Find data on gender issues or discrimination in brain research and best practices on how to avoid them; but also stories of people who are contributing to the ALBA cause
The ALBA Network strongly encourages scientific prize nominations encompassing diversity at all levels. The call for nominations to The Brain Prize is currently open until 1 September 2022. Here are a few recommendations that may help you prepare strong nominations for this prize.
ALBA has created guidelines that provide tips for conference organisers and invited speakers on how to meaningfully increase diversity at conferences and reduce barriers to conference attendance.
This article aims to 'debunk the myths' related to gender bias and to affirmative actions in academia, as well as to propose concrete measures that can be implemented to counter such bias.
This article describes the steps that were taken to increase speaker gender equality at the annual ACNP meeting and provides suggestions for further improving participation in the future.
Conferences can be inaccessible and frustrating for disabled scientists. Taking into account the opinions of several other scientists with a wide range of disabilities, this author and PhD candidate gives an introduction to conference accessibility and advice on how conferences could be more inclusive.
