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12 April 2023
Registration is open for the first FENS-EPA webinar! This webinar aims to understand the present indications of psychedelics, and compare their chances of success (effect-size) in the different indications. [...] Read More
07 April 2023
FENS reached out to FENS Forum 2022 Social Media Ambassador Daniela Domingues, who is currently the President of Pint of Science Portugal, a Social Ambassador for Science Rehashed and a strong advocate for open science and diversity in STEM. [...] Read More
31 March 2023
FENS programmes offering travel grants to researchers to attend meetings aim to facilitate mobility and scientific exchange, allowing scientists in the early stages of their careers to develop their network at the international level. Check the current open calls. [...] Read More
30 March 2023
FENS is delighted to announce the opening of registration for the Brain Conference “Structuring knowledge for flexible behaviour”, taking place on 18-21 October 2023 in Rungsted Kyst, Denmark. [...] Read More
23 March 2023
The Lundbeck Foundation has announced the recipients of The Brain Prize 2023, the world’s largest award for outstanding contributions to neuroscience. This year’s award recognises the pioneering work of three leading neuroscientists - Professor Michael Greenberg at Harvard Medical School, Professor Christine Holt at University of Cambridge, and Professor Erin Schuman at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research. [...] Read More
23 March 2023
In collaboration with FENS and Wiley, EJN is proud to announce that the winners of the EJN Best Publication Award 2023 are PhD student René Michel (DE), Dr Laura Dugué (FR) and Dr Niko A. Busch (DE). They will be giving the award lecture on 3 May, during the FENS Regional Meeting 2023, in Algarve, Portugal. [...] Read More
21 March 2023
Check the FENS and partner events organised on science communication, career development, training opportunities, animal research and much more at the FENS Regional Meeting 2023. [...] Read More
17 March 2023
As Brain Awareness Week 2023 celebrates brain research this month, FENS invited Dr Ioana R. Podina to talk about the fifth edition of “My Curious Brain”, her FENS-Dana BAW project. [...] Read More
16 March 2023
In the EU, it is estimated that 179 million Europeans are living with brain conditions, mental and neurological alike. The annual cost of all brain disorders is over EUR 800 billion per year. A recent European Citizens’ Initiative, ‘Save cruelty free cosmetics – Commit to… Read More
03 March 2023
As a new section editor for the European Journal of Neuroscience (EJN), the official journal of FENS, Dr Kimberlei Richardson (US) plays a critical role in supporting the neuroscience community in disseminating rigorous, peer-reviewed discovery research on the brain and central nervous system. Read the full interview below. [...] Read More
22 February 2023
The Federation of European Neuroscience Society (FENS) and the Host Societies, the Austrian Neuroscience Association (ANA) and the Hungarian Neuroscience Society (MITT), invite you to submit your proposals for symposia and technical workshops for the FENS Forum 2024. [...] Read More
17 February 2023
FENS had the pleasure of talking to Havva Demir, a FENS member based in Turkey, who first studied Dentistry at Yeditepe University. After working as a dentist for a while, she decided to pursue a PhD in Neuroscience, researching better treatment options for trigeminal neuralgia patients through animal studies. [...] Read More
14 February 2023
FENS is delighted to announce the launch of the new FENS-Chen Institute NeuroLéman Summer School Series on Brain Dynamics in Health and Disease. [...] Read More
03 February 2023
This week FENS interviewed Dr Alisha Vabba to find out more about her research and the impact of the NENS grant that she received in 2021. [...] Read More
31 January 2023
FENS provides travel grants of up to EUR 1.000 each to facilitate young investigators (MSc to Postdoc level) attendance at the 16th International Conference of the Society of Neuroscientists of Africa – SONA 2023 [...] Read More