Workshop Aim

🎓 Our workshop is mainly aimed at MSc and PhD students, PostDocs, and early-career researchers who are beginners or relatively new to fNIRS hyperscanning. It will provide attendees with the opportunity to present their work to their peers, either by a talk or a poster. 

Presenting planned, currently running or completed studies is strongly encouraged, although attendance is also possible without presentation. There will be a best talk and poster presentation prize.

Workshop Attendance

🌐 Workshop attendance will be possible both remotely and in person.

The first workshop day will mainly consist in plenary talks, which can also be attended remotely. Please note, however, that attendee presentations will only be possible if delivered in person, and remote attendees will not be able to actively participate in the poster sessions. That said, all talks will be recorded and talk recordings as well as poster PDFs made available to remote attendees in a dedicated online repository for asynchronous and extended access.

The second workshop day, which will mainly consist in practical hands-on sessions and demonstrations, will only be open to in-person attendees.

Registration Fees

💷 Registration fees for the 2026 SoNeAt Lab fNIRS Hyperscanning Workshop are £50 for one-day remote attendance and £150 for two-day in-person attendance.

Selected attendees will be asked to pay the non-refundable registration fee the latest by 30 June 2026. If payment is not received in time, the space will be offered to another person on the waiting list.

The two-day in-person attendance fee includes desktop computer access, materials and catering (lunch & coffee/tea on both workshop days).

Accommodation & International Attendee Info

🛏️ On-campus accommodation (single room with en-suite bathroom; room only or bed & breakfast) is available starting from £49 per person per night and can be booked here. Additional accommodation options are available at attendees discretion in Colchester and surrounding areas.

🌍 For international attendees, please make sure to check the current UK entry requirements, which includes the new electronic travel authorisation (ETA). We also strongly recommend that you arrange a travel insurance for the duration of your stay.