Bologna, May 21-22, 2026
We are pleased to announce the 5th annual conference of the European Social Science Genetics Network! This conference aims to improve our understanding of how genetic endowments and environmental circumstances shape life choices and outcomes across the life course of individuals.
Keynote speakers: To be Announced
We welcome submissions on the following topics:
- Inter- and intragenerational social mobility
- Family formation and fertility
- Methodological advances in social science genetics
- Gene-environment interplay
- Equality of opportunity
- Ethics, history, and philosophy of social science genetics
We especially encourage submissions from Ph.D. students and early career researchers.
Guidelines:
- Complete manuscripts (or extended abstracts) must be submitted here
- Submission deadline: 01 March 2026
- Authors of accepted manuscripts will be notified by end-March 2026
- There are no conference fees
- Participants are expected to cover their own travel expenses and accommodation costs
Organizers:
Nicola Barban
Pietro Biroli
Stephanie von Hinke
Paul Hufe
Niels Rietveld
Contact:
essgnconf@gmail.com
This project has received funding from the European Union’s HORIZON-MSCA-2021-DN-01 programme under grant agreement number 101073237
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