The 13th Pharmacy Education Conference takes place on Monday 29 June 2026 in University Place, Manchester. We are looking forward to welcoming you.
This conference seeks to bring together scientists, pharmacists and educators involved in undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy teaching. It is an opportunity to meet colleagues, share good practice and learn about developments in pharmacy education.
Abstracts
Once again we invited colleagues to submit abstracts for the conference, to one of two streams:
Update: The abstract submission portal for 2026 will open end of November 2025.
Completed work
Abstracts presenting scholarship based on completed pharmacy education research (including completed teaching evaluation) that include a study design, methods and results.
Teaching innovation and Work in progress
Abstracts describing innovation in pharmacy education that report novel teaching, learning or assessment approaches which have not yet been fully evaluated OR abstracts describing pharmacy education research WORK IN PROGRESS where preliminary findings can be presented at the conference in June.
Please submit abstracts using our dedicated portal:
Registration
There will be a conference early bird rate of £80 per delegate until Friday 1st May 2026. The standard rate of £90 per delegate will be payable after 1st May until the final deadline for registration on 12th June 2026.
Reserve your tickets now!
We’re excited to welcome you back to Manchester for the 12th Pharmacy Education Conference. Tickets available here.
Getting in touch
If you have any questions about the event, email pharmacy.conference@manchester.ac.uk
Previous events
Previous events have included a keynote address from the following speakers:
- Professor Anne Boyter (University of Strathclyde)
- Damian Day (Head of Education at the General Pharmaceutical Council);
- Dr Keith Ridge (Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Supporting NHS England, Department of Health and Health Education England);
- Professor Stephanie Marshall (Chief Executive, Higher Education Academy);
- Professor Ian Bates (Professor of Pharmacy Education, UCL. Director, FIP Education);
- Professor Phil Race
- Professor Lezley-Anne Hanna (Queen’s University Belfast)
- Marc Donovan (Chief Pharmacist, Boots UK)
Previous conferences have also included oral presentations, workshops, posters and a technology showcase.