Marie Curie Research into Practice Conference 2026 - submit your abstract

The 2026 Marie Curie Research into Practice Conference will focus on some of the top 24 Priorities recently identified and prioritised by people with lived and professional experience in the refresh of the palliative and end of life care priority setting partnership with the James Lind Alliance.

Submissions for abstracts and spotlight sessions should focus on one or more of the priorities. 

Abstracts

Abstracts should be no more than 300 words (excluding title, author names and affiliations) and should follow this structure:

Introduction 

• Aims
• Methods
• Results
• Conclusion
• Impact

To submit an abstract(s), please complete and submit the abstract submission form by midnight on 21 October 2025. 

Spotlight sessions

These sessions are a key component of the Marie Curie Research into Practice conferences and typically involve a series of expert speakers or workshops, or discussions in other formats. All spotlight sessions should promote delegate engagement, including time for questions and answers. 

To submit a proposal for a spotlight session(s), please complete and submit the form before 19 September 2025, 17:00.

Registration to attend the conference opens in November. You can find more information on the Marie Curie website.

This event is being organised by Marie Curie, contact the team if you have any queries.