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08 March 2022
The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) stands in solidarity with the scientific community and all those who are suffering directly or indirectly from the attack on Ukraine. [...] Read More
07 March 2022
The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) and the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation are delighted to announce the recipients of the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation Award in Translational Neuroscience 2022: Prof. Christian Lüscher (CH) and Dr José-Alain Sahel (FR). [...] Read More
04 March 2022
FENS is delighted to announce the 2022 Brain Prize was awarded to an international group of three neuroscientists from Switzerland, Denmark and USA/New Zealand: Silvia Arber (CH), Ole Kiehn (DK) and Martyn Goulding (US/NZ). They have revealed the nervous system’s inner workings by mapping the neuronal cell types and circuits in the brain and spinal cord that control movement. [...] Read More
25 February 2022
The Brain Prize is the world’s largest prize for brain research is awarded to one or more researchers who have made an unprecedented contribution to international brain research. The Lundbeck Foundation will be announcing the winners of the 2022 edition on 3 March 2022 at 4:00 pm CET. [...] Read More
23 February 2022
FENS is offering several travel grants to young investigators, PhD and MSc students interested in attending the 15th Annual Meeting of the Chinese Neuroscience Society (15-18 September 2022, Suzhou, China). The travel grants – of up to € 1.200 each – are intended to cover part of the… Read More
23 February 2022
On behalf of FENS and the Société des Neurosciences, I would like to personally invite you, your colleagues and your students to register early, submit abstracts and apply for travel grants to attend the FENS Forum 2022. [...] Read More
16 February 2022
The EU-funded European Brain Research Area project releases its long-awaited European Research Inventory and Mapping Report, providing insight into the brain research activities funded at the European level within the EU framework programmes [...] Read More
14 February 2022
FENS is delighted to announce that Assistant Professor María Elena Avale (Argentina) has been awarded the ALBA-Elsevier Award Lecture on Brain Sciences 2022. [...] Read More
07 February 2022
Registration is open for the webinar “Using ORCID at FENS.org”! [...] Read More
04 February 2022
FENS was deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing of Professor Hans-Joachim Pflüger (1949-2022). [...] Read More
02 February 2022
Are you a neuroscientist from a region underrepresented in science? Are you planning to attend the FENS Forum 2022 (9-13 July, Paris, France)? Do you regularly use social media to communicate about neuroscience? [...] Read More
31 January 2022
FENS is proud to support the European Animal Research Association (EARA) workshop on "Basic research media training" taking place on 23 February 2022, 10:30-13:30 CET. [...] Read More
27 January 2022
The Dana Foundation’s Winter issue of Cerebrum Magazine includes an article about the International Brain Bee and how the competition has influenced five finalists’ studies and careers. [...] Read More
20 January 2022
Registration for the FENS Friday webinar “New avenues for understanding and treating epilepsy”. [...] Read More
19 January 2022
We regret to inform you that the Brain Conference on Establishment and Maintenance of Brain Cell States will be rescheduled to 23-26 April 2023. [...] Read More