Conferences

After a successful CHME conference at NHL Stenden University, Netherlands, Leeds Beckett University are delighted to be hosting CHME 2024.

The event will take place between the 21st and 24th May 2024 at our Headingley Campus, Leeds, UK. The conference will begin with Welcome Drinks at an exciting venue in the heart of Leeds. The conference will include a Gala Dinner on Wednesday at the stunning Harewood House on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales and an informal eating experience in Leeds centre on Thursday, at a venue that is an excellent example of regeneration in the city through an innovative food concept.

Alongside presentations, workshops and panel discussions, delegates will have the opportunity to explore Leeds, discover the unique food culture in the city and meet, discuss research and network in our brand-new state-of-the-art lecture theatres.

We're looking forward to welcoming you to Leeds Beckett University for a memorable and impactful conference.

• Deadline for paper (1500 words) or poster (A1-size with a 500-word summary) submissions by 15th February 2024

• Feedback on submissions: Before/by 29th February 2024

• Deadline for the final paper: 12th April 2024

• Registration deadline: 10 May 2024

Theme: Achieving Resilience through Sustainable Digitalization and Ecological Engineering in the 21st Century.

We are asking: How do we leverage the advancements in digital technology and industry 4.0 to promote sustainable and ecological engineering for society?

The SEEDS community is a confluence of experienced and early-career researchers from across the world and from diverse disciplines. 

This melting pot encourages exciting conversations and opportunities to collaborate.Members of the SEEDS community, who have met during previous years of the conference, are now working on projects and submitting research papers together.

If you're passionate about your research and eager to connect with a diverse community of like-minded individuals, the International SEEDS conference is for you.

The conference will follow a hybrid delivery model. The first day of the conference (27 Aug) will be online only, and the following two days (28 & 29 Aug) held in-person at Leeds Beckett University’s City Campus.

There will be a gala dinner and awards ceremony hosted nearby on the 28 Aug, which you are welcome to attend as part of the full conference pricing option.

Full Conference 
Early bird £350 / standard £450
Students - early bird £200 / standard £300
(Includes attendance at the gala dinner and awards ceremony on 28th)

Single Day (28/29th)
£250 / students - £175

Online only (27th)
early bird £150 / standard £200
students - early bird £100 / standard £150

The Carnegie School of Sport at Leeds Beckett University are pleased to host their second long-term athletic development in schools conference. Developing young people that are fit and healthy, achieve academically, can combine sport and education, and develop a range of life skills is important for their long-term health and success. This year’s conference will explore the topics of holistic development, physical literacy, dual career development, movement competency, child / adolescent development and working with others (e.g., parents) to overcome the challenges associated with optimising the development of young people.

To achieve this, the conference will bring together leading researchers, directors of sport, teachers, coaches, and practitioners from a range of schools to present, share and discuss current hot topics and innovative practices for enhancing long-term athletic development within schools. This will be delivered through a range of keynote presentations, discussion forums and practical sessions. We hope you can join us to learn, share and discuss

Event times: 09:30-17:00, 14 June 2024
Carnegie School of Sport Building, Lecture Theatres 2, 4 and 5

The Heads of University Centres of Biomedical Science (HUCBMS) annual meeting is attended by Heads of Department and Course Management teams from over 60 UK universities. 

The meeting runs over two days and includes a programme of top-level policy-related talks from external speakers, alongside research and teaching focused sessions relating directly to Biomedical Science. 

This year the HUCBMS Conference is being held in Leeds, and hosted by Leeds Beckett University at the Rose Bowl. 

Registration from 12:00 on 03/09/2024, with talking in the afternoon. There will be a full schedule of talks on 04/09/2024 from 09:30-17:00.

A Conference Dinner is being held at Royal Armouries on 04/09/2024.

The mission of HUCBMS

The mission of HUCBMS is to promote the development and enhancement of biomedical sciences teaching and research, including:

• promoting national and international quality standards in biomedical sciences teaching and research;
• seeking to ensure that adequate resources are available to departments of biomedical sciences;
• providing benchmarks for model curricula;
• providing advice and guidance to biomedical sciences departments;
• promoting the exchange of views, dissemination of information and collaboration between member institutions.

HUCBMS represents the interests of its member institutions (universities and colleges) at a national and international level. Inter alia, it acts as a representative voice for the biomedical sciences and a source of advice, comment and analysis to relevant external bodies.

Accommodation is available at a reduced rate for delegates of £200 for two nights (03/09/2024 - 04/09/2024) at Radisson Blu Leeds City Centre. 
60 rooms are available. Once these places/rooms are booked, attendees will be required to book their own accommodation.

In 2019, Leeds Beckett University hosted the Women and Planning Conference. This sought to build on the earlier women and planning work undertaken in the UK in the 80s-early 2000s with key actions such as The Women’s Design Service and Matrix architects (Berglund with Wallace, 2016), the insights of academics (Greed, 1994; Little, 1994) and attempts to include gender mainstreaming in planning practice (Greed, 2005; Reeves, 2002; RTPI, 2003; Reeves et al., 2023). The conference recognised a burgeoning interest in the issues again with the founding of Women in Planning and Urbanistas in 2012, online materials from the RTPI and broader discussions of gender mainstreaming (Roberts and Sanchez de Madriaga, 2013; Sanchez de Madriaga and Neuman, 2016) and gender and the rights to the city (Beebeejaun, 2017). The conference sought to (re)invigorate this conversation, including both academics and practitioners and led to a special edition of Town Planning Review featuring papers from the conference (Horwood, 2022). Horwood et al. (2022) made the case for the need to bring practitioners and academics together, to cultivate a conversation across boundaries where expertise and experience is shared to move planning practice forward.

Interest in women and the built environment more broadly has, and is continuing to grow, with moves to the mainstream in the UK (Criado-Perez, 2019; Kern, 2020, Make Spaces for Girls, 2024). There is work ongoing to apply this to planning practice, for example with the declaration of Glasgow as a feminist city (GCC, 2022), and work in London and West Yorkshire (GLA, 2022; LLDC, 2021; WYCA, 2023). Planning consultancies and public bodies have also produced reports (Arup, 2022; UN 2021) and lobbied Government (Turley, 2023). Outside of the UK, there are more examples to learn from (Dutton et al, 2022). With this, we have started to see welcome moves towards moving from theory to practice.

Saturday 1st June 2024, 09:00 - 17:00
Carnegie School of Sport Building, Lecture Theatres 1-3

This event aims to provide aspiring, early career, and current sport nutritionist practitioners with contemporary knowledge, practical skills, and networking opportunities to excel in their careers.

Why attend:

- All-star line-up of applied presenters
- Network with likeminded world-class practitioners
- Contemporary interactive learning styles that enhance learning
- Lunch & snack included provided by a professional chef team
- Incredible location at the Carnegie School of Sport Headingley Campus

Welcome to the Applied Sport Nutrition Symposium, where theory meets practice in a unique way. Our event caters to 100 current and aspiring sports nutrition practitioners, aiming to redefine industry standards.

We blend contemporary learning methods with interactive engagement to foster a thriving knowledge environment. By bridging the gap between research and practice, we offer insights from diverse sports.

Our focus on genuine connections ensures meaningful collaborations among participants. Join us to champion these principles and shape the future of sport nutrition.

Event programme: