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We invite you to join our special issue in Neuroscience Applied dedicated to m(obile)Health research on mental health conducted using mobile methods such as EMA, EMI, ESM, JITAIs, ambulatory assessment, as well as digital phenotyping. 

Deadline to submit is 1 December 2025.

Only 100 spots available! Are you an early career scientist in Europe? Apply to present your poster and participate in the ECNP Workshop on Applied Neuroscience, 12–15 March in Nice, France. Enjoy three days of expert lectures, dynamic discussions, and interactive poster sessions. Registration and accommodation are free.

Join ECNP President Martien Kas for a 5 km run through a peaceful green park, or enjoy a relaxed 2.5 km morning walk. A perfect way to start your Monday with movement and connection. 

Date: Monday 13 October 2025 

Time: 7.00-7.45am CEST 

Start/end: in front of entrance G of the Congress venue (RAI)

Together with Yellow Bike, we are offering an exclusive bike rental service for ECNP Congress attendees. 

✅ Convenient pick-up at the venue entrance 

✅ For registered participants only 

✅ Reserve your bike today 

Easy. Sustainable. Fun.

Calling Early Career Scientists attending the 38th ECNP Congress, 11-14 October 2025, in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 

Applications are open for this week translational internship funded by ECNP. Start with a speed date to find your translational counterpart, then apply for funding, and finally visit labs to start your collaboration.

Join us on Saturday, 11 October, 18.00-20.00 CEST at the first-floor lounge in the Congress venue. Meet peers from around the world, enjoy complimentary drinks and food, and try the fun interactive ‘Research Bingo’ challenge. 

Spaces are limited—first-come, first-served basis. No registration needed.

In a just-released article from Medscape, ECNP president Martien Kas, the Netherlands, discusses the ECNP Precision Psychiatry Roadmap and the potential of a biology-informed diagnostic classification system for mental disorders.

Explore these themes in our interview with Elisabeth Binder, Germany. At the 38th ECNP Congress in Amsterdam on Sunday, 12 October, she will speak on the importance of adhering to a moral compass in psychiatry and science research.

Listen as Alberto Giubilini, United Kingdom, discuss the many philosophical questions around AI in mental health. Can AI act as a moral advisor in psychiatry? Should we fear or embrace these tools? Join him as he envisiges the future of AI-driven psychiatry.

The ECNP New Frontiers Meeting will explore how plasticity can be leveraged to promote recovery in mental health and how measuring plasticity can guide the development of new treatments.

It will take place on 15–16 March 2026 in Nice, France, and virtually.

Help the Future DSM Biomarkers and Biological Factors Subcommittee learn about potential candidate biomarkers and other biological factors involved in psychiatric disorders by submitting your candidate biomarker or biological factor through this survey, which includes relevant definitions.