The main sessions and talks at the The International Conference on Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport (UKCCIIS) will take place on 17 and 18 June 2026 in the East Building on our University of Bath campus.
The conference will be split across two tracks. You will be able to attend sessions from whichever track you choose.
There will also be events for early-career professionals. These will include:
- 16 June (evening): a social activity
- 18 June (breakfast): a networking breakfast, which will provide the opportunity to network with leading experts in academic, industry and clinical practice
Day 1, track 1
Growth and maturation
10am to 11.30am
- Professor Sean Cumming (Chair), University of Bath
- Dr Sinéad Holden, University College Dublin
- Dr Xabier Monasterio, Athletic Club Bilbao / University of the Basque Country — “Managing Growth and Injury Risk in Adolescent Football: Assessment Methods, Monitoring and Practical Approaches in Athletic Club”
- Mr Des Ryan, University of Galway — “Athletic Development During Growth & Maturation – A Premier League Perspective”
- Dr Merete Møller, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences — “Implementing Injury Prevention in Youth Sport Across Sex and Gender”
Data-driven innovation in sport
12pm to 1.30pm
- Professor Constantin Coussios and Dr Ezio Preatoni (Chairs), Podium / University of Bath
- Professor Cecilia Mascolo, University of Cambridge — “From Wearable Sensing and AI to Fitness Monitoring”
- Dr Dario Cazzola, University of Bath / Forceteck — “From Invisible Monitoring to Lab-on-a-Video: The Future of Performance Analysis”
- Dr Francesco Aiello, University of Bath — “Data in Professional Sport: Insight, Illusion, and Decision-Making”
- Dr Benjamin Stone, Google (Human Research Lab) — “Big Data Targeting Individual Impact”
Female athlete health
3pm to 4.30pm
- Dr Andrew Murray (Chair), University of Edinburgh / UKCCIIS
- Professor Joanna Wakefield-Scurr, University of Portsmouth
- Dr Margo Mountjoy, McMaster University — “REDs: Fuelling Athlete Health & Performance”
- Dr Camille Tooth, ReFORM (IOC Research Centre) / LIROMS, Luxembourg — “The Influence of Social Media on the Mental Health of Young Athletes”
- Dr Danny Glover, Ladies European Tour Golf Performance Institute
- Dr Lauren Guilfoyle, University of Edinburgh — “The Legacy of Olympic Sport: Downstream Health of Retired Female Olympians”
Day 1, track 2
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Day 2, track 1
Winter Sports
10am to 11.30am
- Dr Debbie Palmer (Chair), University of Edinburgh
- Dr Torbjorn Soligard, IOC
- Mr Conor McGoldrick / Dr Jan-Niklas Droste, Red Bull
- Professor Jörg Spörri, Balgrist
- TBC
Respiratory medicine
12pm to 1.30pm
- Dr Patrick O’Halloran (Chair), University of Bath
- Professor James Hull, ISEH
- Dr Hege Clemm, Norwegian School of Sports Sciences
- Dr Nicola Renwick, University of Portsmouth
- Dr Clint Gomes, UKSI
Advancing mental health in sport
2.30pm to 4pm
- Professor Vincent Gouttebarge, Amsterdam UMC / FIFPRO — “A Long Way Since the IOC Consensus Statement on Mental Health in Elite Athletes (2019): Any Progress in Epidemiology and Screening?”
- Dr Margo Mountjoy, McMaster University — “Evidence in Action: Applying Mental Health Research into Clinical Practice”
- Dr Alan Currie & Mr Sam Cumming, UK Sports Institute — “UK Perspective: A Strategic Approach to Researching, Promoting and Supporting Mental Health”
- Athlete Voice (TBC), IOC Mental Health Ambassadors
Day 2, track 2
We will add details soon. Please check this page regularly for updates.