Last week, the #FENS-Hertie #WinterSchool 2025-2026, “Single-Cell and Spatial Omics to Understand Brain Heterogeneity”, took place in Alicante, Spain. 🇪🇸 🧠 The final day featured sessions by Jens Hjerling-Leffler and Gonçalo Castelo-Branco, followed by participant flash talks!

📢 #FENS CARE Writing Competition 2026 is open for Early-Career Scientists! ✍️ Write a letter to a fictional Member of the European Parliament about the role of animal research in neuroscience 🏆 Win EUR 1000 and have your entry highlighted at #FENS2026! 🗓️ Deadline: 23 Feb 👉 buff.ly/kZNpwWx

🔔 LAST DAY of nominations for the 2026 ALBA-Roche Prize for Excellence in #Neuroscience Research! The awardee will receive: 🏆 EUR 15,000 ✈️ EUR 3500 in travel support to attend the prize ceremony at #FENS2026 in Barcelona. 🗓️ 20 January 2026 👉 buff.ly/pvEJysI @network-alba.bsky.social

This week, the #FENS-Hertie #WinterSchool 2025-2026, “Single-Cell and Spatial Omics to Understand Brain Heterogeneity”, is taking place in Alicante, Spain. 🇪🇸 🧠 Thursday morning began with a session by Sarah Marzi, after a coffee break, participants enjoyed a talk by Florian Rosenberger.

💭 Thinking about attending #NEURO2026? 🌟 As a #FENS member, you can register at the #JNS member rate until 30 June 2026. 🇯🇵 49th Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society (#JNS) 📍 Kobe, Japan | 30 July – 2 Aug 2026 👉 Register here: buff.ly/Ne7vjUx

📢 Registration for the #BrainConference on Cancer Neuroscience is now OPEN! 📍 Rungstedgaard, Denmark 🗓️ 25-28 Aug 2026 👉 The early registration and stipend applications deadline is 2 March 2026, register now: buff.ly/VdMzPxR @brainprize.org @naddenmark.bsky.social #FENS #Neuroscience

This week, the #FENS-Hertie #WinterSchool 2025-2026, “Single-Cell and Spatial Omics to Understand Brain Heterogeneity”, is taking place in Alicante, Spain. 🇪🇸 🧠 On Wednesday the day started with a session by Sara Bizzotto, and after a coffee break, participants enjoyed a talk by Özgun Gökce.

🌟 Calls for Papers! 🌟 ✍️ @ejneuroscience.bsky.social is inviting submissions for three upcoming special issues. This is your chance to contribute to important areas of #neuroscience research! 👉 Read more here: buff.ly/i3jUOlm See the current deadlines below. 👇

This week, the #FENS-Hertie #WinterSchool 2025-2026, “Single-Cell and Spatial Omics to Understand Brain Heterogeneity”, is taking place in Alicante, Spain. 🇪🇸 🧠 Tuesday started with a bike and tapas tour in Cabo Huertas, a great way for the the participants to connect and to explore Alicante.

💭 Have you registered for #FENS2026 yet? ⏳ Only two weeks left until the deadline for travel grants, abstract submission and early registration. 🗓️ Deadline: 27 January 2026 👉 Read more and register today: buff.ly/I408nqo #FENSForum #BrainResearch #FENS

🌟 Upcoming #FENS Webinar 🌟 🧠 Join the webinar 'Neuroplasticity Across Development and Ageing' with Jetro Tuulari and Thomas Wolbers, moderated by Anne-Sophie Hafner, to learn about how the brain adapts from early life to old age! 🗓️ 23 January 2026 | 16:00 CET 👉 buff.ly/neNipze @utu.fi

This week, the #FENS-Hertie #WinterSchool 2025-2026, “Single-Cell and Spatial Omics to Understand Brain Heterogeneity”, is taking place in Alicante. 🇪🇸 🧠 Monday's programme kicked off with a session led by Bosiljka Tasic, followed by Gabriel Santpere Baró, and a roundtable discussion.

🌟 If you are interested in increasing the visibility and impact of researchers with disabilities in #neuroscience, this @network-alba.bsky.social initiative is an opportunity for you! 👉 Take part in building a more inclusive neuroscience community, sign up today: buff.ly/jU3TeHO

🔔 Extended Deadline: Nominations for the 2026 #ALBA– #FKNE Diversity Prize! The @network-alba.bsky.social and @fkne-scholars.bsky.social have extended the nomination deadline for the 2026 #ALBA–#FKNE Diversity Prize! 🧠 🗓️ 22 January 2026 👉 buff.ly/mVipfGr

This week, the #FENS-Hertie #WinterSchool 2025-2026, “Single-Cell and Spatial Omics to Understand Brain Heterogeneity”, is taking place in Alicante, Spain. 🇪🇸

🌟 #FENS2026 Boehringer Ingelheim FENS Research Award Deadline Extended!🌟 The deadline for the Boehringer Ingelheim FENS Research Award has been extended to 22 January 2026! 🏆 EUR 25,000 prize 🎙️ Special lecture at #FENS2026 🗓️ 22 January 2026 👉 buff.ly/wxpYJNq @boehringerglobal.bsky.social

🔔 Nominations for the 2026 ALBA-Roche Prize for Excellence in #Neuroscience Research are soon closing! 🗓️ Deadline: 20 January 2026 👉 buff.ly/pvEJysI @network-alba.bsky.social #FENS #ALBA #BrainResearch #FENSForum #Neuroscience

🌟 Applications for 2026 in-person short courses within the #FENS Schools Network are open! 🧠 If you are planning to run a #neuroscience course next year, this is an opportunity for you! 🗓️ Deadline: 30 January 2026 👉 Full details and application form: buff.ly/oB7X0xl

🌟 Only 6 months until #FENS2026! Soon, the #neuroscience community will come together to exchange ideas and explore the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience. 🧠 📍 Barcelona, Spain 🗓️ 6–10 July 2026 👉 Learn more and join us in #Barcelona: fensforum.org #FENS #FENSForum #NeuroscienceConference

🌟 Applications are OPEN! 🌟 Join the 2026 #FENS–Chen Institute Summer Program on AI-Accelerated Neuroscience Discovery and Translation, hosted by the University of Cambridge and explore the future of #neuroscience. 🔬 📍 Cambridge, UK 🗓️ 12–18 July 2026 👉 Apply by 16 February 2026: buff.ly/FSxmf5w

🌟 The Call for 2026–2030 #FENS-Kavli Scholars is open! Join a community of engaged #neuroscientists shaping the future of research in Europe. 🧠 🗓️ Deadline: 30 Jan 2026 👉 buff.ly/Byeo6Qu

🗞️ New Call for Papers! 💭 Interested in pain research? This is your chance to submit to @ejneuroscience.bsky.social's special issue, “Understanding pain: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic pathways.” 🧠 🗓️ Deadline: 31 July 2026 👉 buff.ly/2bOMVo0

🚨 The deadline for the #FENS2026 call for abstracts, travel grants and registrations is approaching quickly! Don’t miss your chance to participate in the #FENSForum and connect with the global #neuroscience community. 🧠 🗓️ Deadline: 27 January 2026 👉 buff.ly/klWSVOg

📢 Calls are open for the #FKNE PhD Thesis Prize 2026 and #FKNE Mentoring Prize 2026! Two great opportunities to spotlight excellence at #FENS2026 in Barcelona 🇪🇸 🔗 Learn how to submit your application or nomination : buff.ly/xMhQy3k Read more below 👇

🔔 2 days left for the Nominations for the 2026 #ALBA– #FKNE Diversity Prize! Highlight scientists driving progress in diversity, equity and inclusion in #BrainResearch. 🧠 🗓️ Submit your nominations by 8 January 2026 👉 buff.ly/KZo99B2

🔔 ALBA DIGEST OUT! Supported by @ibroorg.bsky.social, @network-alba.bsky.social released the first edition of the Global Perspectives: Neuroscience & Diversity Digest highlighting lessons from the #ALBA- #IBRO Global Diversity Series. 🌐 👉 buff.ly/OBK3c16

📢 #FENS CARE Writing Competition 2026 is open for Early-Career scientists! ✍️ Write a letter to a fictional MEP on the role of animal research in #neuroscience for a chance to win EUR 1000, with outstanding entries highlighted at #FENS2026! 🗓️ 23 February 2026, 17:00 CET 👉 buff.ly/8PqkNqn

📢 #ENCODS2026 Early Bird Registration open! Are you an early career researcher? This is your chance to register for #ENCODS2026, a satellite event of #FENS2026 on 4-5 July! 🇪🇸 🗓️ Deadline: 31 January Don't miss you chance, sign up now! 👉 buff.ly/IO9dfwk @encods2026.bsky.social

❄️ A Year of #FENS: The FENS Administration ❄️ 🔬 Behind every programme, event and initiative at #FENS stands a dedicated administrative team working throughout the year to support the organisation’s mission and the wider #neuroscience community. 👉 Learn more here: buff.ly/DIu611v

❄️ A Year of #FENS: Executive Committee and Advisory Board ❄️ With so many exciting activities and initiatives happening at #FENS throughout 2025, you may be wondering who the people are behind the leadership of the organisation! 👉 Learn more about the FENS leadership here: buff.ly/mljHQ0q

❄️ A Year of #FENS: @fkne-scholars.bsky.social ❄️ 🧠 #FKNE has continued throughout 2025 to champion excellence in European neuroscience by supporting researchers and strengthening scientific leadership across Europe 👉 Learn more about #FKNE here: buff.ly/2EWch1g

❄️ A Year of #FENS: @network-alba.bsky.social ❄️ 🧠 What a year it has been! The #ALBA Network has in 2025 continued the effort of promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in #STEM. 👉 Learn more about ALBA here: buff.ly/eySmCpy

❄️ A Year of #FENS: @ejneuroscience.bsky.social ❄️ This year, #EJN delivered an impressive range of new and exciting publications in #neuroscience. 👉 If you want to find out more about #EJN, you can find all the details here: buff.ly/VkryVwz

❄️ A Year of #FENS: FENS Open Calls ❄️ Throughout the year, #FENS provided opportunities for researchers and the #neuroscience community that are designed to empower, encourage collaboration and help neuroscientists turn great ideas into impact! 🌟 👉 Explore current open calls: buff.ly/wc0uJy0

❄️ A Year of #FENS: #FENSVoices ❄️ 🎙️ Did you read or listen to any of our inspiring #FENSVoices content this year? #FENSVoices is the place where the community comes together to share stories, spark ideas and celebrate the people behind neuroscience. 🧠 👉 buff.ly/iPZ0r8G

❄️ A Year of #FENS: FRM 2025 ❄️ What an unforgettable moment of 2025 for the #neuroscience community! The FENS Regional Meeting 2025 (#FRM2025) took place on 16-19 June in beautiful Oslo, Norway, and brought together over 1000 participants from across the globe. 🇳🇴

❄️ Happy Holidays #FENS community! ❄️ As the year is coming to an end we are very excited for #FENS2026 approaching, and want to remind our community that the call for registration abstracts and travel grants is still open. 🧠 🔗 loom.ly/usQR0ao 🎥 buff.ly/qogdRBw

❄️ A Year of #FENS: FENS Schools ❄️ Created as immersive learning experiences led by top scientists, these schools offer an intimate environment where students and faculty can exchange ideas, explore emerging concepts in neuroscience! 🔬 👉 Learn more about the FENS Schools: buff.ly/cbp8Ohg

❄️ A Year of #FENS: Brain Conferences❄️ 💭 Did you join one of our unforgettable #BrainConferences this year? 2025 brought together outstanding researchers in some of the most exciting areas of contemporary neuroscience, with gatherings in both Greece and Denmark!

🌟 Exciting news for the #neuroscience community! ✈️ #FRM2027 is going to Istanbul, Turkey for the first time ever! 🧠 Join us for a new chapter chapter for neuroscience, hosted by the Neuroscience Society of Turkey together with the Greek and Serbian Neuroscience Societies. Stay tuned!

📚 New from #EJN! ✨ Profiles of Women in Science is back, featuring Dr Urtė Neniskytė. 🔬 She studies how glia and microglia shape developing brain circuits and develops genome-editing tools with clinical potential. 📖 Read more: buff.ly/Cv9XCMx #WomenInScience #Neuroscience #FENS

❄️ Season's Greetings from the #FENS President 2025 ❄️ ✉️ As 2025 draws to a close, we invite you to read a final message from FENS President Ole Kiehn: buff.ly/A3OPn9m

🧠 Help shape the future of training for Early Career PIs The FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence is running the #FKNE Training Survey for Principal Investigators and Group Leaders, and your input can make a real difference. 🧠 🗓️ Deadline: 29 December 2025 👉 buff.ly/zG39Duq

🌟 Calls for Papers! 🌟 ✍️ @ejneuroscience.bsky.social is inviting submissions to three upcoming special issues. This is your chance to contribute to important areas of #neuroscience research! 🔗 buff.ly/mNITBdn Take a look at the different calls 👇

🌟 Upcoming #FENS Webinar 🌟 🧠 Join Jetro Tuulari and Thomas Wolbers, moderated by Anne-Sophie Hafner, for a webinar on Neuroplasticity Across Development and Ageing. 🗓️ 23 January 2026 | 16:00 CET 👉 Find out more and register here: buff.ly/neNipze @utu.fi

🏃 A heads-up for the #FENS community! #FENS will take part in the Brussels 20K, with a dedicated team running and walking in support of FENS activities! 🌟 👉 Find out more information here: buff.ly/49gkN7D 👉 Team registration form: buff.ly/dGwCs6K Stay tuned for more updates!

🚨 Last chance to apply! The call for #FENS2026 Satellite & Networking Events is open for just a few more weeks. 🗓️ 15 January 2026 👉 Submit your proposal here: buff.ly/vzOhCOj

🚨 Open position at #FENS! 🧠 Are you interested in strengthening the visibility of #neuroscience in Europe and supporting the communication strategy of a major scientific organisation? Apply for the #FENS Communications Internship! 🗓️ Application deadline: 20 January 👉 buff.ly/GOZAijh

💭 Interested in strengthening visibility, opportunities and impact for researchers with disabilities in #neuroscience? 🧠 Join @network-alba.bsky.social Disability & Accessibility Working Group database of scientists with disabilities! 👉 buff.ly/jU3TeHO

🧠 A reminder for the #neuroscience community! The Call for Abstracts, Travel Grants, and Registrations for #FENS2026 is open! The #FENSForum brings together researchers from across the field to exchange ideas, showcase discoveries and build collaborations. 👉 buff.ly/NrTQT3W