Come join us for great science in a beautiful venue next April! Submit your abstract to be a part of our early career symposium until Oct 15th!

We were proud to support the 2025 @trendcamina.bsky.social course at the University of Zambia! Students and faculty across Africa joined 20+ international researchers for training in computational neuroscience & machine learning.

Stick or twist? During his PhD at Harvard, SWC’s Dr Michael Bukwich developed a virtual foraging task for mice to uncover how the brain decides when to move on ⤵️ www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/gra...

Join the symposium for senior trainees & junior group leaders (organised by SWC's Sara Mederos and @sandra-neuro.bsky.social) at the International Winter Neuroscience Conference, Austria, April 2026. Abstract submission to present your work at the Early Career Symposium closes on 15 Oct

In our next guest blog, GSoC participant Saarah Hussain talks about her summer working on @brainglobe.info. neuroinformatics.dev/blog/gsoc_20...

Professor Peyman Golshani, UCLA, discusses his research on working memory in our latest SWC Seminar Speaker Q&A: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/wor...

This summer we took part in Google Summer of Code (GSoC) for the first time. In this guest blog, GSoC participant Shrey Singh talks about working on the datashuttle project. neuroinformatics.dev/blog/datashu...

New guest blog by @marcodv.bsky.social about our open software summer school, held at @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social. neuroinformatics.dev/blog/perspec... Stay tuned for information about next years event, which will be bigger and better!

Join us online for the next SWC Seminar. 📅16 September, 12pm BST With Dr Nuo Li (@dukemedschool.bsky.social) ‘Tracking the formation of long-term motor memory’ Register: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/events/s...

Nature research paper: A brain-wide map of neural activity during complex behaviour go.nature.com/4gdKcp8

Neuroscientists from 22 labs joined forces in an unprecedented international partnership to produce a landmark achievement: a neural map that shows activity across the entire brain during decision-making. https://cnn.it/4gn1iRG

For 200 years, UCL has tackled the world’s most pressing issues. Now, that legacy has never been more vital. Our Sustainability Plan (2025-35) is leading into the future, collectively. The ripple starts here. Be part of the change 👉 https://direc.to/nvRa

Last week, the International Brain Laboratory released a comprehensive activity map of the rodent brain during decision-making, enabling researchers to "test new ideas in a really easy and powerful way," says neuroscientist @predictivebrain.bsky.social. By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social bit.ly/4mhqMRO

The mouse brain lights up during decision making, showing widespread activity across both predictable as well as unexpected areas. By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/decision-mak...

Listen to Professor @sonjahofer.bsky.social discussing the new mouse brain activity map from the International Brain Laboratory, on BBC Newshour (18m30s) ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The first complete activity map of a mammalian brain has revealed unprecedented insights into how decisions are made – and may even hint at the roots of intuition.

Dr. Francesca Greenstreet discusses her SWC PhD work on how habits are formed and her latest research on how the brain implements reinforcement learning when there is a large action space — all on the latest Neuroverse podcast episode. Listen now: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

A complete brain-wide activity map at single-cell resolution has been revealed for the first time. Researchers recorded from 650,000+ neurons across 279 brain areas to track decision-making in mice. Read the story: 🔗 www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...

🚨 Registration for the @unireps.bsky.social x @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social meetup (Sept 8) is now closed & sold out for in-person attendance! But good news — you can still join us online 👩‍💻✨ 🔗 Zoom link: ethz.zoom.us/j/66426188160 We can’t wait to see you there! 🎉

Congratulations to Professor @behrenstimb.bsky.social on receiving a @royalsociety.org Faraday Discovery Fellowship 🎉 www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...

Keep up to date with all the latest news and events from the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre by signing up to our mailing list ⬇️ www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...

Leading neuroscientists share their top tips to optimise learning: teach, sleep, repeat! www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/neu...

Had a blast teaching "Animals in Motion" last week, together with my @neuroinformatics.dev colleagues. All course materials, including hands-on coding exercises, are freely available as an online book: 🔗 animals-in-motion.neuroinformatics.dev/latest/

Aeon is a new platform for continuous brain and behaviour research in naturalistic environments — already used in 15+ projects, including long-term social learning studies. 🔗 www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/new... 📄 Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Congratulations to Professor Tiago Branco on receiving a @wellcometrust.bsky.social Discovery Award. His lab will investigate how the brain sets sensitivity to threat, and how both genetics and experience shape this threshold. www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...

🚀 Exciting Update! The very first UniReps x @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social Meetup will also be livestreamed! 📍 Join us in person at @ucl.ac.uk @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social or online on September 8, 2025. 🔗 Register now to attend in person or to receive the Zoom link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Second day of Open Software Week starts soon! Today we split into two parallel tracks: Animals in Motion: Using open source tools to track and analyse animal motion from videos BrainGlobe: Using the @brainglobe.info ecosystem of tools to process and analyse whole-brain microscopy images #niu_osw

“It is a responsibility to study neuroscience, and it is important to share our work with other people.” Athina Apostolelli & @shoheifurutachi.bsky.social‬ reflect on the joy of teaching at Brain Camp Kosovo, a programme expanding access to neuroscience. www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/tea...

Great to see work published in Neuron by SWC Research Fellow Michael Bukwich, completed during his PhD @harvardmcb.bsky.social ⬇️

Congratulations to the SWC Emerging Neuroscientists Seminar Series winners! - Dimokratis Karamanlis, University of Geneva - @rafsarnataro.bsky.social‬ & Peter S. Hasenhuetl, @ox.ac.uk - Saurabh Vyas, @columbiauniversity.bsky.social - @sblumenstock.bsky.social‬, University of California San Diego

12 leading neuroscientists tackle a big question: Will we ever understand the brain? Their reflections span philosophy, complexity, and the limits of scientific explanation. www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/wil... Illustration by @gilcosta.bsky.social & @joanagcc.bsky.social

SWC Senior Research Software Engineer Laura Porta is co-organising a free event for carers, people living with dementia and artists. 📍Community Sauna Baths, London E9 📅6 Aug Info and register ⤵️ lu.ma/dqvjka90

New from @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social, @gatsbyucl.bsky.social, NeuroGEARS & DataJoint: Aeon - an open-source platform combining long-term neural recording with naturalistic behavioural tracking in enriched habitats. 📑 Preprint: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Congratulations to Hastings High School for their winning entry to our Brain Hat Competition 2025! We look forward to welcoming them to SWC for an exclusive lab tour following our visit to the #BigBangFair @bigbangukstem.bsky.social 🎉

Talk and poster submission deadline 1st Aug 👇

Dr Renata Batista-Brito’s (@einsteinmededu.bsky.social) work shows that long-range inhibitory neurons play a fundamental role in sleep by synchronising the cortex & inducing sleep behaviour. She discussed her findings in an SWC Seminar and our latest Q&A: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/cells...

We’re proud to share that for the fifth year running, SWC has achieved LEAF Gold 🍃 Huge thanks to everyone for their sustainability efforts across labs, ops teams and the Green Team 🌍 Find out more: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/swc... @sustainableucl.bsky.social

SWC was proud to be a partner in the NEUROTWIN project and work with the Transylvanian Institute of Neuroscience. Read more: projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/en/projects/...

Animal technician-led research at SWC has shown that specific combinations of enrichment, including shreddable materials, can reduce male-male aggression in CD-1 mice. Read more: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/blog/cou...

🎉 Heron is finally out @elife.bsky.social! Led by George Dimitriadis, with Ella Svahn & @macaskillaf.bsky.social 🧪 🧠 🐭 🤖 If you wonder why yet another tool for experimental pipelines, read the 🧵 below: #neuroscience #neuroskyence #OpenSource 1/ elifesciences.org/articles/91915

Join us at SWC for the first @unireps.bsky.social x @ucl-neuroai.bsky.social meet-up. 📅8 Sep 📍SWC, London 🎤Keynote @irisgroen.bsky.social (University of Amsterdam) Talk and poster submission deadline: 1st Aug docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

SWC Senior Research Software Engineer Laura Porta will provide live-coded visuals at an upcoming event for carers, people living with dementia and artists. Supported by @ucl.ac.uk's Trellis Arbor, the workshop blends movement, visuals and sound. Info and register at lu.ma/dqvjka90

Last week we unveiled large-scale cyanotype prints created by artist Mary Yacoob in dialogue with Life Sciences researchers. From neuroscience to bee dances, these works reimagine scientific data as layered, aesthetic experiences. Find out more about the artwork: www.ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences...

It was a pleasure to welcome work experience students to SWC and @gatsbyucl.bsky.social this week, through the Camden STEAM initiative with @ucllifesciences.bsky.social They explored our labs and learned about the many paths into #neuroscience www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...

Exploring the Brain - One Spine at a Time 🔬 Just chatted with @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social about our latest work, miniaturising two-photon microscopy for neuroscience at @kavlintnu.bsky.social www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/mini-... A few highlights:

We had great fun visiting Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun in Wales this week! Supported by a grant from @nc3rs.bsky.social, secondary school students took part in two hands-on workshops, about the reduction, refinement and replacement of laboratory animals in neuroscience.

In our latest Q&A, SWC Seminar Speaker Dr Dietmar Plenz (NIMH) discusses his research that shows how a single, novel spike in one cortical neuron can trigger widespread network activity — even in the noisy, awake brain. Read more: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/how-s...

There’s just over a week left for postdocs to apply for the SWC Emerging Neuroscientists Seminar Series 2025. Applicants are judged solely on the quality of their scientific ideas. Find out more and apply by 10 July 🔽 www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...

Imaging the same neurons across days — with sub-micron resolution — in freely behaving animals. SWC Seminar speaker Dr Weijian Zong (@kavlintnu.bsky.social) discusses the rise of mini 2P microscopes and what’s next in neuroimaging: www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/qa/mini-...

Know a brilliant postdoc? Encourage them to apply for the SWC Emerging Neuroscientists Seminar Series — a chance to present to the London neuroscience community. Open to postdocs worldwide, travel & accommodation covered, no CV’s or references needed. www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/content/...