Anonymised submissions should be sent by email by 5pm on Friday 30 January 2026 to Heather Williams ([email protected]).

Full details are available on our website: uksdn.co.uk/sdn-publicat...

The competition is open to PG and ECR members of the Society of any nationality. It includes a cash prize of £300 and mentions on the SDN website and social media.

Eligible candidates are invited to submit peer-reviewed journal articles published during the 2025 calendar year.

We hope to see many of you there as we discuss these important issues! For more information, or if you have any queries, please get in touch with our brilliant ECR officer, Dr Helen McKelvey @drhelenmckelvey.bsky.social

The second session on Impact will take place on 14th November, 4pm GMT. It will be hosted by Professor Helen Abbott (Birmingham) and Dr Hannah Scott (Newcastle).

Sign ups will open in October for this event.

The first session will be on Alt-Ac Careers on 26th September at 4pm BST, delivered by Dr James Illingworth (IFSA) and Dr Stacie Allan (Translator and Consultant)

To sign up for this session, please register with eventbrite here: www.eventbrite.com/e/edn-2025-a...