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23 January 2017
23 January, 2017 in FENS News The British Neuroscience Association (BNA) is proud to be the host society for the FENS Forum 2020, which will be held at the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre in Glasgow. As the host society the BNA must appoint a Host Society Committee (HSC), whose remit is to organise local [...] Read More
17 January 2017
FENS is happy to announce that, thanks to the Dana Foundation grant, 36 BAW projects held in 23 countries are funded in 2017. [...] Read More
11 January 2017
11 January, 2017 in FENS News The application for the FRM 2017 travel grants is now open. Deadline: 30 April 2017. The eligibility criteria are the following: • The applicant must be 35 years of age or younger, at the time of application• The applicant is not residing or working in Hungary• Participation in the [...] Read More
05 January 2017
05 January, 2017 in FENS News This biennial prize sponsored by Wiley, publishers of EJN, will be given in recognition of outstanding scientific work in any area of neuroscience. Personal Prize £ 7 000. Deadline for application: 13 February 2017. It is a personal prize of GBP 7,000. Candidates must either be working in a [...] Read More
05 January 2017
05 January, 2017 in FENS News This biennial award recognises the best original research article published in EJN over the preceding two-year period (published or accepted in 2015 and 2016). Nominations are open. Deadline: 31 March 2017. In collaboration with FENS and Wiley, EJN is awarding to the “Best Publication Award” in the odd years, [...] Read More
20 December 2016
20 December, 2016 in FENS News Message from FENS President Barry Everitt FRS, FMedSci As we begin a New Year, I would like to thank you personally for your commitment, support and generous collaboration during 2016. I send you my best wishes for a successful and joyful 2017. I look forward to working with [...] Read More
16 December 2016
16 December, 2016 in FENS News FENS offers financial support of up to 1,000 EUR to those who organise an event during the Brain Awareness Week within Europe. FENS is glad to announce that The Dana Foundation once more allocated funds for the support of European Brain Awareness Week projects in 2017. FENS offers financial [...] Read More
09 December 2016
09 December, 2016 in FENS News On 29 - 30 November the FENS Governing Council met in Brussels for its annual meeting. On this occasion, FENS member societies from all over Europe also gathered to discuss and share ideas. During the meeting, representatives of the member societies selected the venue for the FENS Forum 2022: [...] Read More
08 December 2016
08 December, 2016 in FENS News FENS provides travel grants to help young investigators, PhD or MSc students to attend the 40th Annual Meeting of Japan Neuroscience Society (Neuroscience 2017: Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan, 20-23 July). These grants - of up to € 1.400 each - are intended to cover the associated travel expenses of the [...] Read More
05 December 2016
05 December, 2016 in FENS News Congratulations to our FENS-Kavli Scholar Claire Wyart who won the New-York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Robertson Award. The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) announced the 2016 class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators, welcoming six of the most talented stem cell researchers and neuroscientists from around the world into [...] Read More
16 November 2016
16 November, 2016 in FENS News FENS history seminar on 24 November in Madrid, Spain. The Seminar, organised in partnership with the Instituto Cajal (CSIC) and Sociedad Española de Neurociencia (SENC), highlights the scientific excellence of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, internationally known as the "father of modern neuroscience". Cajal formed the “neurohistological school”, which became [...] Read More
09 November 2016
09 November, 2016 in FENS News VTA dopamine neuron plasticity – the unusual suspects: the review paper from the FENS EJN award winner 2016 is now published in Early View in EJN. In 2016, the FENS-EJN Award is presented to Dr. Antonello Bonci for his important contributions to advancing our understanding of the synaptic mechanisms and neurocircuitry [...] Read More
01 November 2016
01 November, 2016 in FENS News FENS invites nominations for the FENS EJN award 2018. The award is given in recognition of outstanding scientific contributions in neuroscience. This is a personal prize of £ 10,000. Deadline for nominations: 21 December 2016. Eligibility and requirements: Candidates must be working in a European institution or be of European origin. [...] 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