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24 October 2016
24 October, 2016 in Neuroscience News Once again the BNA will be hosting its flagship biennial Festival of Neuroscience. This will be the third of its kind to take place and delegates can again expect a jam-packed scientific programme with the top experts in their field offering research findings from the hottest topics in neuroscience, [...] Read More
19 October 2016
19 October, 2016 in FENS News Time to nominate: The FENS EJN Young Investigator Prize is given in recognition of outstanding scientific work in any area of neuroscience. This is a personal prize of £ 7,000. Deadline for application: 13 February 2017. Eligibility and requirements: Candidates must be working in a European institution or be of European [...] Read More
05 October 2016
05 October, 2016 in FENS News A new EJN opinion article by David Belin and Ragnhildur Thora Karadottir, from the FENS-Kavli Scholars, has been published in the European Journal of Neuroscience. It discusses how communications is fundamental to the independence of science. Writing a constructive peer-review: a young PI perspective David Belin and Ragnhildur Thora [...] Read More
25 September 2016
25 September, 2016 in Societies & Partner News 31 October - 2 November 2016, Hindsgavl Castle, Middelfart, Denmark. Organised by Lundbeckfonden in collaboration with University of Copenhagen, University of Southern Denmark, Aarhus University and Danish Society for Neuroscience. Register here. WHEN Monday 31 October 2016 until Wednesday 2 November 2016 WHERE Hindsgavl Castle, Middelfart, [...] Read More
22 September 2016
22 September, 2016 in FENS News FENS warmly congratulates two FENS-Kavli Scholars for their recently awarded ERC starting grants. Gaia Novarino and Hangya Balazs has recently received ERC starting grants for their research. Gaia Novarino analyses genetic and molecular basis of neurodevelopmental disorders. She received the FENS Research Award 2016 and was appointed FENS-Kavli Scholar in 2016. She has [...] Read More
21 September 2016
21 September, 2016 in FENS News Submit your symposium proposals for the next FENS regional meeting to take place in Pécs, 20-23 September 2017. FRM 2017 will focus on the most recent discoveries in neuroscience from molecules to behaviour, highlighting discoveries of translational potential. In addition to the wide range of scientific insights, a special [...] Read More
14 September 2016
14 September, 2016 in FENS News More than 400 scientists, including FENS President and members of the FENS Committee on Animals in Research, have signed a letter stating that brain experiments on primates are crucial to medical advances, in response to claims that they are cruel and no longer useful. Last week, Sir David Attenborough and [...] Read More
06 September 2016
06 September, 2016 in Neuroscience News On 6 September the German Alliance of Science Organisations launched an internet platform for education and discussion about research with animals. The website allows interactive discussion and provides a service to journalists seeking scientific experts. It includes extensive information – also via a youtube channel - on the legal [...] Read More
05 September 2016
05 September, 2016 in FENS News Meet the sixteen-year-old winner, Ana Ghenciulescu from Bucharest, Romania, who explains here what that honour has meant to her. This year, for the first time, the FENS Forum hosted International Brain Bee, a neuroscience competition for high school students. And for the first time, the competition was won by [...] Read More
03 September 2016
03 September, 2016 in FENS News The European Journal of Neuroscience has launched a call for paper for its issue on Autism. Submission deadline: 22 December 2016. The Neurobiological Bases of Autism Spectrum Disorders Editors: Sophie Molholm (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, USA), Stephane Baudouin (Cardiff University, Wales), Mark T. Wallace (Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, [...] Read More
01 September 2016
01 September, 2016 in Neuroscience News Professor Zeta Papadopoulou-Daifoti, Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology at the Medical School of Athens, passed away the 18 March 2016, leaving the European neuroscience community without a dedicated researcher, mentor and friend. Professor Zeta Papadopoulou-Daifoti, Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology at the Medical School of Athens, passed away on 18 March 2016. With her [...] Read More
25 August 2016
25 August, 2016 in FENS News FENS and its partners invite scientists from all domains in neuroscience, to support the FENS educational and training programme in 2018, by providing their input in the form of ideas for topics and themes. Ideas for topics and themes for the following educational and training activities in 2018 are welcome [...] Read More
27 July 2016
27 July, 2016 in FENS News Share the neuroscience history of your country online. The History Committee provides small grants for outstanding projects that aim at documenting the history and development of neuroscience in Europe, by collecting autobiographies, videos, pictures and other electronic materials about illustrious neuroscientists and their distinguished work. The projects should be published [...] Read More
25 July 2016
25 July, 2016 in Neuroscience News New research published in the European Journal of Neuroscience from the lab of Natalie Gardener and Rasmus Peterson at the University of Manchester, UK, has discovered that the brain plays a big role in abnormal sensory processing that develops as a complication of diabetes. Carolyn Lacey, Scientific Outreach Manager [...] Read More
22 July 2016
22 July, 2016 in FENS News FENS provides travel grants to help young investigators, PhD or MS students to attend FALAN Congress 2016 in Buenos Aires. These grants - of up to € 1.200 each - are intended to cover the FALAN Congress 2016 registration fee and the associated travel expenses. Candidates must be young [...] Read More