Oral and poster presentations
- Abstract title word limit: 30 words
- Abstract word limit: 250 words
- Maximum number of references: 5 (optional, included in word limit)
- Headings: Unstructured abstract with no tables, diagrams or pictures
- Deadline (EXTENDED): Friday 30th January (by the end of the day) Symposia deadline 23rd January
Prospective authors are invited to submit an abstract of no more than 250 words with sufficient detail to allow the committee to judge the merit of the submission. In the submission form you will be asked to indicate your preferred type of presentation (oral, poster or oral-as-part-of-a-symposium) and you will need the following information as a minimum: title, abstract, authors and affiliations. Please note, only select oral-as-part-of-a-symposium if you have been invited by a symposium convenor to present as part of a specific symposium.
The title and abstract you submit will be used in the final programme so please ensure you have proofread and corrected any errors. You do not have to include references, but if you do these must be included in the 250 word limit.
You can submit no more than two abstracts as the lead author. However, there is no limit on the number of abstracts in which someone can appear as a co-author. The Scientific Committee will aim to reduce conflict in scheduling multiple presentations where someone is named as a co-author, however we cannot guarantee this. A submission of an abstract with multiple authors will be an indication that all authors approve the submission and content of the abstract.
If your abstract is part of a symposium and the symposium convener has already submitted the symposium, you will be invited to connect your completed abstract to the symposium. Please ensure you use the same email address for your submission as in the symposium submission. If the symposium has not already been submitted you can attach your abstract to it later through the Oxford Abstracts dashboard. If you have any questions or need support with this please contact us by emailing bsgconference2026@britishgerontology.org
How will poster sessions be organised?
The poster sessions are an important part of the BSG conference. The poster sessions will be in person, in a conference room where presenters and delegates will be able to discuss the content of the poster. If you are a student poster presenter, you may become our next winner of the Stirling Prize (£100). For more details on the Stirling Prize click here Stirling Prize Guidelines
If you are a student entering a poster, you may wish to be considered for the BSG's Stirling Prize. Further information on this is available here Please enter the information in the questions labelled 'Stirling Student Prize'. If you are not student or you are not entering a poster you can leave these questions blank.
Please note that abstracts not selected for oral presentation will automatically be considered for poster presentation, unless the author informs us otherwise by emailing bsgconference2026@britishgerontology.org