Calling all LGBTQ+ people in STEM:

Scientists & engineers, communicators & number-crunchers, dreamers & builders!

Join us in September 2026 for a 2-day gathering, bringing together queer scientists from across the UK to discuss common challenges, share skills and develop our approaches to creating queer-affirming change in our workplaces and communities.

• The queer community in and out of science has come a long way in recent decades. Many of us are out in our workplaces, homes and communities. What are the challenges that we still face in 2026? How do we keep hold of the progress we have made, and gain new ground in light of the rising transphobia and queerphobia of the modern age?
• How do we move from the very useful pushes for visibility and community-building to more concrete action? How do we create queer affirming workplaces, practices and cultures?
• And what is our specific role as queer scientists, within the current political context?

Join us for a 2-day gathering, to discuss these questions and many more, to find resilience, safety and solidarity with each other. Expect talks & panels, hands-on workshops and facilitated discussions with a selection of invited speakers, and come and share with us the work you’ve been doing, by applying for a talk or poster.

The fine print

Registration for the meeting is required. Thanks to a grant from the Cambridge Research Culture Fund, only a nominal registration fee will be charged.

Catering, including coffee breaks, lunch and dinner will be provided.

We will also be providing some accommodation in a Cambridge College at a much reduced rate for those travelling from out of town, including some rooms for two nights (21st-23rd Sep) and some rooms for one night (22nd-23rd Sep). We also have some funds to subsidise travel costs (for more details and other relevant bursaries see the Registration page)

We are committed to making this event accessible and representative of the full diversity of the queer community. As such, some tickets (both registration and accommodation) will be reserved for those with intersecting minoritised identities within the queer community - including, but not limited to, racialised minorities/Global Majority, those who are disabled, on low/no incomes and/or with childcare responsibilities.

Important dates

Location

The workshop will be held in the Postdoc Centre in Eddington, Cambridge.

Our Sponsors

We are grateful to the University of Cambridge Enhancing Research Culture Fund for their support of this workshop.