Abstracts

Abstracts and Awards for Posters and Platform talks

Abstract deadline: Wednesday 1 July 2026 @ 1700 hrs

Submission of abstracts is now open for the meeting. Abstracts may be submitted by members or non members of the ILAE British Branch.

Abstracts should be submitted under one of the following 2 categories:

  • General abstract
  • Neurobiology of epilepsy

PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT UNDER THE CORRECT CATEGORY

The highest scoring general and neurobiology of epilepsy abstracts will be selected for platform presentations or will be asked to present in the 'Guided Tour' section.

Abstracts for the meeting can be submitted after a delegate pass is booked and paid for. You can upload your abstract immediately after paying for your pass, or at a later date up until 1700 on Wednesday 1 July 2026. A link to do this will be in your registration confirmation email.

General Abstracts

In the ‘General Abstract’ category, prizes are awarded for the best Platform Presentations (1st prize – £250, and 2nd prize – £125).

Abstracts can be up to a maximum of 400 words. (this does not include references).

Deadline for abstract submissions is Wednesday 1 July at 1700 hrs.

Neurobiology of Epilepsy
In the ‘Neurobiology of Epilepsy' category, a prize will be awarded for the best Platform Presentation on behalf of the Epilepsy Research Institute (£500)
Abstracts can be up to a maximum of 400 words. (this does not include references).
Deadline for abstract submissions is Wednesday 1 July at 1700 hrs.

In the Guided Tour session there will be two prizes awarded (1st place - £200, 2nd place - £100) for the best presenters.


Notifications will be sent out Wednesday 12th August.

All ACCEPTED abstracts will be included in the programme handbook.