In December 2025, we hosted a global workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa with more than 50 participants. It was a key international convening, funded by the Wellcome Trust, to help shape global standards for responsible data sharing in brain and mental health research. Attendees included people with lived experience, key stakeholders, ethicists, legal experts, and neuroscience researchers.

In April 2025, BRIDGE hosted its second Africa Regional Workshop in Marrakesh, Morocco. The workshop was attended by a diverse group of community members, to include academics, researchers, industry partners, NGO and non-profit leaders, PWLE, legal experts, clinicians, and experts in public policy.

The Latin America BRIDGE Workshop took place on June 29, 2024 during Brain Congress 2024 – Brain, Behavior and Emotions; and on June 30, at IDOR Rio de Janeiro.

We are looking for an enthusiastic fellow to join us at UT Austin for a project funded by the Wellcome Trust.

BRIDGE leadership is happy to announce that we will be hosting our first Global Workshop on September 22-23, 2024 in Austin, TX, USA! 

BRIDGE welcomes four regional experts to join the project as ambassadors. These individuals will provide key contributions in the areas of law, ethics, technology, and lived experience. The ambassadors reside in South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya.

We are looking for an enthusiastic fellow to join us at UT Austin for a project funded by the Wellcome Trust.