Twenty-one early-career to mid-level African researchers are currently undergoing high-level training in brain and mental health research at the Aga Khan University's (AKU) Brain and Mind Institute. This follows the launch of the first-ever Pioneering School on Neuropsychopharmacology in Nairobi, hosted by the African College of Neuropsychopharmacology (AfCNP) in collaboration with AKU’s Brain and Mind Institute. The training programme, which includes participation from 10 distinguished faculty members, aims to provide them with an immersive and groundbreaking learning experience. “It is a highly competitive school. We advertised this early this year, we got hundreds of applicants but we only selected 21 from across the continent because we want it to be meaningful to those that attend,” said AfCNP president Prof Lukoye Atwoli.