Third Call for Virtual Mobility (VM) Grant Third Call for a Virtual Mobility Grant (VM) COST Action Maternal Perinatal Stress and Adverse Outcomes in the Offspring: Maximising infants’ development (TREASURE) The call for Applicants will be open from the 14th of July until the 27th of July 2026 for a Virtual Mobility (VM) grant. VM…
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HELIOS members will have a strong presence at ASCAT 2026, taking place in London from 7–9 October 2026, with numerous oral and poster presentations showcasing research from across the haemoglobinopathy community. Throughout the conference, HELIOS members will present work spanning a wide range of topics, including sickle cell disease, thalassaemia, diagnostics and variant curation, gene…
Maternal peripartum stress: A new consensus-based definition Click here to access the paper
HELIOS is delighted to return to ASCAT 2026 in London this October, with both a dedicated scientific session and an exhibition booth, marking our final participation at ASCAT in this format during the current HELIOS COST Action. Over the years, ASCAT has become an important meeting point for the international sickle cell disease and thalassaemia…
A curated selection of abstracts from papers presented at 1st International TREASURE Conference (COST Action 22114) Click here to access the publication
Written by Milana Trucl, Sciensano, Belgium In July 2026, I spent three days in Bari at the HELIOS Training School on “Ethics, Gender, Regulation and Use of Data.” I arrived with a presentation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) and left with a much richer understanding of one of the many realities that will…
Two years ago, we began developing a systematic map to synthesize demographic research on migratory birds. Thanks to the remarkable efforts of our international team, we have now successfully completed the screening of 47,959 relevant scientific publications. This achievement reflects the dedication of 126 active contributors from across the network and represents a major step…
Written by Dr Adela Perolla, Children’s Hospital Zagreb, Croatia My testimony from HELIOS Action Training School — “Ethics, Gender, Regulation and Use of Data”, Bari, 1–3 July 2026 I left for Bari thinking I was going to a course. I came back with a list of questions I had never asked myself, and that from…
Following the EUFLYNET meeting in Vienna, participants had the opportunity to attend a training school dedicated to biologging data and movement analysis tools . The workshop introduced participants to the Move ecosystem , including Movebank, MoveApps, Movebank Life History Museum, Movetraits and MoveBON. Through a series of presentations and guided sessions, attendees learned how these…
The HemaFAIR and HELIOS COST Action successfully concluded the Federated Data Analysis Training School & Hackathon, held in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, from 11–14 May 2026 at the Alion Beach Hotel. The event brought together researchers, clinicians, data scientists, and FAIR data experts from across Europe and beyond for an intensive hands-on training focused on federated…
