On the 14th of May the Stress in Action consortium gathered again in Amersfoort for their Spring Consortium Meeting.

It was an inspiring and sunny meeting with more than 60 participants. This meeting aimed to update each other on the plans for the next phase of the project and to prepare for our two-day consortium meeting in Amsterdam in Fall 2025. We were updated on the Stress in Action toolkit and cohort enrichment. This is part of phase two, starting in beginning of 2026. In groups, we discussed datasets and research questions with DASC to advise and optimally prepare for cohort enrichment.

In short presentations, four ongoing projects pitched their work, showed their progress and received feedback from the consortium.

All PhD students presented a poster about their research, recent publications and/or ongoing projects. It was a great opportunity for them to prepare for the SAA meeting end of this month and the next consortium meeting where the Scientific Advisory Board will visit. Additionally, this was a great way to receive feedback, answer questions, initiate new collaborations, and update the consortium on all ongoing projects.

We want to thank everyone for this fun and interactive consortium meeting! It was inspiring to see the plans for the next phase, and all the projects our early career researchers have been working on so far!