Portal opening guidelines to be considered by those wishing to submit abstracts is that the portal for January meetings will open in early September the previous year (i.e. for January 2026, the portal will open in early September 2025). The portals for the Spring meeting will open in early January and for the Summer meeting, the portals will open in early April.
In order to manage demand, we request a maximum of two talk submissions per lab (no limit on poster submissions or non-member sponsorship). After 24 hours, we will check whether submission numbers exceed slots available and if so, will conduct a light touch review of submissions (to check eligibility) then select talks using a lottery system. Where possible, talks that are not selected in the lottery will be offered a poster.
After 24 hours, we will check whether submission numbers exceed slots available and if so, will conduct a light touch review of submissions (to check eligibility) then select talks using a lottery system. Where possible, talks that are not selected in the lottery will be offered a poster.
If talk slots remain after 24 hours, the portal will remain open until full, and restrictions on the number of submissions per lab will be lifted.
The same work cannot be submitted as a talk and a poster, the submitter must choose which of these best suits the work and submit one or the other.
When you submit your abstract, you will see a success message on screen but you will not receive an email confirmation.
EPS meetings do not require registration and are free to attend. Events within meetings (such as mentoring, social events and the conference dinner) do require advance booking.
Voluntary Registration Fee
We have introduced a voluntary registration fee to enable members and their guests who hold research funding (including costs to attend conferences) to opt in to pay a small fee to attend EPS meetings. This fee will contribute to meeting costs, including travel grants.
The optional fee is set at £150 per meeting.
Attendees can opt in to pay the voluntary fee to attend any EPS scientific meeting by contacting expsychsoc@kent.ac.uk.
Research Workshop: King’s College London. 5th – 7th May 2026.
The Experimental NeuroDiversity (END) Workshop.
Organized by Mahmoud Elsherif, Amelie Gourdon-Kanhukamwe and Kayleigh Warrington.
Over the past three decades, the neurodiversity movement has challenged deficit-based models of cognition and promoted more inclusive approaches to psychological research. However, experimental psychology has struggled to keep pace, with a lack of shared protocols, inconsistent definitions, and limited participatory frameworks constraining the rigour, generalisability, and inclusivity of experimental paradigms. This three-day workshop addresses this gap by bringing together researchers of different neurotypes, disciplines, and career stages to develop consensus-driven, inclusive experimental practices. Through plenary sessions, collaborative hackathons, and hands-on workshops, participants will examine task assumptions, measurement tools, language, ethical frameworks, and inclusion practices that shape experimental research, drawing explicitly on lessons from other research domains that have developed more mature inclusion frameworks. The findings and recommendations emerging from the workshop will be developed into a collaboratively authored review paper that can serve as a standard reference point for researchers in the field. Participation of early-career researchers is especially encouraged, with ECRs prioritised for roles in leading sessions and contributing to the manuscript.
More details to follow. To express your interest in attending, please complete this form https://forms.gle/U7XLgugQMqNbnXENA.
EPS Meeting: University of Essex. 1st – 3rd July 2026.
This meeting will include the 33rd EPS Prize lecture by Melissa Colloff (and accompanying symposium organised by Markus Bindemann). This meeting will also include the 15th Frith Prize Talk to be given by Denise Cadete.
The portals for this meeting opened on Monday 13th April 2026 at 10am (UK time) and will remain open for at least 24 hours.
The portals for this meeting are now closed.
Local Organiser: Maria Laura Filippetti
EPS Meeting: University College London. (Provisionally 6th – 8th) January 2027.
Local Organiser: Adam Parker
EPS Meeting: Cardiff University. 7th – 9th April 2027.
Local Organisers: Rob Honey, Katy Burgess, Patricia Gasalla Canto, Dominic Guitard and Victor Navarro.
EPS Meeting: University of East Anglia. 7th – 9th July 2027.
Local Organiser: Louise Ewing
EPS Meeting: University College London. January 2028.
Local Organiser: Martin Vasilev
EPS Meeting: TBC. Spring 2028.
Local Organiser: TBC
EPS Meeting: TBC. Summer 2028.
Local Organiser: TBC