Rob Pierce Grant in Aid - deadline extended

Submissions for the Rob Pierce Grant in Aid have been extended to Friday 2 May 2025.

The purpose of this annual Grant in Aid is to facilitate a project in the field of sleep research for a new investigator who is a member of ASA or ANZSSA. Applicants should be training in sleep research or a clinical sleep discipline. View full criteria

Applications must be submitted online via the ASA website by Friday 2 May 2025. 

 

 

The successful applicant will be announced at the annual scientific conference - Sleep DownUnder 2025 in Adelaide 8-11 November. 
 
 

eSleep Europe free virtual congress

European Sleep Research Society (ESRS) is hosting a year-long virtual congress, eSleep Europe, offered in monthly installments. The next one is taking place on 8-9 May and all ASA members can register for free using this link: eSleep Europe Mental Health Track.

Join the global experts to explore the many facets of the interactions between sleep and mental health: Colin Espie, Elisabeth Hertenstein,  Dieter Riemann and many more!

 
 
 

New recommendations for consumer wearables and sleep

World Sleep Society has published recommendations for the use of consumer health trackers for sleep measurement in Sleep Medicine.


The recommendations are wide-ranging and provide guidance for consumers, clinicians, researchers and manufacturers (see below summary graphic). 
Read the recommendations
 
 

Why we sleep: Professor Matthew Walker in Sydney

Dr. Matthew Walker, a professor of neuroscience at UC Berkeley, founder of the Centre for Human Sleep Science, and author of the global bestselling book Why we sleep: The new science of sleep and dreams; will give a keynote talk and conversation 'Why we sleep'.

Presented by Vivid Sydney and Sydney Writers’ Festival
Hosted by ABC journalist Sana Qadar (All in the mind)

Where: Sydney Town Hall 
When: 6PM, Tuesday 27th May 2025

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Artificial intelligence sessions at World Sleep 2025

New perspectives, tools, and findings on how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the landscape of sleep medicine and research will be presented across a number of sessions  at World Sleep, Singapore September 5 – 10, 2025. View guide to AI related sessions

Upcoming deadlines

  • Oral abstract submissions close 15 May 2025
  • Early registration closes 1 July 2025
  • Poster abstract submission close 1 July 2025
  • Hotel booking deadline 11 July 2025
 
 

 

 

Victoria state meeting 2025
Register today for the next Victoria state meeting to be held 1:00pm-6pm on Friday 9 May.   Block out the afternoon to catch up with your local colleagues and hear the latest from early career researchers and keynote speakers.
When: 1 pm, Friday 9 May 2025

Where: Amora Hotel Riverwalk Melbourne, 649 Bridge Rd, Richmond VIC (Pavillion)

Cost: Members free; Non-members AU$50. Registration is required.

 

 

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SA state meeting 2025
Registrations are open for the next South Australia state meeting on Tuesday 20 May. Block out the evening now to catch up with your local colleagues, and hear the latest from young researchers and our amazing keynote speakers.
When: 5 pm, Tuesday 20 May 2025

Where: Ayers House, 288 North Terrace, Adelaide SA 

Cost: Members free; Non-members AU$50. Registration is required.

 

 

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Sleep in Aotearoa 2025
The NZ Branch of the ASA are pleased to welcome colleagues to the 2025 Sleep in Aotearoa annual scientific meeting to be held in Tauranga at the University of Waikato campus June 26-27.
When: Thursday 26 – Friday 27 June 2025

 

 

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Flexibility around the clock: How to promote a less rigid and values-based approach toward sleep

ACT for insomnia has demonstrated efficacy as a promising intervention. This webinar outlines key knowledge and skills needed to engage people in effective ACT for sleep problems, either as a primary focus or as part of a wider intervention. We will demonstrate how ACT exercises and metaphors can target processes associated with hyperarousal and sleep disturbance (inflexibility, cognitive fusion, experiential avoidance) in adults, and how shifting from rigidity and over-control to values-based living can support sleep drive and circadian rhythms. Case examples from our lab will be presented.

 

Cost: Members free; Non-members AU$45. Registration is required.
Date: Wednesday 27 August, 2025
Time: 12-1pm – Queensland, NSW, ACT, Tasmania and Victoria
          2pm – New Zealand
          11.30am - SA and NT
          9am – WA 

 

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