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22 April 2016
22 April, 2016 in FENS News FENS has signed the Statement in support of animal research and a transparent approach in Belgium to mark World Day for Laboratory Animals (24 April). Signed by 24 research organisations, the statement sees public and private research institutions from all three regions in Belgium unite in a pledge for openness [...] Read More
13 April 2016
13 April, 2016 in FENS News Are you planning to attend the SfN in San Diego? Request an ISM slot to register and present your abstract as a FENS member. FENS members can register and present an abstract for the SfN annual meeting on the same conditions as regular members of SfN. Register for an [...] Read More
11 April 2016
11 April, 2016 in FENS News FENS and IBRO/PERC are happy to announce the successful travel grants applicants. FENS and IBRO/PERC congratulate the winners of this year travel grants. The list of winners will be available on the Forum 2016 website: List of FENS IBRO/PERC travel grants awardees 2016. If you applied for the travel grants offered [...] Read More
31 March 2016
31 March, 2016 in FENS News A new editorial from the FENS-KAVLI Scholars has been published on the European Journal of Neuroscience. It discusses collaboration in neuroscience. Collaboration in neuroscience: the young PI perspectiveD Belin, A Rolls. Eur J Neurosci.DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13226 The Federation of European Neurosciences (FENS) and the Kavli foundation have recently founded the FENS-Kavli [...] Read More
30 March 2016
30 March, 2016 in FENS News The document presented by the European Brain Council in November 2015 has been now published on EJN The European Brain Council (EBC) launched on 18 March a Consensus Statement meant to improve collaboration in the field of European brain research. The Consensus Statement, prepared by EBC together with its members and [...] Read More
18 March 2016
18 March, 2016 in FENS News The European Brain Council Consensus Statement on European Brain Research will be launched in Brussels on 18 March. The statement presents proposals for future research programmes and describes the needs and achievements of research in Europe. It calls on the European Commission to take more action, given the societal [...] Read More
16 March 2016
16 March, 2016 in FENS News In this document brain research is used to refer to both fundamental curiosity-driven and translational research on disorders of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous systems and to cover both psychiatric (mental) and neurological disorders. The board of the European Brain Council (EBC) adopted the present document on [...] Read More
14 March 2016
14 March, 2016 in FENS News FENS wishes all partners great success with all your activities! What do brain bicycle helmets in Croatia, pupil conferences at the European Parliament, a play about smell in France, bird behaviour dances in the UK, magic brains in Portugal, brain twister in Germany, and the psychology of tiramisu in [...] Read More
13 March 2016
13 March, 2016 in FENS News A new opinion article from the FENS-KAVLI Scholars has been published on the European Journal of Neuroscience. It discusses the traditional model in which scientific findings were presented and new opportunities to widen the access. Opening Up: open access publishing, data sharing, and how they can influence your neuroscience [...] Read More
04 March 2016
04 March, 2016 in FENS News ERROR FENS President Monica Di Luca warmly congratulates The Brain Prize winners, Timothy Bliss, Graham Collingridge and Richard Morris for their groundbreaking research on the cellular and molecular basis of a brain mechanism known as long-term potentiation (LTP) and the demonstration that this form of synaptic plasticity underpins spatial memory and learning. "At FENS, [...] Read More
25 February 2016
25 February, 2016 in FENS News For the very first time, the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence has made its own selection and voted on the most prominent research breakthroughs of the year. A great variety of outstanding research papers in the field of neuroscience has characterised the year 2015. And for the first time the [...] Read More
24 February 2016
24 February, 2016 in FENS News leana Hanganu-Opatz and Tara Spires-Jones awarded as outstanding young leaders in the field of neuroscience. Congratulations to Ileana Hanganu-Opatz, University of Hamburg and Tara Spires-Jones, University of Edinburgh, who have been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant, which rewards outstanding young leaders in their field seeking to consolidate their independence. A total of 91 [...] Read More
23 February 2016
23 February, 2016 in FENS News A new opinion article from the FENS-KAVLI Scholars has been published on the European Journal of Neuroscience. It discusses how to write a successful paper in the neuroscience field. Getting published: how to write a succesfull neuroscience paper Lars Schwabe, Guillermina López-Bendito, Carlos Ribeiro DOI: 10.1111/ejn.13169 The Federation of European Neurosciences (FENS) and [...] Read More
18 February 2016
18 February, 2016 in FENS News FENS supports the #UnderTheUmbrella initiative by EFNA that aims to raise awareness of brain disorders. FENS gives its support to the 'Under the Umbrella' campaign, which is an initiative by EFNA - the European Federation of Neurological Associations. The campaign aimas to an increase in public, political and [...] Read More
09 February 2016
09 February, 2016 in FENS News The third article in a series by the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence offering tips for young neuroscientists is now online. The article focuses on funding opportunities for young principal investigators working in Europe, and ways to maximize the possibility of funding neuroscience research projects. The link is here: “The road to independence: how to [...] Read More