The scientific study of human memory can be approached from many different angles, for example by focusing on basic questions about memory or on questions that arise with regard to memory in daily life or in applied settings. This symposium will showcase the great variety of current memory research by bringing together researchers who pursue different research questions – some of them addressing basic characteristics of memory, others addressing memory in application. The first talk by Mohammad Hamzeloo will consider how odors can be turned into associative cues that are effective in evoking memories. The second talk by Mira Schwarz and Kai Homburger will examine how memories of odors can shape spatial orientation and support smell-based navigation. The third talk by Alp Aslan will look into memory for object locations and forgetting effects mediated by selective memory retrieval. The fourth talk by Jan Rummel and Luca Leon Bieling will deal with eyewitness source memory and the influence of ethnic bias on the cheater-detection benefit. Finally, the fifth talk by Marius Böltzig will focus on collective remembering, in particular future thinking of Ukrainians during the Russian invasion of their country. In addition to the five talks, a final discussion slot will provide an opportunity to discuss overlap and joint themes across studies, as well as potential avenues for future research.