18-19 November 2025: BMA House, London
We were delighted to host our 15th International Meningitis Research Foundation Conference on 18-19 November 2025 at BMA House in London, UK.
Our world‑leading research conference, dedicated to meningitis, brought together around 200 delegates from 32 countries for two days of cutting‑edge presentations, panel discussions and poster sessions, as well as valuable networking opportunities.
Meningitis Research Foundation Conference 2025 was approved by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom for 12 category 1 (external) CPD credit(s).
Tickets are no longer available. Tickets were available for one or both days, with discounted rates available to nurses, post-doctoral researchers, individuals residing in countries classified as low-income or lower-middle-income economies, all CoMO members and healthcare professionals below the grade of specialty registrar in any country.
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With funding from Wellcome, this year’s bursary scheme provided financial support for travel, accommodation and subsistence to nationals of (and residents for at least 60% of the year in) a low-income or lower-middle-income country, interested in attending the conference. This was determined according with the current World Bank classification.
The conference Steering Committee reviewed all applications to the Bursary Scheme, shortlisted candidates and selected the successful applicants, who were notified of the outcome. The bursary scheme offered a limited number of places and awards were made through a competitive selection process.
Leading up to the event, we invited submission of poster abstracts to be considered for display at our 2025 conference.
The Steering Committee welcomed abstracts on any form of meningitis and related infections, covering both scientific and healthcare perspectives, with submissions that aligned with the conference themes outlined in the programme particularly encouraged.
All abstracts submitted to the poster abstract call were assessed by the Steering Committee and delegates were informed of their decisions by Tuesday 7th October. Instructions for preparation of posters were sent to successful authors together with the acceptance notification.
Accepted abstracts were displayed at BMA House and published on the conference app. Posters have also been made available on our website.
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We are delighted to announce that this year’s programme will be shaped by a panel of distinguished experts in the field:
Meningitis Research Foundation Conference 2025 has been made possible thanks to funding from Wellcome (Grant ref. 228143/Z/23/Z) and GSK, as well as sponsorship by Sanofi and Pfizer Limited. The conference is operated independently, with Wellcome, GSK, Sanofi and Pfizer Ltd having no editorial control over its content.
