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The Ever Elusive Organ: Why the Brain Still Defies Understanding
What is the brain, really? In this thought-provoking review of The Idea of the Brain, Carly Hood explores how centuries of science, philosophy, and metaphor have shaped our understanding of the brain - and how far we still are from truly grasping it.
Carly Hood
Jun 43 min read
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Our Event Celebrating Women in Science
To mark International Women’s Day 2025, WiNUK and the Rosalind Franklin Institute hosted an inspiring event spotlighting the challenges and achievements of women in science. From insightful talks to honest panel discussions, the day highlighted gender disparities, shared personal journeys, and sparked powerful conversations about change.
Discover how women are reshaping the future of science - one barrier at a time.
Shauna Angell and Becky Csöndor
May 225 min read
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Listening to Women: A Wake-Up Call on Maternal Mental Health (for World Maternal Mental Health Day)
Too often, conversations around childbirth focus solely on the baby , forgetting the mother. But maternal mental health matters, and it’s time we listened more closely. This World Mental Health Day, help us raise awareness about the mental health challenges faced by mothers during pregnancy and in the period following childbirth.
Neave Smith
May 75 min read
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More Than Hot Flushes: A Neuroscientific Dive into Menopause and the Female Brain - Podcast Review of ‘Menopause and the Female Brain’Â
'Menopause and the Female Brain' weaves together clinical research, lived experience, and scientific storytelling in a way that makes a typically overlooked area of neuroscience feel both urgent and accessible.
Peehu Jain
May 64 min read
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A Life on the Progressive Side: A Review
For MS Awareness Week, Ciara Lee reviews Episode 1 of A Life on the Progressive Side, where Ashleigh Talbot and guest Fiona McMillan share powerful insights into life with primary progressive MS. From delayed diagnoses to disability, music, and mental health - this episode is raw, real, and deeply relatable.
Ciara Lee
May 24 min read
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Why BNA2025 Deserves a Spot on Your Calendar
Still unsure about attending BNA2025 this April? There's still time to register! Here's why this year’s event promises to be fantastic...
Anna M. Jansson
Apr 45 min read
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The Fellowship's Legacy: 50 Years of Pain Research at IASP's World Congress
Ever wondered what it's like to attend the IASP World Congress? Exciting sessions, wisdom from Nobel Laureates and early career networking..
Vandana Vedartham
Mar 55 min read
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The Gender Credibility Gap: Embracing femininity in a world of masculinity
Lizzie responds to Becca's blog about the WiNUK 2024 Awards, pondering the binary perception of the words 'feminine' and 'scientist'...
Elizabeth 'Lizzie' English
Jan 312 min read
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WiNUK Wrapped 2024: A Year in Review
2024 has been a monumental year for Women in Neuroscience UK...Let's take some time to reflect on our highlights from 2024
Rebecca Pope
Jan 1712 min read
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Sheltering from Time: A Review of Time Shelter
Georgi Gospodinov discusses transporting patients with Alzheimer's Disease back in time in a 'clinic for the past', as a promising treatment
Rebecca Pope
Dec 2, 20244 min read
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ARUK Panel Questions Blog: Addressing Unanswered Queries
It was fantastic to see the huge amount of thought-provoking questions for our panel at our ARUK24 workshop, ‘Tackling gender gaps in dement
Rebecca Parker
Aug 27, 20249 min read
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Being You: Coming to terms with living in a hallucination
Fran Hardyman reviews Being You: A new science of consciousness, a bestselling book of the renown author, Anil Seth. Seth challenges the sub
Fran Hardyman
Aug 8, 20243 min read
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Lessons in Chemistry: A Review
In this snappy review, Emily Beswick discusses Bonnie Garmus' bestselling and engaging novel, Lessons in Chemistry, which exposes the world
Emily Beswick
Jul 30, 20243 min read
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ARUK24 & WiNUK: Our experience
Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK) Conference is the largest annual dementia research conference in the UK, held this year in Liverpool....
Rebecca Parker
Jul 14, 20244 min read
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The Woman Behind the Cells: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
We’ve all heard of HeLa cells, and the incredible research performed on them, but where did they come from and whose cells were they?
Naomi Thorne
May 23, 20244 min read
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A Review of 'How the Brain Lost its Mind'
Emily Beswick reviews 'How the Brain Lost Its Mind', which challenges our misunderstanding of brain disease and mental illness. Explore...
Emily Beswick
Apr 15, 20243 min read
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Joined Up Thinking: The Science of Collective Intelligence and Its Power to Change Our Lives
Carly Hood reviews Hannah Critchlow's Joined Up Thinking, a book designed to push us to explore the benefits of community and cooperation, a
Carly Hood
Feb 27, 20243 min read
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Empire of Pain: A Review
Emily Beswick reviews Patrick Keefe's Empire of Pain, an insight into the controversy surrounding Purdue Pharma and its supposed medical bre
Emily Beswick
Jan 30, 20243 min read
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WiNUK Wrapped 2023: A Year in Review
Hello, readers! As we wave goodbye to 2023, let’s take a moment to reflect on the incredible year that we’ve had at Women in Neuroscience UK
Elizabeth 'Lizzie' English
Jan 12, 20247 min read
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Miracles or Mirages – Should we be psyched up about psychedelics?
Katie Birditt delves into the world of mind-altering drugs with her review of 'Psychedelics' by Professor David Nutt. Psychedelic therapy ha
Katie Katherine Birditt
Nov 29, 20234 min read
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