Incubator Gathering 2026 – Expression of Interest

Incubator Gathering 2026 - Expression of Interest

The 2026 Mental Health Research Incubator Gathering brings together addiction and mental health researchers from across the UK. This fully funded event is for you if you have ever participated in any of the Incubator programmes (e.g. a writing retreat, internship, placement, GROW or PeCO). You will have the chance to:

- meet and network with ECRs in mental health and addiction research from across the UK;
- take part in practical skills development workshops;
- host and participate in informal conversations and sessions on a range of cross-cutting topics.

Incubator Gathering 2026 - Expression of Interest

Details

Which of the following do you best identify as?
Do you require accommodation the night before in Reading?
Last year, we had skills workshops on topics such as career planning, writing successful funding applications, and building and maintaining effective collaborations. This year, would you prefer to participate in similar skills sessions or an academic poster competition?
Participants will either submit a poster to be judged, or participant in the judging themselves. Posters will be assessed by their quality of science communication and clarity. Judges will be strongly encouraged to leave their feedback and vote for their favourites, which will later be shared with the poster participants. Winners will receive a small prize.
How would you like to be involved in the academic poster competition?
Personal data that you share with the Mental Health Research Incubator is collected, stored, accessed, and used in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Mental Health Research Incubator privacy policy, and the University of Oxford data protection policy. If you have any questions or concerns about your personal data, please email us at mhresearch@psych.ox.ac.uk

The Incubator Gathering 2026 will be held on 6 November 2026 from 10am - 3pm, followed by optional networking.

The main event will be held at Reading Town Hall, Blagrave St, Reading, RG1 1QH, which is a five-minute from Reading station. The location for optional networking post-event will be confirmed closer to the time.