Research and Development Forum 2025

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RDF24, the 2024 Annual Conference of the Research and Development Forum (RDF) took place at Celtic Manor from the 12-14 May in 2024. The event brought together more than 870 attendees from across health and care research management and featured more than 60 speakers, 25 exhibitors, 100 posters and provided a unique opportunity for learning, developing and networking. The conference dinner was attended by more than 750 people, at which the venue for RDF25 was announced.

RDF25 Call for Abstracts

RDF25 Programme Content Group is inviting abstracts for oral presentations and posters for RDF25: The 2025 RDF conference. 

The Group is looking for oral abstracts that relate to improvements made in the structure, quality, delivery, efficiency and culture of research, which are relevant to the UK Research and Development System.

As part of its commitment to inclusivity and sharing best practice, the Group is particularly keen to receive submissions from the non-traditional research settings and those who have introduced innovative ways to reach underserved communities through research.

The Group will be awarding one fully-funded place to RDF25 for what they judge to be the best oral abstract from a new entrant. The definition of a new entrant in this instance is a member of the UK R and D Community who has been appointed or has moved to non-traditional research settings in the last 3 years. For applications where there are multiple presenters, all presenters should meet the criteria to qualify. 

Deadline

The call for oral presentations is open until Friday 11 October 2024, and posters until Friday 1 November 2024. 

This conference is being run by the NHS Research and Development Forum if you have any questions, please contact the event team.