BSPHN Conference 2026 – Call for Abstract Submissions
Why not submit an abstract to be considered for oral or poster presentation at BSPHN’s 2026 conference?
Submissions are open until midnight on Sunday 7th December 2025 (acceptance decisions will be returned by Friday 19th December.
Theme – Complexity and Behavioural Science: Practical Strategies and Innovation for Complex Problems
This year the BSPHN Conference explores how behavioural science is being used to help the public sector to respond to the challenge of complexity.
What are complex problems? Complexity could involve the nature of the problem (e.g. so-called ‘wicked’ problems like obesity, the intervention (e.g. multi-level interventions), the system in which the problem and its solution is embedded (e.g. changes to the service provision or policy landscape), or the methods used to understand complexity (e.g. challenges and opportunities in interdisciplinary or cross-professional research and interventions).
Topics which impact the health and wellbeing of our population could include:
- Behaviours related to health, such as smoking, health screening, treatment delivery / adherence or vaccine uptake.
- Wider determinants of health such as health literacy, poverty, environment or work.
- Community cohesion / safety such as discrimination, violence against women & girls (VAWG) or emergency response.
We welcome submissions which demonstrate:
- How behavioural science has been used to understand or respond to complex problems
- Opportunities and challenges in using behavioural science to address complex problems
- Innovations in applying behavioural science to address complex problems
- New and emerging complex problems that behavioural science may be able to help solve
- How can behavioural science help break down complex, seemingly intractable problems into simpler, more manageable issues.
We are particularly keen to showcase evidence-informed and transferable practice-based insights, innovative approaches, and works-in-progress that highlight learning and impact. We also welcome traditional research studies which add to our knowledge base and offer clear implications for practice or policy. Descriptions of work in progress are welcome.
Submissions from students and early-career researchers are strongly encouraged, as are those from professionals in private / public / VCFSE sectors who work to directly to influence and improve public health and social care outcomes.
Oral presentations: Accepted oral speakers will be given 15 minutes (10 minutes to present and 5 minutes for questions). Accepted presentations will be published on the Open Science Framework (OSF) and given a DOI, making your work discoverable, shareable, and citable.
Poster presentations: Accepted posters will be showcased during the conference and will be available online on the BSPHN website after the event and on OSF and given a DOI.
Symposia: If your work links with others and would combine into a suitably themed symposium, we would welcome a proposal from the main contributor (N.B the entire contents must fill and not exceed 1 hour).
Submit your single abstract for consideration for an oral slot or poster
Submit your outline for a symposium
Please read the Guidelines for Abstract Submissions before completing your MS form.