CONFERENCE INFORMATION
Conference shape:
The conference will be held in person at the University College Dublin over three full days 27 – 29 August 2025.
This year we seek to provide a space for speakers across multiple parallel tracks – depending on the number of accepted abstracts. Papers will be 20 minutes long, with time for questions and answers after each. Papers will be grouped into thematic panels.
Keynote presentations by leaders in the field will take place over the three days of the event, and will span all tracks so all participants can attend.
There will be a dedicated poster session running throughout all three days of the conference with timetabled presentation periods, as well as a book discussion session, both of which will span all tracks so all participants can attend.
There will be an option for all people presenting a paper to have their presentation recorded for the BSP Podcast.
We envision there will be an optional conference meal on the second evening of the event.
General registration information:
The conference registration system will open soon after we inform participants of the outcome of their submissions. All successful participants will be notified when the system opens, and will need to register before the end of July. Early registration is required by presenters in order to schedule and promote the event; delegate registration will remain open until a week prior to the event.
We envisage the conference fee this year to be the same as 2023 and 2024, with an early bird fee of £150. However, setting the fee may be dependent upon the number of submissions accepted for presentation during the review phase of the event.
To attend BSP events, speakers and delegates need to be members of the British Society for Phenomenology. If you are not already a member, membership (full and discounted, £40 and £20 respectively) will be added to the conference fee. When you become a member, you receive access to the Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology online for one year. JBSP Online publishes around 25 new research articles a year, and membership includes access to 50+ years of the JBSP. You can become a member at any time, for more information please visit our membership page.
The registration fee includes refreshments throughout the conference, as well as Wi-Fi access.
The registration does not include accommodation and travel, nor the conference meal.
As with all academic events, fees should generally be agreed and paid for by the participant's place of study or employment as part of their professional development. However, we understand under exceptional cases this is not always possible. Accordingly, applications for bursaries will be available for those needing financial assistance and are only open to accepted speakers. There are no delegate (non-speaker) bursaries. There will be attendance bursaries waiving the attendance fee, childcare bursaries, and the BSP President's discretionary bursary (a significant bursary for people with disabilities or significant financial issues of any kind). Bursary funds are limited, and if there are more eligible applicants than we can fund, the decision will be made on the strength of the application. These can be applied for during the registration period.
