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Bernstein Conference 2025

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Welcome

The Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience connects experimental and theoretical scientists. It comprises more than 200 research groups and 450 individual scientists from all over the world who combine experimental neuroscientific approaches with theoretical models and computer simulations.

The Bernstein Network was launched in 2004 through a major funding initiative of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) which aimed at advancing the transfer of theoretical knowledge to clinical and technical applications. The network is named after the German physiologist and biophysicist Julius Bernstein (1839-1917).

News

Freiburg, Germany August 5, 2025

Sara A. Solla receives the Valentin Braitenberg Award for Computational Neuroscience 2025

Sara A. Solla receives this year’s Valentin Braitenberg Award for Computational Neuroscience for her “outstanding contributions to computational neuroscience over decades” (the award committee). The award ceremony will take place during the Bernstein Conference on September 30, 2025, in Frankfurt am Main.

Chemnitz, Germany September 15, 2025

What does a human say to a robot while they’re building an IKEA shelf together?

Researchers at Chemnitz University of Technology explore human-robot conversations – and share their insights in a podcast episode.

Frankfurt am Main, Germany September 10, 2025

Learning to see is teamwork

Seeing is more than light hitting the retina — it is the result of a finely tuned interplay between networks of neurons. A new study by researchers at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS) and international partners shows how the brain learns to reliably process visual stimuli after the eyes open. With experience, incoming signals become more precise and increasingly aligned with internal circuits — a process that enables stable visual perception. These insights could inform advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and therapeutic approaches.

Göttingen, Germany September 4, 2025

International awards for researchers at the Göttingen Campus

Dr Oliver Barnstedt and Dr Anggi Hapsari each receive an ERC Starting Grant.

Events

Bernstein Conference

Bernstein Conference 2025

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Calls

Tenure Track Pro­fes­sor­ship

Wübben Stif­tung Wis­sen­schaft’s Tenure Track Pro­fes­sor­ship program sup­ports German uni­ver­si­ties in ap­poin­ting and on­boar­ding in­ter­na­tio­nal talents for tenure track po­si­ti­ons by funding the first years of the pro­fes­sor­ship.

Deadline: 30.09.2025

FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships Programme

FENS and IBRO-PERC are offering funding of up to EUR 4.000 each to early career researchers interested in participating in cross-border laboratory visits. FENS and the IBRO Pan-Europe Regional Committee (IBRO-PERC) are dedicated to supporting early career researchers and promoting intra-European mobility. The FENS/IBRO-PERC Exchange Fellowships Programme is designed to advance neuroscience research and training in Europe by enabling master or PhD students and early postdoctoral fellows to broaden their methodological expertise through targeted laboratory visits.

Deadline: 15.10.2025

The Shanahan Foundation Fellowship at the Interface of Data and Neuroscience

The Shanahan Foundation Fellowship at the Interface of Data and Neuroscience was created to provide freedom and flexibility to promising young scientists from diverse fields, as they work alongside neuroscientists at the Allen Institute and University of Washington. The three-year fellowship provides Ph.D.s from data science, computer science, physics, mathematics, and allied fields the guidance to pursue their own research interests with our data, with help from dedicated mentors .

Deadline: 01.12.2025