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08 June 2017
08 June, 2017 in FENS News Message from the President, Prof. Barry Everitt. In 2015, FENS and IBRO launched a joint venture to provide, for the first time in Europe, high-level, hands-on training courses in a wide range of neuroscience techniques for early career neuroscientists. The Cajal Advanced Neuroscience Training Programme was established in partnership [...] Read More
06 June 2017
06 June, 2017 in FENS News FENS members can register with special rate at the Annual Meeting of the Australasian Neuroscience Society in 2017. FENS members have the opportunity to register for the 37th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Neuroscience Society (Sydney, Australia, 3-6 December 2017) with same rate as ANS members. ANS 2017 will be [...] Read More
31 May 2017
31 May, 2017 in Neuroscience News Scientific Committee on Health Environmental and Emerging Risks SCHEER adopted its final Opinion at its plenary meeting on 18 May 2017. Following a request from the European Commission, the Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) reviewed recent evidence to update the 2009 Opinion of the Scientific [...] Read More
22 May 2017
22 May, 2017 in FENS News The FENS History Committee organises annual calls for European History of Neuroscience Projects, to document the history and development of neuroscience in Europe. The call for projects is open Submit your proposal Deadline: 2 October 2017. The FENS History Committee organises annual calls for European History of Neuroscience Projects, to [...] Read More
16 May 2017
16 May, 2017 in FENS News An interview with Prof Judy Illes, President of the International Neuroethics Society It is 15 years since neuroethics emerged as a discipline and this year the International Neuroethics Society (INS) has become an associate member of FENS. Professor Judy Illes, president of INS talks to Dr Jane Haley (FENS [...] Read More
15 May 2017
15 May, 2017 in Societies & Partner News The Brain Prize is now open for researchers around the world The Brain Prize was launched in 2011 and was awarded for the 7th time this year to Peter Dayan, Wolfram Schultz and Ray Dolan for their work on the brain´s reward mechanisms. The prize is awarded [...] Read More
02 May 2017
02 May, 2017 in FENS News FENS offers 10 travel grants of € 1.500 each to attend the annual meeting of the SfN (Washington, 11-15 November 2017). Stipends are earmarked for FENS members only. Online application via the FENS website is open from 2 May to 31 May 2017 (midnight CEST). All applicants will be informed about the outcome [...] Read More
27 April 2017
27 April, 2017 in Neuroscience News An unrestricted award of 20,000 EUR for European researchers working in developmental neurobiology, who are presently in a highly productive period of their scientific career. Read More
21 April 2017
21 April, 2017 in FENS News On Wednesday, 19 April 2017, the FENS Forum of Neuroscience 2016 was awarded ‘Congress of the Year 2016’ at the annual Congress and Event Award celebrated at the Copenhagen City Hall. In the award statement, the Forum’s unique way of presenting a strong academic and highly international programme in [...] Read More
18 April 2017
18 April, 2017 in Societies & Partner News The 11th IBRO Kemali International Prize for Outstanding Contributions in Neuroscience will be awarded in 2017 by the IBRO Dargut & Milena Kemali Foundation. The 11th IBRO Kemali International Prize for Outstanding Contributions in Neuroscience will be awarded in 2017 by the IBRO Dargut & Milena Kemali [...] Read More
14 April 2017
14 April, 2017 in FENS News FENS and ANS provide travel grants to help young investigators, PhD or MSc students to attend the 37th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Neuroscience Society. FENS and ANS provide travel grants to help young investigators, PhD or MSc students to attend the 37th Annual Scientific Meeting of the [...] Read More
13 April 2017
13 April, 2017 in FENS News FENS provides travel grants to help young investigators, PhD or MS students to attend SONA conference 2017 (11-14 June) in Entebbe, Uganda The support is intended to support young investigators (MSc to Postdoc level) to attend SONA conference 2017 in Entebbe, Uganda. These grants - of up to € [...] Read More
06 April 2017
06 April, 2017 in Societies & Partner News Applications are open for Global Advocacy Seed Grants to support neuroscience societies, groups and organizations in the Asian Pacific, African, Latin American and European regions who would like to conduct advocacy events and activities in their local areas in 2018. The seed grant programme, which is coordinated [...] Read More
05 April 2017
05 April, 2017 in FENS News The award is given in recognition of outstanding and innovative scientific work from all areas of neuroscience research. The personal prize amounts to 25,000 EUR. This award is sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim and is announced by the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies. Candidates may either apply themselves or be [...] Read More
04 April 2017
04 April, 2017 in FENS News FENS congratulates Prof. Monica Di Luca on her title of "Doctor Honoris Causa" awarded by the University of Mons, recognising her contribution to European brain research and advocacy. Prof. Monica Di Luca, President of FENS from 2014 – 2016, works on the brain and its capability to modulate synaptic [...] Read More