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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 15d

I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again.

Ignore the haters, London is the 🐐

Graphic with the headline “London is the greatest city in the world” set against a bright view of the River Thames with the Shard, Tower Bridge and the city skyline.

The text celebrates what makes London special: regularly voted the number one city in the world, incredible diversity with over 300 languages spoken, world-class transport, world leader in finance tech and life sciences, best museums and galleries many free to visit, world-leading nightlife, food sport and music for every taste, host to the world’s best sporting events, home to seven Premier League clubs, globally-ranked universities, a city where you can be yourself and love who you love, and a place for everyone.

Prof Narender Ramnani @nramnani.bsky.social · 19d

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 · 20d

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-...

Report highlights disconnect between data collection and action on EDI in UK science and tech sector

A year-long project on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strategies in the UK’s science sector – led by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Diversity and Inclusion in STEM – has drawn to a clos...

www.britishscienceassociation.org

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Prof Narender Ramnani @nramnani.bsky.social · 29d

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!
🥳🎂🎁🎊

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Prof Narender Ramnani @nramnani.bsky.social · Aug 23

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

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Matteo Lisi @mlisi.bsky.social · Aug 21

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

Physical copy of the book “Statistics for Psychology Using R: A Linear Models Perspective” by Alasdair Clarke and Matteo Lisi, with a red title block and abstract network graphic.

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Matteo Lisi @mlisi.bsky.social · Aug 20

New paper out! 📣

#PsychSciSky #neuroskyence
@rhulpsychology.bsky.social

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Oris Shenyan @orisshenyan.bsky.social · Aug 20

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...

Reduced susceptibility to experimentally-induced complex visual hallucinations with age

Visual hallucinations occur across many clinical conditions, but can also be induced experimentally in healthy individuals, using high-frequency flick…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Cedric Boeckx @cedricboeckx.bsky.social · Aug 19

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...

www.nature.com

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Claire O'Callaghan @claireocallaghan.bsky.social · Aug 15

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...

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layerfmri.bsky.social @layerfmri.bsky.social · Jul 2

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....

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University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social · Aug 8

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

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International Brain Research Organization @ibroorg.bsky.social · Aug 9

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

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Tim Bernard @timbernard.me · Jun 6

Really, Alan Turing Institute?

turing.ac.uk using a Cloudflare real human verification check box test?!

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Juan Gallego @juangallego.bsky.social · Aug 4

🚨 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.

www.aria.org.uk

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Prof Narender Ramnani @nramnani.bsky.social · Jul 18

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

PessoaBrain @pessoabrain.bsky.social · Jul 17

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...

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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · Jul 17

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.

www.bna.org.uk

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Carl Hodgetts @cjhodgetts.bsky.social · Jul 15

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... 🧠🌎

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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.

www.lbc.co.uk

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Chris Frith @cdfrith.bsky.social · Jul 9

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...

direct.mit.edu

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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · Jul 9

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...

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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · Jul 4

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

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Prof Narender Ramnani @nramnani.bsky.social · Jun 29

Why symbols matter. #HappyPride

Gjert Moldestad @gjertm.bsky.social · May 28

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🌈

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · Jun 27

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) 🤓

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Prof Narender Ramnani @nramnani.bsky.social · Jun 25

📣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!

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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · Jun 20

🌈 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

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Jim Dickinson @jimdickinson.bsky.social · Jun 19

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

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Royal Holloway @royalholloway.bsky.social · Jun 3

June is Pride Month and we're celebrating with a colourful Progress flag light-up of our iconic Founder’s building throughout.

We're a @stonewalluk.bsky.social Diversity Champion, and are working on our next Proud Employers Accreditation.

#RoyalHolloway #University

A photo of Royal Holloway's Founders Building at night, illuminated in rainbow colours.

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