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13 March 2020
13 March, 2020 in FENS News Due to the latest coronavirus developments, FENS and the Lundbeck Foundation have decided to postpone both Brain Conferences "Brain Stroke: why, how and hope" and "RNA Mechanisms and Brain Disease", initially planned to take place in April and June 2020, to 2021. Read the full statement here (updated on [...] Read More
12 March 2020
12 March, 2020 in FENS News ERROR The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission (EC), in collaboration with the EC Directorate General for Research and Innovation (RTD), has recently initiated an activity to define suitable indicators to retrospectively assess the impact of EU-funded research activities in selected areas. To this aim, the JRC [...] Read More
05 March 2020
05 March, 2020 in FENS News New! FENS members can register for the 14th Canadian Neuroscience Meeting at member rates. Thanks to a new agreement between FENS and the Canadian Association for Neuroscience (CAN), FENS members can register for the upcoming Canadian Neuroscience Meeting at member rates. The 14th Annual Canadian Neuroscience Meeting will take place [...] Read More
26 February 2020
26 February, 2020 in FENS News Improve your technical skills by participating to a CAJAL course! Check out which courses are open for applications. The CAJAL programme is a unique platform for dedicated hands-on training in neuroscience across many disciplines in modern neuroscience. The following courses are open for application. Stipends are available. Single cell profiling [...] Read More
25 February 2020
25 February, 2020 in FENS News Register to ENCODS 2020, an international conference designed for early career neuroscientists. The conference will take place on 9-11 July 2020 in Glasgow, United Kingdom, prior to the FENS Forum. Extended deadline for applications: 15 March 2020. Registration for ENCODS 2020 are open! The European Neuroscience Conference by Doctoral [...] Read More
24 February 2020
24 February, 2020 in FENS News Master and PhD students: broaden your knowledge and acquire international experience by participating in short courses organised by the NENS schools. Stipends are available to cover travel and accommodation costs (different deadlines). A number of stipends are available for Master and PhD students interested in attending short courses (NENS [...] Read More
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