UKCenLS 2026 Conference Programme 

Tuesday, 24th November 2026 

The Lansdowne Hotel, 657 Antrim Road, Belfast, BT15 4EF 

We are excited to welcome you to Belfast for the UKCenLS 2026 conference on 24th November (Tuesday) at the Lansdowne Hotel, Belfast. The full programme will be online shortly, and in the meantime, you can find a provisional outline of the day below. The programme will feature updates from the three studies, recent longitudinal research, discussion of the value of longitudinal evidence, and the launch of the UKCenLS Small Grants Scheme.  

Registration is now open!

Programme at a glance 

Time Sessions 
09:30 – 10:00 Arrival and registration 
10:00 – 11:00 Session 1: Introductions and Updates from the Longitudinal Studies 
11:00 – 11:15 Coffee break 
11:15 – 12:30 Session 2: Research Talks (Part 1) 
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch 
13:30 – 14:30 Session 3: Plenary/Keynote Address 
14:30 – 15:45 Session 4: Research Talks (Part 2) 
15:45 – 16:15 Coffee break 
16:15 – 16:45 Session 5: Small Grants Scheme 
16:45 – 17:00 Closing remarks 
19:00 Conference dinner