Find the latest news from FENS, our societies and partners.
09 August 2021
Learn how to identify and fix common problems with figures in scientific publications with this new FENS Friday webinar organised by the Committee for Higher Education and Training. Free event. [...] Read More
13 July 2021
The FENS Regional Meeting 2021 features a full programme of outstanding talks, scientific symposia and events to learn about the latest developments in neuroscience research. Don’t know where to start? Check the FENS and partner events organised on science communication, career development, training opportunities, animal research and much more. [...] Read More
13 July 2021
The Hertie Foundation and the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) are delighted to announce the winner of the Eric Kandel Young Neuroscientists Prize: Prof. DrJulijana Gjorgjieva (DE), who will receive the EUR 100,000 award for her scientific achievement in the field of theoretical neuroscience. [...] Read More
09 July 2021
We are now only one year away from our next FENS Forum, which will take place on 9-13 July 2022 in Paris, France. After hosting a successful virtual event in 2020, we look forward to resuming with an in-person meeting next summer. I hope that you will mark your calendars and join us for Europe’s largest international neuroscience conference in the inspiring City of Lights! [...] Read More
01 July 2021
Dr Ulrich Schüller (DE) and Dr Debra J. Skene (UK), recipients of the EJN Best Publication Award 2021, will be giving the award lectures at the FENS Regional Meeting 2021 on 25 August 2021. [...] Read More
01 July 2021
This annual award with a $100,000 cash prize will recognise outstanding advances in the understanding of executive brain functions and cognitive processes and will be alternatively presented between the SfN annual meeting and the FENS Forum. [...] Read More
30 June 2021
Learn more about the International Brain Bee organisation with this article published in Neuron about the history of the Brain Bee initiative, the recent formation the IBB organisation, the IBB World Championship, and how scientists, educators, and other organisations can contribute. [...] Read More
29 June 2021
The aim of the current survey is to understand what are the training needs in neuroscience in Europe, the distribution of neuroscience domains in Europe, and the awareness level of currently in place training activities run by FENS. Thank you all for filling and further sharing… Read More
25 June 2021
FENS is delighted to announce a new award supported by the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation: “The Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation Award in Translational Neuroscience”. This award will recognise significant achievements by an individual in translational science, and in particular those where fundamental and conceptual understanding of the… Read More
23 June 2021
FENS provides support in the form of travel grants of up to € 1.000 each (for in-person attendance) or waived registrations (for virtual attendance) to facilitate young investigators (MSc to Postdoc level)’ attendance to SONA conference 2021 (27-30 October 2021, Accra, Ghana). The candidates should reside in… Read More
16 June 2021
Do you have a science communication project you would like to develop? Receive feedback on it and compete for a chance to receive funding! [...] Read More
07 June 2021
Ask your questions! Are you a Master or a PhD student located in Europe? Would you like to spend from 1 to 3 months in another European lab to learn a new technique? Exchange grants of up to 3.000 EUR are available for this purpose. Join the NENS… Read More
01 June 2021
FENS societies are invited to submit a proposal to organise the FRM 2023 [...] Read More
26 May 2021
The FENS EJN Award 2022 has been awarded to Professor Michal Schwartz (Israel) for her outstanding career in the area of neuroimmunology. Learn more about Professor Schwarz’s work. [...] Read More
06 May 2021
What are the requirements to publish with EJN? What happens to your paper once it has been submitted? Whether a first-time or long-time submitter, this FENS Friday webinar will provide you with all the necessary information to publish in EJN. [...] Read More