📣 Pompeu Fabra University has endorsed the INCLUDE Manifesto for Equity and Diversity in Biomedical Research. Join this collective commitment to a more equitable, diverse and inclusive science—and be part of the change. ✍️ Sign here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/UAANc1Tare

📅 Save the date! We are delighted to announce that the programme for the INCLUDE Final Conference is now available! Join us in Barcelona to explore how gender equality, diversity and intersectionality can transform biomedical research. Barcelona 🗓️13 November 2026 include-geps.eu/final-confer...

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INCLUDE FINAL CONFERENCE 2026 On 13 November 2026, the INCLUDE Final Conference will bring together project partners, researchers, institutions and key

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Our Universiteit Hasselt partners Sinem Yilmaz & Dounia Bourabain, presented their paper at the IMISCOE Annual Conference 2026 in Girona. Drawing on INCLUDE project data, they explored how equality and diversity policies are understood and implemented in biomedical research institutes across Europe.

📚 Training Opportunity! Our sister project SEE-ERA, together with GenderSAFE, is hosting an online training on Gender-Based Violence in Academia and its Integration into Gender Equality Plans (GEPs). We encourage our community to join this valuable training opportunity.

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⏰ Have you registered yet? Join our upcoming Training for Change, organised by SEE-ERA in collaboration with project GenderSafe @gendersafe-eu.bsky.social 📅 14 July 2026 🕒 14:30–17:00 CEST 💻 Online 👉 Register here: ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/run...

📢 Looking for your next publication opportunity? The INCLUDE CoP now features a curated selection of Calls for Papers on equity, diversity, intersectionality, and inclusive biomedical research. You'll also find a dedicated space for Networking, Collaborations & Funding Opportunities.

INCLUDE Community of Practice - Contribute to discussion on how to embed intersectionality in policies, institutions and biomedical research.

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🌈 Pride Month with INCLUDE! Our partners from ISGlobal and PRISMA joined the Pride Walk & Solidarity Breakfast at PRBB, sharing the INCLUDE project and inviting new members to our Community of Practice. Join us: include-cop.discourse.group

🏳️‍🌈 As Pride Month comes to a close, we're reminded that inclusive research requires year-round commitment. Last Friday, PRISMA delivered an HR workshop for ICCF through the INCLUDE mentoring programme on fair recruitment, unconscious bias, equal opportunities in STEM and inclusive interviewing.

🌍 From Lisbon to Riga, from London to Crete, the INCLUDE Community of Practice is building connections across Europe. Join the conversation on gender equality and intersectionality in biomedical research. 🔗 include-cop.discourse.group

🔬 ¿Por qué el sexo y el género son importantes en la ciencia y la medicina? Únete a la charla de la Prof. Susanna Chiocca (IEO, Milán) sobre la integración de las dimensiones de sexo y género en la investigación biomédica. 📅 16 junio | 🕒 15:00 CET | 💻 Online us02web.zoom.us/j/8914671983...

📩 Have you read the 4th edition of the INCLUDE Newsletter? Discover updates from our Thematic Hubs, Community of Practice, mentoring activities, interviews, and upcoming opportunities to engage with our growing network. Subscribe and stay connected! 🌍🤝 include-geps.eu/newsletters/

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NEWSLETTER #1 July 2025 Discover the INCLUDE Project Read more NEWSLETTER #2 November 2025 Coimbra Study Visit Read more NEWSLETTER #3 February 2026 Study

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Have you read the latest newsletter from our sister project INSPIRE? This issue features the INCLUDE CoP, our space for exchange, mutual learning and collaboration on gender equality and inclusion in biomedical research. We're delighted to continue building synergies for more inclusive science.

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Curious to see what's up with INSPIRE now that the dust has settled over our second conference? Then check out our latest issue of the newsletter! You'll see that we're now on Spotify with our podca...

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In this new interview, Francisca Casas-Cordero @isglobal.org reflects on the INCLUDE Manifesto, intersectionality, and the need to transform research cultures Read the interview, join our Community of Practice and stay tuned for the public launch of the Manifesto include-geps.eu/science-does...

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Francisca Casas-Cordero reflects on the INCLUDE Manifesto, intersectionality, and the challenges of transforming biomedical research cultures  By Carolina

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This International Day Against LGBTIQA+phobia, we are sharing PRISMA’s 10 Actions towards LGBTQIA+ Equality in STEM🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ A practical guide to help research institutions build safer and more inclusive environments for LGBTQIA+ people Because inclusion requires concrete structural action 🌈🔬

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La ciencia, la tecnología y la innovación son herramientas fundamentales para mejorar la calidad de vida de la ciudadanía.

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On the International Day Against LGBTIQA+phobia, we reaffirm that diversity, inclusion and safety in science are essential for scientific excellence. This 17 May, we invite you to reflect and take action towards more inclusive scientific spaces 🌈🔬

🚀 INCLUDE doesn’t stop! Beyond the Thematic Hubs, our mentoring programme keeps driving change. UC & RSU led by Rita Santos and Diāna Kiščenko are advancing GEPs, Gender Equality Groups and reporting systems. 💬 Collaboration in action. #INCLUDEproject #GenderEquality #mentoring

The INCLUDE Project has concluded its Thematic Hub programme on gender equality & intersectionality in R&I across Europe 🌍 Our final Hub on Strategic Gender Budgeting highlighted one key message: budgets are never neutral. 📖 Read more on our website. include-geps.eu/finding-equa...

Finding Equality: How the INCLUDE Project is Promoting Gender Responsive Budgeting  | include-geps

On May 5th, 2026, the INCLUDE Project reached a significant step with the third and final online workshop of its launched Strategic Gender Budgeting

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Last Friday, within the INCLUDE mentoring programme, @prismaciencia.bsky.social facilitated a session for the ICCF team on gender, intersectionality & sexual diversity 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Tiago Oliveira Botelho also presented PRISMA’s 10 Measures for LGBTIQA+ inclusion

🟣 INCLUDE at SOMMa WG-EDI Yesterday, ISGlobal presented INCLUDE Project actions on GEPs, highlighting training & awareness to drive structural change in research. #INCLUDEproject #GenderEquality

✨ Last week we launched our INCLUDE Community of Practice (CoP)! 🤝 60+ participants joined a rich exchange on gender equality & intersectionality in research. 🌱 Join our growing community: include-cop.discourse.group/signup #INCLUDEproject

📣 Join our next INCLUDE Thematic Hub on Strategic Gender Budgeting 🗓️5 May 2026 | 10:00–11:30 CET (online) This final session explores how Research Funding Organisations can drive more inclusive and accountable research through gender-responsive budgeting 👉 Register: shorturl.at/hNoZE

📣 LAST CALL | INCLUDE CoP launch Join us on 22 April (10:00–12:00 CET) for the launch of the INCLUDE Communities of Practice — a space for exchange, co-creation and learning on gender equality & intersectionality in biomedical research. 🔗 lnkd.in/eTuNw8sG

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📣 SAVE THE DATE INCLUDE CoP launch 📅 22 April | 🕙 10:00–12:00 CET Be part of a collaborative space for gender equality & intersectionality in biomedical research. Let’s build this community together 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🎧 New podcast From theory to practice in intersectional gender equality How do we turn GEP commitments into real structural change? In this conversation by INSPIRE, Dounia Bourabain & Maria Sangiuliano explore how intersectionality can transform R&I systems www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzmU...

INSPIRE Unplugged Dialogues: Elena Phalet

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As part of the INCLUDE Project, Victoria Showunmi (UCL) visited VMU, delivering a keynote on Professionals, Power, Identity and leading a mentoring session on reducing inequalities, strengthening collaboration, and integrating gender perspectives in education.

📣 SAVE THE DATE INCLUDE CoP launch 📅 22 April | 🕙 10:00–12:00 CET Be part of a collaborative space for gender equality & intersectionality in biomedical research. Let’s build this community together 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🎙️ Voices from INCLUDE Interview with Diāna Kiščenko (RSU) on advancing gender equality & intersectionality in research. From personal experience to institutional change, her work highlights more inclusive research environments. Read more: www.rsu.lv/en/news/gend...

Gender equality and intersectionality strengthen the research environment

Diāna Kiščenko, a researcher and lecturer at Rīga Stradiņš University, became interested in gender equality in science during her doctoral studies. While expecting her second child, Diāna encountered ...

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📊 Next week: INCLUDE Thematic Hub on Strategic Gender Budgeting in R&I. How can Gender Equality Plans translate into real budgets and measurable investment? Session with GRB expert Elizabeth Villagomez and Maria Sangiuliano. 🔗 Register: lnkd.in/d5zUt7-2

🎥 Missed the inspiring @inspireproject.bsky.social event in Barcelona? Watch the recording of the keynote by Prof. Victoria Showunmi (UCL) on embedding intersectionality in research practices, followed by a roundtable with Rachel Palmen, Yvonne Galligan, moderated by Sara Clavero.

Embedding Intersectionality in Research and Innovation: Turning Theory into Action - Round table

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🤝 Strengthening collaboration across EU sister projects. Last Friday in Barcelona, INCLUDE joined an inspiring event organised by @inspireproject.bsky.social Prof. Victoria Showunmi (UCL) reflected on how intersectionality can move from theory into everyday research practice.

This #InternationalWomensDay, EU sister projects working on gender equality in R&I join forces. Inequality is #NotRandom — it is structural and intersectional. Girls’ rights and trans women’s lives must not be overlooked. Inclusive GEPs and strong policies against GBV are essential.

💶📊 Strategic Gender Budgeting in R&I INCLUDE Thematic Hub – Session 2 Translating equality indicators into budget indicators 📅 17 March | 10:30–12:30 CET 💻 Online From GEP commitments to real resource allocation. 🔗 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...