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01 July 2021
This annual award with a $100,000 cash prize will recognise outstanding advances in the understanding of executive brain functions and cognitive processes and will be alternatively presented between the SfN annual meeting and the FENS Forum. [...] Read More
30 June 2021
Learn more about the International Brain Bee organisation with this article published in Neuron about the history of the Brain Bee initiative, the recent formation the IBB organisation, the IBB World Championship, and how scientists, educators, and other organisations can contribute. [...] Read More
29 June 2021
The aim of the current survey is to understand what are the training needs in neuroscience in Europe, the distribution of neuroscience domains in Europe, and the awareness level of currently in place training activities run by FENS. Thank you all for filling and further sharing… Read More
25 June 2021
FENS is delighted to announce a new award supported by the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation: “The Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation Award in Translational Neuroscience”. This award will recognise significant achievements by an individual in translational science, and in particular those where fundamental and conceptual understanding of the… Read More
23 June 2021
FENS provides support in the form of travel grants of up to € 1.000 each (for in-person attendance) or waived registrations (for virtual attendance) to facilitate young investigators (MSc to Postdoc level)’ attendance to SONA conference 2021 (27-30 October 2021, Accra, Ghana). The candidates should reside in… Read More
16 June 2021
FENS would like to congratulate Amy Bernard on her nomination and is looking forward to continuing its excellent collaboration with the Kavli Foundation. As Director of Life Sciences at The Kavli Foundation, Dr Bernard will set the strategic vision for the life sciences programme and leverage the synergies with the… Read More
16 June 2021
Do you have a science communication project you would like to develop? Receive feedback on it and compete for a chance to receive funding! [...] Read More
08 June 2021
The Value of Treatment for Brain Disorders (VOT) is a health economics and outcomes research project coordinated by the European Brain Council (EBC). EBC conceptualized the Value of Treatment research framework to address the increasing burden of brain disorders – both neurological and mental alike. Budgetary restrictions across the EU are… Read More
07 June 2021
Ask your questions! Are you a Master or a PhD student located in Europe? Would you like to spend from 1 to 3 months in another European lab to learn a new technique? Exchange grants of up to 3.000 EUR are available for this purpose. Join the NENS… Read More
01 June 2021
FENS societies are invited to submit a proposal to organise the FRM 2023 [...] Read More
26 May 2021
The FENS EJN Award 2022 has been awarded to Professor Michal Schwartz (Israel) for her outstanding career in the area of neuroimmunology. Learn more about Professor Schwarz’s work. [...] Read More
06 May 2021
What are the requirements to publish with EJN? What happens to your paper once it has been submitted? Whether a first-time or long-time submitter, this FENS Friday webinar will provide you with all the necessary information to publish in EJN. [...] Read More
05 May 2021
Neuroscientists Christine Petit and Christopher A. Walsh Share $500,000 Gruber Neuroscience Prize for Pioneering Discoveries Regarding the Genetic and Molecular Mechanisms Behind Neurodevelopmental Hereditary Disorders. [...] Read More
04 May 2021
The Lundbeck Foundation is now accepting nominations for next year's winners of The Brain Prize, the world's largest prize for neuroscience. [...] Read More
01 May 2021
The webinar "Brain development and neuropsychiatric disorders" will present the state-of-the-art knowledge on the brain's development and how genetic disturbances and/or environmental influences are thought to underlie several neuropsychiatric disorders. [...] Read More