Abstracts and Awards for General Abstracts

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

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

Authors of the highest ranking abstracts will be invited to give a platform presentation.

Deadline for abstract submissions is Thursday 26 June at 1700 hrs.

Registration is needed before an abstract can be uploaded. Notifications will be sent out Tuesday 22nd July.

All abstracts will be included in the programme handbook.

Abstracts and Awards for Neurobiology of Epilepsy Platform Session

The Epilepsy Research Institute Neurobiology of Epilepsy Award in conjunction with ILAE British Branch 

An award worth £500 will be awarded to the best presentation at the Neurobiology of Epilepsy platform session which will be judged by a panel comprising representatives from the Epilepsy Research Institute and ILAE British Branch.

The award is open to early career researchers and health care professionals employed at university lecturer level or below (or NHS equivalent) and working in the field of basic scientific epilepsy research in the UK. Entrants must, at a minimum, be in their second year of an epilepsy focused basic science PhD. Entrants are required to submit an abstract describing original experimental epilepsy research using the online submission system. Abstracts should be no more than 400 words and MUST be placed within a clinical context.

Submissions will be reviewed by the Epilepsy Research Institute  and the ILAE British Branch Council and the best abstracts will be shortlisted for presentation. 

The decision of the Epilepsy Research Institute and ILAE British Branch panel of experts is final.

All abstracts will be included in the abstract book.

All abstracts will be included in the programme handbook.

Deadline for abstract submissions is Thursday 26 June at 1700 hrs

The Council of the ILAE British Branch invite entries for the Gowers Award. These are for dissertations of up to 5000 words on any aspect of epilepsy. The awards are in the following categories

• Gowers Medical Student Award (£500)

• Gowers Clinical Science Award (£500)

Gowers Medical Student Award (£500)

A dissertation on any aspect of epilepsy

We will also accept submissions from FY1s as long as the  work was completed  as a medical student. (submissions from FY1s will need to be accompanied with confirmation from the author’s supervisor that the work was completed as a medical student). Essays can be up to 5,000 words (not including references).

There is an award of £500 for the best submission and the ILAE British Branch will fund your registration, attendance at the Gala dinner and accommodation costs to attend the conference (travel costs are not included). There may be an opportunity for winning essays to be published in Seizure. Please select the category you wish to submit under when you submit your essay.

Gowers Clinical Science Award (£500)

A dissertation on any aspect of epilepsy

This category is open to all health professionals and we welcome essay submissions from those working in all clinical specialities related to Epilepsy. Essays might focus on one of a range of topics such as epidemiology, clinical effectiveness, risk, quality of life, sociology, neuropsychology, or other relevant topics. Essays can be up to a maximum of 5,000 words (not including references)  and can be on any topic of clinical epilepsy (but cannot have been published or submitted for publication elsewhere). There is an award of £500 for the best submission and the ILAE British Branch will fund your registration, attendance at the conference dinner and accommodation costs to attend the conference (travel costs are not included). There may be an opportunity for winning essays to be published in Seizure.

Deadline for submissions is Thursday 26th July 2025 at 1700 hrs.

All submissions must be made via our online site.

Please select the category you wish to submit under when you submit your essay.

Winning essays will appear on the ILAE British Branch website