Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit

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29 September 2026 21:15

🙋Are you interested in bridging theory & experiments? Applications are open for 2027 entry to the Gatsby Unit & SWC joint PhD programme. Join us and be part of a vibrant research community! 💰 Fully-funded 4-year programme ℹ️ www.ucl.ac.uk/life-science... @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social

Athena Akrami

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29 September 2026 21:14

Now accepted at #NeurIPS2026 🎉 aab, ccd & eef share a pattern, regardless of the specific elements. How RNNs build abstract representations of sequence structure? Led by Vezha Boboeva, who is on the faculty job market now. If you're hiring in comp/systems neuro, she's exactly who you want!

Athena Akrami

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07 April 2026 22:17

Academic friends, It's beyond heartbreaking to watch what's unfolding in Iran & the region. A few of us drafted an open letter calling for protection of civilians & of educational, research, medical & cultural institutions. Please read & sign if you agree: sites.google.com/view/protect... #IranWar

Athena Akrami

athenaakrami.bsky.social

05 April 2026 20:42

Pasteur Institute of Iran, founded in 1920 now destroyed by Israel-US bombing😞 It played a pivotal role in developing vaccines & public health services, for over a century, now gone😞 A few days ago a pharmaceutical plant was bombed, accused of making anesthetic fentanyl #War #PasteurInstituteIran

UCL Faculty of Life Sciences

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12 March 2026 11:58

Meet Dr Joanne Littlefair from our People and Nature Lab. Joanne is an environmental DNA (eDNA) researcher at UCL East, and a recipient of the prestigious Linnean Society Bicentenary Medal. Find out more about her lab and her work by visiting: linktr.ee/ucllifescien...