Public Health Science: a Call for Abstracts
The Lancet invite abstract submissions for Public Health Science: A National Conference Dedicated to New Research in UK Public Health to be held in Cardiff on Friday 25 November 2016. Peer-reviewed abstracts of shortlisted papers will be published by The Lancet, online and in print.
This year we hope to build on our support for early career researchers by introducing oral and poster presentation prizes.
To be entered into this competition please inform us when you submit your abstract if you are a:
- Pre-PhD (e.g. MSc student, Foundation Year trainee, Public Health trainee or Academic Clinical Fellow)
- PhD student
- Postdoctoral trainee (Clinical Lecturers, Clinician Scientist Fellows or equivalent posts)
Additionally, Public Health England will sponsor a prize for the best piece of implementation research that will be selected from all submissions by judges at the conference.
Please submit your abstract as a Microsoft Word document to The Lancet’s online submission system, stating in your covering letter that the submission is for the Public Health Science Conference.
The abstract submission deadline: Monday 20 June 2016. After The Lancet peer-review process, participants will be informed of acceptance of abstracts for oral or poster presentation by Thursday 25 August 2016.
Further details about the conference and links to abstracts from previous years can be found on the conference website.