Join us in January 2026 for the 4th annual UK Viruses of Microbes two-day conference.

Our VoM-UK events are designed to support the development of postgraduate and early careers researchers, offering interaction with group leads and networking with peers. The meeting is open to academia and industry interested in Viruses of Microbes.

Conference Schedule

Thursday 22nd January 2026: Conference Day 1

Friday 23rd January 2026: Conference Day 2

Conference details

Hear from our invited keynote speaker: Professor José Penadés (Imperial College London) and over 100 postgraduate researchers about their current projects. Join in discussions, build collaborations, and be part of the developing VoM network across the UK.  Abstracts will be considered for talks and posters.

Conference Schedule

A full schedule with speakers and abstracts will be circulated to registrants near the event date.

Submit an abstract for oral presentation

Interested postgraduate researchers, postdoctoral researchers or fellows, are invited to submit a title, author/author list and a 200-word abstract. Abstracts will be chosen based on their subject areas to illustrate the diversity of research within the field. Attendees get to hear, support and discuss all the work that is presented rather than theme-specific sessions.

The deadline for abstract submission is Friday, December 22th, 2025. Please submit your abstracts here.

Contribute a poster to the exhibition

You are welcome to contribute a poster for the conference. Poster boards will be provided in the main breakout space. Boards measure 1775mm high x 878mm wide and can fit a poster up to A0 portrait dimension (1189 mm high x 841 mm wide) or smaller. For accessibility, please ensure posters are easily readable with clear contrasts between font and background. Please register your posters here.

Conference fees for January 2026

• PGR Student: £75.00
• PDRA/Fellow: £100.00
• PI: £125.00

*Please note that fees to attend are the same regardless of how many days you choose to attend.

Registration

Registration is now open. The deadline for registration is Friday, January 9th, 2026.

The preferred method of payment is secure card payment. Please register your attendance here.

If you require an invoice to register, please fill in this form here and we will arrange for an invoice to be sent out.

If you are a member of staff or student at Northumbria University and have agreed with your department that the University will cover your fee, please fill in this form to arrange on internal transfer.

Queries

For any queries about this event, please contact Andrew Nelson at andrew3.nelson@northumbria.ac.uk