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17 November 2014
17 November, 2014 in FENS News This award is donated by the EJN publisher Wiley and is given in recognition of an outstanding scientific work in any area of neuroscience. This is a personal prize of 10,000 GBP.Candidates should be nominated by fellow neuroscientists (i.e. no self-nomination) and must either be working in a European [...] Read More
14 November 2014
14 November, 2014 in Neuroscience News Elsevier’s analysis reveals emerging trends, funding and collaboration patterns, top-publishing nations and more... Elsevier's Analytical Services and Global Academic Relations teams worked to examine trends in brain and neuroscience research from 2009 - 2013. The report focuses on brain science research output on a national level, levels of collaboration [...] Read More
06 November 2014
06 November, 2014 in FENS News Press announcement from FENS: New Editors in Chief appointed for EJN from January 2015. In a press release on November 6, FENS president Monica Di Luca announces the appointment of Professor Paul Bolam (University of Oxford) and Professor John Foxe (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York) as new [...] Read More
27 October 2014
27 October, 2014 in Neuroscience News In conjunction with its partners, U.S. and EU researchers and funders involved in brain and neuroscience research, Elsevier will present the findings and insight from the international Brain Research Report. Symposia Meeting Date & Time: Saturday, November 15, 2014 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Marriott Marquis, Georgetown Room Sponsor Category: CommercialSponsored By: Elsevier Organizer/Moderator: Holly J Falk-Krzesinski, [...] Read More
24 October 2014
24 October, 2014 in Neuroscience News MQ is providing more than £900,000 to support four early career researchers, who will be carrying out cutting-edge, innovative mental health research. MQ is providing more than £900,000 to support four early career researchers, who will be carrying out cutting-edge, innovative mental health research. Their projects address some of [...] Read More
16 October 2014
16 October, 2014 in Neuroscience News Establishment of neural circuits is a tightly regulated process coordinated by a series of cellular and molecular mechanisms. Free WebinarTuesday October 28, 201412:30 - 2:00 PM EDT Establishment of neural circuits is a tightly regulated process coordinated by a series of cellular and molecular mechanisms. Within the neural circuitry [...] Read More
16 October 2014
16 October, 2014 in Societies & Partner News The Hertie Foundation (Germany), in cooperation with the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS), is pleased to announce the opening of nominations The Eric Kandel Young Neuroscientists Prize is the most prestigious award for the next generation of top neuroscientists in Europe. The prize is announced every [...] Read More
11 October 2014
11 October, 2014 in FENS News FENS and the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) issue a joint statement on the importance of non-human primates in biomedical research Our stance The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) and the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) strongly advocate the responsible use of animals in biomedical research. Animal models including (but [...] Read More
08 October 2014
08 October, 2014 in FENS News The EJN Associate Managing Editor position is open. The EJN Associate Managing Editor position is open. This role will take sole responsibility for the running of the EJN editorial office. The successful candidate will work with the Journal Publishing Manager and Editors-in-Chief to identify appropriate opportunities and formulate strategic [...] Read More
08 October 2014
08 October, 2014 in FENS News FENS-SfN Advocacy Grants Programme was recently awarded a “Power of A” Gold Award FENS-SfN Advocacy Grants Programme was recently awarded a “Power of A” Gold Award by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). ASAE is a society of association and professional society leaders, representing more than 10,000 organisations [...] Read More
06 October 2014
06 October, 2014 in FENS News FENS wholeheartedly congratulates the 2014 Nobel Prize winners in Physiology or Medicine The 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been announced on Monday 6 October in Stockholm. One half of this Prize was awarded to John O'Keefe and other half to May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser [...] Read More
03 October 2014
03 October, 2014 in FENS News Input to the 2016 European educational programmes FENS and its partners under the CAJAL programme hereby invite scientists - students and established researchers - from all domains in neuroscience, to support the FENS educational and training programme taking place in 2016, by providing their input in the form of [...] Read More
01 October 2014
01 October, 2014 in FENS News The stipends are intended for Master and PhD students registered within NENS member schools or programmes. The successful applicants are expected to spend a period of one to three months at a NENS member school of their choice in a different European country for the purpose of methodological training. [...] Read More
03 August 2014
03 August, 2014 in FENS News A series of articles by Monica Di Luca, Marian Joëls and Sten Grillner in a June issue of Neuron addresses some big questions. The following articles appeared in Neuron 82, June 18, 2014. The Cost of Brain Diseases: A Burden or a Challenge? Brain diseases represent a considerable social and [...] Read More
01 August 2014
01 August, 2014 in Neuroscience News MQ exists to plug major long standing gaps that exist in mental health – raising funds and investing in research to improve treatments, understand causes and help prevent the impact of mental illness. We are focussing on three main areas of work at present. Running a national consultation, putting [...] Read More