The 15th eSTEeM Annual Conference 2026: Stepping Back and Stepping Up – 15 Years of eSTEeM

Next year’s event will mark eSTEeM’s 15th anniversary. We would be delighted to receive abstracts from OU colleagues that reflect on your scholarship journey highlighting projects you have completed, their impact and future directions. We would also welcome abstracts that address the broader challenges within STEM teaching and learning and the HE sector more widely. 

This annual conference will take place on the 29-30 April 2026 and will be a hybrid event. Titled Stepping Back and Stepping Up – 15 Years of eSTEeM, we would like to invite contributions for the following session types:

• Poster presentations
• Interactive oral presentations
• Workshops/demonstrations

Full details regarding the themes and abstract submission process can be found in the call for abstracts guidelines document below under ‘Related Resources’. Submissions should be made online via the abstract submission form, link below.

Please note we would like to build on the success of last year’s conference and the very positive feedback we received regarding the interactive and immersive nature of the sessions. Therefore, we would strongly encourage presenters to limit the number of PowerPoint slides used to present their content to ensure sufficient time is left for immersive activities, questions, discussions and audience engagement.

The eSTEeM conference is a dissemination opportunity open to all OU STEM colleagues who are either involved with, or interested in, investigating innovative ways to improve the teaching and learning experience for students. Therefore, abstracts are welcome from those wishing to showcase their work, share ideas and make new connections with other like-minded colleagues across the STEM Faculty.

For the 9th year, we will be presenting the annual eSTEeM Scholarship Projects of the Year awards, which will celebrate excellence in eSTEeM projects over the past year. Conference delegates will be invited to vote for the best poster presentation and the most engaging and immersive session of each day. 

The deadline for submissions is 17.00 on Friday 30th January 2026. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us by emailing [email protected].

We look forward to receiving your submissions.