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Meningitis Research Foundation Conference 2025

18-19th November 2025: BMA House, London

We are delighted to announce that we will be holding our 15th International Meningitis Research Foundation Conference on the 18th-19th November 2025, at the BMA House in London, UK

Our world-leading research conference, dedicated to meningitis, invites delegates from around the world to join us for two days of cutting-edge presentations, panel discussions and poster presentations; as well as the opportunity to network.


REGISTER HERE


Booking has now opened

We are delighted to offer a 20% early-bird discount, available to book by September 4th 2025, along with a substantial discount for early-career researchers and those from low- or lower-middle-income settings.

Should you have any questions about registering for the conference, please contact our Conference Team at: mrfconference2025@outsourcedevents.com

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Guided by internationally renowned experts, our comprehensive two-day programme will showcase the very latest research, best practices and global strategies for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management, of all causes of meningitis.

Our detailed programme is currently under development, with themes anticipated to include:

  • The global epidemiology of meningitis: insights into an evolving picture
  • Strategies for prevention and epidemic control: optimising use of vaccines and developing next-generation solutions
  • Advances in meningitis diagnosis and clinical management
  • Enhancing global meningitis surveillance: current efforts and future directions
  • Understanding and addressing meningitis sequelae: including insights from individuals with lived experience of disease
  • Progress of the "WHO Defeating Meningitis by 2030" Global Road Map
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We will soon be launching our bursary scheme to support the attendance of applicants who are nationals of and reside for at least 60% of the year in a low-income or lower-middle-income country, as classified by the World Bank. 

The bursary scheme offers a limited number of places and will be awarded through a competitive selection process.

Please stay tuned or email mariuszk@meningitis.org for further details.

Call for poster abstracts will open soon

We will soon be inviting submission of poster abstracts to be considered for display at our Meningitis Research Foundation Conference 2025. Please stay tuned or email mariuszk@meningitis.org for further details.
  
Please note: in order for a printed poster to be displayed physically at BMA House, and a digital copy made available on the app, the presenting author must be registered to attend in person.
 
Instructions for preparation of posters will be sent together with the acceptance notification. Authors of the top five abstracts will be invited to give a short (5 minute) oral presentation of their work at the conference. All authors of accepted abstracts will be asked to send in a PDF/Powerpoint copy of their poster before the conference for consideration by the Steering Committee, who will award a prize for the best poster (NB: the best poster prize will not necessarily be awarded to one of the poster presenters).
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Meet our expert Steering Committee

We are delighted to announce that, this year our programme will be guided by a panel of distinguished experts in the field:

  • Dr Merijn Bijlsma, Amsterdam University Medical Center
  • Professor Ray Borrow, UK Health Security Agency
  • Dr Matthew Coldiron, Médecins Sans Frontières
  • Dr Dominique Caugant, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
  • Dr Kanny Diallo, Centre Suisse de Recherche Scientifique
  • Professor Paul Heath, St George's, University of London
  • Professor Robert Heyderman, University College London (UCL)
  • Dr Lorenzo Pezzoli, World Health Organization
  • Dr Paula Reges, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
  • Professor Fiona Russell, University of Melbourne
  • Professor Caroline Trotter, University of Cambridge
  • Dr Anne Von Gottberg, National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD)
  • Professor Guy Thwaites, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU)
  • Professor Joe Jarvis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
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