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28 April 2014
28 April, 2014 in FENS News We are happy to announce the call for applications for the 1st Human Brain Project Education (HBP) Workshop, 18th - 20th June, 2014, Tel Aviv University, Israel. THe first Human Brain Project Education Workshop will present new horizons in neuroscience research and education. The workshop will bring together key [...] Read More
28 April 2014
28 April, 2014 in FENS News We are happy to announce the call for applications for the 1st Human Brain Project School, 8th - 14th September, 2014, Congress Centre Alpbach, Austria. The HBP School will provide a platform for reviewing and discussing new developments regarding the research areas in the HBP: Strategic Mouse Brain Data [...] Read More
16 April 2014
16 April, 2014 in FENS News The 9th IBRO World Congress on Neuroscience will take place in a Latin American country. Nature, economic growth, warm-hearted people and, of course, good neuroscience will blend together in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to create an unforgettable experience for all the attendants of the congress. The Program is being [...] Read More
14 April 2014
14 April, 2014 in FENS News Again in 2014, FENS is appointed the sole distributor for society-sponsored slots in Europe. The call for applications will open on Friday, April 11th, 2014. Please note that the deadline for application has been extended until Friday, May 9, 2014, 13:00 EDT. For the past several years the Society [...] Read More
28 March 2014
28 March, 2014 in FENS News In partnership with IBRO, FENS has launched this initiative in view of supporting neuroscience students to broaden their knowledge and acquire international experience by participating in short courses related with neuroscience field. Based on a call launched within NENS community, 5 short courses were selected to be financially supported [...] Read More
11 March 2014
11 March, 2014 in FENS News We are now well into 2014, the days are longer and spring has arrived! Like spring, MQ represents change and commitment to the new. This year will see new MQ investments in research into mental health, research that will improve current treatments, identify new treatments and increase the quality [...] Read More
10 March 2014
10 March, 2014 in FENS News The Brain Prize - Denmark's 1 million euro brain research prize - is awarded to three European scientists for their pioneering research on higher brain functions. The prizewinners, Stanislas Dehaene, Giacomo Rizzolatti and Trevor Robbins, from France, Italy and the UK respectively, were announced on Monday, 10 March 2014 [...] Read More
03 March 2014
03 March, 2014 in FENS News Hungary is launching a 12 billion forint (EUR 39m) national brain research programme to promote research, prevention, innovation, health-care and drug development. The related agreement was signed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Academy of Sciences (MTA) President Jozsef Palinkas and the project’s director, Tamas Freund, head of MTA’s Institute [...] Read More
25 February 2014
25 February, 2014 in FENS News Enjoy reading the freshly released FENS manuscript depicting a short history of European neuroscience - from the late 18th to the mid 20th century. A short History of European neuroscience - from the late 18th to the mid 20th century" is available for download on the FENS History page. Read More
24 February 2014
24 February, 2014 in FENS News The call for symposia for the 15th Meeting of the Hungarian Neuroscience Society is open. The symposia will be 2 hours events (suggested number of speakers: 4) The application should contain:- name/affiliation of the organizer(s)- title and short description (max 150 words) of the proposed symposium - names/affiliations of speakers [...] Read More
21 February 2014
21 February, 2014 in FENS News The Programme aims to support the most promising early career scientists and clinicians who are asking challenging questions that will contribute to transformative advances in mental health research. MQ is seeking the best and brightest researchers, who are newly independent or finalising their transition to independence. The Programme is [...] Read More
19 February 2014
19 February, 2014 in FENS News Neuroscience 2014, the 37th annual meeting of Japan Neuroscience Society (President: Professor Ryosuke Takahashi), will be held at Pacifico Yokohama, in Yokohama, Japan, from Thursday, September 11 to Saturday, September 13, 2014. The Society will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2014. Wanting participants to come away with a [...] Read More
09 February 2014
09 February, 2014 in FENS News The University of Torino has opened an online book of condolences for Prof. Ferdinando Rossi. This book of condolences is at disposal to those who wish to leave a personal memory. The book will be made available to his family. To let a message of condolence for Prof Ferdinando [...] Read More
05 February 2014
05 February, 2014 in FENS News In 2014, the directors of the Dana Foundation once more approved a grant to FENS. This money enables funding of several small grants to various European Brain Awareness Week partner organisations for public presentation during the campaign. FENS distributed these grants in a competitive procedure. A call for applications [...] Read More
28 January 2014
28 January, 2014 in FENS News It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Professor Ferdinando Rossi. Ferdinando Rossi served as an Associate Editor for EJN since 2008 and was elected member, and later served as chair, of the FENS committee for the Network of European Neuroscience Schools in 2010. Download here [...] Read More