Sussex Clinical Academic Conference 2025

We are excited to announce that the fourth annual Sussex Clinical Academic Conference will be taking place on Wednesday 16th July 2025 at the Brighton University Falmer campus. Join us for a day of insightful discussions, networking opportunities, and knowledge exchange.

This event is open to all health and care professionals undertaking research in Sussex.

This will be an inspiring event with engaging speakers and an expert panel from a range of clinical academic backgrounds. This will be an excellent opportunity to network and learn more about the innovative research currently being undertaken by your peers across NHS Trusts, academic, health and care organisations in Sussex.

Lunch will be provided. If you have any specific dietary requirements, please indicate this when completing the registration form.

We invite you to submit an abstract for the poster or oral presentation competition at the conference via the following link:

https://forms.office.com/e/iWisfCGP4u

Posters and oral presentations will be judged on the day by a team of experienced researchers.

Submitted abstracts could include: translation of research evidence into practice, increasing opportunities for patients to participate in research and developing or leading research.

Abstracts should be 350 words. Please use the following subheadings: Title / Background / Method / Results / Conclusion

For further detailed guidance on producing an abstract, please click the following link: http://tinyurl.com/3fd875wm

The deadline for abstract submissions is 5pm, 31st May.

If you are unable to submit an abstract via the above form, please send an email to iat@bsms.ac.uk

Please note: All current SFPs, ACFs and Clinical Academics within the UHSussex Trust are invited to attend and should book study leave for this – it is expected that each academic trainee would submit 1 abstract.

Please click on the link to register for this event. We look forward to seeing you there.

The programme for the day can be found below, please note that this is still subject to change.

Sussex Clinical Academic Conference 2025

Getting into Research: Support, Networks and Collaborations

09:00-09:45 Poster set up & registration

09:45-09:55 Welcome address,  Dr Jessica Eccles, Dr Khalid Ali, Dr Cate Bell

09:55-10:05 Getting into research – what BSMS can offer?, Prof Richard McManus, Dean of Brighton and Sussex Medical School

10:05-10:20 Research Journey Story, Laurel Dean, Social Worker & Practitioner Researcher, Brighton and Hove City Council

10:20-10:35 Overcoming Obstacles, Nik Nikolic, NIHR Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellow, SPFT and BSMS and Hannah Denton, Consultant Counselling Psychologist, Community Services, SPFT

10:35-10:50 My journey through the IAT Programme, Dr Charlotte Short, Clinical Senior Lecturer in HIV and GUM, Imperial College London

10:50-11:30 Q&A section after talks, all keynotes speakers

11:30-11:55 Tea & coffee break

11:55-12:10 Introduction to new Sussex Centre for Infection, Dr Leena Al-Hassan, Senior Research Fellow in Global Health and Infection, BSMS

12:10-12:45 Community Researchers, Dr Anna-Marie Bibby-Jones, Head of Inclusion in Research, SPFT, Dr Sam Robertson, PPI Lead, SPFT, Libby Warman, Youth PPI Coordinator, SPFT, Caroline Clark, Community Researcher and Gihad Ismail, Community Researcher

12:45-13:10 Introduction to Local Networks & Research Groups,  Women’s Health Network, Sussex Nurses Research Network, Sussex Brain Tumour Research Group, Sussex Mental Health Research Centre, LGBTQ Research Network

13:10-14:10 Lunch and poster viewing

14:10-16.00 Oral presentations, Presentations from medical academics, health and care professionals (excl. doctors) and academic foundation doctors

16:00-16:30 Tea and coffee break

16:30-17:00 Prizes and feedback

We are also pleased to be hosting stalls from the following:

• University Hospitals Sussex Knowledge and Libraries 
• Research Delivery Network
  Research Champions / Associate PI Scheme 
• Health Innovation Network KSS
  Community Researchers 
• Joint Clinical Research Office
• Sussex Cancer Research Centre
• Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust