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🚀 Launch of the "From Declaration to Action" Series!
The ALBA Declaration is a vital call to action to build a fairer scientific community. But turning principles into practice can be challenging. To help institutions move from commitment to implementation, ALBA, with the support of IBRO, is launching a three-part "From Declaration to Action" online workshop series. Each session will offer practical tools and expert guidance to apply the Declaration’s action points in everyday academic life.

ALBA Network Apr 30

🔵 Online Workshop #1: Recognising and Mitigating Bias in Selection
🗓 15 May 2025 - 09:00-11:00 EDT | 15:00-17:00 CEST | 18:30-20:30 IST
🔗 Register now! https://loom.ly/GJkUAyQ
Led by Dr Camille Morvan, expert in cognitive biases, this interactive workshop will explore how biases affect recruitment and career progression — and how to design more equitable evaluation processes.

From Declaration to action Workshop #1

Recognising and mitigating bias in selection. This ALBA-IBRO online workshop will explore how biases influence decision-making and encourage participants to examine their definition of scientific excellence.

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ALBA Network Apr 3

📚 Event alert: advancing equity in neuroscience publishing
Barriers in scientific publishing disproportionately affect researchers from low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs). How do we create inclusive publishing practices?
Join the ALBA-IBRO Workshop at #SONA2025 to discuss
🗣️ Systemic challenges in publishing
🔎 Strategies for inclusive knowledge-sharing
👩‍🔬 Expert insights from leading editors
📆 April 17 | 6:00 PM
📍 Marrakesh, Morocco
🔗Learn more: https://loom.ly/YWJ1EtM
With the support of IBRO

ALBA-IBRO Workshop on equity in publishing

Held at SONA 2025. This session, organised by ALBA with the support of IBRO, aims to address the significant challenges faced by neuroscience researchers from low-to-middle-income countries (LMICs) in accessing equitable opportunities in publishing.

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ALBA Network Apr 3

📢 2025 ALBA Board of Directors nominations are NOW OPEN!
Are you passionate about equity, diversity, and inclusion in neuroscience? Ready to make a real impact? 🌍✨
This is your chance to:
✅ Shape the future of the ALBA Network
✅ Bring your vision to an international platform
✅ Champion diversity in brain sciences

Self-nominations are welcome! We strongly encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.
🔗 Apply now: http://alba.network/elections
⏳ Deadline: 22 April 2025

BoD Elections 2025

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ALBA Network Apr 2

🎉 Fantastic news from EBBS - European Brain and Behaviour Society
👏 Congratulations to our Chair, Francesca Cirulli, for receiving the Diversity Award in recognition of her dedication to fostering diversity and inclusion in research!
🌈 At ALBA, we are proud to have such an inspiring leader driving our mission for equity in brain sciences.
📅Join us in celebrating this well-deserved achievement at the ALBA session at #EBBS2025 Bordeaux, FR, June 28 – July 1)
#diversityinscience #WomenInSTEM

ALBA Network Mar 31

🎙️Episode 1 is out!
Making the leap from postdoc to group leader is exciting—but also terrifying. How do you handle the uncertainty? Where do you find support?
In Episode 1 of the ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast, Renaud & Jonathan from The Lonely Pipette sit down with Fernandez-Chiappe, Mayank Chugh, and Ashley Bourke to explore the fears and anxieties of this transition.
🎧 Listen now: http://alba.network/diversity-podcast2
Proudly supported by IBRO
https://youtu.be/O56ejPncoEU?si=ZuaQQFBfFAzhYaWd

ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast - Season 2

Coming on Monday! In season 2, we focus on the transition from postdoc to PI, highlighting the unique challenges faced by postdocs and early-career PIs worldwide. Hosted by the Lonely Pipette.

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ALBA Network Mar 20

🏆 We are delighted to announce that Dr Binnaz Yalcin, an INSERM researcher from the Université Bourgogne Europe, France, has been awarded the 2025 ALBA-Roche Research Prize for Excellence in Neuroscience!
Her exceptional contributions to understanding the genetic basis of neurodevelopmental disorders offer significant promise for advancing diagnosis and future therapies.

Save the date for the award ceremony at #ECNP2025 in Amsterdam on October 13, 2025! 🧠💫

👉🏽 Read more: http://loom.ly/qJKJCQ4

ALBA-Roche Research Prize 2025 Winner

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ALBA Network Mar 10

🌍 This year’s UN theme — #ForAllWomenAndGirls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.—reminds us that progress requires action. As we approach the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration, let’s ensure we don’t take steps backward in the fight for fair opportunities for all women in science.

✊ Join ALBA in building a more inclusive future. Become a member for free today: https://loom.ly/pHxbKJs

#IWD2025 #8March #InternationalWomensDay #WomenInScience #GenderEquity

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ALBA Network Mar 10

🛑 But the challenge goes beyond reluctance—equity, diversity, and inclusion programs are actively being dismantled. Silencing these issues doesn’t erase them. It’s more important than ever to speak up, highlight the barriers, and push back against disinformation.
💡 A gendered approach to research matters. ALBA’s new guidelines on sex and gender reporting in neuroscience provide essential tools for a more inclusive research culture.
📑 Explore them: https://loom.ly/VqIa8zw

#IWD2025 #8March

ALBA guidelines for reporting on sex and gender in neuroscience research

New ALBA guidelines encourage neuroscientists to move beyond the binary categorisation of sex in research, in studies both involving humans and animals. Recognising the complexity of sex and gender, these recommendations aim to improve the analysis and reporting of their influence on the brain, moving beyond a simplistic male/female distinction.

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ALBA Network Mar 10

🚨 Gender inequities in research persist—despite institutional commitments to equity. The recent article ‘The Long Road to Equity’, reveals that some still refuse to acknowledge the existence of bias, making real change impossible.
🔎 Read more: https://loom.ly/nS2V4qM
📚 During the launch of Finished by Marian Joëls, we discussed how the unwillingness to confront privilege upholds an unequal system.
📺 Rewatch here: https://loom.ly/mK0KSEs

#IWD2025 #InternationalWomensDay #WomenInScience

The long road to equity - University Affairs

Despite increased institutional commitment, experiences of men and women faculty differ starkly.

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