A very constructive three-days workshop, the “CREATE” workshop, took place before the official commencement of the conference. During the workshop, titled ‘Writing science for journals, funders and other audiences’, participants learned how to develop their skills in writing and collaborate between early career researchers working in Health Psychology in Europe. The workshop was facilitated by Dr. Jean Adams (University of Cambridge, UK), Dr. Stephan Dombrowski (University of Stirling, UK) and Prof. Martin White (University of Cambridge, UK).