European Sleep Research Society - ESRS

𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞?

We’ve seen some fantastic ideas emerging around more sustainable ways to travel to Sleep Europe 2026, and we look forward to seeing more!

If you’re planning your journey to Maastricht, don’t forget that Sustainable Travel Grants are available to support more environmentally conscious travel.

Application deadline: 31 August 2026! Apply here: https://esrs.eu/grants-awards/sleep-europe-sustainable-travel-grant/

𝐄𝐂𝐍 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 [𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘!]

Some researchers build communities.
Some mentor the next generation.
Some take science beyond academia.

The 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 (3/3) celebrates early-career researchers whose leadership, initiative and service are making a tangible difference to sleep science and its wider impact.

Maybe it’s you. Maybe it’s someone you work with. Either way, today (19 August) is the last chance to put their name forward!

Who deserves to be recognised? Apply here: https://esrs.eu/committee/early-career-network/ecn-emerging-leader-award-application/

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. [𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰! ]

Have you published original research that is making a meaningful contribution to sleep science?

The second category of the ESRS Early Career Recognition Awards - Publication Award recognises an outstanding peer-reviewed original research publication that demonstrates scientific excellence, novelty and meaningful impact on the field.

If your research (or the research of a colleague) deserves recognition, this is your final opportunity to put it forward.

Deadline: 19 August 2026

Apply here: https://esrs.eu/committee/early-career-network/ecn-publication-award-application/

𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐄𝐂𝐍 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫?

The ESRS Early Career Network (ECN) Recognition Awards celebrate emerging sleep researchers and professionals who are making a meaningful contribution through research, leadership and impact.

The Rising Star Award (1/3) recognises innovative early-career researchers applying novel and rigorous methods to advance sleep science.

>> Think of a colleague whose work deserves recognition? Know an early-career researcher making an impact? Or... could this be you?

Applications and nominations close in just 2 days! Awards presented at Sleep Europe 2026 in Maastricht

Apply here: https://esrs.eu/committee/early-career-network/ecn-rising-star-award-application/

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭.

Introducing JSR Sleep Biomedicine, the new sister of the Journal of Sleep Research.

The journal provides an open home for mechanistic, translational and technically innovative research across the biology and medicine of sleep.

From understanding the mechanisms underlying sleep, to developing new methods and technologies, to bringing discoveries from the bench towards the bedside (and bringing important clinical questions back to the laboratory), JSR Sleep Biomedicine aims to support the research moving the field forward.

The journal also welcomes open datasets, innovative models, careful replications and honest negative results, contributions that help strengthen the evidence base and further sleep science.

As founding editors Prof. William Wisden and Dr. Ivana Rosenzweig explain, the ambition is clear: a journal that is "open by design, exacting by temperament, and quite unembarrassed about ambition."

A new branch on an old tree, building on the tradition of sleep science while creating space for its next generation of questions and discoveries.

Are you working on research that belongs in it? Submissions are now open.
Learn more and submit your research: https://esrs.eu/jsr-sleep-biomedicine/

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 (𝐈𝐒𝐌𝐂) 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔!

Hosted by the British Sleep Society, ISMC 2026 will take place in Newcastle from 15–18 September 2026.

The course is aligned with the ESRS Sleep Medicine examination syllabus and textbook, making it the ideal preparation for those planning to sit the ESRS Sleep Medicine examination, while also providing an excellent opportunity for those who are looking to strengthen clinical knowledge. Find out more and register: https://www.sleepsociety.org.uk/ismc-2026/

Sleep timing sits at the centre of major public debates right now, from daylight saving time to the perennial question of school and workplace start times. But how well do the patterns we're now seeing in large-scale wearable data actually hold up against the sleep science established over decades of laboratory research?

In this Sleep Europe 2026 Master Class, Prof. Anne Skeldon and Prof. Derk-Jan Dijk return to the fundamentals, bringing decades of laboratory-derived principles into conversation with today's quantitative, real-world data. It's a chance to sharpen the tools behind your own research design, and to see what that rigour brings to policy questions.

This masterclass is 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐝, and regular registration is open. Don't miss your seat! Secure it now and join us in Maastricht this October: https://esrs.eu/sleep-congress/registration/

𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭🔦
This week, we're spotlighting a systematic review by Gnazzo, Baldini et al. on sleep phenotypes and respiratory disturbances in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

➡️ Sleep-disordered breathing, both obstructive and central apneas, is highly prevalent across all SMA types (1–3) and may appear before overt daytime respiratory failure.
➡️Sleep architecture is abnormal in SMA: reduced REM sleep, increased N1, and disrupted cyclic alternating pattern (CAP) indices suggest not only respiratory muscle weakness, but also central nervous system involvement related to SMN protein deficiency.
➡️Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) effectively reduces apnea severity and improves nocturnal oxygenation, but does not fully normalise sleep architecture; a multidisciplinary approach remains essential.
➡️Disease-modifying therapies (nusinersen, risdiplam, gene therapy) show promising early effects on sleep quality and efficiency, yet residual sleep disturbances persist - regular polysomnography should be part of SMA follow-up in the new therapeutic era.

Read the full study: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2026.108933

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭

Sleep Europe 2026 is now open for regular registration, and our ESRS Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDIC) has extended the deadline for the Care and Accessibility Grant.

Eligible participants who require additional support to attend the congress can now submit their application until 6 September 2026, 23:59 CEST.

The grant aims to reduce barriers to participation and help ensure that members of our community can fully engage in the scientific programme and activities at Sleep Europe 2026.

Grant open to all: https://esrs.eu/grants-awards/sleep-europe-care-and-accessibility-grant/