The INVEST Conference 2026 is accepting abstract submissions through February 9, 2026. The conference theme is “Building equal societies: from scientific findings to societal transformation”. INVEST 2026  will take place May 8-9, 2026 in Turku, Finland.

The INVEST Conference is an interdisciplinary meeting point for researchers who are committed to understanding and reducing social inequalities. We warmly invite researchers from all career stages to submit their work and join us in Turku next spring. Whether your work focuses on individuals, families, communities or systems, this is a place where your findings can spark meaningful conversations and help shape solutions for more equal societies.

Themes:

• Citizenship and resilience
• Demographic research
• Implementation
• Individual and societal consequences of crises and disasters
• Labour markets and economic well-being
• Mental health and mental disorders
• Methodological approaches and openings
• Migration and integration
• Peer relations and youth vulnerabilities
• Publich health and social care
• Social experiments and interventions
• Social inequality
• Social well-being and quality of life
• Sociogenetic research
• Urban and housing studies
• Other related theme

This is your opportunity to: 

• Present your research to an international scientific audience and join a community working at the intersection of research and real-world impact.
• Meet leading scholars, including keynote speakers Kathryn Paige Harden and Philip N. Cohen.
• Exchange ideas across disciplines and build new collaborations that advance both science and society.

Keynote speakers:

• Kathryn Paige Harden, Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas, Director of the Developmental Behavior Genetics lab and co-directs the Texas Twin Project. She is internationally recognized for her pioneering work on genetics, behavior, and social inequality
• Philip Cohen, Professor of sociology and a demographer at the University of Maryland. He is a leading scholar of family sociology, inequality, and social change and is also known for his influential work in public sociology and for advocating open, transparent, and impactful research communication.

Abstract Submission Guidelines: For more information, click here.

• Presentation format: individual oral presentation
• Submission language: English
• Presentations must be held in English
• Please double-check all author information before submitting
• Authors are solely responsible for the scientific and ethical content
• No submission fees
• Abstracts cannot be modified after the submission deadline
• Maximum legnth of presentation title: 200 characters incl. spaces
• Maximum length of abstract: 2000 characters incl. spaces
• Last submission date: 9th Feb 2026