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Sleep Awareness Month for Europe

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Call for Abstracts- Time to submit!
Sleep Europe 2026

Submission deadline: 23 March 2026

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Registration Now Open!
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Reduced registration rates available

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eSleep Europe Virtual Congress

The premier virtual scientific congress dedicated to advancing the science and practice of sleep health and research.

Sleep Europe Congress

Europe’s leading congress on sleep medicine and sleep research hosted by ESRS. Next on October 2026 in Maastricht, Netherlands.

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Journal of Sleep Research

An international scientific journal which publishes original research papers in all areas of sleep research and sleep medicine.

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Sleep Science Friday

Stay in the loop with the latest Sleep Science News and ESRS Updates – the most recent publications and interesting research.

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The Voice of Sleep in Europe

Our mission is to serve and integrate the ESRS community by bringing together researchers, clinicians, allied health professionals, national sleep societies (ANSS), policy makers, patients, industry, media, and the wider public to promote sleep research, sleep medicine, and the recognition of sleep as a pillar of health.

Joint EPA/ESRS/FENS Webinar
20 March |16:30 CET

In recognition of ESRS Sleep Awareness Month 2026 and 2026 Brain Awareness Week,
this webinar explores the growing recognition of sleep as a foundational lifestyle factor for mental health.

EUROPEAN SLEEP RESEARCH SOCIETY

Promoting Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine in Europe

ESRS EDIC Book Club: Join Our First Edition!

The ESRS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDIC) is excited to launch a new initiative designed to bring our community together around meaningful conversations.

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ASA/ESRS Joint Webinar on COMISA

Join us for a comprehensive overview of COMISA, covering recent advances, clinical implications, and digital innovations.

Sleep Europe 2026 - Abstract Submission Now Open!

Don’t miss the opportunity to share your research at Sleep Europe 2026 in Maastricht!

APPLICATION OPEN from 15 December 2025 – 23 March 2026

eSleep Europe Virtual Congress 2025

Free for Members of ESRS and of Supporting Organisations

eSleep Europe Paediatrics Track

12 June 2025 | 12:00- 17:00 CEST

eSleep Europe Virtual Congress 2025

Free for Members of ESRS and of Supporting Organisations

eSleep Europe Paediatrics Track

12 June 2025 | 12:00- 17:00 CEST

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ESRS-ECRN webinar - 06 July 2023 at 12:00 – 13:00 CEST with Fridolin Hanel.

eSLEEP EUROPE 2023
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Abstracts Submission
Extended Deadline: 31 May 2023
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eSLEEP EUROPE 2023
ESRS Virtual Congress

EXTENDED DEADLINE
FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS:
31 MAY 2023

Best Abstract Award

Best abstract per each Track will be awarded with a complimentary registration to Sleep Europe 2024.

Please register before you submit your abstract proposal.

ESRS Sleep Awareness Month For Europe 2025

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Temporally resolved analyses of aperiodic features track neural dynamics during sleep

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Behaviour-based movement cut-off points in 3-year old children comparing wrist- with hip-worn actigraphs MW8 and GT3X

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Sleep Compression Therapy vs. Sleep Restriction Therapy: Which Therapy Works Best for Insomnia?

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ESRS President’s February highlights Sleep Medicine Examination, EDIC Book Club launch, joint webinars, and Sleep Europe 2026 preparations.

by ESRS.
February 12, 2026

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CPAP Effects on Energy Expenditure, Intake, Hormonal Regulation, and Body Composition: A Randomized Trial

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SLEEP MEDICINE TEXTBOOK (2^nd ed.)

NOW AVAILABLE IN PRINT AND DIGITAL

The Sleep Medicine Textbook 2^nd edition published by the ESRS in 2021, provides a state of the art, significantly expanded comprehensive, all-in-one educational material (15 sections, 92 chapters and over 1,000 pages) structured around the actualized Sleep Medicine Catalogue of Knowledge and Skills – Revision. (Penzel et al. 2021, Journal of Sleep Research). Written by experts in the field and published by the ESRS, it provides an European approach to sleep medicine education, and represents the knowledge-base for the ESRS-endorsed sleep medicine examinations.

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The purpose of this society is to promote research on sleep and sleep-related areas, improve the care for patients with sleep disorders, and facilitate the dissemination of information regarding Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine.

ESRS Job Board

The ESRS Job Board features the latest job offers in Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research in Europe and beyond. We especially encourage all early-career researchers to take a look. Members are welcome to submit job opportunities free of charge. Non-members, contact us for more information.