Mentoring circles are meant to create safe spaces to engage with and nurture vibrant communities of young neuroscientists through organised thematic discussions on career advancement, leadership skills, and building of international networks. They are usually organised as DEI sessions at major international neuroscience conferences, together with collaborating partners that are aligned with ALBA's mission. Sessions include 1-2 brief presentations followed by topic-focused mentoring circle tables, facilitated by ALBA mentors.
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IBRO-ALBA-WWN-SANS Mentoring Circles at SONA2023
Leadership at all career stages
13th July 2023
The ALBA Network, International Brain Research Organization (IBRO), the World Women in Neuroscience (WWN) and Southern African Neuroscience Society (SANS) are jointly holding a Mentoring Circle on leadership at all career stages from graduate school to senior positions in neuroscience and related fields. This event is part of the 16th International Conference of the Society of Neuroscientists of Africa (SONA) 2023, 11-14 July - Johannesburg, South Africa. More information and registration to the conference here: conference.sonafrica.org
More information on this event can be found here.
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Mentoring Circles at FRM2023
Diversity and inclusion in neuroscience
5th May 2023
This mentoring circles session will facilitate discussions on various topics at the heart of equity, diversity, and inclusion in neuroscience in the Southern Europe region, and allow participants to explore concrete actions to fight discrimination and promote inclusion at the individual, lab and organisational levels. This event is part of the FENS Regional Meeting (FRM) 2023, 3-5 May 2023 - Algarve, Portugal. In order to access the event, you should be an FRM registered participant. More information on registration here: fensrm2023algarve.pt/registration/#
More information on this event can be found here.
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Mentoring Circle² at BNA 2023
Co-producing solutions in research culture and careers
23rd April 2023
A collaboration between the ALBA Network and the British Neuroscience Association (BNA) Scholars Programme, this special session will use several ‘mentoring circles’ to co-develop solutions to the issues that affect us all in careers, research culture, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in neuroscience. Groups will be guided by leading researchers and mentors from across neuroscience, and discussion topics will be based on real-life barriers identified by the BNA’s Scholars. This event is part of the British Neuroscience Association Festival of Neuroscience 2023 (23-26 April 2023 - Brighton, UK). In order to access the event, you should be a BNA registered participant. More information on registration here: https://meetings.bna.org.uk/bna2023/reg-and-posters/
More information on this event can be found here.
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ALBA-WWN-IBRO Mentoring Circles at FENS2022
Leadership and Diversity at Every Step of the Journey
11th July 2022
The ALBA Network and the World Women in Neuroscience (WWN) are jointly holding Mentoring Circles on leadership at all career stages from graduate school to senior positions in neuroscience and related fields. We will discuss elements of leadership, leadership styles, and different kinds of leadership roles. This event is part of the FENS Forum 2022 (9-13 July - Paris, France). Please note that you need to be a FENS Forum 2022 registered participant in order to access this event.
More information on this event can be found here.
