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fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Ready to strengthen the skills that come with leading a research group?👉 Learn more and apply by 13 Oct. 2026: h1.nu/1wM4a

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fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Can neuroscience inform peacebuilding?A new European Journal of Neuroscience editorial, authored by FENS-Kavli Scholar Ali Jawaid, Zofia Kachlik & Maria Dimitriu explores how neuroscience may help us understand conflict, trauma, empathy & cooperation. h1.nu/1w-M0

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fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🚀 Starting your own lab? Strengthen the leadership skills that come with being a PI. Apply for the FKNE Leadership & Soft Skills Online Training Series for starting PIs. 📅 Deadline: 13 Oct 2026 More information: h1.nu/1wM4a

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Carolina Rezaval @crezaval.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We’re recruiting postdocs! Join our @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded programme 'Decoding competition in the brain'. How does the brain resolve competing needs and prioritise behaviour? 📅 Deadline: 1 September Apply: rezavallab.org Please share! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSM781/r...

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Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) at University of Birmingham

Recruiting now: Research Fellow (Postdoctoral) on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

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fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Be part of tomorrow’s conversation on imposterism and belonging in neuroscience — 9 July, 12:00, Hall G, at @FENSForum2026! h1.nu/1yM0T

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fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Join us tonight, at FENS Forum, Hall H, starting with 18:45! #FENS2026 h1.nu/1yJG2

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fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Welcome to the 15 newly selected #FENSKavliScholars! Representing 12 European countries, they join a network of 30 Scholars across 21 countries and 25 nationalities. 🧠✨With thanks to @fens.org, @kavlifoundation.org, @alleninstitute.org and our partners for supporting FKNE. h1.nu/1t8Lw

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fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

FENS-Kavli Scholars @FensKavliNet · 1h Bringing children to Barcelona for the FENS Forum? The FENS Host Committee and the FENS–Kavli Network of Excellence (FKNE) have prepared a family-friendly guide. Explore it here: h1.nu/1yx4U #FENSForum2026 #FKNE #BarcelonaWithKids

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fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Want to strengthen your PI skills?Join FKNE & FENS-CHET for Shape Your PI Skills at #FENSForum2026: peer-led roundtables on team management, mentoring, publishing, career development, well-being & EDI. Deadline: 2 June 2026. Register now, limited places: short.do/w-95FI

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Carolina Rezaval @crezaval.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Deeply honoured to have been awarded a Wellcome Trust Discovery Award to study how competition is encoded in the brain. This builds on the discoveries of outstanding past/present lab members. Grateful to mentors/collaborators/colleagues for their support. We are recruiting postdocs/PhD students.

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Carolina Rezaval @crezaval.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Our new preprint is out! A state-dependent neural circuit resolves approach–avoidance conflicts www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Fantastic work led by Devika Bodas, with key contributions from Marine Balcou, and a great collaboration with Lisa Scheunemann Lab, fearuting Şevval Demirci.

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fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Send us nominations for the FKNE Mentoring Prize 2026!The award will be presented at FENS Forum 2026 in Barcelona to a scientist who has demontrated leadership in fostering the careers of neuroscientists. Deadline: 15 February 2026 2cm.es/1gh-m

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fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Step into a Europe-wide community of neuroscience leaders. Junior & mid-career group leaders: apply by 30 Jan to become a FENS-Kavli Network Scholar and connect, collaborate, and contribute to shaping neuroscience in Europe. rb.gy/havqur

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Nikos Konstantinides @nkonst4.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

I am very happy (and a bit scared) to present to you what we have been working on over the last 4 years. This manuscript is exactly what I dreamt of when I started the lab and I could not be happier and prouder of the outcome!

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fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Call for junior or mid-career group leaders in neuroscience! Apply by 30 Jan to join the FENS-Kavli Network. We are looking for excellent and engaged future scholars who are committed to exchanging scientific ideas & improve neuroscience in Europe. fenskavlinetwork.org/who-we-are/a...

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fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Excellent @fens.org @kavlifoundation.org FKNE scientific symposium 2025 in Crete! Great line up of speakers! fenskavlinetwork.org #Neuroscience

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 19/09/2025

🔔 Applications are open for the #FKNE Online Training Series for New PIs in Europe! Launching 11 November 2025, this 6-week course helps new PIs in Europe strengthen leadership, communication and lab management skills. 🧠 🗓️ Deadline: 15 October 2025 Apply now 👉 loom.ly/Ceus8Ys

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fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

The #FKNE Leadership Training Course for the Starting PI is open! Don't miss the opportunity to enhance your abilities and learn to tackle challenging moments as an early group leader! Application deadline: 15 Oct. 2025 fenskavlinetwork.org/fkne-leaders... @fens.org

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fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Great @fens.org @kavlifoundation.org FKNE symposium at #FRM2025 at Oslo on protein landscapes in the development and aging of neural circuits. @mambrozkiewicz.bsky.social Urte Neniskyte, Georgia Rapti

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 26/05/2025

🧠 Save the date(s)! From 16–19 June, #FENS is heading to Oslo for the 2025 FENS Regional Meeting (#FRM2025). 🇳🇴 🌟 If you'll be attending the meeting, don't miss our sessions! 🌟 🔗 Full overview here: loom.ly/DSvtDac @network-alba.bsky.social #Neuroscience #BrainResearch

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Dorothy Tse @tsememorylab.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Interested in Long term potentiation? Come and join our symposium at @fens.org regional meeting at Oslo on 16 June. #FRM2025 #neuroscience www.frm2025oslo.no

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Mats Ambrożkiewicz @mambrozkiewicz.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Don't miss our scientific symposium in Oslo, Norway at #FRM2025 in less than 2 weeks! Already looking forward to all the fierce discussions!👩🏻‍🔬 @fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fens.org @kavlifoundation.org @berlinualliance.bsky.social @embl.org

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Tasia Asakawa @tasiaasakawa.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

More from #MNS2025 on intergenerational maternal stress, animals in research, psychedelics on anxiety, mitophagy in neural space and time and more to come! @fens.org @fkne-scholars.bsky.social @network-alba.bsky.social @eubrain.bsky.social #Neuroscience

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Tasia Asakawa @tasiaasakawa.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Having a wonderful first time participating at #MNS2025! The Cretan☀️sun is certainly shining the spotlight on #Neuroscience! @fens.org @network-alba.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social @ejneuroscience.bsky.social @christinadalla.bsky.social #MediterraneanNeuroscienceSociety

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fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Exciting publication from @tjryan.bsky.social! "Cold memories control whole-body thermoregulatory responses"

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Tasia Asakawa @tasiaasakawa.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

OUT NOW! An #EJN virtual issue showcasing work published by African neuroscientists in honour of #SONA2025. bit.ly/3GbVzA3 🎉Congratulations to #SONA for launching its own society journal today, the Africa Brain Journal! #neuroscience @fens.org @ejneuroscience.bsky.social

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SONA 2025: European Journal of Neuroscience

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Dorothy Tse @tsememorylab.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

🧠 Interested in episodic and spatial memory across species? Join us at the #BNA2025 EBBS symposium for the latest in animal and human research! @ebbsociety.bsky.social @britishneuro.bsky.social @durhameaston.bsky.social #Neuroscience #MemoryResearch #Liverpool

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

🚀 Episode 1 is out! Making the jump from postdoc to PI can feel overwhelming. In this episode of the ALBA-IBRO Diversity Podcast, we talk about fears, uncertainties, and the power of community in navigating this transition. 🎧 Listen now: www.alba.network/diversity-podcast2 youtu.be/O56ejPncoEU?...

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From Postdoc to PI Podcast - Ep.1 - Facing fears by building communities

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ALBA Network @network-alba.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

📢 2025 ALBA Board of Directors nominations are NOW OPEN! Are you passionate about EDI in neuroscience? This is your chance to shape the future of ALBA! Self-nominations are welcome. We strongly encourage candidates from underrepresented groups. 🔗 alba.network/elections ⏳ Deadline: 22 April 2025

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Dorothy Tse @tsememorylab.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

FENS-Kavli Scientific Exchange: our team joined Ali Jawaid's group at Łukasiewicz - PORT to explore how virtual reality could support cognitive function in healthy ageing & dementia. Exciting ideas emerging! @fens.org @kavlifoundation.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social #HealthyAgeing #memory

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 26/02/2025

🌟 Exciting news! The Call for Symposia and Technical Workshops for #FENS2026 in Barcelona is now open! 🧠 🗓️ Deadline: 5 May 2025 🔗 Find out more and submit your proposal today: loom.ly/riIGtu0 #NeuroscienceConference #CallForProposals

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Dana Foundation @danafoundation.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

#BrainAwarenessWeek is celebrating 30 years! 🥳 Shoutout to all the organizers over three decades for engaging communities of all ages around the world and creating inspiring experiences that foster enthusiasm and support for brain science. 🧠 #BrainWeek #neuroscience #stem #scienceoutreach

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Celebrating 30 Years of Brain Awareness Week!

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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

We are so excited to be taking the #BNA2025 International Festival of #Neuroscience to #Liverpool ! A city where history, culture and innovation collide - the perfect backdrop for an unforgettable neuroscience gathering. Join us! bna2025.org #cpd #careerdevelopment #medicalresearch #networking

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Mathias V. Schmidt @mathiasvschmidt.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

New paper: We show that especially female mice benefit from moderate early life adversity under stressful situations in adulthood. This pro-resilient effect requires the psychiatric risk factor FKBP51, which turns out to be also required for adaptive stress responses. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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FKBP51 in glutamatergic forebrain neurons promotes early life stress inoculation in female mice - Nature Communications

Early life stress can induce lasting changes in brain function and behavior. Here, authors show that glutamatergic FKBP51 specifically in females mediates adaptive stress effects on anxiety and cognit...

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Martin Giurfa @martingiurfa.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Interested in Neuroethology? Then, join us at the 1-day Meeting of the French Club of Neuroethology, in the beautiful city of Montpellier, on May 13th. NO FEES REQUIRED. Just register and submit your abstract in: www.zebrain.bio.ens.psl.eu/neuroetholog... . And enjoy our guest speakers!

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Julijana Gjorgjieva @gjorjulijana.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Recruiting postdocs! Please get in touch if you wanna discuss projects on biologically plausible learning in RNNs through TUM's global postdoctoral fellowship. I'll be at Cosyne this year if you wanna talk more. www.tum.de/ueber-die-tu...

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TUM Global Postdoc Fellowship - TUM

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 05/03/2025

📣 Science matters! #FENS and its allies unite in solidarity with the U.S. scientific community facing challenges to research, collaboration, and academic freedom. 🔬 🔗 Read the full statement: loom.ly/cn7vJR4 #sciencematters #standupforscience #sciencenotsilence #scienceforall

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fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

2024 marked the 10-year anniversary of the FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence. We warmly invite you to explore the 10-Year Report, showcasing its impact on science, mentoring, outreach, advocacy, and personal achievements. @fens.org @kavlifoundation.bsky.social fenskavlinetwork.org/fkne-10-year...

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Carolina Rezaval @crezaval.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Dopamine-serotonin push-pull balances reward seeking and caution. www.nature.com/articles/s41... Happy to comment on this cool study in mammals and the parallels with our own work in #Drosophila! www.thetransmitter.org/learning/dop...

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Dopamine ‘gas pedal’ and serotonin ‘brake’ team up to accelerate learning

Mice learn fastest and most reliably when they experience an increase in dopamine paired with an inhibition of serotonin, a new study shows.

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 31/01/2025

🇱🇹 Greetings from Lithuania! Over the past 3 days, a talented group of early to mid-career #neuroscientists from across Europe came together for the 2025 #FKNE Spring Meeting. 🌱 Ideas were shared, bonds were forged, and Lithuanian delicacies were savoured. 😋 👋 See you again soon! #Neuroscience

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Federation of European Neuroscience Societies - FENS @fens.org · 06/02/2025

🚨 One month left! Want to share your research with the international #neuroscience community at #FRM2025 in Oslo? 🧠 Submit your abstract and apply for a travel grant by 28 February! ✍️🌍 🔗 Call for Abstracts: loom.ly/-oN1jko 🔗 Travel Grants: loom.ly/7oTXrd0

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Tasia Asakawa @tasiaasakawa.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Fabulous #FKNE meeting in Lithuania last week - shaping the future of #neuroscience with visionary, challenging and community building frontier researchers! @fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fens.org @kavlifoundation.bsky.social

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Hugo Spiers @hugospiers.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

🚨 new publication from our lab in @pnas.org ! "Expert navigators deploy rational complexity–based decision precaching for large-scale real-world planning" Entropy of streets & successor representations explain planning speed Colab wth Daniel McNamee at Champalimaud www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Map of london with the planned routes of 43 taxi drivers overlaid in yellow lines.

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British Neuroscience Association @britishneuro.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

💫Supercharge your #neuroscience at #BNA2025. ⌛️Early bird discounted registration closes on 31st January. ➡️Register today meetings.bna.org.uk/bna2025/ @neuroscienceirl.bsky.social @sidb-edinburgh.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social @britpharmsoc.bsky.socialoc.bsky.social @mndassoc.bsky.social

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Tasia Asakawa @tasiaasakawa.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Found some happy fellow @fkne-scholars.bsky.social travellers en route to Lithuania for the first #FKNE meeting of 2025. Excited for the kick off tomorrow!🧠💪 @fens.org @kavlifoundation.bsky.social #FENS #neuroscience

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

In 2014 Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside, to see if wild animals would use it like their domesticated counterparts. The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats, shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and snails. The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.

Chart showing instances of wild animals using a hamster wheel left out in the wild, with visits dominated by wild mice, followed by slugs, rats, shrews and a few frogs and snails.

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Lisa Genzel (she/her) @lgenzel.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

a few days to go, apply!

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Tomás Ryan @tjryan.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Announcing the 2025 "Engram and Ensembles in Learning and Memory" meeting, at @tcddublin.bsky.social Half of speakers will be selected from abstracts submitted by trainees. Registration is open below, with discounted rates available until January 31st. event.fourwaves.com/engramsensem...

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Tasia Asakawa @tasiaasakawa.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

With FKNE scholars & alumni who speak today on 'Discovery #neuroscience research as a foundation for #brainhealth' at 'Towards a Strengthened European Cooperation in Brain Health Research' organised by #HU24EU. @ec.europa.eu @tjryan.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social

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fkne-scholars.bsky.social @fkne-scholars.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Congratulations to our FKNE scholars @meital.bsky.social @gjorjulijana.bsky.social and Alex Galic for getting ERC consolidator grants.

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