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08 April 2020
08 April, 2020 in FENS News A new agreement offers researchers at UK universities the means to publish open access at no direct cost to them, in in all Wiley journals, including the European Journal of Neuroscience. Jisc, the UK’s research and education not-for-profit that negotiates licences and digital content agreements on behalf of UK [...] Read More
07 April 2020
07 April, 2020 in FENS News The FENS 2020 Virtual Forum will allow delegates to access and participate in all Forum events, including Plenary and Special Lectures, symposia, poster sessions, exhibition, networking and educational events and much more. After careful consideration and in light of the global health crisis which prevents us from proceeding with [...] Read More
02 April 2020
02 April, 2020 in FENS News During your time away from the lab, EJN welcomes traditional research reports, neuro-opinion or editorial pieces. Read the full message here. Dear FENS Members and EJN Readers, The Editorial Team at the European Journal of Neuroscience wanted to let you know that we are still open for business in these challenging [...] Read More
01 April 2020
01 April, 2020 in FENS News Developed by FENS and IBRO-PERC, the slots in NENS courses aim to support MSc and PhD neuroscience worldwide to broaden their knowledge and acquire international experience by participating in short courses organised by the NENS schools. Developed by FENS and IBRO-PERC, the slots in NENS courses aim to support [...] Read More
01 April 2020
01 April, 2020 in FENS News NENS Exchange grants for training stays are intended for Master and PhD students registered within NENS member school programmes. Find here the list of 2019 and 2020 NENS Exchange Grant awardees. NENS Exchange grants for training stays are intended for Master and PhD students registered within NENS member school [...] Read More
18 March 2020
18 March, 2020 in FENS News As the news about the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve, FENS is actively investigating solutions to proceed in the most responsible way. Please read this message from the FENS President. As the news about the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve, FENS would like to share with you the following [...] Read More
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