eSTEeM

Centre for Scholarship and Innovation

The 15th eSTEeM Annual Conference, call for abstracts now open

1st December 2025

Conference delegates sitting in groups

We are delighted to announce that we are now receiving abstracts from OU colleagues for next year's annual conference.

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

The conference will take place on the 29-30 April 2026 and will be a hybrid event. 

Full details regarding the themes and abstract submission process can be found on the conference website. The deadline for abstracts is 17.00 on Friday 30th January 2026. 

We look forward to receiving your submissions.

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