INVEST Conference 2027: Navigating societal change – sustainable solutions through research

The 2027 edition, the fourth held in Turku, takes as its theme how rapid change is transforming the everyday environments and resources of children, young people and families, and how interdisciplinary research and scientific evidence can inform solutions and decision-making. Presentations are welcome from psychology, sociology, psychiatry, economics, political science, demography and public health, on topics including citizenship and resilience, demographic research, implementation, individual and societal consequences of crises and disasters, labour markets and economic well-being, mental health and mental disorders, methodological approaches, migration and integration, peer relations and youth vulnerabilities, public health and social care, social experiments and interventions, social inequality, social well-being and quality of life, sociogenetic research, and urban and housing studies. The programme opens with a pre-conference on 26 May, followed by the main conference on 27–28 May 2027.