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North West London Research Symposium 2026

North West London Symposium 2026 event information

Welcome to the 2026 North West London Research Symposium for NMAHPPs (Nurses, Midwives, Allied health professionals, Healthcare scientists, Pharmacy staff, Psychologists and Clinical Research Practictioners). We are looking forward to welcoming you to the Symposium from across the Imperial Academic Health Science Centre (AHSC) and wider North West London areas on the afternoon of Wednesday September 30 2026.

The event is now at capacity but we are still accepting new registrations from attendees who will be placed on our waitlist. You can sign up to attend the Symposium using this form. We will contact you if tickets become available.

This year's Symposium will be held at the Copthorne Tara Hotel in Kensington, a five minute walk from High Street Kensington tube station.

Poster abstracts and exhibitor information

You can download the abstracts for poster sessions and information about our exhibitors here in advance of the event: 2026 NWL abstracts and exhibitors document

Programme for 2026 Symposium

Time	Activity
12.00 - 13.00	Registration, lunch and poster viewing
13.00 - 13.05	Welcome and introduction to the programme Dr Gemma Clunie, Lead Clinical Academic for AHPs, ICHT Dr Lina Johansson, Co-Lead Clinical Academic for AHPs, ICHT Professor Natalie Pattison, Profesor of Nursing, Imperial College London
13.05 - 13.35	Keynote address: Journey from bedside nurse to Professor of Nursing Professor Natalie Pattison, Profesor of Nursing, Imperial College London
13.35 - 14.00	From the clinic to a PhD: What the route actually looks like Camelia Vladescu, NIHR Doctoral Fellow and PhD researcher, ICHT
14.00 - 14.20	Research presentations from North West London colleagues (presenters selected from reviewed research abstracts) Aseel Mahmoud, Health Services Resaerch, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Mari Viviers, Speech and Language Therapy, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
14.20 - 15.00	Refreshments and poster viewing
15.00-15.50	Parallel workshops session one: Starting to write for publication (Meg Sanders) Fellowship applications: where to start? (Ines Perpetuo) Collaborating with the NHS to support innovation (Jose Acuyo) Communicating your research and its impact (Maria Tennant)
16.00-16.50	Parallel workshops session two: Starting to write for publication (Meg Sanders) Fellowship applications: where to start? (Ines Perpetuo) Collaborating with the NHS to support innovation (Jose Acuyo) Communicating your research and its impact (Maria Tennant)
16.50-17.00	Prize giving, research posters and close Dr Gemma Clunie, Lead Clinical Academic for AHPs, ICHT Dr Lina Johansson, Co-Lead Clinical Academic for AHPs, ICHT Professor Natalie Pattison, Profesor of Nursing, Imperial College London Profesor Karen Joash, Director of CATO, Imperial College London

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Contact us

The CATO Team and Radiographers Incubator work on a Hybrid model, combining days in the office with days working from home – the best way to reach us is by email.

cato@imperial.ac.uk
radresearch@imperial.ac.uk

+44 (0)20 3313 7397