LASA Annual Conference 2026
LASA’s Annual Conference will take place from 16-18 November in Scotland.

Details

When? Monday 16 November 2026
Where? Scotland

LASA's 63rd Annual Conference will take place from Monday 16 - Wednesday 18 November 2026 in Scotland.


Programme

A detailed programme will be available in due course.

Abstracts

LASA are inviting abstract submissions for posters showcasing scientific innovation in animal research which will interest and excite your colleagues and inspire refined research under the theme "Innovating with Integrity: Disease Modelling and the Care of Research Animals". There is also an option to present a 3-minute talk on your poster on Monday 16 November.

We strongly encourage the participation of young animal technologist and early career researchers including PGT students to present any preliminary, pilot and/or ongoing current work. This is a great opportunity to discuss your work with other colleagues in the field.

Please download the abstract submission form and submit via the link at the top of this page. The deadline is 23:59 on Friday 2 October 2026. 

Registration instructions

Please log into your mySociety member account (if you are not a member then you can create a free account), then select ‘Book this event' at the top of the screen. The exact location of the conference will be sent to confirmed delegates. 

The deadline to register is 23:59 on Friday 30 October 2026. 

If you need to make a booking for multiple delegates or pay by Purchase Order (PO), please contact us at events@rsb.org.uk to process your registration.

Conference rates (all fees are inclusive of VAT)


Full conference
Member: £590
Non-member: £730

Day rate Monday 16th
Member: £250
Non-member: £310

Day rate Tuesday 17th
Member: £290
Non-member: £350

Half-day rate Wednesday 18th
Member: £70
Non-member: £85

The meeting dinner will take place on the evening of Tuesday 17 November and is included in the cost of the ticket. This will be an informal event with additional activities including a gin or whiskey tasting and a Scottish Ceilidh. It will be fantastic opportunity to network with colleagues. More details to follow!

Establishment Licence Holders' Induction Training

Download the draft programme for further information.

To only attend the PELh training on Tuesday 17th November, please contact events@rsb.org.uk to register.

Member: £290
Non member: £350

To attend the full conference plus PELh training, please book the full conference add the 'training' option during registration.

FELASA Severity Workshop

An accredited FELASA Severity Workshop offering delegates information and hands on training in severity classification. Since 2016, FELASA has offered workshops on severity classification in Europe to ensure that colleagues are well informed and trained to effectively classify severity both prospectively (for project license applications) and retrospectively for each animal at the end of procedures (actual severity). This is to ensure that severity assessment is aligned between establishments, and across the UK and Europe, in line with the EU legislation which is embedded in A(SP)A. 

Thousands of delegates have already followed one or more ‘FELASA Severity Workshops' - the ultimate goal of this initiative is to promote the consistent use of the severity classification framework and optimal refinement of all procedures. The workshop will follow a standard FELASA format and is suitable for anyone wanting to improve or refresh their understanding of severity assessment including animal technicians, in vivo scientists, license holders, study directors, Named People and facility managers.

This workshop will run on Monday 16 November. If you would like to attend, please add the below options to your booking:
Ticket add-on for Full/Monday conference attendees £20
Ticket for FELASA workshop only £40

Membership offer

Non-members attending the Annual Conference can receive a free LASA membership from the start of the conference (November 2026) until the start of the new membership year (July 2027). If you are interested in this offer, please contact our membership team at info@lasa.co.uk

Accommodation

Accommodation is not included in the registration fee and must be booked separately. If you are interested in venue accommodation at the venue, please contact us at events@rsb.org.uk and quote your booking number, and we can provide details to confirmed delegates. Attendees are expected to directly book their accommodation with the venue or any other accommodation sites nearby.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

This event is approved for purposes of CPD and can be counted as 10 CPD points.

Special requirements

Before completing your booking, please indicate whether you have any dietary, accessibility, or other requirements on the right-hand side of the booking page when you submit your booking or let us know at events@rsb.org.uk and we will do what we can to accommodate your needs.

Cancellation Policy

Please be aware of our cancellation and refund policy:
  • If you cancel at least 30 days prior to the date of the event you will receive a full refund.
  • No refund will be made for non-attendance or cancellations within 30 days of the event (after Friday 16 October).
To cancel a booked place on an event, notice must be given by email to events@rsb.org.uk

Sponsorship

If you are interested in sponsorship packages, please do not book any delegates on to the event, and contact Tim McGuire and Kayrene Paterson. 

Contact

This event is being organised by the Royal Society of Biology for LASA. For any conference booking or website queries, please contact Beth Glynn-Ramsden at events@rsb.org.uk

Please direct general LASA queries to the team at info@lasa.co.uk

Call for Papers
Please download and fill in the absract form via the link, and to submit, upload it via the link at the top of the event page.
Click here for more information about submissions