FENS fosters neuroscience education opportunities via its Schools Programme , the Network of European Neuroscience Schools and the Database for Training Courses.
FENS-IBRO Schools
The FENS-IBRO European Neuroscience School Programme is a collaboration between FENS and IBRO . This programme, aimed to train students and young investigators throughout Europe, brings together educational activities previously sponsored by FENS through its Schools Committee and by IBRO’s Regional Committees for Europe: Western Europe Regional Committee (WERC) and Central and Eastern Europe Regional Committee (CEERC).
The Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)
In Europe, Neuroscience education at the graduate level is characterized by its broad spectrum of specialized areas as well as by a rich diversity of research fields. NENS possesses the most comprehensive online source of information on neuroscience graduate education, schools and programmes in Europe, displayed by the programme directory . With over 150 members schools and programmes, representing over 5,000 neuroscience graduate students and ca. 2,500 teachers and senior researchers, NENS offers a powerful voice and lobby at the European level. NENS also offers stipends for training stays.
UZI Spring School – Development of the Nervous System: a Comparative and Behavioral Approach
Date: May 11-13, 2012
Location: Venice, Italy
Target: PhD students, post-doctoral and young tenure-track researchers
Application Deadline: March 30, 2012
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The Neuroscience School of Advanced Studies is a school led by international investigators discussing upcoming research challenges with a small, selected number of participants in the fortified medieval village of San Quirico d’Orcia, in Tuscany (Italy).
Click here to see the program of the school for 2012.