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22 May 2014
22 May, 2014 in Societies & Partner News Live webcast of the 2014 Kavli Prize laureate announcements by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Oslo, Norway, and live coverage of a special Prize program from the World Science Festival in New York City. Event: Live Webcast of the 2014 Kavli Prize laureates announcementsDate: May [...] Read More
19 May 2014
19 May, 2014 in FENS News Grants for job interviews covering travel costs up to a maximum of 1,500 EUR to and from Europe to Japan and China for postdoctoral and Ph.D. student positions are available through the Young Researchers Exchange Support Programme (YREP). Deadline for applications: 15 June 2014 For further information, please visit: [...] Read More
15 May 2014
15 May, 2014 in FENS News The stipends are intended for Master and PhD students registered within NENS member schools or programmes. The successful applicants are expected to spend a period of one to three months at a NENS member school of their choice in a different European country for the purpose of methodological training. [...] Read More
14 May 2014
14 May, 2014 in FENS News The Social Brain conference will focus on how the brain implements social interactions and how these affect the brain, in humans and in animals. The Brain Conferences are organised by FENS in partnership with The Brain Prize.They bring together outstanding researchers in key broadly defined areas of contemporary neuroscience [...] Read More
05 May 2014
05 May, 2014 in FENS News FENS President Marian Joëls and President-elect Monica Di Luca set out the current landscape of brain disease research in Europe and call for greater attention in Horizon 2020. Both research and innovation are at the core of the Europe 2020 agenda, which aims at pulling all EU member states [...] Read More
28 April 2014
28 April, 2014 in FENS News The contest is open to individual neuroscientists or teams of neuroscientists, who include at least one PhD student or postdoctoral fellow registered to the FENS Forum 2014. Up to three (3) prizes will be awarded €750 each. For videos produced by teams, prizes will be equally divided between the [...] Read More
28 April 2014
28 April, 2014 in FENS News We are happy to announce the call for applications for the 1st Human Brain Project Education (HBP) Workshop, 18th - 20th June, 2014, Tel Aviv University, Israel. THe first Human Brain Project Education Workshop will present new horizons in neuroscience research and education. The workshop will bring together key [...] Read More
28 April 2014
28 April, 2014 in FENS News We are happy to announce the call for applications for the 1st Human Brain Project School, 8th - 14th September, 2014, Congress Centre Alpbach, Austria. The HBP School will provide a platform for reviewing and discussing new developments regarding the research areas in the HBP: Strategic Mouse Brain Data [...] Read More
16 April 2014
16 April, 2014 in FENS News The 9th IBRO World Congress on Neuroscience will take place in a Latin American country. Nature, economic growth, warm-hearted people and, of course, good neuroscience will blend together in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to create an unforgettable experience for all the attendants of the congress. The Program is being [...] Read More
14 April 2014
14 April, 2014 in FENS News Again in 2014, FENS is appointed the sole distributor for society-sponsored slots in Europe. The call for applications will open on Friday, April 11th, 2014. Please note that the deadline for application has been extended until Friday, May 9, 2014, 13:00 EDT. For the past several years the Society [...] Read More
28 March 2014
28 March, 2014 in FENS News In partnership with IBRO, FENS has launched this initiative in view of supporting neuroscience students to broaden their knowledge and acquire international experience by participating in short courses related with neuroscience field. Based on a call launched within NENS community, 5 short courses were selected to be financially supported [...] Read More
11 March 2014
11 March, 2014 in FENS News We are now well into 2014, the days are longer and spring has arrived! Like spring, MQ represents change and commitment to the new. This year will see new MQ investments in research into mental health, research that will improve current treatments, identify new treatments and increase the quality [...] Read More
10 March 2014
10 March, 2014 in FENS News The Brain Prize - Denmark's 1 million euro brain research prize - is awarded to three European scientists for their pioneering research on higher brain functions. The prizewinners, Stanislas Dehaene, Giacomo Rizzolatti and Trevor Robbins, from France, Italy and the UK respectively, were announced on Monday, 10 March 2014 [...] Read More
03 March 2014
03 March, 2014 in FENS News Hungary is launching a 12 billion forint (EUR 39m) national brain research programme to promote research, prevention, innovation, health-care and drug development. The related agreement was signed by Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Academy of Sciences (MTA) President Jozsef Palinkas and the project’s director, Tamas Freund, head of MTA’s Institute [...] Read More
25 February 2014
25 February, 2014 in FENS News Enjoy reading the freshly released FENS manuscript depicting a short history of European neuroscience - from the late 18th to the mid 20th century. A short History of European neuroscience - from the late 18th to the mid 20th century" is available for download on the FENS History page. Read More