18th Annual Conference of the Swiss Society of Sport Sciences (4S)

The 18th Annual Conference of the Swiss Society of Sport Science (4S) will take place on 10–11 February 2027 in Basel, hosted by the Department of Sport, Exercise and Health (DSBG) at the University of Basel.

The conference will be held under the theme “If exercise is medicine: What comes next? – New directions in exercise and sport science” and will bring together researchers and practitioners from across the broad fields of sport, exercise, and health sciences.

Contributions addressing stress and stress-related disorders, mental health and well-being, resilience, psychophysiological responses to stress, physical activity and exercise as protective factors, and exercise-based interventions for stress-related health problems are particularly welcome.

The Call for Abstracts is now open, with submissions possible until 15 November 2026. We warmly invite members of the Swiss Stress Network to submit their work and contribute to the scientific programme.

Further information about the conference, scientific programme, submission formats, and abstract submission can be found on our conference website: https://congress-4s-2027.dsbg.unibas.ch