Connecting European Neuroscience

Meetings
FENS Meetings

FENS Meetings
FENS offers a range of state of the art platforms for interacting international researchers from the entire spectrum of neuroscience disciplines.

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Training
New Framework

New Framework for FENS Schools and Training.
In collaboration with prominent and long-standing partners of FENS, new programmes for European higher education – schools and training – will be offered every year.

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EJN
EJN

The FENS Journal
Check out the latest articles and news of EJN. All FENS members have FREE access to EJN!

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Outreach
CARE

FENS supports the EU Directive on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes.
FENS calls on the European Parliament and Commission to reaffirm their commitment to the Directive.

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Societies
FENS Membership

What are the benefits of FENS membership?
FENS provides its members with a full package of services to facilitate the exchange of information and enhance networking activities among neuroscientists.

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About FENS
News & Activities

Welcome

FENS is the voice of European neuroscience. With 43 neuroscience member societies across 33 European countries, FENS as an organisation represents 24,000 European neuroscientists with a mission to advance European neuroscience education and research.

Meetings

FENS meetings and events offer a wide range of learning- networking- and professional development opportunities. Learn about current topics in your field of interest, network with top figures in neuroscience, meet with your European peers whether from basic, translational or clinical neuroscience research, and share best practices with colleagues from around the world.

Higher Education and Training

FENS actively supports graduate education and postgraduate training in neuroscience in Europe through a variety of initiatives. A new training framework launched in 2014 proposes appealing activities for students, post-docs and early career neuroscientists. Looking ahead and supporting the next generation is a key priority for FENS.

FENS Outreach and Advocacy

FENS, also in collaboration with its global partners (DANA, EBC, IBRO and SfN), aims to increase public awareness about the benefits of brain research. In addition, FENS is committed to providing solid advice to policy makers and stakeholders on the importance of continuous support for brain research in order to solve the burden of brain-related diseases in Europe.

European Journal of Neuroscience (EJN)

Excellent science is communicated through EJN, the official scientific journal of FENS and relevant and timely information is disseminated through the FENS bi-weekly news alert and by targeted emails to FENS members.

Societies

Federating numerous pan-European single discipline societies and all national neuroscience societies from across more than 30 European countries, FENS represents European neuroscience from basic to clinical research.

Meetings

Higher Education and Training

FENS Outreach and Advocacy

European Journal of Neuroscience (EJN)

Societies

FENS Forum 2020
Job Market
FENS Anniversary
FENS membership

FENS Forum 2020

SAVE THE DATE!

The FENS Forum 2020 will take place in Glasgow, 11 - 15 July 2020 and hosted by the British Neuroscience Association (BNA). Enjoy the promotional video!

More information will be available soon on the Forum 2020 website.

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Job Market

The FENS job market is an open resource for the entire neuroscience community. Individuals, partners and relevant organisations may upload information on open positions and vacancies. It provides an easy searchable overview of jobs and training, including for PhD students, post-docs, and senior staff positions and professorships.

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FENS Anniversary 1998-2018
We are pleased to present a series of video-interviews with FENS Presidents that were produced on the occasion of the 20th anniversary celebration of FENS in 2018.

These films were created by Malcolm Love at Solid Gold Hat Ltd.
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What are the benefits of FENS membership?

- Reduced-rate registration at the FENS Forum, FRM and The Brain Conferences

- Free abstract slot submission at SfN annual meetings

- Travel grants and stipends

- Attractive discounts on subscriptions to several top neuroscience journals

- Free online access to EJN, and a special discount rate for subscription to the print edition

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Headlines

FENS EJN Awards: Young Investigator Prize and the Best Publication Award

In collaboration with FENS and Wiley, EJN is inviting nominations for the Best Publication Award and The Young Investigator Prize, personal prizes of GBP 3,000 and GBP 7,000 respectively. Calls for nominations will open on 7 January 2019.
History online projects awarded in 2018

FENS warmly congratulates the ten history online projects awarded in 2018.

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The travel grant awardees to attend the Society of Neuroscientists of Africa conference (SONA 2019) have been selected The FENS travel grants recipients to attend the bi-annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscientists of Africa in 2019 (Lagos, Nigeria) 24-28 March 2019) have been selected. December 05, 2018 in FENS News
FENS members benefit from special registration rates for the 2019 JNS annual meeting FENS members can register for the Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society in 2019 at special rates. December 03, 2018 in FENS News
FRM 2019: Travel grant applications now open FENS and IBRO-PERC are offering travel grants for young qualified researchers to attend the 6th FENS Regional Meeting in Belgrade, Serbia on 10 - 13 July 2019. December 01, 2018 in FENS News
History Corner Poster Competition at the FRM 2019 The FENS History Committee has launched a History Corner poster competition. Come and visit the History Corner at the FENS Regional Meeting (FRM) 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia (10-13 July), where you will have the opportunity to learn more about the History of Neuroscience in Serbia, Romania and Turkey. November 30, 2018 in FENS News
FENS travel scholarships available to attend the Australian Course in Advanced Neuroscience (ACAN) Through a reciprocal agreement, FENS will provide travel scholarships for European PhD students and/or early career researchers who are FENS members to attend ACAN in 2019. November 28, 2018 in FENS News
EBC-coordinated EU project The European Brain Research Area (EBRA) launched 1 November 2018 marked the launch of the European Brain Council (EBC)-coordinated EU project The European Brain Research Area (EBRA). November 23, 2018 in Societies & Partner News
FENS offers travel grants for the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society FENS offers travel grants to young investigators, PhD or MSc students to attend the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society ("Brain Science Takes Flight: Bridging the Mind and Life", Toki Messe, Niigata, Japan, 25-28 July 2019). November 22, 2018 in FENS News
EJN is launching 2 Special Issues! EJN Special Issue on Depression and on Sex Differences in Neuroscience and Neuropsychopharmacology. We look forward to receiving your submissions! November 20, 2018 in FENS News
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Message from the FENS President

We make FENS through our member societies. It is, thus, highly important to support our national societies. Being a member of your national society –and attending its national meeting in 2019– means being part of FENS. Looking forward to continuing shaping FENS together in 2019!

Carmen Sandi - FENS President

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FENS EJN Award 2020

This award is sponsored by the EJN's publisher Wiley and is given in recognition of an outstanding scientific work in any area of neuroscience. This is a personal prize of £ 10,000.

Call for nominations deadline: 21 December 2018.