Celebrate Research Week: 4 - 11 August 2026
During Epworth Research Week, we come together to share and celebrate the outstanding research undertaken by our talented researchers, students, and the many teams who work tirelessly to identify innovative ways to treat and improve the health of our patients and community.
Research Week provides a valuable platform to:
- Share the breadth and impact of your exciting research
- Facilitate new and meaningful research collaborations
- Hear from and encourage our students and junior researchers
- Ignite curiosity among non-research staff and clinicians who may be considering a research career at Epworth
We encourage all researchers, students, staff, and colleagues to get involved by presenting and/or attending as many sessions as possible to share—and show support for—the exciting work being conducted by our dedicated Epworth research teams.
Everyone is encouraged to attend, and we look forward to sharing Research Week with you.
Critical Dates
- 13 April 2026 Call for EOI to present at Research Week (oral or Poster) opens - NOW OPEN
- 12 June 2026 EOI to present at Research Week closes
- 26 June 2026 Authors informed of abstract acceptance, oral presentations
- 4 August 2026 Research Week Opening Event (Grand Round)
Expression of interest (poster or presentation) - NOW OPEN
The Office for Research is pleased to announce expressions of interest (EOI) to present at Research Week 2026 are now open.
Submit an EOI:
- Complete one EOI form per poster or oral presentation request via the link below by 12 June 2026.
- For presentation requests, you will be asked to nominate two preferred symposia themes.
Symposia themes have been structured to collocate related research for an engaging range of presentations during the session and broaden the audience attending the session.
Wed 5 August Women and Children’s Health - Endometriosis, Paediatric Allergy,
Pelvic Floor research (12:00 - 2:00pm)
Nursing Lead Research Symposium (2:00 - 3:30pm)Thur 6 Aug Cancer symposium (12:00 - 3:00pm) Fri 7 Aug Journey from acute care to recovery Symposium (12:00 - 3:00pm)
Men’s Health and Cancer Research (4:00 - 6:00pm)Mon 10 Aug Orthopaedic Surgery Symposium (12:00 - 2:30pm) - Authors of oral presentations will be informed of abstract acceptance and symposium time by 26 June 2026.
Authors please note:
- Oral presentations:
- Abstracts and preferred symposium acceptance is dependent on availability of presentation time slots
- Authors of oral presentations that cannot be accommodated in their preferred symposia will be offered another slot if available. Authors of oral presentations that cannot be accommodated will be invited to present a poster at the poster symposium on Thursday 6 August 2026
- Presentations will be 10 minutes with additional 2-minutes question time
- To maintain energy, focus of the audience and highlight your research activity, the structure of presentations should focus on the methods, outcomes and translation to practice/next steps with minimal/key background information only (suggest 1 slide)
- Posters will be displayed at the poster symposium on Thursday 7 August 2025. A selection of posters will be displayed around the hospital following Research Week.
Research Week Program
We have an engaging program of events. We are continuously improving the program to deliver comprehensive and engaging events where we can learn what our colleagues are doing, facilitate new research collaborations, hear from, and encourage our students and junior researchers:
Key program dates and symposia
| Tues 4 Aug | Research Week launch by Group Chief Executive, Professor Andrew Stripp (12:00 - 1:00pm) including presentations by the 2025 Researcher Leader of the Year and Outstanding Epworth Researcher |
| Wed 5 Aug | Research Education and Updates (9:00 - 11:00am) Women and Children’s Health - Endometriosis, Paediatric Allergy, Pelvic Floor research (12:00 - 2:00pm) Nursing Lead Research Symposium (2:00 - 3:30pm) |
| Thur 6 Aug | Cancer Research Symposium (12:00 - 3:00pm) Consumer Advisor meet and greet (3.00 - 3:30pm) Cancer Panel Discussion (3:30 - 4:30pm) Poster Symposium + Research Awards presentation (In person session; 4:30 - 6:00pm) |
| Fri 7 Aug | Acute to Chronic Care Research Symposium (12:00 - 3:00pm) Urology Unlocked Research Symposium (6:00 - 8:00pm) |
| Mon 10 Aug | Orthopaedic Surgery Symposium (12:00 - 2:30pm) |
| Tue 11 Aug | Research Week final session including presentation by the 2025 Medical Researcher of the Year (12:30 - 1:30pm) |
The full Program ETA is 8 July 2026.