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Prof Narender Ramnani

@nramnani.bsky.social
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Brains, Minds, Progressive Politics | Prof. of Neuroscience, Royal Holloway University of London | President, British Neuroscience Association | He/Him | My own views | reposts≠endorsements

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APPG on Diversity & Inclusion in STEM @stemdandiappg.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Our call for ideas is open. Got ideas about future activities for the group to undertake in relation to equality, equity, diversity and inclusion in STEM? Visit the @britsciassoc.bsky.social site for more information and forms. Closes 11 Dec 2025: www.britishscienceassociation.org/appg-on-di-i...
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APPG on D&I in STEM: Call for ideas
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) are opening a call for ideas which will determine the next piece of work for th...
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APPG on Diversity & Inclusion in STEM @stemdandiappg.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
The Royal Society @royalsociety.org and Royal Society of Chemistry @rsc.org - two of our APPG supporters - are holding a free webinar on 'Working together to address the barriers for disabled scientists'. Next Tuesday, free to attend! >>
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Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
🚨RA/PhD position available in evolutionary neurobiology 🚨 Working on a deep dive into circuit changes during mushroom body expansion in Heliconius butterflies @camzoology.bsky.social - employment benefits - 4 years funding - 1000% fun Deadline: 14/1/2026 Details: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
Shades of blue and red in a slice through an immuno stained brain showing some deliciously lovely looking mushroom body lobes - ripe for investigation during a funded PhD - and the central complex. Image credit: Dr Max Farnworth
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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
The BNA has published its response to the Government strategy on animal testing and new alternative methods. Read the full statement here: bna.org.uk/resource/bna... #NeurosciencePolicy #ResearchEthics
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British Neuroscience Association’s response to the Government strategy on animal testing and new alternative methods
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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Meet our speakers for BNA Careers: Mastering the Interview 🧠 Get tips for online & in-person interviews, plus 20-min simulation workshop! 📅 11 Nov | 🕐 13:00 GMT | 💻 Online | ££ Free for BNA Members bna.org.uk #NeuroscienceCareers #InterviewSkills #CareerGrowth
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Prof Narender Ramnani @nramnani.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
A very Happy Diwali to everyone celebrating!
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 23/09/2025
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.
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Prof Narender Ramnani @nramnani.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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!
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Prof Narender Ramnani @nramnani.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
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 · 23/08/2025
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
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Matteo Lisi @mlisi.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
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 · 20/08/2025
New paper out! 📣 #PsychSciSky #neuroskyence @rhulpsychology.bsky.social 👇
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Cedric Boeckx @cedricboeckx.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
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...
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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...
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Claire O'Callaghan @claireocallaghan.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
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 · 02/07/2025
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 · 08/08/2025
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 · 09/08/2025
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 · 06/06/2025
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 · 04/08/2025
🚨 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-...
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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.
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Prof Narender Ramnani @nramnani.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
@dickretired.bsky.social @granularprefrontal.bsky.social FYI
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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
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
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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.
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Carl Hodgetts @cjhodgetts.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
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... 🧠🌎 @rhulpsychology.bsky.social
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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.
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Chris Frith @cdfrith.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Here is is! direct.mit.edu/opmi/article...
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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...
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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
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 · 04/07/2025
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 · 29/06/2025
Why symbols matter. #HappyPride
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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
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 · 25/06/2025
📣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 · 20/06/2025
🌈 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 · 19/06/2025
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 · 03/06/2025
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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Prof Narender Ramnani @nramnani.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
#Inclusivity at @rbgkew.bsky.social #Pride2025.🌈
Progress flag , white flag pole, trees and plants in the background. Taken on 1st June 2025 at Kew Gardens, UK.
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Lucina Uddin @lucinauddin.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Looking forward to Brisbane! 🧠#OHBM2025
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Prof Narender Ramnani @nramnani.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
“…competitive cancellation is essential for understanding computation in the cerebellum…” Congrats to you and the team on a lovely paper @rezashadmehr.bsky.social!
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Earlham Institute @earlhaminst.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
It was a great first day yesterday for the #BBSRC Connecting #ResearchCulture Conference. As we kick off Day 2, we're starting with an interactive seminar on fostering a positive #culturechange, before a panel discussion exploring #wellbeing and #mentalhealth in research.
Photo looking down into the atrium of the John Innes Conference Centre. Delegates network before the conference.Panel discussion on stage discussing what does good culture look like. The panellists include Dr Christine Fosker from the Earlham Institute, Prof Anne Ferguson-Smith from BBSRC, Dr Ben Murton from Wellcome, Prof Tim Newton from King's College London, Prof Narender Ramnani from Royal Holloway, Prof Candy Rowe from Newcastle University, and Liz Simmonds from University of Cambridge. Prof Graham Moore, Director of the John Innes Centre, with Prof Anne Ferguson-Smith, Executive Chair of BBSRC, and Prof Neil Hall, Director of the Earlham Institute.
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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
We're thrilled to welcome MSD in the UK as the inaugural Organisational Member of the BNA. We look forward to working closely with MSD to create meaningful opportunities for knowledge exchange, translational impact, and scientific discovery. www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/... #TranslationalResearch
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Prof Narender Ramnani @nramnani.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
“We are concerned that the consequences of a more restrictive immigration policy for skilled workers and international students would pose a risk to the UK’s world-leading R&D status and university financial stability...” @BritishNeuro supporting the presence of global talent in the UK
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/05/2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will direct federal health agencies to explore potential new treatments for measles as the U.S. faces its largest outbreak in 25 years. Experts fear the decision could have grave consequences, as studies show the existing vaccine is 97% effective in preventing infection.
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RFK Jr. Orders Search for New Measles Treatments Instead of Urging Vaccination
Decades of research have turned up no miracle treatment for measles, but studies show the M.M.R. shot is 97 percent effective in preventing the disease.
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Sandrine Willaime-Morawek @swmoraweklab.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Looking ahead, the next event from the @britishneuro.bsky.social Training Academy is the Dementia Masterclass. This session promises to deliver cutting-edge insights into dementia research, led by renowned experts. Don't miss out – register now! www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...
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BNA Training Academy: Dementia Masterclass | Events | The British Neuroscience Association
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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
The British Neuroscience Association (BNA) is delighted to share that The #BNA2027 International Festival of Neuroscience, will be held in the vibrant city of #Belfast @neuroscienceirl.bsky.social @nramnani.bsky.social Register your interest at bna2027.org.uk www.bna.org.uk/mediacentre/...
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Prof Narender Ramnani @nramnani.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Excited to start my role as @britishneuro.bsky.social BNA President at #BNA2025! Thanks @tspiresjones.bsky.social for serving as President over the last two years. A hard act to follow! Thx also for your service as Immediate Past President for the next two years. 🙏
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Prof Narender Ramnani @nramnani.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Here we go #BNA2025!
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Prof Narender Ramnani @nramnani.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Just 2 days to go before #BNA2025! **AMAZING** programme! meetings.bna.org.uk/bna2025/prog... Delighted to be speaking at a session on diversity and inclusion in British neuroscience (Mon, 9.30am, Room 4) with @srikipedia.bsky.social (chair), @landreae.bsky.social & @diegobaptista.bsky.social
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Tara Spires-Jones 🌈🔬 @tspiresjones.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
It was a pleasure to visit St Andrews to deliver a TEDx talk! www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJME...
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The Neuroscience of Defeating Dementia | Prof Tara Spires-Jones | TEDxUniversityofStAndrews
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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Lucina Uddin @lucinauddin.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Introducing a new tool from @tsbolt.bsky.social, find-viz (FMRI Interactive Navigation and Discovery Viewer)! It’s a browser-based visualization tool built with one purpose in mind: get researchers to spend more time looking at their fMRI data 🧠 @ohbmofficial.bsky.social @ohbmtrainees.bsky.social
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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Join us for a special plenary session at #BNA2025 Speakers: Prof. Barbara Sahakian & Dr Christelle Langley @clarehallcambridge.bsky.social @cambridgeuni.bsky.social @camneuro.bsky.social Chair: Vicki Perrin, CEO, The Queen’s Reading Room meetings.bna.org.uk/bna2025/bna2... #Neuroscience#Reading
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bioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Feedback-Feedforward Dynamics Shape De Novo Motor Learning www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202…
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Prof Narender Ramnani @nramnani.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
It was great to be a part of this conference on #researchculture. Thanks @earlhaminst.bsky.social for the opportunity to spend quality time with BBSRC community learning from colleagues and reflecting on what battles to pick and how to win them.
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Prof Narender Ramnani @nramnani.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Incredibly important new report out today, from @britsciassoc.bsky.social and @stemdandiappg.bsky.social on EDI Strategies in STEM.…
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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
🧠 Join us in Liverpool, for what will be the largest neuroscience event of its kind across Europe in 2025. We can't wait to see you in Liverpool later this month! ⏰Standard registration rates end at midnight tonight - don't miss this opportunity to save! meetings.bna.org.uk/bna2025/bna2...
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