The Karolinska Institutet, a member of the NeurotechEU Alliance, is organising the annual StratNeuro retreat in collaboration with Umeå University and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH). From the 3rd to the 5th of June, in the Stockholm Archipelago, PhD students and early-career researchers will have the opportunity to attend lectures delivered by local researchers and prominent guest neuroscientists. These speakers will share the latest research across various fields of neuroscience, ranging from molecular to cognitive and social levels.

Some of the key speakers for this edition are: Anne Schäfer, Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing, Germany; Nachum Ulanovsky, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel; and Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch, EPFL and Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland.

The StratNeuro Retreat provides an environment where attendees can expand their professional networks while discussing their work with fellow experts during the popular poster session. Furthermore, this year’s retreat will feature a special day on the 3rd of June, dedicated exclusively to PhD students and focused on their professional development.

• Date: 3rd–5th June 2026
• Host University: Karolinska Institutet (KI, Sweden)
• Pre-registration Deadline at KI: 16th March by 23:59 CEST
• Places funded by UMH: 2
• Deadline to apply for a UMH-funded place: 9th March by 23:59 CEST
• Useful links: link.

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If you are interested in applying, please follow the procedure outlined in: How to apply through UMH*. For further information, please contact us at .

The Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) will fund two (2) places for this mobility. Please note that UMH reserves the right not to award the offered places if the selection committee so proposes.

*Applications from students or early-career researchers that are accepted by Karolinska Institutet without having submitted a formal application for a UMH-funded place within the specified timeframe and manner will not be eligible for financial support.