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European Society of Health and Medical Sociology
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The ESHMS is a group of scientists involved in health and medical sociology research, health policies, health promotion and social epidemiology

https://eshms.eu/
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⏰ ESHMS Members: Advisory Board Election!

🗓️ Deadline 30 June 2026 🪑 2 seats open. ECRs encouraged! ⚠️ Must be a member

📩 Send Bio + Intent + Photo to: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

🗳️ Vote: 1-7 July
Results @ #ESHMS2026

#HealthSociology
⏰ ESHMS Members: Advisory Board Election!

🗓️ Deadline 30 June 2026 🪑 2 seats open. ECRs encouraged! ⚠️ Must be a member

📩 Send Bio + Intent + Photo to: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

🗳️ Vote: 1-7 July
Results @ #ESHMS2026

#HealthSociology
June 9, 2026 at 12:23 PM
⏰ Reminder: ESHMS Early Career Workshop deadline is April 15!

📍 Hamburg | 18 Aug 2026
🎯 Reflexivity in mental health research
🔹 10 spots | Fee covered

📝 Send motivation + project (250w each) to: [email protected] & [email protected]

ℹ️ eshms.eu/conferences

#QualitativeMethods
April 1, 2026 at 12:20 PM
📢 Travel Grant Alert for ESHMS 2026

Heading to Hamburg for the ESHMS Conference (19–21 Aug)? If you have an accepted abstract, you can apply for a grant up to €1,000.

✅ For: PhDs & ECRs (≤4 yrs post-PhD).
✅ Priority: Low/middle-income countries or no other funding.

⏳ Deadline: 20 April 2026
eshms.eu
March 28, 2026 at 6:28 PM
📢 ESHMS Early Career Workshop: Reflexivity in mental health research.

📍 Hamburg
📅 18 Aug 2026

🔹 PhDs/ECRs (≤3yrs postdoc)
🔹 10 spots | Fee covered

⏳ Apply by 15 April via email. ℹ️ eshms.eu/conferences

#Sociology #QualitativeResearch #PhD
Conferences - ESHMS
upcoming Conference The 21st Biennial ESHMS Conference Hamburg, Germany Dates: 19-21 August 2026Location: Hamburg, GermanyTopic: Mental Health in Times of Uncertainty Organiser: Prof Dr. Olaf von dem ...
eshms.eu
March 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
🎨 Call for Artivism – ESHMS 2026

Submit projects on Mental Health in Times of Uncertainty for the Hamburg conference (19–21 Aug 2026).

Art, activism & social justice at the heart of mental health debates.

📅 Deadline: 30 April 2026

Info: eshms.eu/conferences

#ESHMS2026 #Artivism
Conferences - ESHMS
upcoming Conference The 21st Biennial ESHMS Conference Hamburg, Germany Dates: 19-21 August 2026Location: Hamburg, GermanyTopic: Mental Health in Times of Uncertainty Organiser: Prof Dr. Olaf von dem ...
eshms.eu
March 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM
⏰ Final reminder — ESHMS 2026 abstracts
Deadline: Sun 15 February

Join the Hamburg conference on Mental Health in Times of Uncertainty.

🔗 Details & submission: www.uke.de/english/depa...

#ESHMS2026 #HealthSociology
February 11, 2026 at 10:48 AM
🎉 Congrats to Anneleen De Cuyper (Univ. of Antwerp) on receiving a 2026 ESHMS Research Visit Grant!

Her visit to Univ. of Gothenburg will support research on sexual harassment in higher education using advanced modelling.

🔗 eshms.eu/research-vis...

#ESHMS #HealthSociology
Research Visit Grant Winners - ESHMS
2026 Anneleen De Cuyper PhD researcher (Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO) fellowship), Department of Sociology, University of Antwerp, Belgium Host institution for the research visit: University of...
eshms.eu
January 27, 2026 at 5:47 PM
📣 Reminder – Call for Abstracts

Submit your abstract to the ESHMS 2026 (Hamburg, 19–21 Aug).

Theme: Mental Health in Times of Uncertainty
🗓️ Deadline: 15 Feb 2026
🧑‍🎓 Early Career Workshop: 18 August 2026

🔗 Info & submission: www.uke.de/english/depa...

#ESHMS2026 #HealthSociology
January 22, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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Without clear protocols to catch errors, artificial intelligence’s growing role in science could do more harm than good

go.nature.com/4iZwCXT
Why an overreliance on AI-driven modelling is bad for science
Without clear protocols to catch errors, artificial intelligence’s growing role in science could do more harm than good.
go.nature.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
📣 Call for Abstracts – ESHMS 2026

Submit your work to the ESHMS Conference in Hamburg (19–21 Aug 2026), themed Mental Health in Times of Uncertainty.

🗓️ Deadline: 15 Feb 2026

🔗 Info + submission: www.uke.de/english/depa...

#ESHMS2026 #HealthSociology #MentalHealth
December 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
📣 Deadline extended!

Applications for the ESHMS Research Visit Grants 2026 now due 15 Dec 2025.

Up to €1,000 for research visits abroad in health & medical sociology.

📩 [email protected]

🔗 eshms.eu

#ESHMS #Research
November 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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📢 Call for Papers: "Studying Pregnancy Losses"

We're excited to announce a session at the @eshms.bsky.social Biennial Conference 2026 in Hamburg

📧 eshms.eu/wp-content/u...

🗓️ Deadline: 15 February 2026

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eshms.eu
November 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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In case you're wondering where to present your fabulous #miscarriage research, please submit to a session organised by the members of the @soc-misc.bsky.social team at the @eshms.bsky.social conference in Hamburg in August! Deadline 15 Feb 2026

More info below 👇
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📢 Call for Papers: "Studying Pregnancy Losses"

We're excited to announce a session at the @eshms.bsky.social Biennial Conference 2026 in Hamburg

📧 eshms.eu/wp-content/u...

🗓️ Deadline: 15 February 2026

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eshms.eu
November 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
📣 Reminder: ESHMS Research Visit Grants 2026

Up to €1,000 for research visits abroad in health & medical sociology.

🗓️ Deadline: 30 Nov 2025

Open to ESHMS members; early-career researchers prioritised.

📩 [email protected]

🔗 eshms.eu

#ESHMS #HealthSociology
November 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Want to join the International Social Epidemiology Society for FREE?

Connect with colleagues at all career stages, get updates about our events, & receive an exclusive discount for our 2026 conference!

Become a member for FREE today at tinyurl.com/5xufct6u or scan the QR code in the flyer!
November 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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🎓 Call for Applications!

ESHMS offers Research Visit Grants 2026 – up to €1,000 for travel & accommodation to support international collaboration in health & medical sociology.

🗓️ Deadline: 30 Nov 2025
📩 [email protected]
🔗 eshms.eu/researchvisi...

#ESHMS #HealthSociology #Research
October 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
🎓 Call for Applications!

ESHMS offers Research Visit Grants 2026 – up to €1,000 for travel & accommodation to support international collaboration in health & medical sociology.

🗓️ Deadline: 30 Nov 2025
📩 [email protected]
🔗 eshms.eu/researchvisi...

#ESHMS #HealthSociology #Research
October 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
📢 Reminder!

The deadline for session proposals for the European Society of Health and Medical Sociology 2026 Conference (Hamburg, 19–21 Aug) is 31 Oct 2025 ⏰

Theme: Mental Health in Times of Uncertainty

📩 [email protected]

🔗 www.uke.de/english/depa...

#HealthSociology #MentalHealth
October 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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A study published in JAMA found acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability.

JAMA Deputy Editor Linda Brubaker, MD, MS, spoke with senior author Brian Lee, PhD, about the study’s findings. ja.ma/4nugLSF
September 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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🖼️ New in The Lancet, 32 images provide a photographic accompaniment to the work of the Lancet Series on the health benefits of the arts, in collaboration with @who.int
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Explore the images: tinyurl.com/bdcptc2x
Visualising relationships between the arts and health
The American photographer Irving Penn (1917–2009) described a good photograph as one “that communicates a fact, touches the heart and leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it”. This photo...
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September 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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📢 Call for Session Proposals – ESHMS 2026

We are delighted to announce the launch of the call for sessions for the 21st Biennial ESHMS Conference in Hamburg, 19–21 August 2026.

Theme: Mental Health in Times of Uncertainty

Deadline for proposals: 31 October 2025 ⏰
September 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This European study suggest that gendered life courses contribute to different patterns of cognitive and relational reserve accumulation for men and women, and that welfare states buffer the negative consequences of adverse life courses on cognitive health

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September 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
📢 Call for Session Proposals – ESHMS 2026

We are delighted to announce the launch of the call for sessions for the 21st Biennial ESHMS Conference in Hamburg, 19–21 August 2026.

Theme: Mental Health in Times of Uncertainty

Deadline for proposals: 31 October 2025 ⏰
September 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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This cohort study found associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and various health outcomes at age 50, particularly poor mental health and severe pain. ja.ma/4lOaSOr
August 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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This survey study found that 21.2% of US medical students experience food insecurity, nearly double the national household average. ja.ma/47kjCrX
August 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM