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12 April 2021
The Human Brain Project and EBRAINS Research Infrastructure launched a new call for research projects to contribute to and deepen COVID-19 research related to brain disorders and mental health issues. [...] Read More
01 April 2021
Attending BNA 2021? Visit the FENS booth and come ask all your questions about the FENS Forum 2022 to the representatives of Programme Committee on Thursday 15 April at 5 pm BST. FENS will be at the BNA 2021, taking place online on 12-15 April 2021. [...] Read More
25 March 2021
FENS members can register to attend online the Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society in 2021 at special rates. [...] Read More
18 March 2021
The sixth and last EBRA cluster has now officially been launched! ECIB aims to harmonise Big Data approaches and standardise the sharing of brain imaging data in a European framework. [...] Read More
18 March 2021
The Brain Prize 2021 has been awarded to a group of four neuroscientists from Denmark, Sweden, UK, and USA who discovered a key mechanism that causes migraine and led to revolutionary new treatments. [...] Read More
02 March 2021
Celebrate brain research across Europe! This year, 33 projects across Europe have been selected by FENS and the Dana Foundation for Brain Awareness Week! Online talks, videos, music concerts or a brain exploration using Minecraft: discover the many ways to celebrate brain research! [...] Read More
12 January 2021
Registration is now open for the next Brain Prize Meeting "Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Mechanisms and Pathways to Treatment", held as a virtual meeting on 1-4 March 2021. [...] Read More
03 January 2021
FENS would like to congratulate Caroline Montojo on her nomination and is looking forward to continuing its excellent collaboration with the Dana Foundation. [...] Read More
17 November 2020
The Kavli Foundation has selected Dr Cynthia M. Friend, Theodore Williams Richards Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University, as its next president. Dr Friend will assume this post January 1, 2021. [...] Read More
14 October 2020
IBRO seeks an experienced association executive or experienced executive-scientist to serve as its next Executive Director. The Executive Director, along with IBRO’s offices and staff are located in Paris, France. The position closes on 31 October 2020. [...] Read More
23 June 2020
23 June, 2020 in Societies & Partner News The European Brain Research Area project - EBRA - was created as a catalysing initiative for brain research stakeholders to streamline and better co-ordinate brain research across Europe while fostering global initiatives. Subscribe to their newsletter and get updated on their activities! EBRA, the European Brain Research Area [...] Read More
26 May 2020
26 May, 2020 in Societies & Partner News The ALBA-FKNE-YIBRO Diversity Grants aim to broaden access to the FENS 2020 Virtual Forum. Application deadline: 14 June 2020 The ALBA Network, the FENS Kavli Network of Excellence (FKNE), and Young IBRO (YIBRO) in partnership with FENS, IBRO, the Federación Latinoamericana de Neurociencias y el Caribe (FALAN), the Federation of Asian-Oceanian Neuroscience Societies (FAONS), and [...] Read More
17 January 2020
FENS is happy to announce that, thanks to the Dana Foundation grant, 33 BAW projects held in 21 countries are funded in 2020. [...] Read More
23 September 2019
23 September, 2019 in Societies & Partner News The Call for nominations for the 2020 Kavli Prizes is now open and will close on 1 December 2019. The winners will be announced on 27 May 2020 and the award ceremony will take place in Oslo, Norway on 8 September 2020. The Call for nominations for [...] Read More
18 July 2019
18 July, 2019 in Societies & Partner News The Brain Prize Meeting 2019 will take place on 25-27 November 2019 in Copenhagen. With international keynote speakers including the 2019 Prize winners, this Meeting aims to bring a broad range of researchers to discuss why small vessel disease has emerged as a major contributor to dementia [...] Read More