Brain Climate Equity Collaborative (Brain-CE Collab)

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Our work

Six projects this cycle, each with a finish line

Brain-CE runs its work in focused cycles. Every project has a named lead, a director sponsor from our board, and a deliverable due by the end of the cycle. The Fall 2026 cycle runs October 19 to December 11, and fellowship applications close October 4.

6Projects in the Fall 2026 cycle
18Open fellow roles across the six projects
3Programs: Schools Network, Emerging Voices, Youth Internship
8 weeksFrom kickoff to Demo Day
Drive systemic changeRaise awarenessRecruiting fellows

Hailstorm Alley Community Voices

Northeast Calgary sits in Alberta’s hailstorm alley, and many of its residents are racialized and newcomer families. This project listens first: what repeated storms, smoke and heat do to stress, finances and wellbeing, told in community members’ own words.

Fall 2026 deliverable, due December 11A community findings brief and a plan for our next community event with South Asian community partners.
Open roles
  • Senior Fellow Lead (1)
  • Community Research Fellow (2, Punjabi, Hindi or Urdu an asset)
  • Data Visualization Fellow (1)
Raise awarenessFoster innovationRecruiting fellows

Youth Climate Mind

Plain-language resources that help young people understand eco-anxiety, climate grief and what climate change does to the brain, with practical ways to cope and act.

Fall 2026 deliverable, due December 11A youth toolkit, published on this site, building on the completed youth glossary.
Open roles
  • Senior Fellow Lead (1)
  • Youth Resource Writer and Design Fellow (2)
Generate evidenceDrive systemic changeRecruiting fellows

Microplastics and the Brain

Canadian plastics policy focuses on environmental harm. This project brings neurological and mental health into that conversation and asks what Canadian healthcare needs to know now.

Fall 2026 deliverable, due December 11An evidence table and full outline for a healthcare-facing commentary.
Open roles
  • Senior Fellow Lead (1)
  • Evidence Synthesis Fellow (2)
Generate evidenceRecruiting fellows

Extreme Temperatures and Neurological Health

A scoping review of what the global research says about extreme heat and cold and neurological outcomes such as stroke, seizures, migraine and MS relapse, and the strain on health services.

Fall 2026 deliverable, due December 11A registered review protocol and completed database search.
Open roles
  • Screening and Data Extraction Fellow (2)
Foster innovationGenerate evidenceRecruiting fellows

Brain-Healthy Green Spaces

What green schoolyards and campuses do for attention, stress and wellbeing, and why greening is an equity issue for the places young people spend their days.

Fall 2026 deliverable, due December 11A full draft of a perspective article.
Open roles
  • Senior Fellow Lead (1)
  • Evidence and Writing Fellow (1)
Raise awarenessDrive systemic changeRecruiting a lead

Smoke, Heat and Your Brain

Brain-CE’s own public campaign for Alberta. It explains how wildfire smoke and extreme heat affect the brain, who is most at risk and why, and what people and clinics can do on bad air and hot days.

Fall 2026 deliverable, due December 11Three campaign assets ready for the 2027 smoke and heat season.
Open roles
  • Senior Fellow Lead (1)
  • Evidence Fellow (1)
  • Design and Social Media Fellow (2)

Apply for a project role by October 4

Programs

Ongoing ways to learn and lead

Programs run alongside the project cycles and are open to more people.

Schools and University Network

Climate and brain health clubs and workshops for high schools and campus groups, with a ready-to-run six-session kit and virtual mentoring from Brain-CE fellows. Pilot schools begin in early 2027, registered through a staff or faculty sponsor.

Register your interest

Emerging Voices

Our new podcast: conversations with students and early-career leaders working where climate, brain health and equity meet, with a live session each cycle.

Suggest a guest

NeuroClimate Youth Internship

A free, virtual summer program for Canadian high school students, run with the Climate Health System Alliance and the O’Brien Institute for Public Health and funded by Howl Canada. The 2026 cohort presents at Demo Day this fall.

About the internship

Join the next cycle

Fellows commit 4 to 6 hours a week to one project for one cycle. Fellowship applications close October 4; Core Team applications close September 30.

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