The next European Conference of Science Journalism will take place on 14 and 15 October 2026 in Hannover, Germany, alongside the annual WPK Wissenswerte conference on 15 and 16 October.

The main topic of the conference will be “Science journalism for a world in crisis”.

Early bird registration will be open until September 30, so register soon to get the best rate. As an EFSJ member you can claim the “association members” rate. Tickets for October 14 (or combination tickets that includes this date) will also give you access to the European Night, during which the European Science Journalist of the Year will be announced.

About the European Conference of Science Journalism (ECSJ)

The ECSJ is a conference for professional science journalists and related professions that has been taking place every two years over the past decade. Previous ECSJs were organised by teams led by current and former board members of the European Federation for Science Journalism in Manchester (2016), Toulouse (2018), Trieste (2020), and Leiden (2022).

European Conference of Science Journalism in Manchester

European Conference of Science Journalism in Manchester

  • the logo of the 2026 European Conference of Science Journalism

ECSJ2026 : call for session proposals

January 5th, 2026|Comments Off on ECSJ2026 : call for session proposals

It’s time to contribute to the next European Conference of Science Journalism (ECSJ2026), which will take place from 14 to 16 October in Hanover, Germany. It will be held jointly with the annual Wissenswerte conference

  • the logo of the 2026 European Conference of Science Journalism

Save the date for the ECSJ2026 call for proposals!

November 24th, 2025|Comments Off on Save the date for the ECSJ2026 call for proposals!

Get ready to contribute to the next European Conference of Science Journalism, which will take place in Hanover, Germany, from 14 to 16 October 2026. It will be held alongside the annual WPK Wissenswerte conference.

  • Opening ceremony of ECSJ 2022 Leiden, CC VWN/ECSJ2022 (photo: Farouk Batiche)

ECSJ 2022 in Leiden: a great event

July 25th, 2022|Comments Off on ECSJ 2022 in Leiden: a great event

What happens when you put some 220 science journalists and communicators together? Then you get a wonderful conference! And we knew it. Tuesday 12 July 2022 was the day, after a year of arranging,