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09 May 2023
The nomination window for The Brain Prize 2024 is now open and will close on 1st September 2023. The Brain Prize is awarded to one or more individuals who have distinguished themselves by making outstanding contributions in any area of neuroscience- from basic to clinical. [...] Read More
04 May 2023
Arish Mudra Rakshasa-Loots wins the ALBA-FKNE Diversity Prize 2023 for his work toward reducing HIV-related healthcare inequities and promoting gender, ethnic and regional diversity in mental healthcare, research and teaching. [...] Read More
27 April 2023
FENS is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 FENS EJN Award and FENS EJN Young Investigator Prize. The awards recognise excellent scientific work in any area of neuroscience and outstanding contributions to neuroscience by early career researchers. [...] Read More
26 April 2023
FENS provided travel grants to three early-career researchers to attend the 46th Annual Meeting of Japan Neuroscience Society: Towards the Galaxy of Neuroscience, taking place on 1-4 August 2023 in Sendai International Center, Aoba-ku, Japan. [...] Read More
21 April 2023
With the FENS Regional Meeting 2023 just around the corner, FENS Voices wanted to reach out to #FRM2023 Chair Dr Clévio Nóbrega, to find out more about his background and what everyone should expect from the big event set to take place in Algarve, Portugal, from 3-5 May. [...] Read More
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