Registration

To register please click on the button below to the University of Sheffield’s online store.

Please note our registrations are through University of Sheffield’s online portal and covers talks, poster sessions, lunch and coffee breaks on all three days and a conference dinner TBA.

Please indicate clearly any accessibility and allergen needs at the time of registration or via email s.harshe@sheffield.ac.uk.

Important dates

We have relaxed the timescales for abstract submission and registration to our conference to take summer schedules into account. The key deadlines are now:

Early bird registrations and abstracts submissions open:06/07/2026, Monday
End of Abstracts submission for Contributed talks:24/08/2026, Monday, 12.01 PM BST
End of Abstracts submission for poster presentation only:24/08/2026, Monday, 12.01 PM BST
End of Early bird registrations:31/08/2026, Monday
Start of Standard registrations:01/09/2026, Tuesday
End of Standard registrations:21/09/2026, Monday, 12.01 PM BST

Abstract Submission

We invite all participants to submit an abstract for oral and/or poster contributions. Abstracts can be submitted via a google form or by downloading this abstract template. Please change the filename to include your full name (Surname_GivenName.docx) and send it to s.harshe@sheffield.ac.uk, with the subject “Poster Abstract” or “Talk Abstract” or “Talk or Poster abstract”, as applicable.

Abstracts received after the talk abstract deadline will not be considered for contributed talks.

Student bursaries

A limited number of student bursaries are available for graduate students and post doctoral researchers.The bursary will cover registration fee waiver and in exceptional circumstances, we may also be able to offer support for travel and/or accommodation.

To apply for the bursary, student applicants must submit a poster before 17th August 2026 and must indicate in their application that they would like to be considered for the available bursaries and explain the support required. Submitted abstracts will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the outcome will be conveyed within 3 weeks after the submission.