New institute aims to enshrine inclusivity in all aspects of neuroscience and psychology research
Neuroimaging research uses scans to deepen understanding of the brain and its diseases — but it has tended to focus on men of European descent.has launched at University College London. The founders say that although equity, diversity and inclusion guidelines are now common in research, they do not necessarily lead to scientists applying the values to their studies and work environments in practice.
“EDI are often thought to be issues that can be discussed administratively without, oftentimes, using research backing, so having a research centre dedicated to these issues will be a big leap for the field,” says Mahmoud Maina, a neuroscientist at the University of Sussex in Brighton, UK.Inequalities in sampling and recruiting participants for brain research can ultimately affect diagnosis and treatment, says Fotopoulou.
The centre, which has been funded by an initial annual grant of £100,000 from UCL, aims to challenge such exclusion and will encourage research on under-represented groups. Its scientists will evaluate current guidelines for inclusive research sampling and create a freely available set of best practices for achieving inclusivity.for scientists who have promoted equality in the brain sciences.
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