2026 OPSYRIS Annual Meeting (Hybrid)

Friday 11th September 2026

The University of East Anglia

Our 2026 theme

Cognition and Emotion after Acquired Brain Injury: Clinical and Technological Advances

 

The 2026 hybrid meeting will be available for both in-person and virtual attendance via Zoom. The programme will include oral and poster presentations, as well as invited talks and short workshops on a broad range of topics relating to psychological research into stroke.

 

Confirmed keynote speakers include (more to be announced)

 

Prof. Céline Gillebert is a clinical neuropsychologist and Professor of Neuropsychology at KU Leuven (Belgium). Her research focuses on cognitive and perceptual consequences of acquired brain injury, using neuroimaging, experimental methods, and immersive VR to advance mechanistic understanding and develop validated diagnostic and rehabilitation tools. She currently co-leads major projects on (impaired) cognition and XR-based neurorehabilitation, aiming to bridge cognitive neuroscience and clinical practice.

Provisional title: HEMIRehApp: An immersive VR serious game for the assessment and rehabilitation of spatial neglect

 

 

Prof. Niall Broomfield is Head of the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Therapies at Norwich Medical School and holds the Chair in Clinical Psychology at University of East Anglia. Niall’s research interests are in neuropsychological consequences of stroke (mood and cognition), modelling and treating post-stroke emotionalism and improving understanding of psychological adjustment to stroke, and behavioural sleep medicine – determining putative mechanisms of cognitive behavioural therapeutics for insomnia disorder.

Provisional title: Tears without sadness: exploring the clinical psychology of post-stroke emotionalism

 

 

Dr. Nicola Hancock is Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Innovation at the University of East Anglia and an Associate Professor in Physiotherapy. Her research and evaluation work focuses on personalised approaches to stroke and brain injury rehabilitation via technological innovation, self-management strategies, and innovative clinical service initiatives. She co-chairs the European Life After Stroke Forum Scientific Committee and leads the AbiliTec Network, promoting evidence-based approaches to rehabilitation technology.

Title: From Concept to Clinic: Guiding Principles for Technological Innovation in Neurorehabilitation

 

 

Prof. Andrew Bateman is a Professor in the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Essex and Chair of the United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum. His research spans neuropsychological rehabilitation, outcome measurement, and service quality improvement for people with acquired brain injury and related conditions, with a focus on translating evidence into rehabilitation practice and supporting holistic assessment, assistive technologies, and rehabilitation service innovation.

Title: How the NIHR can help OPSYRIS members achieve their research objectives?

 

 

Registrations cost between £25 and £60. Full pricing information can be found using the Registration link below. We will accept on the door in person registrations on the day at a cost of £65, made via bank transfer.

Registration for OPSYRIS 2026 can be found on the following link:

>>>>>>> Registration  <<<<<<<

You can submit symposium, talk & poster proposals for OPSYRIS26 as well as travel award nominations via the abstract submission link below. The deadline for submissions is Thursday 30th April 2026 with notification of decisions end of June 2026.

Abstract submissions for OPSYRIS 2026 can be found on the following link:

>>>>>>>> Abstract submission <<<<<<<

 

The event kicks off at 7:30 on Thursday 10th September. Tickets cost £45 and can be purchased alongside your OPSYRIS registration on Eventbrite.

 

ACCOMODATION: We have a couple of recommendations for accommodation for OPSYRIS 26:

• • Broadview Hotel (on campus): see details here
  • George Hotel (on bus route to campus): see details here

TRAVEL TO NORWICH: Norwich is easily accessible via public transport:

• • Plane: Norwich international airport is close by, offering direct flights to mainland Europe. Stansted airport has a direct train to Norwich too.
  • Train: Direct routes available from London Liverpool street (1hr 45min), Stansted airport (1hr 45min), Peterborough (1hr 28m) and Cambridge (1hr 11mins). Indirect routes include Manchester (4hr 24m), Edinburgh (5hr 40m), Cardiff (4hr 21m), Birmingham (3hr 47m), and Oxford (3hr 8m).
  • Car: UEA is easily accessible by car via the A11 or A47, with clear signage directing drivers toward the campus as they approach Norwich. Delegates can follow signs for the University of East Anglia and use the main car parks located close to the conference venues. Parking on campus is limited. See here  for information on parking, including accessible parking. Parking on campus can be expensive and details about a free park and ride service to the UEA campus as well as other transport links is available here .