May 28, 2025

 

 

You can download the Conference Programme here:

Full Conference Booklet

Programme Day I – Thursday 25th September

Programme Day II – Friday 26th September

This year’s event will be held at the University of Oxford on 25th & 26th September 2025, and will be hosted by the Podium Institute Director, Professor Constantin Coussios OBE FREng, at the Richard Doll lecture theatre in Headington, Oxford.

The Conference focus is on the development, application and validation of innovative wearable, vision, biomarker, AI and robotic technologies to transform sport safety across the youth, community and professional sports. All research contributions in the area of sports medicine and technology are welcome, with a special focus this year on women’s sport and injury prevention.

Technological and clinical researchers across academia, industry, and the world of sport are encouraged to participate and register for the conference.

Abstract submission for the Podium Institute Annual Conference on Sports Medicine & Technology 2025 is now closed. Thank you for your submissions! The organising committee has confirmed acceptance for all contributed talks, which are to be given in person in Oxford.

 

Themes and Topics

Abstracts should fall within one or more of the technological and thematic highlights of the conference:

  • Wearables
  • Computer Vision
  • Imaging and Neuroimaging
  • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Biomarkers
  • Musculoskeletal injury
  • Cardiovascular
  • Women’s sport and injury prevention
  • Safety Challenges by Sport (for those with expertise in the challenges that a specific sport faces in regards to injury, technology, and policy)

 

The majority of conference costs are sponsored by The Podium Institute, and attendees are asked to pay a discounted registration fee to confirm attendance (£40 for students and £80 for non-students) that covers all meals, coffee and attendance of the drinks’ reception and formal hall dinner at New College, Oxford. Subsidised accommodation is available also at New College for an additional £45/person cost upon request. Upon notification of acceptance, contributing presenters will be required to confirm attendance through payment of the attendee fee prior to final inclusion in the programme.

Key Dates

        • Registration Opens – 16th July 2025
        • Registration Closing Date –  10th September 2025
        • Conference Dates –  25th – 26th September 2025

 

About The Podium Institute

The Podium Institute for Sports Medicine and Technology at the University of Oxford, is the world’s first independent academic institute focused on the safety and lifelong health of youth and grassroots as well as professional athletes.

Its purpose is to inspire and forge evidence-based changes in sport and physical education, and to develop innovative and scalable technologies to monitor, analyse and ultimately prevent sport injury across the 22 million adults and 3 million children who participate in sport annually across the UK, as well as the hundreds of millions who partake in amateur and professional sport internationally.

 

For any queries, please contact podiuminstitute@admin.ox.ac.uk 

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