Our call for ideas is open. Got ideas about future activities for the group to undertake in relation to equality, equity, diversity and inclusion in STEM? Visit the @britsciassoc.bsky.social site for more information and forms. Closes 11 Dec 2025: www.britishscienceassociation.org/appg-on-di-i...

APPG on D&I in STEM: Call for ideas

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) are opening a call for ideas which will determine the next piece of work for th...

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org and Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org - two of our APPG supporters - are holding a free webinar on 'Working together to address the barriers for disabled scientists'. Next Tuesday, free to attend! >>

Royal Society of Chemistry@rsc.org · 9mo ago

Join us for a live webinar with @royalsociety.org to see how we can make science more accessible for everyone. Hear from members of our Inclusion and Diversity Committee and watch a panel of invited speakers discuss improving inclusion in STEM. Save the date and the link: rsc.li/4o5uCht #ChemSky

🚨RA/PhD position available in evolutionary neurobiology 🚨 Working on a deep dive into circuit changes during mushroom body expansion in Heliconius butterflies @camzoology.bsky.social - employment benefits - 4 years funding - 1000% fun Deadline: 14/1/2026 Details: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

The BNA has published its response to the Government strategy on animal testing and new alternative methods. Read the full statement here: bna.org.uk/resource/bna... #NeurosciencePolicy #ResearchEthics

British Neuroscience Association’s response to the Government strategy on animal testing and new alternative methods

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Meet our speakers for BNA Careers: Mastering the Interview 🧠 Get tips for online & in-person interviews, plus 20-min simulation workshop! 📅 11 Nov | 🕐 13:00 GMT | 💻 Online | ££ Free for BNA Members bna.org.uk #NeuroscienceCareers #InterviewSkills #CareerGrowth

A very Happy Diwali to everyone celebrating!

I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again. Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐

Delighted to have been invited to take part in this rountdable discussion on #EDI #data We must be able to measure the things that we want to change. Thx @samanthaniblett.bsky.social for hosting, Prof. Kevin Fenton CBE for chairing, and @stemdandiappg.bsky.social for coordinating!

APPG on Diversity & Inclusion in STEM@stemdandiappg.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Our year-long project on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (#EDI) strategies in the UK’s science and tech sectors has drawn to a close with a new report exploring data collection, analysis and insight. Read our findings and recommendations >> www.britishscienceassociation.org/News/report-...

Happy 3rd Birthday, Columbo! Thanks for all the joy you bring to us, and for teaching us that sometimes enjoying the present moment is better than the being distracted by the past and the future! 🥳🎂🎁🎊

Prof Hannah Fry starting her DeepMind podcast with a striking observation: “Almost no prerequisite to any major invention was invented with that invention in mind.” (from Kenneth O. Stanley, “Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned: The Myth of the Objective”). Love these podcasts! lnkd.in/eJu_QR_K

Excited to finally have in my hands a copy of our new book Statistics for Psychology Using R: A Linear Models Perspective (written with Alasdair Clarke, not on bsky) !! 📘 www.mheducation.co.uk/statistics-f... #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence #statistics #statssky @rhulpsychology.bsky.social

New paper out! 📣 #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence @rhulpsychology.bsky.social 👇

Oris Shenyan@orisshenyan.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Very happy that our study looking at complex hallucination proneness across the lifspan is new out in Cortex! @georgiamneuro.bsky.social @mlisi.bsky.social @jagreenwood.bsky.social @thelablab.bsky.social @tessamdekker.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Beautiful work from James Li’s lab, out in @natneuro.nature.com, dissecting the role of FOXP genes [mostly, FOXP1 and FOXP2] in regulating Purkinje cell diversity and cerebellar hemisphere developnent 🧪🧠🧬 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

FOXP genes regulate Purkinje cell diversity and cerebellar morphogenesis - Nature Neuroscience

The Li lab mapped molecularly distinct Purkinje cell (PC) subtypes in 3D and linked them to adult cerebellar architecture. They found that Foxp1/Foxp2 are essential for PC diversity and that Foxp1+ PC...

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Position open for a neuroimaging focused postdoc to come work with us in Sydney Feel free to get in touch for a chat if you have any questions about it :) usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...

New high resolution fMRI paper describing the capabilities and challenges of 9.4T fMRI in the cerebellum. By van der Zwaag et al., (@highonfield.bsky.social, @nikospriovoulos.bsky.social) doi.org/10.1002/mrm....

From 10–14 Sept, the British Science Festival transforms Liverpool into a playground for ideas. Join our researchers for hands-on science, from roller skating with viruses to robots making art. 🤖🧪 👉 All events are FREE – find out more: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/08/08/b... @britsciassoc.bsky.social

Today, IBRO celebrates the contributions of #Indigenous communities in advancing brain science and beyond - reaffirming our commitment to #DEI in #neuroscience. 🎥 Revisit this insightful ALBA-IBRO webinar: “Indigenous voices in neuroscience" buff.ly/4HljwKs @network-alba.bsky.social

Really, Alan Turing Institute?

🚨 Upcoming postdoc openings 🚨 We will soon be hiring postdocs to work on neural data analysis & modelling in the context of a recently awarded ARIA grant aimed at "precision control" of neural population dynamics (w. collabs. across the UK) Reach out if interested! www.aria.org.uk/opportunity-...

Precision Neurotechnologies

Backed by £69m, this programme aims to unlock new methods to interface with the human brain at the cellular level, with unprecedented precision.

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@dickretired.bsky.social @granularprefrontal.bsky.social FYI

PessoaBrain@pessoabrain.bsky.social · last yr.

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘅 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝘆, 𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝘆, 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵, 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿?? Posting this paper again because it's looking more spectacular than I realized before. #neuroskyence doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...

The BNA Training Academy's first Masterclass on Dementia, covered symptoms, risk factors, latest research on biomarkers and clinical trials. Missed it? You can now access the content on demand. www.bna.org.uk/resource/ref... #DementiaAwareness #NeuroscienceEducation

Reflecting on the 2025 BNA Dementia Masterclass

BNA Training Academy's first masterclass brought together world-leading experts for a full day of insight, innovation, and inspiration.

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In the context of the Sycamore Gap tree sentencing today, I've written a short opinion piece for @lbc.co.uk on the role of landmarks in shaping place identity and connectedness. Find it here: www.lbc.co.uk/opinion/view... 🧠🌎 @rhulpsychology.bsky.social

Why the loss of the Sycamore Gap Tree saw an outpouring of emotion

The sentencing of the two men who felled the Sycamore Gap Tree has brought back the incredibly strong emotions of the loss of such a world-famous, iconic national piece of history.

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Here is is! direct.mit.edu/opmi/article...

Sharing the World—A Social Aspect of Consciousness

Abstract. Moving through our environment generates multiple changes in my sensations. But I do not experience the environment as changing. My conscious perceptual experience is of a stable environment...

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New to academic publishing or want to improve your submissions? Join Dr @clairedurrant1.bsky.social & Dr @kbgenesbrains.bsky.social‬ (Co-Editors-in-Chief at Brain and Neuroscience Advances) to learn how. Ideal for #earlycareerresearchers in #neuroscience. bna.org.uk/events/ems-e...

Would you like to have your work #published? Co-Editor-in-Chief, Dr Kate Baker will give actionable advice on how to structure articles effectively, avoid common pitfalls, and respond to reviewer feedback. www.bna.org.uk/events/ems-e... #NeuroscienceResearch #AcademicPublishing

Why symbols matter. #HappyPride

Gjert Moldestad@gjertm.bsky.social · last yr.

For noen kan et lite regnbueflagg bety at vi føler oss tryggere. Man ser flagget og tenker; « her kan jeg passe inn» En enkel måte å vite at jeg også blir satt pris på. Veldig fin video Oslo Pride🌈

I missed this interview with me when it first came out in the January 2025 edition of 'First Break', the magazine of European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) 🤓

📣Excited to tell you about our Applied Neuroscience MSc @rhulpsychology.bsky.social! Flexible study options: 1-year full-time or 2-year part-time. Apply by 20 Aug (International) / 29 Aug (UK). More info: tinyurl.com/MScNeuro Please share!

🌈 Happy #Pride2025! We’re committed to building a field where everyone feels they belong. 💻 Our members can help - complete your demographic info in your new BNA profile, and help us advocate for better support, representation, and policies across the sector. www.bna.org.uk #LGBTQinSTEM

NEW on Wonkhe: Ahead of new duties going live on August 1st, the Office for Students has published regulatory guidance on freedom of speech. Jim Dickinson attempts to take it all in buff.ly/DT4kzu3