British Conference of Undergraduate Research (BCUR) 2026

1st-2nd April, 2026

University of Glasgow, Glasgow

Submission Deadline = TBC

Key information:

BCUR is the largest conference in the UK at which undergraduates can present their academic work. 

It is a cross-disciplinary conference that welcomes research from a wide range of academic fields, including sciences, humanities, social sciences, arts, and more.   

Oxford Brookes University is able to nominate, coach and fund up to 6 students to present at this national conference. Applications for Brookes students to apply for a funded place are now closed

For more information about BCUR, see their website here.

Testimonials

Arron said: The BCUR was a fantastic opportunity to present my research and connect with others in similar fields, or just those with similar interests. It was great to learn from and discuss with people from other academic backgrounds than my own. Overall the experience was thoroughly enjoyable!   

The students were mentored before the conference by Senior Lecturer in the Business School, Dee Clayton, and they were mentored and supported at the conference by Dr Karen Lascalles, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing. 

Karen writes: 

"It was a pleasure and a privilege to attend the conference with Freya, Richie, Arran and Michael.  They were an absolute credit to Oxford Brookes.  They delivered their presentations, both oral and poster, to a very high standard and  all of them were very interesting and well received.  They all had questions posed to them, which they answered eloquently and intelligently.

The conference as a whole was a great event, well organised and supportive.  We had dinner at St James's Park, the Newcastle football ground, which was fun, particularly given their recent success. 

It really was fantastic to see so many brilliant young people present their work with such enthusiasm.  I have no doubt that our four Brookes students and many of the other delegates have successful futures in front of them."

Examples of students' work from BCUR 2025 

If you would like to see the work presented in 2025, please see here.

Posters in Parliament (PIP)

Wednesday 25th February 2026, 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Posters in Parliament is a fantastic event that provides an opportunity for over 50 undergraduate students, representing universities from across the UK, to exhibit their research in Westminster. The 2025 exhibition will hopefully take place in Portcullis House, House of Commons, London on 5th March and presenters and guests are also be able to take advantage of morning activities (a tour of the House of Lords and Westminster Hall (75 minutes) and/or a 'Get your voice heard in UK Parliament' workshop (60 minutes). 

The Posters in Parliament event gives the opportunity for legislators and policy makers to see first-hand some of the innovative research taking place around the country. The exhibition is a great opportunity for students to share research and ideas with those from other universities across the UK. The modern world faces big challenges in a huge range of areas such as energy, health and sustainability but Posters in Parliament clearly demonstrates that we have a new generation of emerging researchers able to meet those challenges. 

For more information see their website here  

For previous year's presenters please see here

Any questions?

Email us at studentresearchlaunchpad@brookes.ac.uk