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
Dafni Hadjieconomou
Paris Brain Institute
Paris, France
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
Final Program
09:00 – 9:30
Welcome & coffee
09:30 – 10:00
Introduction
10:00 – 10:45
Keynote: “Science as Political Action”
Dr. Dafni Hadjeconomou, Paris Brain Institute, Paris, France
10:45 – 11:15
Icebreaker: “What type of PI are you?”
11:15 – 13:00
Scientific and Skills Exchange
13:00 – 14:30
Lunch and networking
14:30 – 15:00
Training: “Please Scream Inside Your Heart: Resilience and Leadership for (New) PIs”
Dr. Anne Schreiter, Executive Director, GSO – Guidance, Skills & Opportunities for Researchers, Berlin, Germany
15:00 – 16:30
Parallel interactive small-group workshops
16:30 – 17:30
Keynote II: “But what can I do? – the interface between science and politics”
Professor Tomás Ryan (Chair of the FENS Advocacy Committee), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
17:30 – 18:00
Closing Remarks
18:00 – 19:00
19:00 –
Reception and Networking
Dinner at Ca la Nuri Restaurant