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
The schedule for each day and track is as follows. A list of speakers for each track-specific talk is included below the schedules.
Day 1, track 1
| Time | Session type | Session details |
|---|---|---|
| 8.30am to 9.30am | Arrival and registration | - |
| 9.30am to 10am | Opening address and Keynote talk | Professor Roald Bahr, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences / IOC |
| 10am to 11.30am | Track 1 session | Growth and maturation |
| 12pm to 1.30pm | Track 1 session | Data-driven innovation in sport |
| 2:30pm to 3.30pm | Keynote talk | From taboo to tool; integrating menstrual cycle health into high-performance sport by Professor Kirsty Elliot-Sale, Manchester Metropolitan University |
| 3pm to 4.30pm | Track 1 session | Female athlete health |
| 4.30pm onwards | Posters and networking | - |
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
We will add more details soon. Please check this page regularly for updates.
| Time | Session type | Session details |
|---|---|---|
| 8.30am to 9.30am | Arrival and registration | - |
| 9.30am to 10am | Opening address and Keynote talk | Professor Roald Bahr, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences / IOC |
| 10am to 11.30am | Track 2 session | TBC |
| 12pm to 1.30pm | Track 2 session | TBC |
| 2:30pm to 3.30pm | Keynote talk | From taboo to tool; integrating menstrual cycle health into high-performance sport by Professor Kirsty Elliot-Sale, Manchester Metropolitan University |
| 3pm to 4.30pm | Track 2 session | TBC |
| 4.30pm onwards | Posters and networking | - |
Day 2, track 1
| Time | Session type | Session details |
|---|---|---|
| 8.30am to 9.30am | Early Career event | - |
| 9.30am to 10am | Keynote talk | Dr Debbie Palmer, University of Edinburgh |
| 10am to 11.30am | Track 1 session | Winter Sport Athlete Health |
| 12pm to 1.30pm | Track 1 session | Respiratory medicine |
| 2:30pm to 4pm | Track 1 session | Advancing mental health in sport |
| 4pm to 4.30pm | Conference close | - |
Winter Sport Athlete Health
10am to 11.30am
- Debbie Palmer (Chair) – University of Edinburgh
- Torbjorn Soligard – IOC
- Mike Loosemore & Holly Rust-March – UKSI
- Matthias Felix Gilgien – Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
- Kelly Horne – Team GB
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 more details soon. Please check this page regularly for updates.
| Time | Session type | Session details |
|---|---|---|
| 8.30am to 9.30am | Early Career event | - |
| 9.30am to 10am | Keynote talk | Dr Debbie Palmer, University of Edinburgh |
| 10am to 11.30am | Track 2 session | TBC |
| 12pm to 1.30pm | Track 2 session | TBC |
| 2:30pm to 4pm | Track 2 session | TBC |
| 4pm to 4.30pm | Conference close | - |