The SAGES Annual Science Meeting is a fantastic opportunity for our community to come together to showcase outstanding research, exchange ideas, and explore future directions for SAGES. Delegates are invited to present their work through oral and poster presentations.
Our Research Themes and Forums will highlight the full breadth of SAGES research. Each day will feature an invited cross‑sectoral and interdisciplinary keynote speaker. Participants are also encouraged to enter our competitions for Best Published Paper and Best Poster, with an additional prize awarded for the Best Oral Presentation. The meeting provides excellent opportunities to network with fellow early career researchers and academics from across all SAGES disciplines.
Registration is free and open to all SAGES members, with priority given to those submitting an oral or poster presentation.
Travel and accommodation costs of up to £200 can be claimed by all members. To help minimise costs, please consider sharing accommodation and, where possible, travel.
This is a highly sought-after event with limited availability.
Secure your place today by registering early.
Laurie Parsons is Reader in Human Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London and Principal Investigator of the projects The Disaster Trade: The Hidden Footprint of UK Imports and Investment Overseas and Hot Trends: How the Global Garment Industry Shapes Climate Vulnerability in Cambodia.
In these and other projects, he explores the experience of climate change in the global economy, exposing the hidden environmental impacts of global production and unequal landscape of exposure to climate change impacts.
09:30 – 09:50 Registration, presentation upload & coffee – The GRID
10:00 – 10:15 Welcome from SAGES Director – Hugh Nesbit Building
10:15 – 10:30 Welcome from Prof Babette Hoogakker
10:30 – 12:00 Session 1 Climate Change, Energy (6 talks)
12:00 – 12:50 SAGES Phase 4 – Director and Fora update
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch, posters and networking – The GRID
14:10 – 14:15 Video from Andy Kerr – NetZero Director General – Hugh Nesbit Building
14:15 – 15:45 Session 2 Soils, Substrates and Ecology (6 talks)
15:55 – 16:10 30 second elevated poster pitch
16:20 – 17:00 Refreshments, posters and networking – The GRID
19:00 - Dinner, Everest Restaurant 52 Home Street, Edinburgh EH3 9NA
09:00 – 09:10 Registration – The GRID
09:20 – 10:35 Session 3 Marine and Freshwater Dynamics (5 talks) – Hugh Nesbit Building
10:45 – 11:10 Coffee – The GRID
11:20 – 12:05 Keynote: Dr Laurie Parsons, Royal Holloway, University of London – Hugh Nesbit Building
12:05 – 12:25 Caitlin Burns, Dundee Science Centre – STEM Development Lead
12:25 – 12:50 Conor Ellis & Helen Chomczuk - Dynamic Earth
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch, poster and networking – The GRID
14:10 – 15:25 Session 4 Glaciers, Ice Sheet and Landscape Change (5 talks) – Hugh Nesbit Building
15:35 – 16:00 Prizes & closing remarks
Registration and Attendance
Registration is free and open to SAGES members, with priority given to those submitting an oral or poster presentation.
Key deadlines (all 6 May 2026):
Travel and Accommodation
Members may claim travel and accommodation costs up to £200, subject to the provision of valid receipts. To ensure sufficient funds are available for as many members as possible, please keep costs to a minimum.
Please note that accommodation must not be booked via Airbnb, as University of Glasgow / SAGES policy does not permit payments to this provider.
As a conference dinner is provided, additional subsistence claims will not be accepted.
Attendees are advised to consider potential disruptions (e.g. strike action) and, where possible, to book refundable travel and accommodation.
If you are no longer able to attend the event, please inform Carol.Thomson@glasgow.ac.uk as soon as possible.
Registration is free and open to SAGES members.
Registration opens:
Wednesday 15 April 2026
Registration deadline:
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Members are invited to submit an abstract for oral or poster presentation (posters should be A1 portrait).
Abstract submissions open:
Wednesday 15 April 2026
Abstract submission deadline:
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Applicants will be notified by Wednesday 20 May 2026 regarding abstract acceptance and session allocation.
