Reading Emotions 2026

This event takes place on both the 23rd and 24th June, registering on this page signs you up for both days of the event.

REGISTRATION PROCESS:

• Register on this page
• If you are an external guest, please complete payment through the University e-shop. You will need an Order number to complete registration.
• Internal guests and trainees (BSc, MSc, PhD, Post-Doc) can attend for free, just remember to register!

This symposium brings together pain researchers from different disciplinary backgrounds and experience to promote extensive knowledge exchange, networking opportunities, and the potential for developing new collaborations. It will highlight and discuss the latest research in pain science from a diverse set of perspectives that include clinical applications, big data neuroscientific investigations, and mechanistic neuroimaging findings. The symposium will be built on a foundation of multi-faceted integrative approaches, combining multiple levels of investigation, to tackle a complex and multi-faceted challenge.

• Keynote lectures will examine central themes and latest developments in theory, methods, and application.

• Early career researchers and local experts will present ongoing work and key relevant methods in short talks.

• Discussions will be healthily encouraged with protected time to ensure active engagement, rather than passive reception

• The pursuit of dynamic variety in subject, from the clinic to the basic science laboratory. From transgender experiences of surgery, to the importance of communication. No subject is out of perspective, as long as pain is the central tenant.

If you would like to submit an abstract to present at this event, please fill out this form: Reading Emotions Abstract Submission – Fill in form

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