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Call for Abstracts


Abstract Submission 

You are welcome to submit an abstract for this paper to be considered for inclusion at the conference. If successful, you will be invited to present your work as part of the conference programme. If you choose to accept, your abstract will be included in the Conference Proceedings produced for the conference. Conference Proceedings are produced by the ICMR Event Management Team and shared with delegates. Abstract Only submissions will not be put forward for journal publication.

Abstracts should be 1-2 pages maximum, and you are encouraged to include 1-2 figures.

Abstracts should be uploaded as a word document during submission.

Both Abstract Only and Full Paper submissions will be accepted for this conference. Please see the Call for Papers/Abstracts tab for full details.

Before submitting an Abstract Only or a Full Paper, please take a look at the Approved Special Sessions which will be included in the conference programme. If you are interested in putting forward a proposal for a special session (4-5 papers), more information can be found on the 'call for special sessions' tab.

Please note that you can ‘Save to Draft’ during the submission process but once you have chosen to ‘Submit’ you cannot edit your submission.


Key Dates

Milestone Date
Full Paper Submission Deadline 30th April 2025, 31st May 2025, 16th June 2025
Paper Acceptance Notification 30th May 2025, 30th June 2025, 16th July 2025,
Week Commencing 28th July
Final Paper Submission 15th June 2025, 15th July 2025, 31st July 2025
Deadline for Early Bird Registration14th July 2025, 31st July 2025, 8th August 2025
Registration Closes 20th August 2025

As part of the organisation of this conference, The University of Birmingham is collecting income via registration fees and sponsorships on behalf of the Consortium of UK University Manufacturing and Engineering Heads (COMEH).


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