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ECR Lab Visit 2026 – Cardiff University Centre for Human Developmental Science (CUCHDS).
Join ECR Committee on 16th January, 2026 at Cardiff University Centre for Human Developmental Science (CUCHDS). Registration compulsory.
Shades of Science – January 2026
Our ECR Chair Dr Rianne Haartsen is involved in running the SHADES OF SCIENCE webinars – celebrating ethnic diversity in science. Register for January’s event now open!!!
R4N Annual Conference 2025 Summary
Read about our last annual event on the 15th & 16th September 2025
Inside the Human Robotics Lab: Exploring the Future of Neurorehabilitation
Read about the Human Robotics Group – Imperial College London written by Ottavia Ollari. This was an ECR lab visit event that took place in October 2025
Co- produced guide on how to explain and use bioelectrical health data including EEG
Read Dr Kim Whitehead’s co-produced guide on how to explain and use EEG (and other bioelectrical) health data.
Designing for Impact: Scientific Poster-Making Masterclass with Dr Bethany Oakley
Want to know how to design clear, well-structured scientific posters. Watch the recording of Beth Oakley’s tips on poster making or read Kate Jordan’s blog about the event here.
Current vacancies in the field
Job advertisements from members who would like to share within the network.
How to Communicate Our Science to a Non-Scientific Audience
Read about how to communicate science from Prof. Clare Elwell, a member of our Scientific Advisory Board & Professor of Medical Physics at UCL.
Inside the Cambridge Babylab
Inside the Cambridge Babylab. Eirini’s experience of the ECR visit to Cambridge
ECR Events March 2025
ECR next set of events – Registration is mandatory
Contribute to research and design! Give your lived experience viewpoint.
Grant Writing Workshop for ECRs by Sir Professor Jan Buitelaar
As per popular demand, a Grant Writing Workshop by Sir Professor Jan Buitelaar took place on 26th November 2024 online. See Ottavia’s review of the event.
Autumn Workshop – Blog
We ran a successful autumn school workshop on the 16th to 18th October. Read our ECR Blog to hear more.
Join our list of collaborators
We have list of collaborators that members can approach to potentially work with from people with ‘lived experience’ of different types of neurodiversity to experts across multiple disciplines internationally.
Dr Tomoki Arichi Awarded Funding
Dr Tomoki Arichi awarded a Senior Clinical Fellowship from the Medical Research Council (MRC)
