Getting Started!

About Neuromatch:

Our mission is to accelerate scientific innovation by facilitating inclusive, collaborative, and global participation in the computational sciences.

You can learn more on our website:  https://neuromatch.io/ 

You may see the name Sciencematch around too - we updated our Slack with Neuromatch and Climatematch slack spaces merged.


Light Bulb Academies: 

We offer several synchronous, virtual courses every July. In addition, we open-source all our course materials so anyone can use them at any time!
  •  Neuromatch Academy:  NMA teaches computational techniques crucial for success in academia and industry. It serves thousands of students each year with hundreds of teaching assistants (TA). Students learn by solving problems in small groups and by running group projects; they learn in many languages in an incredibly supportive environment.
  • Computational Neuroscience
  • Deep Learning
  • NeuroAI
  •  Climatematch Academy : From 'data to action', Climatematch Academy strives to empower people from all backgrounds by strategically increasing access to education and networking opportunities, enabling better representation in scientific contribution, and building a global community of scientists and stakeholders to create meaningful change.
  • Computational Tools for Climate Science


Rocket Impact Scholars:

The  Impact Scholars Program  is designed to support scholars in continuing and expanding on the research projects initiated during the  Academies. 

This six-month program fosters a long-term commitment to research, by providing students with invaluable hands-on research experiences that enhance their academic and professional development. By participating in the program, scholars will gain deeper insights into a specific sub-domain of their chosen field and develop critical research skills. Additionally, the program aims to help the scholars chart their path from data to action.


Laptop Getting up to speed on all our technology!

  • Slite
  •  ⁠⁠How to Use Slite?⁠ 
  • You'll be utilizing public Slite pages, so you won't need an account!
  • Google Drive 
  •  How to use google drive  
  •  How to send a calendar invite  
  • Where to find files on Google Drive: 
  • Shared Departments:  Academy > Courses > Academy Shared Departments  
  • Course Specific Folders:  Academy > Courses  
  • Make sure to use your @climatematch.io or @neuromatch.io google drive to access all documents! 
  • Slack — you'll have to use your @climatematch.io or @neuromatch.io email address to join!
  •  Invite to our shared Slack space 
  •  How to use Slack  
  • To add channels: 
  • “Add channels” > view the available channels and join any you’d like! 
  • You can also leave any channels that aren't helpful any more.
  • A few important channels: 
  • Academy:
  • #_onboarding - please introduce yourself!! 
  • #a-general 
  • Look for channels related to your Department
  • #a-26- means it's a channel used for this year's Academy planning
  • A few tips:
  • Keep messages clear and to the point. If it must be long, provide a quick summary of the main points at the top of the message.
  • If you're making a decision in a long thread, edit the original message to include the final decision made.
  • Asana (not used widely)
  •  How to use Asana 
  •  Additional resources  
  • Airtable (not used widely)
  • Most volunteers will not interact with Airtable, but if you do, here are some resources 
  •  How to get started in Airtable  

We use many others tools and technologies mentioned in  Hammer and Wrench⁠⁠Tools and Services⁠ , but most people just need the ones above. Other tools will be team specific.


Code of Conduct

You can see our Code of Conduct  here. 

If you ever feel that someone is in violation of the Code of Conduct you can submit a report  here. 


Volunteer Comment Box

The purpose of this box is to provide volunteers with a space to communicate their thoughts, concerns, and comments with us, especially concerning your experience and engagement as a volunteer. We hope this resource provides space for an open dialogue year-round to supplement our annual volunteer survey. You have the option to remain anonymous or not - completely up to you!
The review group is made up of peer-volunteers, Courtney, Bradley, and representation from our Board of Directors to ensure follow-up and action at all levels! If you do share your name, we will follow up with you directly and work with you on how you'd like your comments to be further shared. 


 Learn More About Academy Department:

If you're volunteering with the Academy, you can see the departments here:  ⁠⁠Guide to Academy Departments⁠ 


Volunteer Orientation