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18 March 2019
18 March, 2019 in Societies & Partner News EBRA consortium is launching a Call for Clusters to promote co-operation and exchange between brain research projects and networks, and thus enable or enhance international collaboration and the emergence of development of clusters in all areas of brain research. The aim of EBRA is to foster new, [...] Read More
15 March 2019
15 March, 2019 in FENS News Warm congratulations to Prof. Seth Grant and Dr. Laurence Hunt, awarded respectively the FENS EJN Award and the FENS EJN Young Investigator Prize 2020. The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) and EJN in partnership with the Wiley are pleased to announce the winners of the prestigious 2020 FENS EJN [...] Read More
14 March 2019
14 March, 2019 in FENS News Stay tuned for upcoming news through the FENS website and social media, and be part of this vibrant neuroscientific community! As you know, FENS provides important membership benefits and opportunities in higher education and training, meetings, exchange programmes, and many other occasions for scientific interactions. As 2019 progresses, we [...] Read More
05 March 2019
05 March, 2019 in Societies & Partner News The Lundbeck Foundation Brain Prize announces that The Brain Prize 2019 is awarded to four French neuroscientists: Professor Marie-Germaine Bousser, Professor Hugues Chabriat, Dr Anne Joutel and Professor Elisabeth Tournier-Lasserve. The Lundbeck Foundation Brain Prize announces that The Brain Prize 2019 is awarded to four French neuroscientists [...] Read More
26 February 2019
26 February, 2019 in FENS News FENS has been awarded the IAPCO Driving Excellence Award for 2018 Regional Client for the FENS Forum 2018 in Berlin. The Award is presented annually to an individual, company or organisation who provides a consistent service of excellence in support of major meetings. The nomination came from the Kenes [...] Read More
13 February 2019
13 February, 2019 in Neuroscience News The French Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting: 22-24 May, Marseille, France. Come join the French Society for Neoroscience at NeuroFrance 2019, the most important meeting in the neuroscience field in France! More than 1300 delegates for 3 days of top-notch science in the lively city of Marseille: 8 plenary [...] Read More
01 February 2019
01 February, 2019 in FENS News The Eric Kandel Young Neuroscientists Prize awarded by the Hertie Foundation and FENS recognises the work of outstanding young scientists in the field of neuroscience and helps advance their careers as researchers. The Hertie Foundation (Germany), in cooperation with the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS), is pleased to [...] Read More
17 January 2019
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
19 December 2018
19 December, 2018 in FENS News "I would like to send you, and your families, my warmest wishes for the holiday season. I feel privileged to be part of this vibrant FENS community and look forward to working with you all towards its continued growth and success in 2019." The end of the year is [...] Read More
18 December 2018
18 December, 2018 in FENS News Apply for a Brain Awareness Week grant and boost your project. The Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is a global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits of brain research. FENS, on behalf of the Dana Foundation, offers financial support of up to 1,000 EUR to event organisers [...] Read More
13 December 2018
13 December, 2018 in FENS News In collaboration with FENS and Wiley, EJN is inviting nominations for the Best Publication Award and The Young Investigator Prize, personal prizes of GBP 3,000 and GBP 7,000 respectively. Calls for nominations will open on 7 January 2019. The Best Publication Award is given to the best research article [...] Read More
11 December 2018
11 December, 2018 in FENS News FENS warmly congratulates the ten history online projects awarded in 2018. The FENS History Committee organises annual calls for European History of Neuroscience Projects, to document the history and development of neuroscience in Europe. The following projects are the ones selected in 2018 and granted to receive support. Twenty-six applications [...] Read More
05 December 2018
05 December, 2018 in FENS News The FENS travel grants recipients to attend the bi-annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscientists of Africa in 2019 (Lagos, Nigeria) 24-28 March 2019) have been selected. Warm congratulations to the travel grant recipients! The travel grant awardees are: László István Gerecsei (Semmelweis University, Hungary) Mussie Ghezu Hadera (University of [...] Read More
03 December 2018
03 December, 2018 in FENS News FENS members can register for the Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society in 2019 at special rates. If you are a FENS member intending to attend the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society (25-28 July 2019, Toki Messe, Niigata, Japan) and you would like to benefit from the [...] Read More
01 December 2018
01 December, 2018 in FENS News FENS and IBRO-PERC are offering travel grants for young qualified researchers to attend the 6th FENS Regional Meeting in Belgrade, Serbia on 10 - 13 July 2019. The FRM 2019 travel grants amount to a maximum of € 750. The German Neuroscience Society is also generously contributing.The eligibility criteria are the following: [...] Read More