cellular activity across almost the entire body of a living zebrafish, revealing how organs communicate.

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Early Career Researchers: Apply to present at the 2027 Winter Neuroscience Conference in Sölden, Austria. Deadline 31 Oct: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Conference information: www.swc.ucl.ac.uk/winterneuros... @sandra-neuro.bsky.social

🙋Are you interested in bridging theory & experiments? Applications are open for 2027 entry to the Gatsby Unit & SWC joint PhD programme. Join us and be part of a vibrant research community! 💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme ℹ️ www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science... @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social

Applications are now open for the SWC Systems Neuroscience PhD Programme. Join us in London! 🎓 World-class neuroscience training 💰 Fully funded 4-year programme 🖥️Close links to @gatsbyucl.bsky.social Apply by 9 Nov: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...

In-person tickets have sold out, but you can still join us online for this year's symposium, 'What can neuroscience teach us about the mind?' ⤵️ Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/student-sy...

Student Symposium:  What can Neuroscience teach us about the Mind?

The SWC are pleased to announced the Student Symposium 2026.

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Join us for 'What can Neuroscience teach us about the Mind?', a 1-day symposium exploring whether neural mechanisms can truly explain behaviour, and what this means for minds both biological and artificial. Free and open to all: www.sainsburywellcome.org/events/stude...

Research Technician Ryan Cini features in a new book - Scientists Making a Difference! The book profiles scientists working in a variety of roles, and showcases the many routes into a career in science 🥳 Check it out: www.scientists-making-a-difference.com @gatsbyed.bsky.social

In-person tickets have sold out, but you can still register to join us online tomorrow ⤵️

Sainsbury Wellcome Centre@sainsburywellcome.bsky.social · 2mo ago

‘Why do people put their trust in science?’ Join us on 10 Sept at 4 pm for this year’s SWC Lecture, with Julia Gillard, Chair of @wellcometrust.bsky.social Free and open to all. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-swc-le...

Following her recent SWC seminar, Dr Panayiota Poirazi @yiotapoirazi.bsky.social (@imbb-forth.bsky.social) answers our questions on dendritic computation, from place cell formation to flexible learning, and what it means for how we understand the brain. www.sainsburywellcome.org/qa/smarter-w...

Smarter wiring: How dendrites make neurons more efficient | Sainsbury Wellcome Centre

In this Q&A, SWC Seminar Speaker Dr Panayiota Poirazi, Research Director at IMBB, discusses her latest work on how dendrites facilitate efficiency in the brain.

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Delighted to support the recent Computational Neuroscience and Machine Learning in Africa (CaMinA) @trendcamina.bsky.social course. The programme brought training for 25 students and faculty members from across Africa to Dedan Kimathi University this summer 🙌 trendinafrica.org/trend-camina...

Great to see SWC's Professor Tiago Branco in The Scientist! In the feature, he reflects on how his research has expanded from studying single neurons to mapping the brain circuits that drive escape and survival. Read the article: www.the-scientist.com/then-and-now...

Tiago Branco Unveils How the Brain Computes Behavior | The Scientist

Neuroscientist Tiago Branco reflects on how his research expanded from studying single neurons to exploring how brain circuits dictate survival behaviors.

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We're hiring a Head of FabLab (Fabrications Laboratory) to lead our state-of-the-art facility and a highly skilled team, delivering enabling technologies and tools for novel scientific research. Closes: 20 Sept Details & apply: sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...

Current Vacancies | Sainsbury Wellcome Centre

Click here to see our current opportunities to join the SWC. You can also follow us on Bluesky @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social to keep up to date with the latest job opportunities.

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How does an animal decide when to switch gait? Work from @zanemit.bsky.social shows body load distribution, not just speed, shapes limb coordination in mice. Read more: www.sainsburywellcome.org/blog/not-jus... Paper in @cp-iscience.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Not just speed: the biomechanics behind every step | Sainsbury Wellcome Centre

Dr Zane Mitrevica’s PhD studies investigated gait in mice. In this article, she discusses her findings and how they deepen our understanding animal movement.

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🧠 Applications OPEN! If you’re a neuroscientist, this course will transform how you understand and use technology, giving you the confidence to take control of your experiments and make discoveries. 📅 19–23 Oct 2026 Website: noblackboxes.org/esb-course/ Apply: form.jotform.com/261404712240...

Join us for 'What can Neuroscience teach us about the Mind?', a 1-day symposium exploring whether neural mechanisms can truly explain behaviour, and what this means for minds both biological and artificial. Free and open to all: www.sainsburywellcome.org/events/stude...

Congratulations to the winners of the SWC Emerging Neuroscientists Seminar Series 2026/27! 🎉 • Lucas Tian, Rockefeller University • @matteoguardamagna.bsky.social, Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience • @albarran.bsky.social, Columbia University • Krithika Mohan, University of California

Emerging Neuroscientists Seminar Series 2026/27 winners announced | Sainsbury Wellcome Centre

The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre is delighted to announce the winners of our 2026/27 Emerging Neuroscientists Seminar Series (ENSS). The prestigious ENSS competition spotlights aspiring leaders who are a...

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‘Why do people put their trust in science?’ Join us on 10 Sept at 4 pm for this year’s SWC Lecture, with Julia Gillard, Chair of @wellcometrust.bsky.social Free and open to all. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-swc-le...

The SWC Lecture: Julia Gillard

We are delighted to confirm that this year’s SWC Lecture will be delivered by Julia Gillard

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BrainGlobe Atlas API V3 is out! After 6 years, this is the first major change in how BrainGlobe works. Each atlas component is fetched independently, meaning all BrainGlobe tools will work faster, and more reliably. Read more at: brainglobe.info/blog/braingl...

Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social talks to Timothy Behrens @behrenstimb.bsky.social about which neural systems the field has genuinely cracked. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/computationa...

Success stories from computational neuroscience

Kevin Mitchell talks with Timothy Behrens about ring attractors, the role of innate structure, and an expanded view of cognitive maps.

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We are delighted to announce this year’s SWC Lecture: Julia Gillard, Chair of @wellcometrust.bsky.social, will ask "Why do people put their trust in science?" Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-swc-le...

The SWC Lecture: Julia Gillard

We are delighted to confirm that this year’s SWC Lecture will be delivered by Julia Gillard

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How does sleep consolidate muscle memories? New research from @mstephensonjones.bsky.social lab & @gatsbyucl.bsky.social in @natneuro.nature.com reveals that motor-skill memories are replayed in the striatum during sleep, independently of the hippocampus. www.sainsburywellcome.org/blog/muscle-...

Muscle memories: how does sleep produce consolidation? | Sainsbury Wellcome Centre

Sleep not only makes us feel better, but it’s vital for helping us form memories and learn new skills. For many years, neuroscientists have studied how the brain consolidates episodic memories during ...

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Nice Claude skill to create basic neuroanatomical visualisations with BrainGlobe & blender: github.com/SamedVossber... The single prompt "Use the allen mouse brain atlas to create an animation to show primary visual cortex and primary motor cortex" gives:

How does the brain stay selective about threats, yet respond instantly when it matters? New preprint from the Branco lab uncovers a fundamental cellular mechanism. ⤵️ Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Blog: www.sainsburywellcome.org/blog/primed-...

A cellular midbrain mechanism for executing fast and reliable escape

Escape from threat is one of the most ancient and conserved sensorimotor transformations and must satisfy two competing demands. It must be fast and reliable, because failing to escape genuine threats...

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Just over a week left to apply to our new early career fellowship sponsorship scheme ⤵️

Sainsbury Wellcome Centre@sainsburywellcome.bsky.social · 4mo ago

SWC & @gatsbyucl.bsky.social are looking to sponsor early career researchers in mechanistic theories of neural computation for external fellowships. Join a collaborative, world-class community at the interface of theory and experiment. Apply by 16 July www.sainsburywellcome.org/content/fell...

The lab is at @fens.org, with 5 posters — spatial & auditory working memory, prefrontal decision-making, dopamine in statistical learning, and a 2-photon rat-brain atlas for BrainGlobe. Unfortunately, I couldn't make it this year, but come find the rest of the lab on Tue, Thurs, & Fri! #FENS2026

The Neuroinformatics Unit is going to #FENS2026. Come and chat to us if you're interested in open source neuroscience software!

Heading to #FENS2026 next week? Don’t miss the latest work from our researchers! www.sainsburywellcome.org/content/swc-...

It was fantastic to be part of the recent @ucllifesciences.bsky.social Science Fair. We had a great time talking brains, neurons and neuroscience with visitors! A big thank you to our PhD student volunteers @amir137.bsky.social, Barnopriyo Dutta and Tianyi Zeng 🙌

UCL Faculty of Life Sciences@ucllifesciences.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at our Science Fair in June. Your curiosity, enthusiasm, and willingness to dive into hands‑on science made the day truly special. #FLSSciFair #UCL200 youtu.be/JcBEHfZCias?...

Ever wondered how the hippocampal cognitive map is read-out? @changmin-yu.bsky.social @zilong-ji.bsky.social with Jake & John, show that, during navigation, theta sweeps indicate remembered goal-directions (cf. current/next movements or perceptual targets) 1/2 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

SWC & @gatsbyucl.bsky.social are inviting expressions of interest from early career researchers who wish to be sponsored for external career fellowships in computational neuroscience. A unique opportunity to work at the intersection of neuroscience and computation. Apply by 16 July.

Fellowship Sponsorship | Sainsbury Wellcome Centre

The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour & Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit, University College London, are looking to sponsor early career researchers in theoretical or c...

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