🧠 𝐁𝐀𝐏𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦

𝑺𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒂: 𝑫𝒆𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒚𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒆.

How can PhD students protect their mental health? Join Prof. Ernst Koster on May 21st for a workshop on perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and practical tools to improve well-being.

✨ Spotlight on: Tilia Linthout ✨
We proudly present Tilia, our first member in the spotlight!
Check out what she had to say about life in academia and reach out if you share common research interests.

To be the next featured member or nominate a colleague, follow: forms.gle/b5o8VitAXg3k...

If you are a BAPS member, participate or nominate a colleague to be put in the Spotlight by filling in this short form: docs.google.com/forms/d/1gG4...

BAPS JB Workshop Series
Navigating Pressure: Stress Awareness and Self-Care for PhD Students

How do we recognize stress early and protect our well-being in our academic lives? Pieter Govers offers insights in resilience, setting boundaries, and social support in academia! Scan the QR to register.

Are you looking for a way to combat procrastination? 👊

Join BAPS members in our online co-working space, where we work together and silently urge each other to push through the various tasks of the day! 💯

Tomorrow at 4PM. Registration link in your email inbox!

BAPS JB Workshop Series
𝑨𝒏 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝑺𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏‑𝑩𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝑷𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑹 – 𝑳𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑴𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍 𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒂
Dries Debeer (UGent) explains simulation-based power analysis in R that can strengthen your study design! Scan the QR to register.

📣 Special call for first-year researchers
🏆 Present your project proposal as a poster at the BAPS Annual Meeting 2026 and compete for the Junior Poster Award!
👉 More information and registration via this link: www.bapsannualmeeting.com/abstract-sub...

BAPS JB Workshop Series
𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒅𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒙 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉? 𝑴𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒇𝒖𝒍
Inès Mentec and Lauréline Fourdin (ULB) will share valuable insights and practical tools on outreach communication. Scan the QR to register.

Member in the 💫Spotlight 💫

We’re launching a new initiative to highlight the people, paths, and perspectives that shape our academic community.

Each edition, one voice up close.

More soon.

Online workshop: From the Clinic to the Lab and Back: Navigating the Dual Role of Clinician-Researcher in Psychology. On January 15th at 2PM. Offered for free to BAPS members. Link to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScORj2-dFvL_WqdPVypKtSawu4Dqwnm4Hm0KVj9oQXkJF9T7A/viewform

BAPS JB Workshop Series
𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒄 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒃 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒌: 𝑵𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝑹𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒏–𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝑷𝒔𝒚𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚
What opportunities and challenges emerge when clinical practice and research meet?
Mélissa Florian (UMONS) will share all her insights with us!
Scan the QR to register!

🎉 Looking for a meaningful New Year’s resolution?
Start the year strong by joining the BAPS community and unlock a range of benefits to boost your academic journey 🚀
Membership is free for Master’s students.
Learn more: www.baps.be/membership

Warmest wishes from all of us in the BAPS Junior Board! An exciting and productive ✨ 2026 ✨

Reminder: In 10 days, we’re hosting our very first online workshop!

👩‍🏫 Madyson Messiaen: ‘From lab to likes: recruiting participants ethically in the digital age’
🗓️ December 18, 2p.m. - 3p.m.
👉 Register via the QR code

✨ New at BAPS! ✨
Next friday we’re bringing our BAPS members together for the very first online co-working session!

🧑‍💻 focus in silence, yet feel connected
💡 encourage each other
🎯 reach your goals together

Join us and experience how productivity grows when focus meets community!

BAPS JB Workshop Series
𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑳𝒂𝒃 𝒕𝒐 𝑳𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒔: 𝑹𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝑬𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒈𝒆
How can we ethically recruit participants through social media and other digital platforms?
Madyson Messiaen (UMONS) has all the answers!
Scan the QR to register for our first workshop this academic year.

Monthly workshops are on the way! More on the December workshop shortly. Stay tuned!

Shape the program: Choose your Open Science Workshop At the BAPS Annual Meeting in 2026, we'll be hosting a workshop on Open Science. To ensure that this workshop is relevant and useful for our members, we invite you to help determine which workshop w...

We’re excited to share that the Junior Track of the BAPS Annual Meeting 2026 will include an Open Science workshop!
To make sure this workshop truly reflects what you want to learn about, we’d love your input.
👉 To pick the topic that interests you most, click here:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🧠 Meet the BAPS Junior Board for the academic year 2025-2026!

✨ Fresh team, fresh ideas, fresh events!
Stay tuned!

👉Learn more about the team at: www.baps.be/about-us/jun...

The BAPS Junior Board is looking for motivated PhDs and postdocs in Belgium who'd like to join our team! Interested in supporting fellow early career researchers through different initiatives?

👉 You can find more information and apply here: forms.gle/3hbfqfiei9kj...

The BAPS Junior Board is looking for motivated PhDs and postdocs in Belgium who'd like to join our team! Interested in supporting fellow early career researchers through different initiatives?

👉 You can find more information and apply here: forms.gle/3hbfqfiei9kj...

☕💬 Let's Talk Science at BAPS 2025!

Looking to connect, reflect, and exchange ideas beyond the sessions? Join us during lunch or coffee breaks for “Let’s Talk Science!”, a relaxed and informal space to chat with fellow researchers about the topics that really matter.

📣 Don’t miss the 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗔𝗣𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱!
Welcome you to the BAPS Annual Meeting 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 in Brussels.

🎉 And don’t forget our Post-Conference Social Event!
🗓️Tuesday, May 27th, 6:30PM
📍 Wolf Sharing Food Market (Rue du Fossé aux Loups 50, 1000
Bruxelles)

🧠✨ First Workshop in the BAPS 2025 Junior Program!

"𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗿𝘀"

🗣️ Featuring:
✨ Lauréline Fourdin (ULB)
✨ Dr. Julia Eberlen (ULB)
✨ Dr. Sarah Leveaux (Engrainage Media)
✨ Inès Mentec (ULB)
📆 Monday, May 26th | 15h00–16h20
📍 Université libre de Bruxelles | BAPS 2025 Conference

🔍📢 Third Workshop in the BAPS 2025 Junior Program!

"𝗧𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀: 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻"

🗣️ Featuring:
✨ Irem Öz (UCLouvain, Belgium)
📆 Tuesday, May 27th | 09h00–10h20
📍 Université libre de Bruxelles | BAPS 2025 Conference

👩‍🔬🌍 Fourth Workshop in the 𝗕𝗔𝗣𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺!

"𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲"

✨ BeWiSe: Belgian Women in Science (bewise.be)
📆 Tuesday, May 27th | 11h20–12h40
📍 Université libre de Bruxelles | BAPS 2025 Conference

🎉 The 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 for the 𝗕𝗔𝗣𝗦 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 is now out!
📅 Join us on 26–27 May 2025 at ULB’s Solbosch Campus for two days of research, keynote talks, and networking.
📄 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: lnkd.in/drQFCaW5
🎤 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀: lnkd.in/eUt3mDVN
📍 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼: lnkd.in/eRwyTZWj

🌟🧠 Fifth Workshop in the 𝗕𝗔𝗣𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺!

"𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆"
🗣️ Featuring:
✨ Siglinde Van den Bossche (VUB, Belgium)
📆 Tuesday, May 27th | 15h10–16h40
📍 Université libre de Bruxelles | BAPS 2025 Conference

Conference Registrations for the 2025 BAPS Annual Meeting will be open ​until (and including) the 25th of April 2025.

Abstract Decisions Sent- Check Your Inbox!
The abstract decisions for BAPS 2025 have been sent out! Make sure to check your email for your notification.
Early bird registration is open until April 11, 2025—register now for the best rates! www.bapsannualmeeting.com/conference.h...