Developmental Psychology Section Annual Conference 2025
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About
The BPS Developmental Section Annual Conference 2025 is a forum for knowledge exchange for academics and practitioners working in the field of Developmental Psychology.
This year's conference will be held at Royal Holloway University of London, 10 - 11 September 2025. The Conference will include keynotes by Prof. Angelica Ronald and Prof. Gaia Scerif, prize talks by Prof. Cecilia Essau, Dr. Luke McGuire and Prof. Emily Farran.
There will be a day of free pre-conference workshops (09 September) that focus on cutting edge methods and topics in developmental psychology.
We are now inviting workshop, symposium, oral and poster presentations.
Want to speak to one of the team?
If you have any questions please contact: [email protected]
Submissions
Key Submission Dates:
- 15 April 2025: Submission deadline
- 01 June 2025: Notification of outcome
- 15 June 2025: First programme released
- 01 July 2025: Early bird registration deadline
- 30 August 2025: Registration deadline
- 09 September 2025: Pre-conference workshops (free)
Presentation type
Please note: We have no specific theme for our annual conference and welcome submissions on any area of developmental psychology.
Symposium
A symposium is a set of papers linked by a common theme (minimum of three papers and a maximum of five papers). A symposium must have a Convenor, who organises the symposium submission and acts as the responsible link person to the conference organisers; a named Chair; and (optionally) a named Discussant. The same person can fulfil these roles. Symposia will usually be allocated a maximum of 2 hours for a maximum of five papers plus discussion.
Oral Presentations
Papers are allocated 20-minute (15-minute presentation and 5-minute questions) slots on the programme.
Work in progress/Lightning talks
(FAST presentations) These presentations will be short, 10- minute presentations, where the emphasis is on presenting new research and ideas in a dynamic and succinct presentation. This format is ideal for early career presenters, or more experienced presenters who might want to get across work in development in a shorter presentation format. The goal is to adopt an energetic approach that captures the interest of a broad audience. These will be followed by 10 minutes of discussion and questions.
Poster Presentations
Will be timetabled into the conference programme in sessions which provide an opportunity for presenters and participants to discuss work and findings. Further information regarding the dimensions of the poster boards and suggestions of how to display poster material will be supplied to presenters who have their posters accepted.
Workshop
We will endeavour to accommodate any type of delivery of a workshop (please advise us of needs in initial submission). We envisage workshops being a mix of presentations and practical group activity. Please advise us of needs and the length of workshop in initial submission.
How to submit
Please ensure you read the submission guidelines before submitting.
Submissions must be made via the online application portal.
Symposium submissions are completed on a separate form.
Please note: you will need to create an account if this is your first time submitting.
Make a submission via the portal
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If you have any questions please contact [email protected]
Registration
All rates listed are inclusive of VAT at 20%, and exclusive of booking fee.
Registration Deadline: 30 August
In Person 2 Day Attendance
Delegate category | Early Rate | Standard Rate |
Non member | £344.00 | £430.00 |
BPS member | £275.20 | £344.00 |
Section member | £240.80 | £301.00 |
Student member | £172.00 | £215.00 |
In Person 1 Day Attendance
Delegate category | Early Rate | Standard Rate |
Non member | £177.60 | £222.00 |
BPS member | £142.08 | £177.60 |
Section member | £124.32 | £155.40 |
Student member | £88.80 | £111.00 |
Add ons (charged extra to ticket) inc VAT
Evening Banquet (10 Wednesday) | £65.00 |
Accommodation + breakfast + BBQ (09 Tuesday) | £115.00 |
Accommodation + breakfast + Banquet (10 Wednesday) | £115.00 |
How to register
Please note: conference booking is being provided by Oxford Abstracts on behalf of BPS.
When booking online, you are leaving the BPS website and will be directed to Oxford Abstracts.
Both the BPS and Oxford Abstracts terms and conditions and privacy policies will apply.
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If you have any questions please contact [email protected]
Details on bursaries can be found on the Awards& Funding tab of the Developmental Psychology Section hub.
Find out more about the funding available.
Deadline for applications: 24 June 2025
Want to speak to one of the team?
If you have any questions please contact [email protected]