The theme of this edition, “Working Memory, Strategy, and Consciousness”, highlights emerging directions in the field and aims, for the first time, to explicitly bridge traditional cognitive approaches with neuroscientific perspectives on working memory. Particular attention will be given to the interaction between strategic control processes, conscious access, and unconscious mechanisms in shaping working memory performance.

Chaired by Dr. Nadine Dijkstra, the ESCoP-sponsored workshop aims to move beyond neural correlates to explore causal explanations of consciousness. By examining the diverse properties of mental imagery, from aphantasia to synaesthesia and psychedelic-induced hallucinations, participants will discuss how endogenous percepts shed light on the study of our subjective experience.

Music is a window into how the brain thinks, feels, and heals. The Music & the Brain Summer School explores the fascinating intersection of neuroscience and music, an increasingly interdisciplinary field that connects fundamental research with real-world applications.

The Theory Methods Society organizes a Theory Construction Summer School at the University of Amsterdam this summer. The school is aimed at PhDs and more senior researchers interested in theory development and will feature lectures and tutorials by leading experts in the field. Topics discussed will be creating explanatory theory through analogical reasoning, establishing phenomena to be explained, tools and practices for theory formalization, and many more. If you’re interested, check the website for the registration link. 

The successful applicant will work with the head of the Cognitive Psychology Unit, Klaus Oberauer, and the Cognitive Psychology team. The post involves research and teaching (one course per semester). Our research focuses on capacity limits of cognition, in particular working memory, long-term memory, and attention, which we investigate with experimental and individual-differences studies and computational modeling

The Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (BCBL) in San Sebastian (Basque Country, Spain) is looking for a Research Assistant to join its team.

The Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (BCBL) in San Sebastian (Basque Country, Spain) is looking for a PhD Researcher to join its team.

The Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (BCBL) in San Sebastian (Basque Country, Spain) is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join its team.

We are delighted to announce that the 11th European Working Memory Symposium (EWoMS) will take place in Lyon, France, from August 26 to 28, 2026. The theme of this edition, “Working Memory, Strategy, and Consciousness”, highlights emerging directions in the field and aims, for the first time, to explicitly bridge traditional cognitive approaches with neuroscientific perspectives on working memory. 

We are pleased to announce a new event funded by ESCOP: the upcoming MESEC Spring Workshop, "Mental Imagery: Towards the causal study of consciousness," which will take place from May 31th to June 7th, 2026 in Ephesus, Turkey. MESEC (the Mediterranean Society for Consciousness Science) is a grassroots student association focused on organizing inspiring scientific events, and for this workshop, a unique “debate hackathon” format will be held. 

The Music & the Brain Summer School is an ESCoP-sponsored international event that will take place in Pavia (Italy) from June 22 to 26, 2026. The school is organized by the MusiCognition Lab at the University of Pavia (Carlotta Lega and Laura Ferreri), within the framework of an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program (BIP), in collaboration with Université Bourgogne Europe (Barbara Tillmann) and Aarhus University (Peter Keller).

Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
7-9 October 2026

The fifth edition of iWORDD will offer the research community a unique opportunity to gain a comprehensive overview of current theories and methodological advances in the study of developmental dyslexia and reading acquisition, with a special focus this year on bridging brain and behavioral sciences of reading. This edition of iWORDD aims to foster dialogue between two research traditions that have often evolved in parallel, promoting greater integration between brain-based and cognitive-behavioral perspectives. 

Ulm, Germany
30 August – 3 September 2026

Over its more than three-decade history, ECEM has grown to become the largest scientific meeting on eye movement research worldwide. The conference brings together a vibrant community of researchers working towards a better understanding of eye movements, while also using them as a tool to study a wide range of topics in neuroscience, cognitive science, and various fields of application. 

Washington DC, USA
14-18 November 2026

Each year, scientists from around the world congregate to discover new ideas, share their research, and experience the best the field has to offer. Attend so you can present research, network with scientists, attend sessions and events, and browse the exhibit hall. Join the nearly half a million neuroscientists from around the world who have propelled their careers by presenting an abstract at an SfN annual meeting — the premier global neuroscience event. 

Prof. Ayelet Landau's Brain Attention and Time Lab (www.landaulab.com) is recruiting postdocs and PhD students for an exciting project on modeling memorability and time perception in the visual system. The project is an international collaboration with computational and cognitive neuroscientists. 

The Visual Attention Lab of Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) is looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow. BWH is one of the Harvard hospitals and the postdoc will have a Harvard Medical School affiliation and a hospital affiliation. Jeremy Wolfe is the lab director. 

Vancouver, Canada
7-10 March 2026

The Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS) is committed to the development of mind and brain research aimed at investigating the psychological, computational, and neuroscientific bases of cognition. The term cognitive neuroscience has now been with us for almost three decades, and identifies an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the nature of thought.

Aix-en-Provence, France
April 22-24, 2026

The 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society for the Cognitive Science of Culture will be held at Aix-Marseille University from April 22 to 24, organized by Chotiga Pattamadilok and Johannes Ziegler. We invite abstract submissions for 20-minute talks and posters, spanning the full spectrum of research on the relationship between cognition and culture across disciplines, including psychology, neuroscience, linguistics, education, anthropology, archaeology, and the arts. 

The Department of Psychology at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Israel, announces an open call for tenure-track appointments (open rank; per qualifications and experience) in developmental psychology, social psychology, and cognitive psychology/cognitive neuroscience. The appointments are subject to budgetary and professional approvals. Applications will continue to be accepted until the positions are filled. The starting date is negotiable.

Josie Booth (The University of Edinburgh) and Eva Van den Bussche (KU Leuven) are guest editing a special issue of British Journal of Developmental Psychology on "Citizen Science in developmental psychology research". Citizen science approaches to research are increasingly recognized as vital to enhance the real-world relevance, and application of research findings. 

Submissions are now open for the Joint ESCoP-CoPM Meeting 2026, held from August 31 to September 4, 2026, in Hangzhou, China. Organized by the European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCoP) and the Cognitive Psychology Meeting (CoPM), we invite proposals for symposia, individual oral presentations, and posters until the deadline on March 15, 2026. All submissions must adhere to a 150-character limit for titles and a 1,250-character limit for abstracts.

We are pleased to announce that ESCoP has joined the European Consortium for Psychological Science (ECPS), a collaborative platform uniting ten European psychological science organizations across sub-disciplines, including developmental, clinical, social, personality, work & organizational, health, cognitive, methodology, assessment, and neuropsychology. Through this consortium, we aim to strengthen the visibility, exchange, and impact of psychological science across Europe and support initiatives that benefit researchers and practitioners alike.

The Marketing Group at the Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Basel, invites applications for a postdoctoral position with Prof. C. Miguel Brendl. This position offers a choice among two projects: “Synthetic Data for Theory-Driven Behavioral Research” and “Understanding and Countering Misinformation”. It is new and complements another postdoctoral position recently advertised in our group

The Danish School of Education (DPU) at the Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University, Copenhagen, invites applications for a fixed-term, two-year postdoctoral position associated with the AUFF-funded research project SENSE: Sensory Education in Children with Multiple Impairments.

CIMCYC is a leading center that brings together world-class research in psychology and neuroscience with a mission to advance scientific excellence, train skilled professionals, and make a meaningful impact on society. Its researchers explore the human mind and brain, examining individual differences, development, and disease, as well as their interaction with the social environment. This knowledge is applied across domains to improve lives and foster well-being.

The project “Bilingual Flexibility: The Neurocognitive Basis of Language Control and Adaptation” (PI: Prof. Stefan Heim, University Hospital Aachen; Co-PI: Prof. Iring Koch, Institute of Psychology, RWTH Aachen University) investigates the neurocognitive mechanisms of short-term, reactive, and medium-term, proactive, language control and adaptation processes. 

Heidelberg, Germany
12-16 July 2026

The International Conference on Prospective Memory will bring together researchers from around the world to discuss new findings, new methodologies, and emerging perspectives on prospective memory. We are very much looking forward to your contributions and to a collaborative scientific exchange. All conference details, registration, and abstract submission can be found on the official website.

The Signal Processing in Neuroimaging research group at the Basque Centre on Cognition, Brain, and Language invites applications for a fully funded three-year PhD position. The position is supported by the Agencia Estatal de Investigación, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades.

Pavia, Italy
12-13 May 2026

We are very happy to announce that the new edition of Psycholinguistics in Flanders (PiF) will take place in Pavia, Italy on the 12th-13th of May 2026! As always, PiF aims to be a welcoming and collaborative meeting for language scientists, and we will continue the tradition of highlighting the work of early-career researchers by giving them generous space in the program and opportunities for supportive, constructive feedback. 

Universities of Potsdam (GER), Groningen (NL), and Macquarie University (AUS)

The 2026 application round for the PhD Program International Doctorate for Experimental Approaches to Language And Brain (IDEALAB) is now open! 

Following the ESCoP Conference in Sheffield, we are pleased to announce the three winners of our post-conference survey raffle: Iona Glebov Russinov, Luc Selen, and Elena Benini. Each of them will receive a one-year free ESCoP membership. We congratulate our winners and thank all participants for their valuable feedback, which helps us continuously improve the ESCoP conference experience.

Dear colleagues, we are thrilled to invite researchers and students from all around the world to join us for the 2026 Joint Meeting of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology and the Cognitive Processes and Modelling Division of Chinese Psychological Society, which will be held between 31st August and 4th September, 2026 in the city of Hangzhou, known as the ‘Paradise on Earth’. 

This MSc Applied Neuroscience course gives a unique insight into neuroscience in real world settings. Studying the latest neuroscience methods, you’ll learn alongside our leading neuroscientists with contributions from professional experts, and have access to the Psychology department’s excellent neuroscience facilities. You’ll learn to conduct applied neuroscience research projects and acquire practical, hands on experience for your future career.

The Biological & Social Psychology group (Prof. Dr. Anna K. Kuhlen) at RWTH Aachen University invites applications for research positions within the DFG Research Unit “Bilingual Flexibility — The Psychology of Language Control”: one 4 year Postdoc (full time) and two 4 year PhD positions (75% or full time).

Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
10-12 June 2026

The conference will discuss statistical learning and its underlying mechanisms from behaviour to neuroscience, in various domains such as language, music, vision, and audition, with data from adult participants, development, individual differences, computational modeling, and non-human species. The conference will include invited speakers, regular talks, panel discussions, and poster sessions. It is an in-person event (talks, poster sessions, etc.), with no option for virtual presentations or attendance.

We are searching for a cognitive psychologist who enjoys teaching and has a track record of research. Applicants should have a PhD or equivalent in cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, or related fields. Established in 1919, AUC is one of the oldest U.S.-accredited universities worldwide. The University provides a collegial environment with faculty mentoring; generous grant support for conference travel and research; bright and engaged students; and a beautiful, state-of-the-art campus on the outskirts of Cairo.

We welcome applications from early-career scholars for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Psychology. Candidates should demonstrate strong potential for developing an independent research program.  We also welcome applications from established scholars (Associate or Full Professor), who have a demonstrated record of excellence in research and leadership in the field. 

Äkäslompolo, Finland
29 March - 1 April 2026

LaP is a cross-disciplinary meeting that connects psychological and neuroscience research on the mechanisms of learning and brain plasticity. It is organized by the University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University, the Turku Brain and Mind Center, and the Aalto Brain Centre.

Brussels, Belgium
1-2 December 2025

This two-day workshop brings together senior and junior researchers as well as clinicians from all fields — from fundamental neuroscience to clinical practice — sharing an interest in social cognition and interpersonal behavior. 

Several research groups at the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL, San Sebastián–Donostia, Spain) are looking to sponsor candidates for the upcoming INPhINIT Predoctoral Fellowship call funded by the “la Caixa” Foundation.

Horizon Europe Framework Program (HORIZON) Doctoral Networks, 'Bridging Communication Gaps in Human and Human-AI Interactions: The Role of Accented Speech on Neurocognitive mechanisms and Social Dynamics' (HUM.AI.N-ACCENT). The Doctoral Candidates (DCs) will be part of an international network of 13 research labs located throughout Europe who work on the EU funded HUM.AI.N-ACCENT project. The full consortium counts with a total of 24 academic and non-academic partners in Europe, Canada and the USA. As part of the training, the DC will attend regular events across Europe and will realize short stays (secondments) to at least two Beneficiary/Partner Organizations.

Bressanone (Brixen), Italy
5-7 February 2026

The Cognitive Science Arena (CSA, 14th edition) is a unique international conference designed for early-career researchers in cognitive science, including master’s students, PhDs, and postdocs. Unlike traditional scientific meetings, CSA gives the spotlight exclusively to young scholars, fostering an environment where they can present innovative ideas, ongoing projects, or bold, high-risk research. Senior scientists attend only as listeners and discussants, creating a supportive space for constructive dialogue and peer-to-peer exchange.

The Spoken Language research group at the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language aims to sponsor a candidate for an Inphinit Predoctoral Fellowship, a competitive call for predoctoral fellowships awarded by the La Caixa. Our group studies how humans process the fundamental units of spoken language, focusing on speech sounds and words.

Birmingham, UK
27-29 July 2026

The International Cognitive Load Theory Conference (ICLTC) is annually organized by The International Cognitive Load Theory Association (ICLTA). The conference aims to create a platform for researchers, educators, practitioners, and designers from around the world to share advances in cognitive load theory and innovations that extend beyond traditional instruction. 

We are offering a 3-year postdoctoral research fellow post in association with an ESRC grant investigating skilled reading in Arabic. The project involves a computational component, a megastudy, and a set of eye-tracking experiments.  The fellow will be based in Prof Kathy Rastle's lab at Royal Holloway, University of London, but will be engaging frequently with co-investigators Prof Denis Drieghe (Southampton) and Dr Sami Boudelaa (UAE). Join us!

The Italian Reproducibility Network (ITRN) is looking for people who'd like to share their experience with the discovery of Open Science - how this changed your way of doing science, or seeing science, what kind of challenges you had to face and overcome, etc.

We are excited to announce a call for papers for the special issue “Conflict adaptation across single-task and multi-tasking paradigms”, in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory & Cognition. The special issue aims at integrating research on how humans adapt control in response to cognitive conflict across conflict tasks, task-switching and dual-tasking paradigms.

The Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) is offering funded 5 PhD positions to work on various projects: Phd Candidate Position - Fpi Plan Nacional - Thalamocortical Networks; Phd Candidate Position - Fpi Plan Nacional - Tempread; Phd Candidate Position - Fpi Plan Nacional - Brainvoice; Phd Candidate Position - Fpi Plan Nacional - Can-Listen; Phd Candidate Position - Fpi Plan Nacional - Bridge 2025.

Fully-funded PhD position at the Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS) in Barcelona, in the group of Dr Mariana Babo-Rebelo. We'll be investigating the role of bodily signals in autobiographical memory, using virtual reality, EEG, fMRI and TMS, in healthy volunteers and patient populations.

The Attention & Social Cognition Lab at McGill University invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher to join our dynamic team under the direction of Professor Jelena Ristic. Our lab, located in the Department of Psychology at McGill University in the heart of Montreal, Canada, explores cutting-edge questions in social perception, cognition, and interactive (group) cognition using behavioral, neuroimaging (EEG), and eye-tracking methods.

The Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship supports post-doctoral training in Israel for up to 3 years. Candidates with a strong background in cognitive psychology and an interest in working memory and cognitive control are encouraged to contact Prof. Yoav Kessler.

A PhD position is available in the language team at the SCALab. The successful candidate will perform research on adapting linguistic representations after multilingual communication. Research methods include behavioral and EEG measures, optionally acoustic measures and eye-tracking.

A PhD position is available in the Speech & Bilingualism research group at the BCBL, San Sebastian, Spain. The successful candidate will perform research on foreign-accented speech processing. Research methods include acoustic and behavioral measures, optionally EEG/MEG and eye-tracking.

The Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL) is offering a PhD position within the Cortical Tracking of Speech (CTS) project. The project aims to investigate how Cortical Tracking of Speech (CTS) changes over time as a function of second language (L2) learning, and whether these neural dynamics are influenced by language modality (spoken vs. signed). 

We are looking for a postdoc to work with us on the capacity limits of cognition (working memory, attention, long-term memory, ...). The position is for 3 years with possible renewal for another 1.5 years. Ideal starting date is January 1st, 2026, but could be a bit earlier or later.

ESCoP invites applications for sponsoring one additional thematic meeting scheduled for 2026, offering partial funding of up to 4,000 euros per event. These meetings, organized exclusively by ESCoP members, should focus on research areas relevant to the Society and be limited to 60 participants, with at least 50% of senior attendees being ESCoP members. Student participation will also be considered in the evaluation. Submit proposals to ESCoP Secretary Andrei Costea by September 30th, 2025.

The ESCoP is thrilled to announce that we will sponsor the 11th European Working Memory Symposium (EWoMS 2026)! EWoMS is a recurring, high-profile event dedicated to the study of working memory, taking place every two years in rotating European locations. The 2026 edition is scheduled to be held in Lyon, France, from August 26th to 28th. This edition’s theme will be — Working Memory, Strategy, and Consciousness and the keynote speaker will be Alessandra Souza from Porto University.

As part of its commitment to nurture the next generation of cognitive scientists, the European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCoP) through its evaluation committee formed by Alessandra Souza and Vanessa Loaiza, is delighted to announce financial support for two seasonal schools that will run in 2026: Music & the Brain: from basic research to clinical and societal implications and MESEC Mediterranean Workshop on Consciousness Science. 

The ESCoP's 2025 Early Career Publication Award for postdoctoral researchers goes to Luca Moretti for their publication “Moretti, L., Koch, I., Hornjak, R., & von Bastian, CC (2025). Quality over quantity: Focusing on high-conflict trials to improve the reliability and validity of attentional control measures. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition". 
The ESCoP's 2025 Early Career Publication Award for Ph.D. students goes to Olesia Platonova for their publication “Platonova, O., & Miklashevsky, A. (2025). Warm and fuzzy: Perceptual semantics can be activated even during shallow lexical processing. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition". 

Lyon, France
26-28 August 2026

EWOMS is a recurring, high-profile event dedicated to the study of working memory, held every two years at rotating European locations. The 11th edition will take place in Lyon, France, from August 26th to 28th, 2026. The 2026 theme — Working Memory, Strategy, and Consciousness — aims to bridge traditional cognitive perspectives and neuroscientific approaches to working memory (WM). We will explore how strategic control processes, awareness, and unconscious mechanisms interact to shape WM performance.

We are looking for a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Associate to join Dr Angela de Bruin's research group in the Department of Psychology at the University of York. The Research Associate would be working on a project funded by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government's Horizon Europe funding Guarantee for selected ERC grants, examining multilingual language control and use in younger and older adults. The current part of the project aims to understand how context, in particular the conversation partner's language behavior, influences how multilinguals of different ages produce and use their languages. 

Crete, Greece
27-30 October 2025

This Brain Conference will bring together a unique and interdisciplinary group of internationally recognised experts in evolutionary biology, computational cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology, systems neuroscience, genetics/epigenetics and clinical psychiatry, to promote synthesis and synergy between the computational, social and life sciences to advance knowledge about the adaptive mind.

Human cognition is highly adaptive and can reason flexibly with new information. A crucial element for this is our working memory: a quick, reliable, and flexible system to maintain information temporarily, as needed, when needed. The goal of this project is to advance the understanding of how working memory is implemented in the human brain. To this end, the main objective is to develop a neural model of human working memory.

The Spoken Language research group at the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (San-Sebastián-Donostia, Spain) aims to sponsor a candidate for a Basque Government Predoctoral Fellowship (“Programa Predoctoral de Formación de Personal Investigador No Doctor”; a competitive call for predoctoral fellowships awarded by the Basque Government). 

Applications are invited for a postdoc position in cognitive psychology or cognitive development (80%, up to 3 years), with flexible start date between October 2025 and February 2026. The successful applicant will study working memory in young adults and/or children, as well as assist Prof. Dr. Evie Vergauwe in tasks related to teaching, lab management, and research.

The Learning and Cognitive Control Laboratory at Ghent University is recruiting a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to apply a control-theoretic approach to investigate the neurocognitive mechanisms of cognitive effort. The position is funded by a European Research Council Advanced Grant, “Mapping the Controllosphere”.

The Learning and Cognitive Control Laboratory at Ghent University is recruiting a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to apply a control-theoretic approach to investigate the neurocognitive mechanisms of cognitive effort. The position is funded by a European Research Council Advanced Grant, “Mapping the Controllosphere”. 

The editors, Penny Pexman, Richard Binney, Veronica Diveica, and Emiko Muraki welcome original empirical research articles, as well as reviews and perspectives. The last date for submissions will be March 10th 2026.

PhD Student position (75% TV-L 13) for 3 years, the position ideally starts 01. August 2025. The successful candidate can obtain a PhD in Psychology. The candidate will work in the DFG-funded project “The relationship between learning and stimulus/response feature bindings” (principal investigators Christian Frings & Birte Moeller). The project addresses the interface of action control mechanisms and processes of memory formation.

Dear ESCoP Members, as we are preparing for the upcoming 2025 ESCoP Conference, we would like to bring to your attention that some constitutional amendments will be discussed and voted upon during the next Business Meeting. The proposed changes can be consulted in advance here. Until a constitutional vote is reached, the following articles of the Constitution remain in place, as presented in the Constitution subsection of our webpage.

The Postdoctoral researcher will be working in the Institute for Lifelong Learning and Guidance, within the Department of Education and Social Work. The person will be part of a dynamic organisational context of a growing, globally connected research university. The postdoctoral researcher will collaborate closely with Prof. Dr Claude Houssemand on topics related to cognitive differential psychology, especially cognitive strategies in visuo-spatial tasks.

The Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) invites applications for a postdoctoral position in audio-visual perception. The position is available for 34 months. The starting date is October 1, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter.

The Mechanisms of Social Behavior lab at Karolinska Institutet (PI: Björn Lindström) is seeking a highly qualified postdoctoral researcher. Funded by the European Research Council and the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, our lab develops new frameworks for understanding the psychological, neural, and computational mechanisms of social learning, transmission, and cultural evolution. 

The position is financed by the project “Integration of dynamic belief updating across contexts and psychopathology” (funding: DFG). This project is part of the Cognitive Modeling & Decision Neuroscience Lab (PI: Prof. Dr. Sebastian Gluth) and the DFG Research Unit 5389 on “Contextual influences on dynamic belief updating in volatile environments: Basic mechanisms and clinical implications” (speaker: Prof. Dr. Tania Lincoln). 

ESCoP is accepting proposals for the upcoming Summer or Winter Schools to be held in 2026! Whether you're an experienced researcher or just starting out, this is a fantastic opportunity to design and lead an innovative academic event that can truly make a difference in the cognitive science community.

Award for Post-docs: Sá-Leite, AR, & Lago, S. (2024). The role of word form in gender processing during lexical access: A theoretical review and novel proposal in language comprehension. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 1-20. 

Award for PhD students: Musfeld, P., Souza, AS, & Oberauer, K. (2023). Repetition learning is neither a continuous nor an implicit process. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(16), e2218042120.