When scientists advocate for increased research funding and other priorities, it makes a difference — and getting started is simple. Through this collection of advocacy training videos, SfN’s Advocacy Engagement Manager shares helpful information for new and experienced advocates. This series covers background on what advocacy is and why it’s important to your work, along with keys to effectively encourage lawmakers to support basic and biomedical research, including how to: • Plan high impact activities. • Share your research story. • Understand the budget process. • Prepare for and conduct a meeting on Capitol Hill. • Partner with SfN and other advocates. After watching this series, you’ll learn why your voice as a scientist is crucial in making the case for continued funding, and how to connect with your legislators in efficient and meaningful ways, whether or not you’re in Washington, D.C.

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Discover tips for navigating SfN’s annual meeting in this collection of resources. You’ll find advice for networking, starting conversations, identifying events and posters you want to attend, building out your schedule, and more.

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Learn from other neuroscientists’ perspectives and personal stories in interviews with experts, advice articles, how-to guides, and more featuring scientists from all levels working across the field.

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Learn how to talk about your research with nonscientists in a way that promotes biomedical and animal research with articles, training videos, and more for new and experienced advocates.

SfN has partnered with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and members of the scientific community to develop a multimodal training program aiming to inform and empower neuroscientists at all career stages to enhance the rigor and reproducibility of their research. These resources will focus on the sociology of science, raising awareness around interpersonal factors that influence laboratory practices and professional activities. Ongoing programming, developed from 2019-2021, is organized around three priority topics: 1. Objectivity and scientific judgments. 2. Data collection, management, and sharing. 3. Scientific culture and incentives. We are looking to the neuroscience community to help shape future resources in this program, which aims to inspire positive behavior change in the biomedical research field. Identify issues that are important to you by: - Participating in a discussion. - Sharing topic ideas or your own experience with cultural barriers to rigor in an anonymous survey.

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