ABOUT FEBS EDUCATION EVENTS

The organization and funding of events to advance teaching, training and learning in the molecular life sciences at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels is a key activity of the FEBS Education and Training Committee. This page lists upcoming and recent FEBS Education and Training events. For details on the objectives and scope of these events, please visit the Education/Training page.

UPCOMING FEBS EDUCATION EVENTs

FEBS Education and Training Supported Society Events

The second call for proposals for FEBS Education and Training Supported Society Events in 2025 is now open. This year, proposals addressing either AI and Machine Learning in Molecular Life Sciences: Tools, Ethics, and Education or Skills for Industry 4.0: Preparing Life Science Students for the Biotech Revolution are especially encouraged, although other educational topics within molecular life sciences are also welcome.

These events can take many forms, such as dedicated workshops or educational sessions within society congresses, and should aim to promote innovative teaching practices, skills development, or emerging challenges in molecular life sciences education.

Funding of up to €2,000 is available for in-person events and €750 for online or hybrid formats. The deadline for this call is 15 June 2025, for events taking place between July and December 2025.

FEBS Congress 2025 Education Lecture

An education-focused plenary lecture will be part of the scientific programme of the 49th FEBS Congress, taking place in Istanbul, Türkiye, from 5 to 9 July 2025. The session will be delivered by Professor Robert Harris (Karolinska Institutet, Sweden), recipient of the 2024 FEBS Education Award.

More details are available on the Congress plenary speakers page.

FEBS Education and Training Conference

The next edition of the FEBS Education and Training Conference will take place in March 2026. More details will be announced soon.

FEBS Education and Training Joint Workshop

A new FEBS Education and Training Joint Workshop is planned for 2026 and will take place in Bergen, Norway. Further details will be shared soon.

Recent FEBS Education events

FEBS Education and Training Joint Workshop

‘ATHENS: Approaches in Transformative and Holistic Education for Novel Science’, took place in Athens, Greece, 18–19 October 2024. It was a FEBS Education and Training joint workshop co-organized by the Hellenic Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (HSBMB), with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”.

Manchester 2023:  ‘Evolving Molecular Bioscience Education’ took place in Manchester, UK, on 25–26 May 2023. It was the fifth joint education workshop co-organised by FEBS and the Biochemical Society, with support from IUBMB. The event focused on inclusive and engaging learning environments, student assessment, and communities of practice in bioscience education.

FEBS Education and Training Supported Society Event

‘Promoting visual literacy in bio-molecular sciences education’, took place in Bucharest, Romania and online, 24 September 2024. It was a hybrid train-the-trainer event to help trainees understand structural data better and was organized by the Romanian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (RSBMB) as a satellite event of the Annual International Conference of the RSBMB 2024.

FEBS and IUBMB Education Special Session at the 48th FEBS Congress, Milano, Italy

‘From passive students to active learners: reimagining education with student-centered tools and unlocking engagement in the digital age’; 2 July 2024. Details of the session and speakers are given on the FEBS Congress website here.

FEBS Education and Training Conference

The inaugural FEBS Education and Training Conference (FEBSETC) took place in Antalya, Türkiye, from 20 to 23 March 2024. This pioneering event brought together educators and scientists to exchange ideas and best practices in molecular life sciences teaching and learning through plenary lectures, panel discussions, workshops and roundtables. As a result of the discussions, a white paper was developed outlining key challenges, opportunities and action plans for transforming education in the field. It is available here.

More information about the conference can be found on the FEBSETC website and the Educator Channel of the FEBS Network, where participants continue to share key takeaways, reflections and highlights from the event.

FEBS Education Ambassador events

Past events supported by the FEBS Education Ambassadors scheme include activities in Latvia, Lithuania, and Bosnia and Herzegovina during 2023.