How does Artificial Intelligence impact our society? Join Laura Bates, Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity @nasser.wiki and moderator Alice Wroe XR Lead, Atlantic Institute to explore AI’s ethical, social and equity risks. 📅 Nov 17 2025 🕰️ 3pm GMT 💻 Zoom Live Event: www.eventbrite.com/e/being-huma...

1/ At the Rhodes Forum on Technology & Society 2025, we joined changemakers from around the world to imagine a future where prosperity, sustainability and human potential grow for everyone, as we explored the theme of abundance on a global scale.

Recently, our Executive Director Lysa John joined Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in Southeast Asia in Bangkok. Her reflection celebrates Fellows who lead with purpose, navigate conflict and build solidarity through empathy and shared learning. www.linkedin.com/pulse/lesson...

Join Creative Brainwaves at dlr Libraries on 14 Nov! Explore how the creative arts support brain health through talks, workshops, & performances promoting wellbeing. 🎭🧠 #BrainHealth #Creativity www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/event/creati...

Director of Innovations & Partnerships at the Atlantic Institute, Harpinder Collacott, shared insights on rethinking how citizens, governments and institutions share decision-making power. She calls for local leadership, fairness and accountability to build more just and sustainable societies.

Are you working to build a fairer world? 🌍 Applications are now open for the 2026-27 Atlantic Fellows for Social & Economic Equity (AFSEE) programme, a funded fellowship for social change leaders at the London School of Economics - LSE. Learn more: afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/news/a...

Urban growth threatens the lives of communities living in cities. On #WorldCitiesDay, Kotchakorn Voraakhom, landscape architect and Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity in Southeast Asia, urges urban designers to respect nature to create an environment where communities and innovation thrive.

“Some seats you take; others you build.” This #BlackHistoryMonth, neuroscientist and Atlantic Fellow Chi Udeh-Momoh reflects on belonging, equity and global collaboration in #BrainHealth.

AI is transforming society - but at what cost? Join Laura Bates, Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity @nasser.wiki and moderator Alice Wroe to explore AI’s ethical, social and equity risks. 📅 Nov 17, 2025 🕰️ 15:00pm GMT
📍 Atlantic Institute XR Lab, Oxford (In-person & live webinar)

“Seekers”, a film by Atlantic Fellows Mahoro Semege & Tendai Chisirimunhu Kathemba, tells the story of asylum seekers in South Africa. Inspired by Mahoro’s own refugee journey, the film invites audiences to see asylum seekers as resilient people with visions to challenge the world’s indifference.

Each year, the Atlantic Institute celebrates the ever-growing community of Atlantic Fellows driving equity and change across the world. This year’s Global Community Book features the values and impact of more than 1,000 Fellows from across the 7 Atlantic programs.

Last night we celebrated Adeniyan Adekemi, an Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity and Roux Prize recipient, whose storybooks and VR film are transforming how children in rural communities learn, dream and lead healthier lives.

Congratulations to Adekemi Adeniyan, Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity, who has received the Roux Prize! The prize is an annual award from David and Barbara Roux and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, honoring global health leaders who combat health inequities in their communities.

In a world often defined by scarcity, this year’s edition of the Rhodes Forum on #TechAndSociety2025 with Equitech Futures invites us to reimagine abundance on a global scale. 📅 8 Nov 2025 📍Oxford & online 🎟️ Register at bit.ly/TechAndSociety2025

Atlantic Fellows Maritza Pintado-Caipa, Alex Kornhuber and Oscar Ramirez, with collaborator Kate Irving, highlight the barriers to health care access among some of Peru’s most underserved communities. Read their recommendations. www.atlanticfellows.org/post/overcom...

Atlantic Fellows Maritza Pintado-Caipa, Alex Kornhuber and Oscar Ramirez, with collaborator Kate Irving, highlight the barriers to health care access among some of Peru’s most underserved communities. Read their recommendations. www.atlanticfellows.org/post/overcom...

This #WorldMentalHealthDay, Atlantic Fellow Dr. Maymunah Yusuf Kadiri reminds us that storytelling is a medicine. Not the kind prescribed in a bottle, but the kind that reconnects humanity. Read more: www.atlanticfellows.org/post/storyte...

Join us for the opening of our Artist in Residence Rebecca Korang's exhibition 'on Black poppies (& Other seeds)' responding to the theme of 'Radical Joy' at Rhodes House on Monday 20 October at 18:00. Everyone is welcome. Sign up for free now: bit.ly/RadicalJoyLa...

With the climate summit, COP30, on the horizon in November, Atlantic Fellow Peter Gan Kim Soon (@GWFellow) says climate justice means talking to grassroots organizations and communities living on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

“When older persons drive change, everyone moves forward.” Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health Siobhan Casey reflects on how older people are actively shaping our society, and driving advocacy and innovation at local and global levels. www.atlanticfellows.org/news/older-p...

Believed to be the first Indigenous woman to enroll at @ox.ac.uk, Mākereti Papakura has received a posthumous degree 100 years after she began her studies. Learn more: www.atlanticfellows.org/news/posthum...

Watch Aline Nogueira Haas and Kunle Adewale, Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health, join experts in arts and health at the Brazil International Arts & Health Festival. 🗓️ Sept. 25 🕰️ 9 am RIO Time 💻 Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

(1/2) #InternationalDayOfSignLanguage reminds us that true leadership means building inclusive societies. Tshepiso Mokoena (Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equity), reflects on how growing up as a Child of Deaf Adults shaped her identity and why storytelling is a powerful tool for justice.

📢 Happening today: Our final Road To COP session! Join us to wrap up the series with a conversation about how movements, frontline communities and local leaders can ramp up pressure for positive results after #COP30. Register here ow.ly/WcbG50WZfYw

Don’t miss the last episode of Road To COP! Our panelists will talk about how movements, from local communities to global allies, can ramp up pressure and push for real outcomes at #COP30. 🌍🔥 🌐 Live on Zoom 🗣️ Trilingual ➡️ bit.ly/4n75vuZ

Join us for this #BlackHistoryMonth event exploring the legal, political, and community-based racial justice work that emerged 40 years ago from the Broadwater Farm riots. 📅 Wednesday, October 1st 📍 Old Theatre (Old Building) & online 🕕 6:30-8:00 pm Register here: bit.ly/4glHaze

What if a conference began with walking shoes instead of lecture halls? Walking the Talk for Dementia 2025 brought 85 people from 30 countries together on the Camino de Santiago - building connection, breaking stigma and reimagining dementia care. #EquityInBrainHealth #AtlanticFellows

“Advocacy is strongest when it is not built on my voice alone, but on the courage of people themselves.” Carmen Dos Santos Monteiro reflects on leadership rooted in humility, connection and the power of lived experience.

In our Road To COP last episode when panelists explore how from local communities, global allies and movements are organising to continue applying pressure AFTER the climate talks #COP30. 🌐 Live on Zoom. 🗣️ Trilingual 👉 af-hub.org/networks/eve...

Children with Down syndrome in South Africa often face stigma and exclusion. At Creative Brain Week, Atlantic Fellows built connections that sparked a project to change that - from a community imbizo to global research collaborations.

Do you want to improve brain health in Africa? Find out more about the Africa Brain Health Network. First formed by Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health in 2018, it aims to attract anyone interested in brain health to join. africabrainhealth.com

The Atlantic Institute will welcome Owen Valentine Pringle as our new Director of Community Engagement and Global Impact in October. He will support Fellows to foster collaboration and drive solutions to systemic inequities across disciplines and borders. www.atlanticfellows.org/news/owen-pr...

A new conference center has opened in memory of and dedicated to the late founder of The Atlantic Philanthropies, Chuck Fenney. www.rte.ie/news/busines...

🌍 The African Brain Health Network relaunches today! Mohammed-Anwar Sadat Adam, Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity (@‪afsee-lse.bsky.social‬), reflects on why #BrainHealth equity is a shared responsibility, and why Ubuntu and Sankofa must guide the way. www.linkedin.com/pulse/relaun...

📢 Meet our panelists! On Aug. 26, we relaunch the Africa Brain Health Network (ABHN), shaping an African-led story of brain health through our own voices and communities. Be part of the conversation on #BrainHealth in Africa: af-hub.org/networks/eve... #AfricaBrainHealth #AtlanticFellows

Looking for a podcast that weaves memory, history, and belonging into an unforgettable audio tapestry? Aunties in England is an oral history podcast created by AFSEE Fellows capturing the untold stories of Irish women who moved to London in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/4mjNQjA

A major study finds air pollution and inequality can accelerate aging and harm the brain. #AtlanticFellows Agustin Ibanez, Sandra Baez and Hernando Santamaria-Garcia are part of a team reframing healthy aging as a social, environmental and political issue. irishpharmacist.ie/news/study-f...

The Africa Brain Health Network brings African voices together to shape the continent’s brain health story. Supported by the Atlantic Institute, it’s a network built on shared experience. Do you have an interest in #BrainHealth? Join us on Aug. 26! 🔗 Sign up: af-hub.org/networks/eve...

Our new film shares Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity Georgia Nicolau's work with communities in Brazil and South Africa through Instituto Procomum. Filmed at the Climate Justice Convening in Bogotá, it looks ahead to #COP30 in Belém, Brazil. 🎬 youtu.be/RIQzV4VvW20

Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity Adekemi Adeniyan has been announced as this year's winner of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s Roux Prize. Congratulations, Adekemi! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

#AtlanticFellow Dorah Marema described climate change as a present reality in African towns and cities - from floods to droughts. She spoke of how local leaders are already turning promises into action - one street, one school, one solar panel at a time.

A new short film from the Climate Action Convening in Colombia follows Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity, Georgia Nicolau, as she strengthens climate justice collaborations in Brazil and South Africa ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil. 🎬 Watch the trailer: youtu.be/9C6OA9zDly0

This weekend marks International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity Te Awa Puketapu is exploring XR to support the Māori language, culture and leadership - ensuring traditions live on for future generations. 📖 www.linkedin.com/pulse/streng...

Our new film documents the Climate Action Convening in Bogotá, Colombia, where Fellows from across the Global South shared ideas on how to respond to the planetary crisis. They were preparing for COP30 in Belém, Brazil, later this year. 🎬 Watch the film: youtu.be/lGRhnedkLbc

🗣️ The call for reparations goes beyond historical grievances. At a webinar hosted by the Atlantic Institute and pan-African NGO, Reform Initiatives, William Carew of the African Union reflected on the theme for the year: Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations.

Last month, we hosted a launch event at LSE for @rojoneon.bsky.social's new book, 'Pobres porque quieren: Mitos de la desigualdad y la meritocracia (Poor Because They Want to Be: Myths of Inequality and Meritocracy)'. ▶️ Missed the event? Watch the recording here: bit.ly/45eh383

Excellent work led by @stirlandia.bsky.social highlighting the critical link between multimorbidity 🩺 and dementia 🧠—important insights for better care of older adults! alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @atlanticfellows.bsky.social @ucsfmac.bsky.social @ucsfprevention.bsky.social

🌍 Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations is this year's theme for the African Union. At a webinar hosted by the Atlantic Institute and the NGO, Reform Initiatives, #AtlanticFellow Makmid Kamara shared the call for action. #AfricanUnion #Reparations #Reform #Justice

Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health Cyprian M. Mostert shares vital research from Kenya’s Kilifi region linking climate shocks to rising mental health challenges among women in vulnerable communities. theconversation.com/extreme-weat...

📣 Join us later today for the next webinar in our Road to COP30 series, Climate Finance at a Crossroads. This 90-minute, trilingual session brings together activists, scholars and policy thinkers from the Global South to unpack the politics of climate finance heading into COP30. 👉 bit.ly/ROADTOCOP3