Call for Abstracts

Abstract submission for the 2024 conference is now closed. Deadline for submission was Friday 8th March 2024.

Guidance for presenters

Important dates

Call for abstracts opens11th Dec 2023
Deadline for abstracts8th March 2024
Notification of acceptance15th April 2024
Registration opens15th April 2024
Registration closes7th June 2024
Conference dates26-27th June 2024

Conference details

The 2024 UK Horizon in STEM Higher Education Conference will be hosted by the University of Bristol. Talks and workshops will be presented in person only.

To support the conference’s aims of Making Connections, Innovating and Sharing Pedagogy, the conference committee welcomes theme-based submissions in any STEM subject area. The intention is to provide opportunities where teaching innovation and pedagogy might be shared with all STEM colleagues, or where more subject-specific discussions might ensue, these will be of interest to a range of STEM disciplines. In each case, the conference is about making connections, and we would encourage abstracts from early career colleagues.  We also welcome international contributions that explore any of these themes.

We are inviting abstract submissions for oral presentations, workshops and posters that address the following conference themes:

  • Active learning
  • Assessment and feedback
  • Digitally focused pedagogy (including use of AI in teaching and learning)
  • Employability, work-based learning and apprenticeships  
  • Equality, diversity and inclusion (including Curriculum Decolonisation) 
  • Laboratory, field and practical work
  • Pedagogic research
  • Climate Education and activism
  • Student support (including Transitioning, Study Skills and Academic Mentoring) 
  • Student partnerships

Journal Articles

Presenters are encouraged to write a paper based on their presentation for publication in New Directions in the Teaching of Natural Sciences. The deadline for submission in New Directions is 20th December 2024. See the guidance for presenters for more information for information about full papers.