abstract submissions

You do not need to pay to present your abstract. However, the presenting author must register and pay for an in-person delegate ticket for three days. There is no option to present virtually.

This applies to all presenters, including students and those from low or middle income countries.

We are delighted to offer a limited number of conference grants (up to a maximum of £100 per applicant) to those who have been selected to present their abstract at the conference and are members of Diabetes UK. These are intended to assist with travel and accommodation requirements to attend the conference. As a charity we want our conference grants to support as many people as we can. Where you can, please help us to do so by selecting more cost effective travel and accommodation options. 

As part of your conference grant application, you will be required to upload a verification letter from your Head of Department/Manager, this must be completed before starting your application. An example letter is available to be downloaded here. Additionally, you must have already registered for the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2027 as a Diabetes UK professional member. If you have yet to register for conference you can do so by clicking here. If you need to purchase professional membership, you can do this on our website. 

Closing date for grant applications is Thursday, 4 February 2027, 5pm (BST).

Unfortunately, there is no option to present abstracts virtually, regardless of the presentation method it has been allocated to.

Abstracts must be submitted by Monday, 7 September 2026, 11pm (BST). Any edits to abstracts already submitted must also be finalised by this date. If you are successful, you must accept your allocation by Monday, 4 January 2027 and register by Thursday, 4 February 2027.

No, each abstract must have a unique presenter. If you have multiple accepted abstracts, please assign a co-author to present on your behalf for each additional abstract.

Authors will be required to indicate their preferred presentation format when submitting an abstract. The options are: 

1. ePoster Display
2. Printed Poster Display
3. Oral or Facilitated Poster Presentation + ePoster 
4. Oral or Facilitated Poster Presentation + Printed Poster
5. Any

We have detailed what the various presentation types entail below. Please note that the final allocation will be made by the Organising Committee.

Poster display:

Both ePosters and printed posters are a visual display of your abstract. Both types of posters will be displayed in the Poster Hub within the exhibition hall for the duration of the conference. ePosters will also be available to view on the digital platform prior to the conference, as well as on demand. Full details and poster templates will be sent following acceptance.

Oral presentations 

You will be invited to give an oral presentation of your abstract during a scheduled session. You will be required to produce a slide deck and deliver a 15-minute presentation (10 minutes presenting, five minutes Q&A) during the allocated session. There is no limitation to the number of slides permitted. 

Facilitated poster presentation

You will be invited to give a short talk about your poster during a scheduled session. You will be required to produce a slide deck and deliver a five-minute presentation (3 minutes presenting and 2 minutes Q&A) during the allocated session. The slide deck should consist of one cover slide plus one content slide.

Abstracts can be submitted via the submission portal, Oxford Abstracts. We will not be accepting any submissions via email. 

If you already have an Oxford Abstracts account you can login as normal using your existing credentials. If you have previously used Oxford Abstracts but have forgotten your password, you can recover this by entering your email address into the ‘sign in or create account with email’ field and then selecting ‘forgot password’. 

If you don’t have an Oxford Abstracts account already you will need to create one. Enter your email and follow the onscreen instructions. Please note that the email you enter at this stage will be your username for Oxford Abstracts, so you must continue to use the same email each time you wish to log in. All correspondence regarding your submission will be sent to the submitter/account holder. 

When you have logged in or created your account you will arrive at the submission information page.

Your work will save as you proceed through the pages, and you can save your submission and come back to it at any time before the submission deadline.

You will be able to keep track of your submissions using the Oxford Abstracts dashboard, click here to open: Oxford Abstracts.

No, you are not required to be a member of Diabetes UK to submit an abstract.

Individuals can submit an unlimited number of abstracts. However, each submitter is limited to presenting only one abstract at the conference. If multiple abstracts from a single submitter are accepted, co-authors must be assigned to present the additional abstracts.

No, each abstract may only be submitted for consideration under one topic.

No, abstracts can be submitted only via the online submission portal. Any abstract sent by email will not be accepted and automatically returned to the sender.

Abstract text must not exceed 250 words with a further 100 words allocated for your references. The total length of the abstract cannot exceed 350 words.

Each section of your abstract should provide essential information about your study, allowing readers to quickly understand its scope and significance. Abstracts should be structured under the following headings (unless you are submitting to the case report category):

• Background: Clearly state the purpose of the abstract and why the topic is important 
• Methods: Describe your selection of observations or experimental subjects clearly
• Results: Summarise your study's main findings, concisely presenting key data and statistical results while highlighting the most important or impactful discoveries.
• Conclusion: Clearly state the conclusion of your abstract

If you are submitting to the case report category, your abstract should be structured under the following headings:

• Background: Clearly state the purpose of the abstract and why the topic is important 
• Case Presentation: Describe the patient in detail, including history and presenting symptoms, examination findings, investigations, diagnosis, treatment or intervention, and outcome
• Discussion: Analyse the case in relation to existing literature, highlighting the significance of the findings, what makes it unique or relevant, and the key clinical considerations
• Conclusion: Clearly state the conclusion of your abstract

No, graphs, tables, and images are not permitted for insertion.

A maximum of 20 co-authors can be included. All authors must be listed at the time of submission as it will not be possible to add authors at a later stage.. Please note that author details cannot be amended after the submission deadline; the information provided will be used for abstract publication. Please ensure that you have informed and gained consent from all listed authors before submitting the abstract.

Any edits to submitted abstracts can be made up until the abstract submission deadline, Monday, 7 September 2026, 11.59pm (BST).

Please note it is not possible to save an incomplete abstract, you will need to complete all steps at the time of submission and click ‘Submit’. For this reason, we advise all submitters to read the submission guidelines thoroughly before starting the submission process.

Once submitted you can log back into your submission and amend it. Any edits to abstracts already submitted must also be finalised by the submission deadline, Monday, 7 September 2026, 11:59pm (BST).

Abstract withdrawal requests should be emailed to diabetesuk.abstracts@wonderly.agency. Please include your abstract submission ID number, title, and the presenting author’s name in your email.

You will receive email confirmation that your abstract has been received. Please re-check your junk/spam email folder. If still not received please contact diabetesuk.abstracts@wonderly.agency.

Submitting authors will be notified, via email, of the outcome of their submission in early December. To ensure receipt of your notification, it is important that you provide a correct email address for the submitter and the presenting author.

Unfortunately due to the volume of applications and the size of the conference, we are unable to provide individual feedback on abstract submissions during any stage of the process.

You will be asked to assign the presenting author at the time of submission. If the presenter needs to be changed afterwards, please send an email to diabetesuk.abstracts@wonderly.agency, including the presenter's name, job title, organisation and contact details as soon as possible. 

The deadline to confirm an alternative presenter is Monday, 4 January 2027. In all cases, the presenter must be part of the submitted authors list and be able to attend the conference in person to present and discuss all aspects of the abstract.

All presenting authors must register to attend the conference at the appropriate rate for that presenter according to their professional status on the first day of the event on 20 April 2027. Presenting authors must purchase a three day ticket to present their poster. 

If a presenting author has not registered and paid the registration fee, the abstract will be withdrawn, will not appear on the Conference website/app or be published in the DMJ, and will not be presented at the Conference. The deadline for presenting author registration is Thursday, 4 February 2027.

The aim of the Education and Self-management Award, donated by Anne Felton, is to recognise the importance of the evaluation of education and self-management in diabetes care. The award is made for the best abstract presentation at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference.

Eligibility: Open to health education professionals. Abstracts with regard to team working are particularly welcomed.

Award value: £300

Award type: Oral presentation

The Young Diabetologist & Endocrinologist Forum (Specialist Registrar Forum with Diabetes UK) has set up a travel award for junior doctors who are involved in diabetes care or research.

This session is an oral award session where shortlisted presenters will have 15 minutes each to present a slide deck about their abstract and take audience questions. The award will provide a winner with a travel fellowship of up to £750 to facilitate attendance at a medical conference of their choice in 2026. A runner-up will be provided with up to £350. 

The award is designed to recognise the research and development work of young diabetologists who demonstrate real enthusiasm and innovation in diabetes care.

Eligibility: Abstract authors should be full paid up members of Diabetes UK and the Young Diabetologists & Endocrinologist Forum (YDEF).

Members of the YDEF will normally be medically qualified, have completed general professional training and be involved in any aspect of diabetes care or research. Associate membership may be offered to others (e.g. medical students) at the discretion of the committee.

Members of the YDEF will not have held a consultant or senior lecturer post for more than two years.

Award value: £750 for the winning abstract. £350 for the runner-up.

Award type: Oral presentation

This award is awarded for the best basic or clinical science oral abstract presentation at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference. The award will recognise the highest quality science to improve the understanding, prevention and treatment of Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes by early career researchers. 

Eligibility:

Open to clinicians who have yet to attain their Certificate of Completion of Training and scientists no more than 6 years post-PhD or equivalent qualification or experience. Allowance will be made for applicants whose career has been subject to an interruption for family or personal reasons.

Award value: £1,000

Award type: Oral presentation

The Basic Science Poster Award is available to researchers 35 years of age and under on 22 April 2027. The Diabetes UK Professional Conference Organising Committee will award a grant of £1,000 for the successful poster abstract category in Basic Science.

Eligibility: Open to researchers 35 years of age and under on 22 April 2027. Abstracts must be submitted to the Basic Science categories.

Award value: £1,000

Award type: Moderated poster presentation

The Clinical Science Poster Award is available to researchers 35 years of age and under on 22 April 2027. The Diabetes UK Professional Conference Organising Committee will award a grant of £1,000 for the successful poster abstract category in Clinical Science.

Eligibility: Open to researchers 35 years of age and under on 22 April 2027. Abstracts must be submitted to the Clinical Science categories.

Award value: £1,000

Award type: Moderated poster presentation

The aim of this award is to encourage nurses, GPs, podiatrists, dieticians and professionals working in diabetes and primary care to communicate new initiatives, and evidence-based practice and project working through the abstract/poster process. Abstracts on improvements in primary healthcare will be particularly welcomed. The award will be for the best poster abstract submitted at the Diabetes UK Professional Conference.

Eligibility: All health professionals working in primary care (e.g. GP practices, pharmacies, outreach clinics if manned by primary care)

Award value: £500

Award type: Poster presentation

This award will be presented to the abstract that demonstrates excellent potential to have made/to make a significant contribution to improving the lives of people living with diabetes from a psychological perspective.

Eligibility: Abstracts, which can be individual or multi-disciplinary, should be submitted under the Psychological care category. The abstract must demonstrate a piece of research or developed a psychological intervention to improve the psychological wellbeing outcomes of people living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes.

Award value: £500

Award type: Poster presentation

This prestigious award is presented to the author of the winning poster abstract that, in the judges' opinion, has contributed significantly to the management and care of people with diabetes. The award winner will receive a prize of £500. The award aims to encourage and recognise the contribution of Nurses and Allied Healthcare Professionals in the field of diabetes research. This award was introduced in 2015 to recognise the multidisciplinary nature of diabetes research. Research from all aspects of care are welcome, however precedence will be given to research which has a direct impact on the care of people living with diabetes.

Eligibility: Invited to enter are UK-based Nurses and Allied Healthcare Professionals working within the area of diabetes care whose research has been conducted within the last two years. Abstracts must be submitted to one of the clinical care categories (Management, Complications or Healthcare delivery and improvement).

Award value: £500

Award type: Poster presentation

The award, kindly donated by Jo Dalton, aims to encourage abstracts in the areas of healthcare delivery/improvement or highlights a new initiative with evidence-based practice in the field of paediatric and adolescent diabetes from birth to 18 years of age.

Eligibility: Paediatric and Adolescent (0-18yrs) multi-disciplinary teams or an individual working in paediatric and adolescent diabetes may apply. Contributions with a nursing focus are particularly welcomed.

Award value: £500

Award type: Moderated poster presentation

The award, kindly donated by Jo Dalton,  aims to encourage abstracts in the areas of primary and secondary diabetes care or interface initiatives between these providers for young people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes around the ages of 19-25 years.

The award offers an opportunity to share new ideas to promote and demonstrate positive self-care/well-being and engagement with diabetes care service teams. 

Eligibility: Primary or secondary diabetes care provider services or an individual healthcare professional caring for young people with diabetes. Abstracts from nurses within this field are particularly welcomed. The abstract should focus on services of young people between the ages of 19-25. 

Award value: £500 

Award type: Moderated poster presentation