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10 February 2020
10 February, 2020 in FENS News Are you an early career neuroscientist, with a keen interest in science communications? We are looking for 3 Voluntary Press Office Assistants to ensure the smooth running of the Forum Press Centre. Application deadline: 16 March 2020 The FENS Communication Committee together with the Press Officer is issuing a [...] Read More
08 February 2020
08 February, 2020 in FENS News The European Journal of Neuroscience is issuing a new call for papers for the Special Issue "Stress, Brain and Behaviour". Guest Editors: Mathias V. Schmidt (Max-Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich), Oliver Robinson (University College London), Carmen Sandi (EPFL, Lausanne). Submission deadline: 31 October 2020 The European Journal of Neuroscience (EJN) is [...] Read More
07 February 2020
07 February, 2020 in FENS News European Commission publishes new statistics on the use of animals for scientific purposes across the EU. On 5 February 2020, the European Commission published a report on the implementation of Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes in the Member States of the European Union.[1] [...] Read More
27 January 2020
27 January, 2020 in FENS News Applications for the FENS-SfN Summer School 2020 "Artificial and natural computations for sensory perception: what is the link?" closing soon! The School will take place on 7-13 June 2020 in Bertinoro, Italy. Applications now closed. Applications for the FENS-SfN Summer School 2020 "Artificial and natural computations for sensory perception: [...] Read More
21 January 2020
21 January, 2020 in FENS News FENS provides travel grants to help young investigators, PhD or MSc students to attend the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society (Kobe Convention Center, Japan, 29 July - 1 August 2020). FENS-CHET warmly congratulates the successful travel grant applicants to attend the Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience [...] Read More
17 January 2020
FENS is happy to announce that, thanks to the Dana Foundation grant, 33 BAW projects held in 21 countries are funded in 2020. [...] Read More
09 January 2020
09 January, 2020 in FENS News "At the start of 2020, I would like to wish you all a year of important progress in scientific discoveries and personal accomplishments. My good wishes also go to our community as a whole for impactful neuroscientific findings and success in establishing a culture that fosters collaboration as well [...] Read More
23 December 2019
23 December, 2019 in FENS News Carmen Sandi, FENS President, and all the FENS team would like to wish you a wonderful Holiday and a Happy New Year! As the holiday season falls upon us, I would like to thank you for your continued support and partnership in 2019. I hope the holidays and the [...] Read More
19 December 2019
19 December, 2019 in FENS News The International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF) has been welcomed as a FENS new member. INCF members can benefit from the services of the FENS membership. FENS now counts 44 neuroscience member societies across 33 European countries. The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) is delighted to announce that the [...] Read More
18 December 2019
18 December, 2019 in FENS News Do you have an idea for a project promoting brain research? The call for Brain Awareness Week projects is now open and financial support is available. Submit your event before 16 January 2020. The call for Brain Awareness Week project proposals is now open! FENS, on behalf of the Dana [...] Read More
16 December 2019
16 December, 2019 in FENS News The laureates of the 2019 call for History Online Projects, celebrating for the first time the global history of neuroscience, have been announced. Find out more about the selected projects here and make sure to see them on display at the FENS Forum 2020. FENS has the pleasure to [...] Read More
05 December 2019
05 December, 2019 in FENS News Carmen Sandi, FENS President, is interviewed in the December issue of the online journal SciTech Europa. Learn more about FENS, our activities and our vision for the future. "As the voice of European neuroscience, FENS promotes collaboration, networking and career development for the neuroscience community at large, with a [...] Read More
25 November 2019
25 November, 2019 in FENS News This webinar will take place on 10 December 2019 and will discuss the high individual variability of early life stress and its impact on coping abilities and cognitive functions later in life. Open for SfN and FENS members only. Early Life Stress: Impact on Brain and Psychopathology Webinar - [...] Read More
21 November 2019
21 November, 2019 in FENS News The latest in the series of EARA science communications events, supported by the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) and the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), will take place in Maastricht, the Netherlands, on 11 December 2019. Improving Openness in Animal Research in the Netherlands is a free event (register here) [...] Read More
06 November 2019
06 November, 2019 in FENS News New Grants for Parkinson’s Research: Apply Now for ASAP Funding. Pre-proposal deadline is 8 January 2020. Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP), a new global basic research funding initiative, is accepting applications to support international, multidisciplinary, and multi-institutional research teams to investigate the underlying causes of Parkinson’s disease.Teams have the opportunity [...] Read More