Activities

A week-long celebration to mark Global Diversity Awareness Month & look back on ALBA's achievements. This year’s theme centers on mental health and combating toxic academic culture. 

Research study to assess the experiences of people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and study or work in neuroscience or related fields at academic institutions.

Discover the events planned by ALBA and partners at the FENS Forum 2024 (25-29 June - Vienna, Austria).

Supported by ACNP, these video interviews talk about DEI allyship through the experience of 4 researchers.

Online fireside chat series to understand the possible pitfalls in the framework of existing mentoring programmes.

Short videos by the ALBA Disability & Accessibility Working Group providing tips on how to make neuroscience more accessible to researchers with disabilities.

Interview-based episodes offering an in-depth look into the topics discussed at the ALBA-IBRO diversity sessions held at international conferences in 2023.

Online festival celebrating Global Diversity Awareness Month through webinars that focus on topics linked to diversity such as the gender gap, LGBTQIA+ rights, socio-economic disparities, and more.

Mapping gender diversity at different positions in neuroscience departments, centres and institutes across the world.

Understanding the region and culture-specific issues and biases faced by neuroscientists of different demographics, exploring possible context-specific solutions.

Thematic discussions on career development skills and resources, diversity and inclusion, networking with other researchers in a relaxed, informal and fun atmosphere.

Recommendations by ALBA members with actionable insights on how to meaningfully increase diversity and inclusivity at various scientific settings.

Empowering ALBA membership to be more effective and responsible advocates and allies for equity, diversity and inclusion.

Shining a spotlight on the research of scientists with disabilities across countries and neuroscience disciplines.

Deep dive into the professional paths and backgrounds of neuroscientists across different career stages and at the intersection of multiple identities.

Editorials, opinion pieces, white papers and calls to action by members of the ALBA Network

Amplifying diverse voices to cover additional grounds of systemic and invisible forms of bias and discrimination. 

Embracing and celebrating diversity with the neuroscience community

Highlighting stories and career trajectories of diverse profiles of scientists explaining their research interests and experiences with overcoming invisible barriers to success.

All of the ALBA Network activities planned at the FENS Forum 2022 (9-13 July - Paris, France) at a glance.

Discover the events organised by ALBA at the Virtual FENS Regional Meeting 2021

Discover all of the events organised by ALBA at the FENS 2020 Virtual Forum

Watch all recorded panel discussions organised by ALBA at the ECNP 2020 Virtual Congress.