In recent years, the Young Academy of Europe has closely collaborated with the Researcher Mental Health Observatory Cost Action (ReMO) chaired by YAE member Gábor Kismihók. For instance, under the lead of the Initiative for Science in Europe, we took part in the organisation of the GAGO Conference, addressing, among others, the mental health issues of early- to mid-career researchers (EMCRs) during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, and Katalin Solymosi (YAE Chair) was actively engaged with the ReMO community also in her previous function as co-chair of the Hungarian Young Academy. In 2023, at the 2nd Conference of the Researcher Mental Health Observatory, Katalin presented the data of YAE and the Hungarian Young Academy on the mental health of EMCRs and took part in a panel dedicated to ‘Holistic Doctoral Supervision’.
This year, Katalin Solymosi (YAE Chair) was asked to provide some closing plenary remarks to the participants of the 3rd ReMO Conference about how to continue the inspiring and important work started by the ReMO COST Action, how to keep the network going, and how to further advocate for the improvement on mental health in academia together with other important stakeholders.
