Are you at #ECNP2026
Then come and visit #FENS booth to learn all we can do to boost your career in brain research 🧠
Plus we are just in front of the food stand!
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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS
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The Federation of European Neuroscience Societies is the voice of European #neuroscience.
@fens.org@fens.org🔬 Led by Co-Chairs Khalil Kass Youssef and Veerle Melotte, the Winter School offers an opportunity to explore new perspectives in cancer neuroscience alongside peers and leading experts.
@fens.org🇪🇸 Join us in Alicante, Spain, from 31 January to 6 February 2027 for a week of scientific exchange, discussions and opportunities to connect with researchers across neuroscience, cancer biology and immunology.
@fens.org📢 More time to register! 🧠
🌟 Interested in exploring the growing field of cancer neuroscience? Good news! The registration deadline for the FENS-Hertie Winter School 2026–2027 has been extended to 22 October 2026!
👉 Find out more and register: buff.ly/VBjj2Kc
@fens.org👏 A big thank you to all speakers, participants and conference chairs David Poeppel, Daniela Vallentin and Michael Long for making this meeting possible!
@fens.org📚 The conference also featured a presentation from John Foxe, editor-in-chief of #@ejneuroscience.bsky.social, followed by a panel discussion on publishing press releases with Christian Schnell and Jamie Horder.
@fens.org🔹 The final day featured talks from Florencia Assaneo, Coen Elemans, Justyna Hinchcliffe, Julia Fischer, Sukwon Lee, Cynthia Moss, Greta Tuckute, Michael Long, Elena Cavani and Ziv Williams, exploring speech, language and vocal communication across species.
@fens.org🧠 That's a wrap on the Brain Conference on Neural Foundations of Communication!
☀️ After four days of talks, discussions and networking in Crete, the conference came to a close on 8 October!
👉 Learn more: buff.ly/I3AtVSv
@fens.org💻️ Six weekly online sessions 🔬 For early-career neuroscience PIs 👥 Support for developing practical leadership and mentoring skills 📚️ Topics include leadership, mentoring, communication, and mental health in research environments 🗓️ 4 November - 9 December 2026
@fens.org⚠️ Applications will soon close for the @fkne-scholars.bsky.social Leadership Training Series for Starting PIs!
🗓️ Deadline: 13 October 2026
🔗 Learn more and apply: buff.ly/MMwxdy5
@fens.org📖 Special Issue in @ejneuroscience.bsky.social | Basal Ganglia Research in Parkinson’s Disease
🗞️ Explore research using anatomical, functional and computational approaches in humans and animal models.
🧠 Read more: buff.ly/Vzhr8xC
@fens.org📚 The afternoon programme will also feature John Foxe, editor-in-chief of #EJN - The European Journal of Neuroscience, introducing the journal ahead of a panel discussion on publishing press releases.
@fens.org🗣️ Day 3 is underway with talks from Marta Manser, Judith Holler and Lilla Magyari, alongside rapid networking, with more sessions still to come from Gregg Castellucci, Daniela Vallentin, Laura F. Schill and Arkarup Banerjee.
@fens.org🧠 The spotlight also turned to the poster presenters, with Anna Sfakianaki, Boris Kleber, Chrystiana Kawar, Diya Yi, Francisco Contreras Ruston, Micah Concepcion, Neetash Mysuru Rajagopalachari and Sanne Ten Oever sharing their research before the evening poster session.
@fens.org🔹 Day 2 brought together Laura Gwilliams, Lena Veit, David Poeppel, Greg Hickok, Steffen Hage, Wenxin Charlotte Li, Cindy Haqin Zhang, Richard Hahnloser, Ana Cláudia Rodrigues and Jan Clemens, exploring everything from speech and language to vocal communication and behaviour.
@fens.orgDays 2️⃣ & 3️⃣ of the Brain Conference on Neural Foundations of Communication!
☀️ The conference continued in Crete with two more days packed with talks, discussions and opportunities to connect.
👉 Want to learn more?
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@fens.org🌟 The call for the ALBA-Elsevier Award on Brain Sciences is open until 14 October 2026!
🔗 Learn more and apply: buff.ly/x1QR8AF
@fens.org🎙️ What can an award mean for a researcher’s career and visibility?
🧠 In the latest #FENSVoices episode, María Elena Avale and Limei Zhang reflect on their neuroscience journeys and what receiving the ALBA-Elsevier Award has meant for them.
🎧 Listen here: buff.ly/myncEE1
@fens.org🧠 The @network-alba.bsky.social workshop “Brain Health and Leadership” will introduce the concept of inclusive and biologically aware leadership in academia.
🔬 The session will provide early-career researchers with practical strategies for building a supportive and inclusive lab environment.
@fens.org🌟 ALBA Career Development workshop at the @ecnp.eu Congress!
📍 Munich, Germany
🗓️ 11 October 2026, 13:55 - 14:40 CEST
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/pZTjAcr
