Please click here to submit your abstract for Glasgow Paediatric Research Day 2026.

Instructions for Authors

Abstracts must be submitted online, where you will be guided through the process. Any abstract submitted on paper or in a format other than specified will be rejected.

Deadline for Submissions

Friday 11th September 2026 5:00 PM.

Abstract Presentations

All abstracts will be reviewed, scored by the review panel and selected for either an Oral or Poster presentation. If you have a preference please indicate on the abstract submission form.

Submission of Abstracts

Click on Submit Abstract button and follow the submission instructions carefully. In particular please note:

• Abstracts are not edited by the organisers and author corrections will NOT be accepted after final submission. Abstracts should therefore be checked carefully for accuracy prior to submission.
• Authors’ names should be provided in the format ‘A. Smith’. The submitting author should be the presenting author.
• Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words.
• Abstracts should be structured using the following headings: Background, Aim(s)/Objective(s), Methods, Results and Discussion and/or Conclusions.

Notification of Review

The results of abstract selection will be notified to applicants by Friday 9th October 2026. Instructions for Oral presentations using powerpoint will be provided to presenters by Karen.Cooper@glasgow.ac.uk at notification of abstract acceptance for inclusion in the prgramme.
A copy of powerpoint oral presentations should be e-mailed in advnace of the research day to Karen.Cooper@glasgow.ac.uk no later than Wednesday 5th November 2026.
All posters should be portrait style, A0 and can be printed on either fabric or paper. Poster presenters should bring these on the day and attach to numbered poster boards. Pins will be provided.

Additional Information

For any queries related to abstract submission, please contact Karen.Cooper@glasgow.ac.uk