‼️ DEADLINE EXTENDED ‼️ Good news! We’ve extended the deadline by one month! If you’re a student or postdoc looking to connect with fellow trainees and get involved in the OHBM community, we’d love to hear from you. 👉 Apply here: forms.gle/nTem5Umsvbcf... ⏰ Applications close: 29 August 2026

🚨Opportunity for students and postdocs🚨 We are looking for enthusiastic students and postdocs to join our team! Connect with fellow trainees, contribute to the OHBM community, and support the next generation of researchers. 👉 Apply here: forms.gle/1qbEVQHq7TKo... ⏰ Nominations close 29 July 2026

👏 Thanks to all the OHBM SP-SIG members and volunteers for organising such fantastic events during #OHBM2026. Your contributions made all the difference!

Thank you to our wonderful speakers @clemoune.bsky.social, @sofievalk.bsky.social, @sharnajamadar.bsky.social and @auksz.bsky.social for an amazing discussion during our roundtable “Creating your scientific identity: how to identify your niche and build a research agenda”.

We’re excited to have finished the first iteration of “New Ideas Challenge” an event that focused on building interdisciplinary collaborations. All groups presented innovative, and exciting ideas! Thanks to @priscilatlevi.bsky.social and @genetic-gacha.bsky.social for bringing this dream to life

A huge thank you to everyone who came along and helped make Social Night such a fun evening. Special shout-out to @davemomi.bsky.social and @claraweber.bsky.social for organising the event! Here’s to the conversations and connections that make OHBM special!

Thanks to everyone who came to our Lunch with Mentors! And thanks especially to all the mentors for volunteering their time! We apologise to all the mentees who we couldn’t accommodate this year, but look forward to seeing you all for next year.

🪩 The Open Science Gala & SP-SIG Social Night is on tonight! 🍾 A free welcome drink for the first 100 attendees! ✨Looking forward to seeing you there! #OHBM2026

Thanks to everyone who came to the morning coffee! It was great to see so many people come! We hope everyone had a great time and found fellow members to enjoy the conference! And thanks again to Paige from @thetransmitter.bsky.social for sponsoring this event!

Come visit the OHBM SP-SIG table! We offer stickers to decorate your name tags, information about events at OHBM and more!

We're excited to welcome an incredible group of mentors to this year's Lunch with Mentors at #OHBM2026 Featuring both familiar and new mentors from academia and industry, we're grateful for their willingness to share their experiences with the next generation of researchers.

The countdown is on ⌛- OHBM 2026 is less than two weeks away! See you there?✨ We've put together an exciting lineup of events, from roundtables for your professional growth to social gatherings to connect with fellow researchers. Can't wait to see you there - come find us!👋

Want to sharpen your Python skills and build libraries like a pro? In the next workshop in our 2026 “How-To” series we welcome Ariel Rokem (@arokem.org; University of Washington): 🧠 Designing and implementing Python libraries 📅 19 May 2026 🔗 Register: forms.gle/qeoCoYMdVxGL...

Thanks to everyone who joined our recent workshop—great discussions. Next: a webinar on conference skills for researchers—presenting, Q&A, and networking. 📅 May 4 Hosted by Matthew Greaves With Stuart Oldham, Patcharaporn Srisaikaew, Zen Faulkes 🔗 Register: forms.gle/mULwgdwJvwkR...

OHBM trainees, let's get creative! 🎨 Together with Brain Art SIG we are launching the Sticker Design Competition. Design a sticker featuring the SP-SIG logo! 🏆 Winning design will be distributed at the OHBM 2026 meeting in Bordeaux. 📅 Deadline: May 1, 2026 👉Details and submission: bit.ly/4caXG3m

🚨Two weeks away!🚨 Reminder that our first workshop of the year will happen in two weeks featuring @russpoldrack.org. 🧠 Better Code, Better Science 📅22 April 2026 🔗Register: forms.gle/WRUdGQEpd5is... #OHBM #OpenScience

AI is rapidly changing how we write code — but how should we use it in research? To kick off our 2026 “How-To” we welcome Russ Poldrack (@russpoldrack.org; Stanford University): 🧠 Better Code, Better Science 📅 22 April 2026 🔗 Register: forms.gle/WRUdGQEpd5is... #OHBM #OpenScience

🚨OPPORTUNITY!!🚨 We're looking for enthusiastic students and postdocs to join our team. Connect with other trainees, contribute to the OHBM community, and support the next generation of researchers! Apply Here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Nominations close September 12, 2025.

Open Science SIG is hosting an event on Saturday in the Poster Hall featuring @lucinauddin.bsky.social

Social event has begun!! Live music all night! 🎤🎸🥁 All are welcome!

Thanks to all the mentors and mentees for participating in Lunch with Mentors. Even though there were a couple hiccups we made it all the way through. Shoutout Priscila Levi, Katie Moran, Patcharaporn Srisaikaew and Timothy Jordan for organising a fabulous event!

🚨Wednesday evening is Social Night! 🚨 Come join us at the Paddo Tavern 25th June for the Open Science Gala & SP Social Night. Kickoff at 8pm! See you all there! #OHBM2025 Thanks to our sponsors @qimrb.bsky.social, @childmindinstitute.bsky.social, @theneuro.bsky.social, @wutsaiyale.bsky.social

"It takes a village to raise a child." Thanks to all the members of the SP-SIG and everyone who has helped behind the scenes with the upcoming events at #OHBM2025

🎉🎉#OHBM2025 is just around the corner! Remember to visit the SP-SIG stall next to the registration desk and add stickers to your badge describing your research interests!

Academics, including students, postdocs, and ECRs often face high expectations for long work hours and limited work-life balance. At #OHBM2025 we will be hosting a symposium on "Academic burnout and how to deal with it". Speakers: Daniel Margulies Amy Brodtmann @fmri-today.bsky.social