In September 2011, the second Young European Association for Communication in Healthcare (Y-EACH) Junior Investigators’ Workshop was held in Vnà, Switzerland. This workshop supported the goals of EACH and the EACH Early Careers Research Network (ECRN) to promote international collaboration amongst junior investigators and create a network to produce future innovative communication research . During this five-day workshop, early-career health communication researchers exchanged ideas and discussed the theoretical, methodological and practical challenges within their current work. An international group of eight junior researchers participated in the workshop, which was facilitated by five senior researchers from the EACH Research Committee (R-EACH). Participants’ professional backgrounds were diverse and included disciplines such as psychology, communication, medicine and sociology. The workshop included a mix of lectures by senior members, individual presentations, time for thinking and to work alone, walking in the open air and consultation time with seniors. On the first day, participants presented their current research projects to the group and discussed their interest in and motivation for entering into communication research. Current research projects were explored in more depth on the second day. Each participant was given an hour to present their research and any barriers or difficulties to two seniors and three other juniors, and advice was given. The third day was dedicated to an eight hour walk in the Swiss mountains, which allowed time for reflection, informal discussion and networking, whereas the fourth day allowed participants to work on their research projects and ask for advice where necessary from seniors. Hour-long lectures on theory and endpoints in communication research, placebos and communication, writing grant proposals and cues and concerns were delivered throughout the week by senior members to contextualise the issues being discussed in the workshop. A workshop was also given on networking and career planning. Participants presented their thoughts of the week on the final day, and time was given for reflection on the week’s learning outcomes and future networking possibilities.