We are pleased to announce the dates for The Podium Institute Annual Conference on Sports Medicine & Technology 2026:

Thursday 24th and Friday 25th September

 

This year’s event will take place in the University of Oxford’s newly opened Life and Mind Building, and will be hosted by the Podium Institute Director, Professor Constantin Coussios OBE FREng. Situated in the heart of Oxford, the Life and Mind  Building is a state‑of‑the‑art facility that provides an outstanding environment for scientific exchange and will offer an exceptional setting for this year’s meeting.

Building on the success of our past two annual events, attended by over 120 international experts, this year’s conference will bring together leading experts, researchers, clinicians, and innovators to explore advances at the intersection of sports medicine and emerging technologies.

Our call for abstract submissions will be announced in due course on our website and LinkedIn page. You can also stay up to date with our announcements by subscribing to our mailing list and following us on LinkedIn.

 

THEMES AND TOPICS

Brain Health

Cardiovascular Health

Musculoskeletal Health

Mental Health & Cognition

 

 

 

On Thursday 24th September, the first day of the conference will conclude with a gala dinner held in the historic Medieval Hall at New College. This special evening will provide an opportunity for delegates to continue discussions in an informal and atmospheric setting.

 

KEY DATES

Call for Abstracts Opens – Date to be Announced

Call for Abstracts Closes – Date to be Announced

Selected Abstracts Announcement – Date to be Announced

Registration Opens – Date to be Announced

Programme Published – Date to be Announced

Conference Dates – 24th – 25th September 2026

 

 

 

 

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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