A full-day symposium, one day ahead of FENS 2026, packed with scientific exchange, interactive workshops, trainings,
and networking opportunities,
designed for all neuroscience early-career group leaders within 10 years of establishing their research independence
Invited Speakers
Noelia Anton-Bolaños
University Medical Center Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands
Anne Schreiter
Executive Director
GSO – Guidance, Skills & Opportunities for Researchers Berlin, Germany
Tomás Ryan
Chair of the FENS Advocacy Committee
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Our Themes
Building Research Resilience
Grant
Writing
Skills
Establishing Collaborative Consortia
Engaging in Science Communication and Advocacy
Implementing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Team
Building Strategies
Preliminary Program
09:00 – 9:30
Welcome & coffee
09:30 – 10:15
Introduction
10:15 – 11:00
Keynote I: On Research Resilience
Dr. Noelia Anton-Bolaños, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
11:00 – 12:00
Session 1: Scientific and Skill Exchange
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch and networking
13:30 – 15:00
Session 2: Leadership and Team-building Training
Dr. Anne Schreiter, Executive Director, GSO – Guidance, Skills & Opportunities for Researchers, Berlin, Germany
15:00 – 16:30
Session 3: From problems to actionable solutions – Interactive small-group workshops
16:30 – 17:30
Keynote II: On Science Advocacy
Professor Tomás Ryan (Chair of the FENS Advocacy Committee), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
17:30 – 18:00
Closing Remarks: Taking actions to build resilience
Selection of Young PI Symposium 2028 Organizing Committee for FENS 2028 in Glasgow
18:00 –
Dinner and networking