Researchers hoping to participate in the International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2025 are encouraged to submit an abstract before the deadline of 23:59 GMT on Friday 21 February.
Hosted by PSI, this year’s conference will bring together leading experts, policymakers, industry representatives, and civil society actors for two days of presentations, discussions and networking on 30 June – 1 July 2025 in Oxford and online.
This year’s theme, Getting Ahead of the Curve, will focus on global collaboration to better predict, identify and control epidemic and pandemic threats.
PSI Investigator and member of the conference committee Professor Christophe Fraser emphasised the value of presenting at the conference: "The International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2025 provides an excellent opportunity to present your research to leading pandemic sciences experts from around the world.
"We welcome submissions from delegates across disciplines and sectors within our six conference topics. Whether you’re a researcher, policymaker, or practitioner, this is your chance to share your research, exchange ideas, and form new partnerships that will drive forward innovations to improve how we respond to outbreaks and epidemics."
Conference topics
Presenters will have the opportunity to share their work through oral or poster presentations across a wide range of topics:
- Ethics, Social Science and Humanities
- Epidemiology, Data and Analytics
- Vaccines and Immunology
- Diagnostics, Treatment and Care
- Pathogen Biology
- Policy, Politics and Practice
We particularly welcome submissions from early-career researchers. The full list of submission guidelines and selection process details can be found on the conference website.
Bursary applications
Bursaries are available for delegates from Low- and Middle-Income Countries to support travel, accommodation and visa costs.
We encourage applicants to submit abstracts alongside their bursary applications.
More information on bursary applications
Further information
Visit the conference website to submit your abstract, apply for a bursary, and learn more about the conference programme.
For media enquiries, sponsorship opportunities, or further details about the conference, please contact: events.psi@ndm.ox.ac.uk
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