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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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News & Activities

Latest News

IBRO, FENS, and SfN Support March for Science

IBRO, FENS, and SfN Support March for Science, Encourage Neuroscientists Around the World to Participate in Affiliated Local Events.

April 03, 2017 in FENS News

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Winners of the FENS EJN Awards 2018 announced

FENS and EJN announce the winners of the FENS EJN Award 2018 and the FENS EJN Young Investigator Prize 2018

April 03, 2017 in FENS News

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EJN Virtual Issue on the Basal Ganglia

A frequently occurring theme in many of the papers and reviews of EJN is the basal ganglia. These papers include basic studies on the cellular and molecular organization of the basal ganglia in animals, functions of the basal ganglia in animals and humans, and studies of basal ganglia diseases in both animal models and patients.

March 26, 2017 in FENS News

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Cambridge Neuroscience Public Lecture 21 March

"Cambridge Neuroscience Public Lecture - Robinson College, Cambridge at 6pm - Featuring a Cambridge Neurologist and a patient that has been involved in MS trials.

March 20, 2017 in Neuroscience News

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SfN, FENS Issue Joint Statement on New U.S. Immigration Executive Order

Society for Neuroscience (SfN) President Eric J. Nestler and Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) President Barry Everitt released the following statement addressing the new White House executive order on immigration, scheduled to take effect March 16.

March 16, 2017 in FENS News

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Hertie Foundation and FENS award Eric Kandel Young Neuroscientists Prize to Marta Zlatic

The Hertie Foundation and the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) have announced the winner of their prize for young neuroscientists: Marta Zlatic, a Croatian/British neurobiologist, will receive the Eric Kandel Young Neuroscientists Prize worth EUR 100,000 for her research into decision-making processes in the brain.

March 14, 2017 in FENS News

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"Brain Diaries": New exhibition opening in Oxford

The secret life of your brain is revealed in new exhibition at the Museum of Natural History.

March 10, 2017 in Neuroscience News

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FENS-Kavli Scholars’ survey on how to get the perfect grant

The opinion article based on the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence’s survey, led by Tim Vogels, Matt Grubb, Carlos Ribeiro and Yiota Poirazi (chair of the Network) has been published in the 9th March issue of Nature.

March 08, 2017 in FENS News

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A message from Professor Barry Everitt, President of FENS: March for Science

Save the date: 22 April 2017. Join our colleagues in the United States to ‘March for Science’.

March 07, 2017 in FENS News

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March for Science: 22 April 2017

On 22 April the scientific community will march in the US as a call to support and safeguard science and research to the recent policy change.

March 07, 2017 in Neuroscience News

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The Brain Prize 2017 winners announced

Three UK-based neuroscientists have won this year’s prestigious Brain Prize. Peter Dayan, Ray Dolan and Wolfram Schultz share the €1 million euro prize for their analysis of how the brain recognises and processes reward.

March 06, 2017 in Neuroscience News

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Open policy by EJN published in Wired

Rogue Neuroscientist on a Mission to Hack Peer Review: Wired article about open policy discussed in the EJN editorial

March 04, 2017 in Neuroscience News

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Super Brain Summit: 2017

Bradley University's 3rd Inaugural Brain Summit - online

March 02, 2017 in Neuroscience News

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Symposium and workshop proposals submission deadline is extended!

You have now more time to submit your symposium and workshop proposal. Extended Submission Deadline: 8 March 2017

March 01, 2017 in FENS News

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Interview with the chair of the FENS Forum 2018 Programme Committee

The call for proposals for symposia at the FENS FORUM 2018 meeting in Berlin is open, so we thought it would be useful to find out, from the chair of the programme committee, what makes a good meeting symposium.

February 21, 2017 in FENS News

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A public consultation on the preliminary Opinion 'The need for non-human primates in biomedical research'

The European Commission and its Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) have just launched a public consultation on the preliminary Opinion ‘The need for non-human primates in biomedical research, production and testing of products and devices’.

February 20, 2017 in Neuroscience News

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EJN Special issue call for papers: Neural Oscillations

Neural Oscillations: submit your paper. Submission Deadline: 1 July 2017

February 16, 2017 in FENS News

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New Editorial in EJN: Open review and the quest for increased transparency in neuroscience publication

Co-editors in chief John Foxe and Paul Bolam talk about the increasing demand and need for openness and transparency in publishing of scientific papers.

February 15, 2017 in FENS News

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Open Letter on recent developments in science in the US

European science organisations: maintain transparency, open communication and mobility of scholars and scientists.

February 10, 2017 in Neuroscience News

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The travel grant awardees to attend the JNS meeting in 2017 have been selected

FENS provided four travel grants to help young investigators, PhD or MSc students to attend the 40th Annual Meeting of Japan Neuroscience Society (Neuroscience 2017: Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, 20-23 July).

February 10, 2017 in FENS News

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