2026 Conference

The University of St Andrews looks forward to welcoming the fifth BioInference meeting on 10th – 12th June 2026!

Participants can look forward to a welcoming atmosphere, lively academic conversations, and social events set against beautiful coastal scenery. The University of St Andrews—Scotland’s oldest university, founded in 1413—is nestled in a charming seaside town celebrated for its rich academic heritage, medieval architecture, and unique character. St Andrews is also the birthplace of golf and home to the world-famous Old Course, with a compact town centre that is easy and enjoyable to explore on foot.

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Conference Information

We are excited to welcome you to a three-day conference featuring a range of stimulating presentations and networking opportunities. Below you can find the tentative timetable for the three days of the conference (subject to revisions).

📅 Wednesday, June 10

🌅 Morning

🕘 09:00–10:00 — Registration & Welcome 🎤 10:00–12:00 — Talks

🍽️ Noon

🥗 12:00–13:00 — Lunch

🌇 Afternoon

🎤 13:00–15:00 — Talks ☕ 15:00–15:30 — Coffee Break 🪧💬 16:00–17:00 — Poster Session

🌙 Evening

🎉 Social Events ⛳ 🏰 🌊 🥃🍸

📅 Thursday, June 11

🌅 Morning

🎤 09:30–11:00 — Talks ☕ 11:00–11:30 — Coffee Break

🍽️ Noon

🏭 12:00–13:00 — Industrial Partners Session 🥗 13:00–14:00 — Lunch

🌇 Afternoon

🎤 14:00–16:00 — Talks ☕ 16:00–16:30 — Coffee Break

🌙 Evening

🍷 Conference Dinner

📅 Friday, June 12

🌅 Morning

🎤 09:30–11:00 — Talks ☕ 11:00–11:30 — Coffee Break 🎤 11:30–13:00 — Talks 🏁 Wrap-up

🏆 13:00–13:15 — Awards & Closing Remarks 🧳 13:15–14:00 — Lunch & Departure

Social activities

Optional social activities will take place on Wednesday evening. These include opportunities to explore the local culture of St Andrews, its rich golf history, and the Scottish traditions of whisky and gin tasting.

Some of the optional social activities involve additional fees. You can find out more details and indicate your preferences on the practical information page.

Prizes

We are pleased to announce that this year four prizes will be awarded as part of the conference. Each one of the awards comes with a monetary prize of £200:

  • Reproducibility prize for the individual whose research (presented at the conference) is judged to be the most straightforward to reproduce. This is judged based on submitted code. This prize is open to all conference presenters.
  • Transparency in Research prize to promote clear and open presentation of research methods and encourage critical and honest assessment of research outcomes. This prize is also open to all conference presenters.
  • Best Early Career Research talk and Best Early Career Research poster presentation, decided by the conference participants.

More information about the first two prizes and how to register to be considered for them will be send out in due course.

The winners of the three prizes will be announced on Friday afternoon (12th of June) during the Closing remarks of the conference.

Travel costs funding

We are grateful for the financial support that we have secured from several sponsors that enables us to support travelling costs for ECRs (anyone who does not have a permanent academic position).

Similarly to previous BioInference editions and depending on demand, we may provide a maximum amount of £200 towards travelling costs. To be considered for travel support, please indicate this on the registration page (see related question) and keep all travel receipts. More information about submitting your travel expenses will be sent out after the conference.

We are grateful that a portion of this funding is from the Glasgow Mathematical Journal Learning and Research Support Fund that is designed to support travel costs for Scottish-based ECRs.

Additional travel support opportunities are also available, including the following:

  • For members of the European Society for Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (ESMTB) through https://www.lner.co.uk/. Applicants are allowed to become a member (for up to 25€ per year!) before applying for funding. Note that the application must be done BEFORE the conference, with a notification typically within one month after the submission.
  • For ECRs members (with at least one year of membership) of the Society for Mathematical Biology (SMB) through https://www.smb.org/travel-grants.

Confirmed invited speakers are currently the following (in alphabetical order):

We are grateful for the financial support from:

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Conference Organisers

The local organising committee consists of the following members:

The scientific committee consists of the following members: