INCF accepted as mentoring organization for Google summer of code 2026

We are happy to announce that INCF has been accepted to serve as a mentoring organization in Google Summer of Code 2026, marking our 16th year of participation in the program.

Read more about it on the INCF GSoC page. 

INDoS joins Neurostars to support neuroimaging data sharing

INCF welcomes the Improving Neuroimaging Data for Sharing (INDoS) COST Action to Neurostars, its community-driven question-and-answer platform for neuroscience. INDoS brings together researchers and experts across Europe to improve the quality, standardization, and sharing of human neuroimaging data, including MRI, EEG, and MEG. Through Neurostars, INDoS participants can exchange technical knowledge, discuss challenges, and access expertise from the broader neuroinformatics community. This collaboration strengthens Neurostars as a shared resource for research communities working to make neuroscience data more FAIR, interoperable, and reusable.

Sharing digital campus experience with European university alliances

INCF participated in the DiPYUA workshop in Málaga in January 2026, contributing experience from the development of Campus+ for NeurotechEU. Discussions with representatives of European University Alliances covered digital infrastructure, identity management, microcredentials and collaborative platform development. These issues are central to the creation of learning environments that work across institutional boundaries. Campus+ is being developed as NeurotechEU’s virtual campus, supporting discovery of educational opportunities and access to shared resources. Exchanging experience with other alliances helps identify common challenges and practical approaches to interoperability and user access. The workshop provided an opportunity to connect INCF’s experience in digital education and community platforms with the broader European higher-education landscape.

INCF seeks community feedback on the Research Resource Identifiers (RRIDs) - Deadline 15 November 2025

The RRID is a Persistent Unique Identifier assigned to help researchers cite key resources (antibodies, model organisms and software projects) in the biomedical literature to improve transparency of research methods. They are machine readable, free to generate and access, and consistent across publishers and journals. They are meant as a tool to improve scholarly communication and scientific reproducibility.

Comments on this standard are open until November 15, 2025. 

Add your comments here. 

Help us keep our resources free!

This Giving Tuesday, we’re raising money to keep our neuroscience training resources open and free to the global neuroscience community. 

The INCF TrainingStuite is a collection of educational open access platforms where we provide free training in data management, neuroinformatics, implementation of standards and best practices to researchers all over the world. 

The INCF Training Suite currently consists of TrainingSpace, Neurostars and KnowledgeSpace. Neurostars is, as the name suggests, the star of the platforms. It connects students with teachers and mentors and has shown to be a very useful tool in the learning process. Neurostars has over 550 users logging in every day!

You can help keep these resources open and free by making a donation here. Your gift will enable us to support open science for the global neuroscience community, leading to breakthroughs in our understanding and treatment of the human brain.

Your contribution makes a difference - donate today!

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Call for Community Review of the Hierarchical Event Descriptors (HED)

Hierarchical Event Descriptors (aka HED) is an open standard for describing experimental events, conditions, and experiment organization in a format that is both human- and machine-readable to enable analysis, re-analysis, and meta/mega-analysis. 

INCF seeks community feedback on the Hierarchical Event Descriptors (HED) Standard.

Comments on this standard are open until October 11, 2024. 

Add your comments here: bit.ly/4fLlWu2 

Neuroinformatics Assembly at UT Austin: Program out now!

We've confirmed nearly all our speakers & are excited to share the lineup! Check out these exciting talks on BCI, neuroimaging, AI as a tool, & lots more.

Read the blog here.

Early bird registration for Assembly 2024 closes on June 28!

Early bird registration closes on June 28. Still haven't registered for Assembly? You haven't missed the discounted registration fee yet, but it closes on Friday!

We've extended the Assembly abstract submissions by another week!

One week wasn't enough - we've extended abstract submissions by another week! 

Submit your abstract to Assembly by Fri Jun 7: bit.ly/INCFabstracts 

And of course, register while early bird prices still apply: bit.ly/INCFAssembly2024

Support INCF’s mission to push global neuroscience further and faster

INCF has been working to facilitate data sharing in neuroscience since 2005 by supporting community-driven standardization and interoperability efforts, and ensuring impact through training and advocacy activities. 

Your contribution enables us to provide open science resources and training activities to the global neuroscience community, ultimately accelerating the pace of scientific discovery.

Read the blog here.