The meeting will be held in the Pathfoot Lecture Theatre, University of Stirling, on Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd May 2025. An 'Icebreaker' event will take place on Tuesday evening for our Graduate School members, and an event dinner will be held in Stirling on Wednesday evening for all delegates.
The SAGES Annual Science Meeting is a fantastic opportunity for our community to come together, share our amazing research, and discuss future plans. Delegates are welcome to present their research through oral and poster presentations.
Our Research Themes and Forums will showcase the breadth of SAGES research. Each day will feature an invited ‘Keynote’ presentation that is cross-sectoral and interdisciplinary. Enter our competitions for ‘Best Published Paper’ and ‘Best Poster,’ and network with other early career researchers and academics from all SAGES disciplines. There will also be a prize for the 'Best Oral Presentation.'
Registration is free and open to all SAGES members, with priority given to those who submit an oral or poster presentation.
We have secured a number of single and twin rooms at the Stirling Court Hotel. These will be reserved for members by the SAGES administrator on a first-come, first-served basis. If you do not secure one of these rooms, you can book accommodation in the local area and claim up to £75 per day towards the cost. Travel costs can be claimed by all members up to £65. Please consider sharing accommodation (and travel, if using a car) to keep expenses to a minimum.
This highly sought-after event has limited availability. Secure your spot now - register today!
Keynote speaker, Thursday 22nd May 2025
Schedule will be published soon!
The SAGES Graduate School will host a short friendly icebreaker event before the meeting formally starts. This will be held on the evening of Tuesday 20th May 2025 in the Glendevon Room, Stirling Court Hotel from 18:00 - 19:30.
09:30 – 10:00 Registration, presentation upload & coffee
10:00 – 10:15 Welcome
10:15 – 12:05 Session 1 Climate Change, Atmosphere and Earth Systems (9 talks)
12:05 – 13:00 Open access publications
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch, posters and networking
14:00 – 14:05 Message from Gillian Martin, Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero
14:05 – 15:55 Session 2 Soils, Substrates and Resource Recovery (9 talks)
15:55 – 16:10 30 second elevated poster pitch
16:10 – 17:00 Refreshments, posters and networking
19:00 Dinner Om's Indian Delight, Stirling
09:00 – 09:20 Registration
09:20 – 11:00 Session 3 Oceans, Data and Urban Interfaces (8 talks)
11:00 – 11:20 Coffee
11:20 – 12:10 Keynote #2 Mike Robinson, Chief Executive RSGS
12:10 – 12:30 Social Media presentation
12:30 – 13:00 Fora update
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch, poster and networking
14:00 – 15:50 Session 4 Glaciers, Geodynamics and Natural Hazards (9 talks)
15:50 – 16:20 Prizes
The annual SAGES Best Publication competition awards prizes of £100 for the best published paper first-authored by a SAGES Graduate School or post-graduate researcher member to appear in a peer-reviewed journal (or with a DOI) in 2024-2025.
There will be one prize for each SAGES Theme.
Entries will be judged by Professor John Howe, and the SAGES Research and Innovation Committee (RICom).
The awards will be announced at the 2025 Annual Science meeting
Please email your entry including a pdf of the paper and its related SAGES Theme to
Entry deadline: 2nd May 2025 - now closed.
Registration is free and open to SAGES Graduate School members.
Registration opens Thursday 6th March 2025
Registration deadline Thursday 17th April 2025
Registration is free and open to SAGES members.
Registration opens Thursday 6th March 2025
Registration deadline Thursday 17th April 2025
Members are invited to submit an abstract, oral or poster (A1 portrait)
Abstract submissions open: Thursday 6th March 2025
Abstract submission deadline: Thursday 17th April 2025
You will be contacted by Thursday 8th May 2025 to advise if your abstract has been accepted and session details.
