The Nature Forum on Health Equity will present research and discuss how community involvement builds resilient health systems and how to invest in people and technologies to deliver health equity in Africa. Intertwined with the event, will be the ceremony for the Inclusive Health Research Awards which celebrates leading researchers who have made significant advances in diverse, patient-centric and community-inclusive practices.
Nature Forum on Health Equity and the Nature Awards for Inclusive Health Research
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Jan 2025
Parasite evolution and impact in action: assessing the importance of hybrid schistosomes in Africa
03-Jan-2025This meeting brings together various international groups and experts to discuss the biological, clinical and evolutionary importance of several newly described hybrids of Schistosoma haematobium in sub-Saharan Africa. Embracing a 'OneHealth' perspective, our discussions will focus...
Info Session – Erasmus+ Capacity building in the field of Youth 2025
13-Jan-2025Capacity building in the field of Youth (CBY) aims to support international cooperation, policy dialogue and non-formal learning in the field of youth, as a driver of sustainable socio-economic, particularly in the Partner countries targeted by the action. During this session, we will brie...
Engineering biology
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2nd APPSA Regional Scientific Conference
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16th International Workshop on Empirical Methods in Energy Economics
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Advance Research Career Development Conference Online | Jan. 22 - 23, 2025
22-Jan-2025Research collaboration is vital for advancing our understanding of the visual system and preventing, treating and curing its disorders. However, it can be difficult to identify and approach potential collaborators. Additionally, navigating academic and professional networks to find the right opportu...
Bridging the Gap: Translational Approaches to Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Disease
22-Jan-2025The Novo Nordisk Foundation will host a Symposium in collaboration with the Danish Cardiovascular Academy and the Danish Heart Foundation. Together we have gathered an amazing faculty with competencies spanning from mechanistic research to clinical studies and global health persp...
How the human brain thinks about itself
23-Jan-2025Professor Stephen Fleming will discuss how his group is developing the tools to isolate how this extraordinary capacity for self-reflection and self-awareness is supported by the functions of the human brain. By combining mathematical models of human behaviour with cutting-edge brain imaging techniq...
Feb 2025
African tropical peatlands: their value and vulnerability
17-Feb-2025This Discussion Meeting is the first ever conference on African peatlands, presenting new findings on the ecology, biodiversity, greenhouse gas fluxes, current management, and potential futures of these vulnerable ecosystems. ...
Quantum Information
19-Feb-2025The United Nations has proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. This conference aims to contribute to the year-long celebrations of quantum science and its applications. Over two days, industry leaders, top scientists and key public sector stakeholders will ...
The redefined kelvin: progress and prospects
24-Feb-2025This international workshop, coinciding with Lord Kelvin's 200th anniversary year, will focus on the many significant developments in thermometry stimulated by the Kelvin redefinition in May 2019. Its aim is to develop community consensus on the future of temperature measurement and traceability...
ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH UK FOR A CURE RESEARCH CONFERENCE 2025
25-Feb-2025The conference will provide a fantastic chance to gain insights from colleagues working across basic, translational and clinical dementia research. Researchers will hear about the latest innovations in dementia research, and their potential impact on patient care. From basic science to clinical appl...
Mar 2025
Ionic liquids and the future of soft materials
03-Mar-2025In this meeting, we will discuss the future of using ionic liquids for the design of soft materials. This will incorporate broad viewpoints across both science and engineering, with the aim of sharing best practice and generating new research directions. In doing so, we will mark the establishment o...
Palm Beach Scientific Summit
05-Mar-2025This celebration of Alzheimer’s science will be co-hosted by Dr. Howard Fillit, ADDF Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer, and Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent, bestselling author and practicing neurosurgeon. The summit will feature eight world renowned scientists and recipien...
Annual Conference on Transport Economics 2025
14-Mar-2025The conference is organized by the Transport Global Department of the World Bank. It is geared towards young researchers working on transportation issues relevant to developing countries and is an opportunity to present and discuss their work with researchers, policymakers, and transport practitione...
14th IWA International Conference on Water Reclamation and Reuse
16-Mar-2025We feel privileged as South Africa and the African region to host the IWA Water Reuse and Reclamation Conference. The timing cannot be more than perfect as we recover and respond to the Cape Town effect, and during a period where bold decisions are being made to Fastrack the direct use of trea...
Conference: AI4Quantum - Accelerating Quantum Computing with AI
24-Mar-2025This conference will probe the opportunities that exist across the stack and how these opportunities can be used to bring us closer to the goal of solving significant problems in life science with a fault-tolerant quantum computer. When we consider the full stack from new quantum materials developme...
Apr 2025
Bits, neurons, and qubits for sustainable AI
07-Apr-2025The meeting will focus on the design and analysis of computing technologies for sustainable AI that leverage informational and physical properties of computing platforms beyond standard deterministic digital processing. ...
4th IGAD Scientific Conference on Migration and Displacement
07-Apr-2025IGAD is organizing the 4th scientific conference with the aim of creating a platform for academics, practitioners, and policymakers to present their scientific works. It is assumed that the studies will provide recommendations for evidence-based policy and practice to IGAD and its Member States in t...
Partnerships for Anticorruption Global Forum 2025
08-Apr-2025Aware of corruption's high societal and environmental costs, the World Bank Group has evolved to take on corruption’s transnational dimensions, better tailor approaches to different contexts, and adopt a more integrative approach to strengthen focus on results and outcomes, by mo...
Joint Conference: 6th International Conference on Economics, Statistics and Finance and 10th Leading Edge Conference for Strategic Asset Management (LESAM)
30-Apr-2025The collaborative conferences organized by the IWA Specialist Group on Statistics & Economics and the IWA Specialist Group on Strategic Asset Management offer industry professionals a unique platform to engage in discussions on utility management topics such as financing, performance measurement...
May 2025
RAI Film Conference
02-May-2025This virtual conference sits alongside the RAI Film Festival which is a biennial international event celebrating the best in documentary filmmaking from around the globe and established in 1985 by the Royal Anthropological Institute (UK). The festival showcases new work from academic anthropologists...
5th Cochrane Africa Indaba
14-May-2025The theme of the conference is "Advancing evidence synthesis for health decision-making in Africa: Promoting health equity and access". The sub-themes for the event are as follows: Strengthening the Evidence-Policy Nexus (Evidence for informing guidelines, building capacity for evidence us...
The inaugural PeDRA Pathways to Progress Summit
16-May-2025In response to the need for healthy collaborations between academia and industry to generate therapies that improve the lives of children living with skin diseases and conditions, the inaugural PeDRA Pathways to Progress Summit will take place at the Omni Parker House hotel in Boston, MA. Over ...
IWA Resource Recovery Conference 2025
19-May-2025This event is organized by Wetsus in collaboration with Delft University of Technology and Wageningen University and Research. With this conference, we want to showcase and celebrate the experiences, lessons and results of more than 15 years of experimenting and upscaling of resource recovery around...
Conference: Genomic Mechanisms of Disease
19-May-2025The 31st Science Cluster conference, “Genomic Mechanisms of Disease”, will bring together world-leading experts to discuss cutting-edge research on the genomic influences underlying various diseases. ...
Jun 2025
Online Info Sessions: Creative Europe-MEDIA and Cross sectoral 2025
05-Jun-2025The European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) will organise online Info Sessions to explain the new funding opportunities and application process. ...
Africa Youth In Tourism Innovation Summit And Challenge
10-Jun-2025The Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit (AYTIS) & Challenge is hosted by Africa Tourism Partners in collaboration with UNWTO and BDO. It is the “one and only” pan-African Youth and start-ups in Tourism Summit and innovation challenge in tourism on the continent. This competitio...
9th Urbanization and Development Conference 2025
11-Jun-2025The 9th Urbanization and Development Conference is the first iteration of the conference with a regional focus on Africa. It will bring together academics, development practitioners, and urban policy makers to present and discuss questions relating to how research in the growing field of urban econo...
Letters in Applied Microbiology ECS Research Symposium 2025
12-Jun-2025This event is the ideal opportunity for undergraduates, postgraduates and PhD students attending their first external scientific conference. Engage in a day filled with innovative research presentations, interactive workshops, and valuable networking. Our sessions cover a wide range of topics, from ...
2025 NF Conference
21-Jun-2025The 2024 Global NF Conference is the most important annual gathering of the NF research and clinical communities, focused on drug development and improved outcomes for patients living with all types of neurofibromatosis and schwannomatosis. It’s a global event attracting over 1,000 participant...
Jul 2025
The 13th IAS Conference on HIV Science
13-Jul-2025The IAS Conference on HIV Science is the world’s most influential meeting on HIV research and its applications. This biennial conference presents the critical advances in basic, clinical and operational HIV research that move science into policy and practice. Through its open and inclusive pro...
The Leaders Summit
21-Jul-2025The Leaders Summit is an exclusive leadership event designed to empower individuals with cutting-edge leadership skills and insights.The summit offers transformative experiences, from strategic networking with global industry leaders to creating actionable leadership plans. Trainees will leave equip...
Oct 2025
9th International Greenhouse Gas and Animal Agriculture Conference
05-Oct-2025The 9th International Greenhouse Gas and Animal Agriculture (GGAA) conference, is a gathering of leading scientists in the field of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from animal agriculture. The conference will be taking place in Nairobi, Kenya from October 5-9, 2...
The 13th PeDRA Annual Conference
09-Oct-2025The PeDRA Annual Conference is an opportunity to connect and collaborate with dedicated scientists, trainees, industry partners, patients, and advocates to advance research that improves the lives of children with skin diseases and conditions. ...
10th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Water New Zealand Conference & Exhibition
20-Oct-2025The International Water Association (IWA) is joining forces with Water New Zealand to create an event that combines IWA-ASPIRE 2025 with the annual Water New Zealand Conference and Expo. It will provide a meeting platform for international water and sanitation professionals and practitione...
Jul 2027
HARDEN CONFERENCE
12-Jul-2027This meeting promises to be a truly cross-disciplinary conference bringing together chemists, medics, microbiologists, biochemists, environmental scientists and bioengineers. The overall aim is to assemble a diverse field of international researchers to address current global challenges, from fundam...