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15 May 2018
15 May, 2018 in Societies & Partner News Watch the live webcast of the 2018 Kavli Prize laureate announcements by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Oslo, Norway, and live coverage of a special Prize program from the World Science Festival in New York City. The Kavli Prize recognizes scientists for pioneering advances in [...] Read More
10 May 2018
10 May, 2018 in Societies & Partner News "Towards earlier diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the brain" by Monica Di Luca, David Nutt, Wolfgang Oertel, Patrice Boyer, Joke Jaarsma, Frederic Destrebecq, Giovanni Esposito & Vinciane Quoidbach. The WHO Bulletin is one of the world’s leading public health journals. It is a peer-reviewed monthly journal and one of [...] Read More
05 April 2018
05 April, 2018 in Societies & Partner News On 23-24 April, the European Brain Council (EBC) will hold a two-day event that will include three separate but complementary sessions on “FP9 and Missions”, “The Value of Innovation”, and “Brain Research: Shifting Gears and Going Global”. The event will allow leading healthcare stakeholders and policymakers to [...] Read More
06 March 2018
06 March, 2018 in Societies & Partner News Four neuroscientists working in the UK, Belgium and Germany have today (6 March) won the world’s most valuable prize for brain research. The 2018 Brain Prize is awarded to Bart De Strooper (London and Leuven), Michel Goedert (Cambridge), Christian Haass (Munich) and John Hardy (London) for their [...] Read More
17 January 2018
FENS is happy to announce that, thanks to the Dana Foundation grant, 35 BAW projects held in 22 countries are funded in 2018. [...] Read More
21 December 2017
21 December, 2017 in Societies & Partner News Proposals for symposia and minisymposia should be submitted by Monday, 8 January 2018, 5 p.m. EST. Symposia and Minisymposia help shape the scientific direction of Neuroscience 2018 by focusing on leading-edge research across the field. Junior faculty members/investigators and senior postdoctoral fellows are especially encouraged to submit minisymposium proposals for [...] Read More
23 November 2017
23 November, 2017 in Societies & Partner News FENS warmly congratulates the newly elected Executive Board of the European Brain Council (EBC). Starting from 2018, the new EBC President is Prof Monica Di Luca (FENS Past President), Vice-Presidents Profs Wolfgang Oertel (European Academy of Neurology), Patrice Boyer (from European Psychiatry - EPA) and Treasurer Joke Jaarsma (European [...] 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
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
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
25 January 2017
25 January, 2017 in Societies & Partner News In order to get a deep insight into the current strengths of Danish brain research Lundbeckfonden decided to conduct a scientometric analysis encompassing basic and clinical research. The report describes the standing of Danish brain research and how this field has developed over the past 10 years [...] 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
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
23 June 2016
23 June, 2016 in Societies & Partner News Are you qualified to provide advice on effective ways on investing in health? Apply to be a member of an independent expert panel. Call for expression of interest now open! The European Commission seeks experts, covering a wide range of disciplines, to join an independent expert panel, [...] Read More
07 June 2016
07 June, 2016 in Societies & Partner News The International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) has partnered with the International Bureau of Education (IBE) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to offer a set of 3 new fellowships in 2016, The IBRO/IBE-UNESCO Science of Learning Fellowships. This is part of the IBRO [...] Read More