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24 November 2010
24 November, 2010 in FENS News Decision on FENS Travel Stipends for FFRM in Ljubljana, Slovenia The reviewing commitee has carefully evaluated the numerous applications we received and all applicants have received an e-mail about the decision on Monday, April 18th. The travel grant amount (up to 500 EUR) will be based on the estimated [...] Read More
18 November 2010
18 November, 2010 in FENS News NEW: FENS Trimestrial Newsletter - Fall 2010 FENS has lauched the new Trimestrial Newsletter which aims to inform its readers on FENS related activities, to introduce the various FENS committees and to keep the FENS members up-to-date in European Neuroscience. The new Trimestrail Newsletter - Issue Fall 2010 can be [...] Read More
21 October 2010
21 October, 2010 in FENS News New Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals The EU Directive on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes has been published October 20, 2010. The text in all EU languages can be found going to the relevant issue of the European Journal (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOHtml.do?uri=OJ%3AL%3A2010%3A276%3ASOM%3AEN%3AHTML) and using the drop [...] Read More
14 September 2010
14 September, 2010 in FENS News 9th Goettingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society The 9th Göttingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society is taking place from March 23 - 27, 2011. The deadline for abstract submission and early registration is now closed. The Meeting offers 7 plenary lectures, 24 symposia and extended poster sessions. [...] Read More
07 September 2010
07 September, 2010 in FENS News Annual meetings of national FENS member societies in 2011 For your information you can find the dates and places of various FENS member society meetings. Austrian Neuroscience Society / September 19 - 21, 2011 in TirolBelgian Society for Neuroscience / May 23, 2011 in Leuven Brain Research Society of Finland / March 11, 2011 [...] Read More
02 September 2010
02 September, 2010 in FENS News New offer for FENS members from PsyPress Psychology Press is pleased to offer a 25% discount ON all Taylor&Francis behavioural sciences titles to FENS members. Please contact the FENS Office Berlin for the discount code. Read More
12 August 2010
12 August, 2010 in FENS News NENS Stipends for Training Stays - call for applications Stipends cover travel and accommodation costs of up to 1000 Euros. The stipends are intended for Master and early PhD students registered within NENS member schools or programmes. Closing date for applications is 15 October 2010. For further information and [...] Read More
12 August 2010
12 August, 2010 in FENS News Eric Kandel Prize 2011 - call for nominations The Hertie-Foundation (Germany) is pleased to announce in cooperation with the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) the opening of nominations for the Eric Kandel Young Neuroscientists Prize 2011. The prize was established by the Hertie-Foundation in 2009 to recognize outstanding [...] Read More
12 August 2010
12 August, 2010 in FENS News The IRP Foundation Geneva / Zurich invites applications for RESEARCH GRANTS The research should be conducted in the field of Basic and Clinical Research on CNS Regeneration / Neuroprotection and Functional Restoration with special emphasis on the spinal cord. Funds for one or two years will be allocated up [...] Read More
04 August 2010
04 August, 2010 in FENS News Invitation to establish joint conferences with the European Science Foundation The European Science Foundation (ESF) would like to invite the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies and its members to partner with us in the creation and establishment of new high-level research conferences in their field of expertise. For the [...] Read More
13 July 2010
13 July, 2010 in FENS News Stay in touch with EJN EJN launched a blog at the FENS forum in Amsterdam to promote its latest Special issue (volume 31/12) and to further report about major features of the meeting. Log on to www.ejnonline.org to learn more about EJN, its special features and commentaries, and to [...] Read More
12 July 2010
12 July, 2010 in FENS News Call for submissions for EJN Special Issue on Saccade, Search and Orient: Neuronal Systems and Models Please contact the Editorial Office, if you are interested in contributing a review or an original investigation for the EJN Special Issue. In 2011, EJN will publish a Special Issue on Saccade, Search [...] Read More
23 June 2010
23 June, 2010 in FENS News The Brain Prize - Call for Nominations The Brain Prize is a newly installed personal prize of 1 mio. Euros to be awarded by a private Danish foundation, the Grete Lundbeck European Brain Research Foundation. The Brain Prize will recognize a highly original and influential advance in brain research. [...] Read More
17 June 2010
17 June, 2010 in FENS News A Decade of Education in Neuroscience: 1999-2010 Together with Alois Saria, Roberto Caminiti has documented the history and development of the FENS-IBRO European Neuroscience Schools Programme. Contents: the launch and aims of the programme, the joint venture with IBRO, the character of the different schools as well as recently [...] Read More
04 June 2010
04 June, 2010 in FENS News Names of the 2010 Kavli Prize Winners Announced The Kavli Prize was awarded to eight scientists whose discoveries have dramatically expanded human understanding in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. Three US-based scientists - Thomas Südhof , of Stanford University School of Medicine, Richard Scheller, of the biotech [...] Read More