A migratory bird brain, the Eurasian blackcap, has been mapped for the first time using high-resolution light microscopy.
The open-source software tools developed form a foundation for new brain atlases to be built for any species, providing a valuable resource.
We have three neuroscience research software engineering jobs available at @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social, two joint with the Advanced Microscopy Facility.
All positions start ASAP, funded until Sept 2028 in the first instance. Salary £54-64k.
More details: neuroinformatics.dev/get-involved
An illustration of many of the atlases supported by BrainGlobe.
BrainGlobe has a new roadmap!
Somewhat overdue, the March 2026 roadmap summarises our recent progress, and our priorities for the coming year.
Read more: brainglobe.info/community/ro...
The deadline for all these positions is now April 12th.
Please do not be put off by the "Senior" in the job title. We have hired people at different career stages into roles at this grade, what matters is whether you can do the job!
1. Senior Research Software Engineer (Neural and Behavioural Data) - We’re looking for a research software engineer to build pipelines to process weeks of neural and behavioural recordings from freely moving animals.
2. Senior Research Software Engineer (Multiphoton Microscopy) - We’re looking for a research software engineer to build pipelines to process, align and analyse data from benchtop and minaturised two-photon microscopes.
3. Senior Research Software Engineer (Omics) - We’re looking for a research software engineer to build robust and easy to use software tools for merging in-vivo imaging functional data with ex-vivo transcriptomics data.
Come join us to build great open source tools for neuroscience!
Happy to answer any questions. If ephys and behaviour isn't your thing, we will have some imaging focussed RSE jobs soon!
BrainGlobe is part of this, so get in touch if you'd like to spend the summer working with us!
The CArea mouse brain atlas has been added to BrainGlobe!
This atlas has regions which are automatically clustered based on three dimensional maps of gene expression.
Read more in the blog: brainglobe.info/blog/carea-a...
Just over a week left to apply to apply to the Neuroinformatics Unit Open Software Summer School, August 17-28 2026 in London, UK!
Bringing together researchers and open source developers of ephys, behaviour and image analysis tools.
Deadline Feb 15th.
neuroinformatics.dev/open-softwar...
Working with rats, & not happy w MRI based brain atlases from adult males? We've got you! High resolution (2photon), 3D atlases (female rats) are now available in @brainglobe.info. Plz start using these atlases & let us know your feedback for the official release!
brainglobe.info/blog/swc-fem...
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New blogpost outlining our work with @athenaakrami.bsky.social at @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social to build light-microscopy based atlases of the rat brain.
brainglobe.info/blog/swc-fem...
An overview of the Open Software Summer School 2026 schedule. There are two tracks in the first week, "Animals in Motion" and "Large Array Data". "BrainGlobe" and "Extracellular Electrophysiology" will be run in the second week.
Applications to our summer school have been extended for two weeks!
If you want to learn about open-source tools for neuroscience, please join us in London this August.
Deadline Feb 15th.
Full details: neuroinformatics.dev/open-softwar...
One week left to apply for this summer school. Deadline Jan 31st.
Any questions, let me know.
neuroinformatics.dev/open-softwar...
Still time to apply to learn about BrainGlobe at the Neuroinformatics Unit Open Software Summer School this August in London.
neuroinformatics.dev/open-softwar...
An overview of the Open Software Summer School 2026 schedule. There are two tracks in the first week, "Animals in Motion" and "Large Array Data". "BrainGlobe" and "Extracellular Electrophysiology" will be run in the second week.
Three weeks left to apply for the Neuroinformatics Unit Open Software Summer School, August 17-28 2026 in London, UK!
Bringing together researchers and open source developers of ephys, behaviour and image analysis tools.
neuroinformatics.dev/open-softwar...
Deadline January 31st. Apply now!
Please join us in London August 24-28 2026 for a week long BrainGlobe course.
We will teach you how to use the tools and how to contribute back to the wider BrainGlobe ecosystem.
Apply now!
neuroinformatics.dev/open-softwar...
An overview of the Open Software Summer School 2026 schedule. There are two tracks in the first week, "Animals in Motion" and "Large Array Data". "BrainGlobe" and "Extracellular Electrophysiology" will be run in the second week. Each week starts with a symposium on the Monday afternoon, followed by 3 days of the course, and then a 2 days of collaboration, bringing together researchers and engineers to use, and improve neuroscience open source software.
Applications are open for the second Neuroinformatics Unit Open Software Summer School, August 17-28 2025 in London, UK!
Bringing together researchers and developers of open-source software for training and collaboration. Financial support available.
neuroinformatics.dev/open-softwar...
Fantastic to see Igor Tatarnikov, Senior Research Software Engineer at SWC, collecting the 2025 International Prize from
@theneuro.bsky.social Irv and Helga Cooper Foundation on behalf of the @brainglobe.info Initiative!
#OpenScience
Read more: sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
Hear BrainGlobe core developer speak about the project in this keynote lecture.
16:00 EST
Ready to see how open-source tools are revolutionizing neuroscience?
Join us for Igor Tatarnikov’s talk on The BrainGlobe Initiative, the open-source platform reshaping computational neuroanatomy.
Be part of the future of #OpenScience: buff.ly/p6l83E4
@ucl.ac.uk @sainsburywellcome.bsky.social
Two-dimensional view of the Dorr mouse MRI brain atlas: annotations (left) and reference (right).
A new MRI mouse brain atlas has been added to BrainGlobe!
This atlas from Dorr et al. (2008) is an average of 40 T2-weighted MR images at 32um resolution.
Thanks to Saarah Hussain for adding this atlas.
More details: brainglobe.info/blog/dorr-mo...
Original paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.ne...
The schedule of the open source summer school, showing the four tracks of Animals in Motion, Large array data, BrainGlobe & Extracellular Electrophysiology
Save the date! The Open Software Summer School returns August 17-28 2026 in London, U.K.
There will be four separate tracks on animal behaviour, extracellular electrophysiology, anatomy and handling large data.
Applications open Dec 1st.
More details:
neuroinformatics.dev/open-softwar...
Register to hear core developer Igor speak about BrainGlobe tools and the community that has been built around them.
Join us at The Neuro’s Open Science Prizes Ceremony for a special lecture by Igor Tatarnikov, Senior Research Software Engineer at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, University College London.
🔗 Come be part of the future of open science. buff.ly/p6l83E4
#Neuroscience #Neuroanatomy #OpenScience
Thanks @octoscience.bsky.social.
@danielkronauer.bsky.social would you be interested in adding this atlas to @brainglobe.info? We provide a common interface to ~200 anatomical atlases, enabling species-agnostic data analysis, and community-driven software tools.
BrainGlobe branches out!
New blog outlining our collaborative work with @giuliapaci.bsky.social from @lmcb-ucl.bsky.social to build anatomical atlases for developmental mechanobiology.
brainglobe.info/blog/drosoph...
Huge congratulations to the @BrainGlobe.info team for winning the 2025 International Prize awarded by the @theneuro.bsky.social and Helga Cooper Foundation Open Science Prizes Selection Committee 🎉
www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
We are incredibly proud to receieve this award, especially as it recognises the hard work of the entire BrainGlobe community.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to BrainGlobe over the years!
