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28 August 2023
The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) is proud to reveal the names of the remarkable who have been awarded a FENS travel grant to attend the IBRO World Congress 2023, taking place from 9-13 September in Granada, Spain. [...] Read More
25 August 2023
FENS is delighted to announce a joint webinar series in collaboration with the American Physiological Society (APS), Society for Neuroscience (SfN), American Autonomic Society (AAS) and InsideScientific. [...] Read More
18 August 2023
FENS talked to FENS member Oded Rechavi about his mission “to challenge fundamental long-held dogmas.” Dr Rechavi is a full professor in the Faculty of Life Sciences at Tel Aviv University. [...] Read More
11 August 2023
The 2023 International Brain Bee (IBB) crowned its champions. Chun Hei Tai, a 16-year-old student from Hong-Kong is the winner of the 25th International Brain Bee World Championship. [...] Read More
30 July 2023
FENS is exhibiting at the 11th IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, taking place in Granada (Spain) from 9-13 September 2023. [...] Read More
26 July 2023
The 2023 International Brain Bee (IBB) World Championship will take place virtually on 31 July to 5 August 2023, in conjunction with the American Psychological Association Convention in Washington, DC. [...] Read More
21 July 2023
On the occasion of World Brain Day, the non-profit Hertie Foundation and the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) are delighted to announce the winners of the Eric Kandel Young Neuroscientists Prize 2023. Prof. Mackenzie W. Mathis, PhD and Prof. Alexander Mathis, PhD receive the EUR 100,000 award for their… Read More
21 July 2023
In this edition of FENS Voices, we found out about Dr Annalisa Savardi's latest research findings and why FENS Forum 2024 is important for an early career researcher. Dr Savardi obtained her BSc in Medical Biotechnology at the University of Milan (Italy), which was followed by an MSc Neurobiology at the University of Pavia (Italy). [...] Read More
12 July 2023
The call for FENS-Dana Brain Awareness Week 2024 grants is now open! On behalf of the Dana Foundation, FENS offers financial support of up to EUR 1,000 to organisers of Brain Awareness Week events within Europe. Both in-person and online events are eligible to receive funding. [...] Read More
06 July 2023
FENS is delighted to announce that applications for the FENS-Dana Brain Awareness Week 2024 grants will open from 12 July until 14 August 2023. [...] Read More
30 June 2023
FENS was delighted to chat with Dr Carl Petersen, co-chair (with Dr Brian McCabe) of the first FENS-Chen Institute-NeuroLéman Summer School on Motor Control, to find out more about this exciting new school. Dr Petersen initially studied physics as a bachelor student at the University of Oxford (1989-1992). During his… Read More
23 June 2023
FENS had the pleasure of talking to Dr Jonathan Roiser, the co-chair of the FENS-Hertie Winter School on “Neuroscience of Mental Health”, alongside Patrizia Campolongo (IT) and Carmen Sandi (CH), about this high-level event taking place in Obergurgl, Austria, from 3-9 December 2023. [...] Read More
21 June 2023
FENS is exhibiting at the 9th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology 2023 [...] Read More
15 June 2023
The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) and European Sleep Research Society (ESRS) are thrilled to announce the joint session “What can we learn about mechanisms and functions of sleep from different model organisms and systems?” at eSleep Europe 2023. Taking place on 4 October at 15:30 CET, the event will explore the complex world of sleep research. [...] Read More
09 June 2023
FENS recently talked to Dr Vidita Vaidya about her role as a Senior Editor for the European Journal of Neuroscience (EJN), the official journal of FENS. [...] Read More