22nd Annual Scientific Meeting
We look forward to welcoming you to Belfast for UKSBM 2027
For the first time in the history of UKSBM, our Annual Scientific Meeting will take place in Northern Ireland. We are delighted to be bringing the conference to Belfast and look forward to welcoming colleagues from across the UK, Ireland and internationally. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase the behavioural medicine research taking place in Northern Ireland, while also strengthening connections and collaborations across the UK and beyond.
This will be our 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting, showcasing the best of the UK’s research in behavioural medicine.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS NOW OPEN!
Abstract submission deadline: 16th December 2026, 10am GMT
For more information, and to submit an abstract click here
Past Meetings
2026, Sheffield
21st Annual Scientific Meeting
28 – 29 April 2026 at Sheffield Hallam University
We had a very successful 21st Annual Scientific Meeting in Sheffield bringing together colleagues from very different fields, from speech and language therapy to trials methodology to celebrate all things behavioural medicine. With keynote sessions from Prof Parveen Ali, Prof Debi Bhattacharya, Prof Daryl O’Connor, and Prof Jo Waller who shared their work as leaders in behavioural science research on topics such as gender-based violence, stress, medicine adherence and breast cancer.
We also seen prizewinning talks on how digital training can sustain fidelity of delivery in complex interventions and the long-term impacts of a co-designed sustainable park physical activity and other wellbeing behaviours. We championed our early career researchers with Hannah Doughty’s best early-career abstract and Kelly Lloyd’s Early Career Network Collaborative Award. As well as many opportunities to connect with new and familiar faces.
2025, Bristol
20th Annual Scientific Meeting
25-26th March 2025, Mercure Grand
Keynote Speakers
2024, Glasgow
19th Annual Scientific Meeting
13-14th March 2024, The Raddison Blu
Keynote Speakers
2023, Birmingham
18th Annual Scientific Meeting
28-29th March 2023, The Studio
Keynote Speakers
Dr Tim Chadborn from the UK Department of Health and Social Care:
‘Applying behavioural science to public health policy and practice: we can do so much more!‘
2022, Virtual
17th Annual Scientific Meeting
30-31st March 2022
Keynote Speakers
Jean Adams from the University of Cambridge (UK):
‘Changing the environment to support healthier eating: opportunities and challenges’
Molly Byrne, from the National University of Ireland:
‘Improving behavioural intervention research: Priorities and opportunities’
2021, Virtual
16th Annual Scientific Meeting
13-14th January 2021
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Susan Michie, University College London. “Covid 19: behavioural science meets policy.”
Dr Kayle de la Haye. University of Southern California. “Network and systems approaches for health interventions and applications promoting healthy eating“
Invited symposium
Successes and future directions for behaviour change interventions
Professor Falko Sniehotta University of Twente/Newcastle:
DIRECT diabetes remission intervention and associated weight loss maintenance programme
Dr Afroditi Stathi, University of Birmingham:
REACT: Physical activity and behaviour maintenance intervention for preventing physical function decline in older adults
Professor Elizabeth Murray, UCL:
Beyond Effectiveness: Challenges and successes in realising the potential of digital health
Invited symposium
Professor Sharon Simpson, Dr Kathryn Skivington, Professor Laurence Moore. University of Glasgow
The New Medical Research Guidance on Developing and Evaluating Complex Interventions
2020, Bath
15th Annual Scientific Meeting
16-17 January 2020, Apex City of Bath Hotel
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Bas Verplanken, Department of Psychology, University of Bath. “The Psychology of Repetition: Habits of Doing and Thinking.”
Prof. Jennie Macdiarmid, University of Aberdeen. “The global food system is broken: What can we do to move towards more sustainable diets?“
Prof. Andre Kengne, Head of Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town. “The challenges of non-communicable diseases in developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.”
Panel Debate
Prof. Lucy Yardley, Chris Eldridge, Dr Helen Atherton & Dr Brad Middleton. Chaired by Julie Barnett. “The potential for digital technology needs to be exploited more urgently and broadly within health and social care services.
2018, Birmingham
Healthy futures: childhood and beyond
Prof. Peymane Adab (University of Birmingham). “Preventing childhood obesity, should schools play a role?”
Prof. Linda Bauld (University of Edinburgh). “Smoking, vaping and young people: should we be alarmed?”
Prof. Jackie Blissett (Aston University). “Psychological perspectives on children’s eating: implications for making positive and lasting changes to eating behaviour.”
Prof. Jim McCambridge (University of York). “Reconciling, then integrating, individual and population perspectives on alcohol and health.”
2017, Liverpool
Working together for healthy living: Multidisciplinary behavioural medicine
Prof. Zubin Austin (University of Toronto). “The psychology of Interprofessional Collaboration: how ready are health care professionals to truly collaborate?”
Chris Boardman, MBE in conversation with Prof. Greg Whyte, OBE (Liverpool John Moores University). “Cycling – the catalyst for multidisciplinary change?”
Prof. Trudie Chalder (King’s College London). “The role of trans-diagnostic processes in perpetuating fatigue.”
Sir Muir Gray, CBE (University of Oxford). “The National Activity Therapy Service.”