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Join us at the Menstruation Research Conference 2026 – July 7-8 2026, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, UK

Illustrated conference banner showing a diverse group of people gathered along Brighton's seafront at sunset. The Brighton Palace Pier and Royal Pavilion are visible in the background, rendered in vibrant shades of magenta, pink, purple, orange, and blue. The group includes people of different ages, ethnicities, body sizes, and abilities, including a wheelchair user, an older adult, a visibly pregnant person, and a person wearing a hijab. They are engaged in relaxed conversation, conveying inclusion, collaboration, and community. The colourful comic-style artwork evokes themes of menstrual health, menopause, mental health, and interdisciplinary research without using text or explicit medical imagery.

Please join our Digital Women’s Health CORE at the Menstruation Research Conference 2026 in Brighton, UK, from July 7–8, 2026, jointly organised by the Menstruation Research Network (MRN) and the 4M – Menarche, Menstruation, Menopause and Mental Health Consortium.

Established in 2018, the Menstruation Research Network brings together experts from the sciences and humanities, NGOs, the arts, activists and campaigners, industry and the NHS to unify knowledge about medical, political, economic, psychological and cultural issues related to menstruation.

The 4M Consortium, for its part, focuses on research at the intersection of menstrual and mental health, connecting researchers, clinicians and other stakeholders to support collaborative work and early-career researchers in the field.

Oral Presentations

  • de Montleau, A., Nißen, M., Kowatsch, T., Exploring Menstrual Cycle Aware Timing as a Driver of Engagement in Digital Health Interventions, Oral presentation at the Menstruation Research Conference 2026 (4M), 7-8 July 2026, Brighton, UK.
  • Haas, S.E., Kowatsch, T., Nißen, M., Sou, D., Menstrual Health Literacy: A Scoping Review and Mixed-Methods Exploration of Conceptualisations, Measurement, and Interventions, Abstract presented at the Menstruation Research Conference 2026 (4M), 7-8 July 2026, Brighton, UK.
  • Sou, D., Fuchs, M., Moretti, L., Dollo, D., Jin, Q., de Montleau, A., Kowatsch, T., Nißen, M., Let’s talk cycles: Breaking Menstrual Health Silos Through Inclusive Education and Dialogue, Oral Presentation presented at the Menstruation Research Conference 2026 (4M), 7-8 July 2026, Brighton, UK.

Posters

  • Chapi-Nitcheu, C., Kowatsch, T., Nißen, M., Sou, D., Leveraging Digital Health Technologies to Support Detection and Management of Menstrual Cycle–Related Disorders: A Scoping Review, Poster presented at the Menstruation Research Conference 2026 (4M), 7-8 July 2026, Brighton, UK.
  • Principe, M., Stebler, E., Sou, D., Huang, E.M., Kowatsch, T., Nißen, M., CyMe [si:][mi:] – A Digital Women’s Health Research Initiative and Platform, Poster presented at the Menstruation Research Conference 2026 (4M), 7-8 July 2026, Brighton, UK.
  • Stebler, E., Principe, M., Huang, E.M., Nißen, M., From Data to Insight: The Role of Visualization and AI-based Textual Summaries in Menstrual Health , Poster presented at the Menstruation Research Conference 2026 (4M), 7-8 July 2026, Brighton, UK.
  • Kavassakali, V., Reuther, A., Kowatsch, T., Nißen, M., Sou, D., Menstrual Health in the Workplace: Perspectives from Managers, Poster presented at the Menstruation Research Conference 2026 (4M), 7-8 July 2026, Brighton, UK.
  • Soth, D., Wiesner, H., Kowatsch, T., Nißen, M., Sou, D., Conceptualizing and Visualizing Menstrual Cycle Experiences in Workplace Contexts: Strengthening Awareness of Both Challenges and Strengths, Poster presented at the Menstruation Research Conference 2026 (4M), 7-8 July 2026, Brighton, UK.

Workshop

  • (Digital) Women’s Health Across the Lifespan in 2025 – A Future Back Workshop – organized by Marinja Principe, Davinny Sou & Marcia Nißen

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