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07 March 2022
The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) and the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation are delighted to announce the recipients of the Chica and Heinz Schaller Foundation Award in Translational Neuroscience 2022: Prof. Christian Lüscher (CH) and Dr José-Alain Sahel (FR). [...] Read More
25 February 2022
The Brain Prize is the world’s largest prize for brain research is awarded to one or more researchers who have made an unprecedented contribution to international brain research. The Lundbeck Foundation will be announcing the winners of the 2022 edition on 3 March 2022 at 4:00 pm CET. [...] Read More
16 February 2022
The EU-funded European Brain Research Area project releases its long-awaited European Research Inventory and Mapping Report, providing insight into the brain research activities funded at the European level within the EU framework programmes [...] Read More
27 January 2022
The Dana Foundation’s Winter issue of Cerebrum Magazine includes an article about the International Brain Bee and how the competition has influenced five finalists’ studies and careers. [...] Read More
04 January 2022
FENS have provided travel grants to facilitate young investigators, PhD or MSc students' attendance to the 45th Annual Meeting of Japan Neuroscience Society, NEURO 2022, (30 June- 3 July 2022, Okinawa, Japan.) [...] Read More
16 December 2021
FENS would like to congratulate Khara Ramos, Ph.D., for her new role of Vice President of Neuroscience within Society, effective January 18, 2022. [...] Read More
14 December 2021
The ALBA Network announced the ALBA-Elsevier Award Lecture on Brain Sciences 2021 is awarded to Seung-Hee Lee, in recognition of her major discoveries in neuroscience, particularly in identifying cortical circuit mechanisms of multisensory processing and perceptual decision-making. Prof. Lee will give a lecture at the FENS Forum 2022 in Paris (France) on Wednesday, 13 July 2022. [...] Read More
13 December 2021
The Kavli Foundation launches two Kavli Centers for Ethics, Science, and the Public to engage the public in exploring ethical implications born from scientific discovery. [...] Read More
02 December 2021
The Japanese Neuroscience Society is calling for the 2022 Joseph Altman Award in Developmental Neuroscience. [...] Read More
18 November 2021
Would you like to have your images featured on the cover of the European Journal of Neuroscience? FENS and EJN are launching the FENS-EJN Image Competition! [...] Read More
17 November 2021
Registration is now open for the FENS Friday webinar “The importance of coordination and collaboration in brain research”. This webinar will focus on the importance of coordination and collaboration in the brain space highlighting the Shared European Brain Research Agenda (SEBRA). [...] Read More
16 November 2021
The 2021 International Brain Bee (IBB) World Championship crowned two World Champions. 16-year-old Viktoriia Vydzhak from the Ukraine is the 2021 World Champion and 17-year-old Rahil Patel from the United States took the title for 2020. Both will receive a monetary prize of $3,000. [...] Read More
16 November 2021
FENS is offering travel grants for in-person attendance and waived registration for online attendance to young investigators, PhD and MSc students to attend the Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, the Japanese Society for Neurochemistry and the Japanese Neural Networks Society. NEURO2022 is taking place… Read More
28 October 2021
FENS will be exhibiting at SfN 2021 [...] Read More
28 October 2021
The 2021 International Brain Bee (IBB) World Championship will take place virtually from 5 to 8 November 2021. 43 teenage students representing 31 nations and regions from all six continents will gather for an exciting competition and educational social program. [...] Read More