New Journal, The European Journal of Applied Positive Psychology is launched on 29 April, 2017.

The European Journal of of Applied Positive Psychology (EJAPP) was launched on 29 April, 2017 . The EJAPP is a peer reviewed journal focusing on all aspects of the theory, research and practice of positive psychology.

The Co-editors are: Dr Ilona Boniwell PhD (France), Prof Stephen Palmer PhD (England), Dr Siobhain O’Riordan PhD (England). The Associate Editors are Dr Anthony Grant PhD (Australia), Pascale Haag (France) and Dr Rebecca Shankland PhD (France).

The editors look forward to receiving contributions reflecting the counselling and psychotherapy field in Europe and beyond. Visit the website for further information about submissions.

Further Information from the EJAPP website.

Neurodegeneration & The 3Rs: Models, Mechanisms & Resources.

Edinburgh, 6th December, 2016 

The Scottish TSE Network (STN) will host their annual one-day international symposium at the Roslin Institute (Edinburgh, UK) on state of the art approaches to studying neurodegenerative diseases that are consistent with the 3R principles (replacement, refinement, reduction) of animals in research.

Topics will include cell-free protein misfolding assays, human stem cell-based approaches and transgenic C. elegans and Drosophila models, in addition to the opportunities offered by tissue banking and in silico analysis.

For more information visit the British Neuroscience Association.

BNA2017 Festival of Neuroscience

“Attending and contributing to meetings such as BNA2017 Festival of Neuroscience is core to a career in science. They provide the opportunity to discuss findings, discover fresh insights on your work, meet researchers from around the world and learn the latest developments in the field.”

“BNA2017 is one of the largest international neuroscience meetings in Europe in 2017, and presents the ideal opportunity for neuroscientists around the world to discuss their science and their ideas, across both discipline boundaries and national borders.”

John Isaac, Head of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The Wellcome Trust.

Visit the British Neuroscience Association website for more details.

FENS Forum 2016: Copenhagen. 2-6 July.

The FENS Forum is fast approaching and this year it will take place in the lively city of Copenhagen.
The Forum scientific programme is designed to bring you engaging science from some of the world’s top neuroscientists, plus an impressive list of high-profile satellite meetings along with special interest and networking events. These offer opportunities for both young and established neuroscientists to expand their networks. We warmly invite you to have a look at the programme, which includes:

Featured Lectures
• The Presidential Lecture with Nobel Prize winners John O’Keefe (UK), Edvard Moser (Norway) and May-Britt Moser (Norway) (4 July)
• The Brain Cavalcade, with five winners of the Brain Prize from 2011-2015 (2 July)
• The FENS-EJN Awards winners Antonello Bonci (USA) Jerry Chen (Switzerland) Lars Schwabe (Germany) (6 July)
Satellite Events
• Cells, Circuits and Computation: Expanding the Horizons of Big Data Analysis – Allen Institute for Brain Science and HBP
• Mechanisms of neurodegeneration and progression: From mechanisms to therapies in Parkinson’s disease – Neurotoxicity Society
• Nutrition for the Ageing Brain – ILSI Europe Nutrition and Mental Performance Task Force
Special Interest Events
• Why do we need to use animals in research?
• Bridging Knowledge Session: Alpha-synuclein prion like forms as target for therapy in Parkinson’s disease and other synucleinopathies
• Code of Conduct and Ethics in Science
Come and join over 6,000 researchers sharing your passion for neuroscience, in the capital of Northern Europe – Copenhagen.
Deadline for online registration: 20 June. Register here.
www.forum2016.fens.org/

We welcome Dr Nollaig Heffernan who joins the Centre for Neuroscience faculty. She is a Sport and Exercise Psychologist (BPS) and a member of the Psychological Society of Ireland. She is an independent Management Consultant and works with businesses from sole traders to multinationals specialising in Leadership and Management, Organisational Psychology, Workplace Performance and Stress Management. In her role as a Sport Psychologist she works with all abilities from beginner to elite in a wide range of sports. She is a successful rowing coach with wins at national and international level. She regularly speaks at conferences and universities as a specialist lecturer or guest speaker and is a contributing author to a number of business books including the Association for Coaching’s Psychometrics in Coaching and Leadership Coaching.

Her interests include the neuroscientific make-up of high performing individuals, the cross-discipline transfer of effective coping strategies, resilient leadership and enhancing wellbeing in the workplace. She has co-authored (with Stephen Palmer) a paper, Moving forward neuroscience research in the fields of coaching psychology and sport psychology: Would Imagery Based Coaching be a useful area to research?  which will be published in Coaching Psychology International this summer.

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