RACS Annual Research Conference
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Overview
Join us at the RACS Annual Research Conference for the latest in surgical research, innovation and education.
The RACS Academic - Surgery Committee invites you to the 2026 Annual Research Conference which will be held from Thursday 12th to Friday 13th November at the Australian Hearing Hub, Macquarie University, Sydney.
The conference is being organised in partnership with the Association of Academic Surgery (United States) and includes the popular Developing a Career and Skills in Academic Surgery (DCAS) -content. The two-day conference includes sessions of interest to all involved in surgical research from students to fellows.
Day 1 (Thursday 12th November) highlights include the Developing a Career in Academic Surgery (DCAS) program and hot topic talks on academic surgery.
Day 2 (Friday 13th November) highlights a focus on innovation in surgery and the Jepson Lecture.
Across both days will be multiple abstract sessions for the Surgical Research Society that include both full oral and quick-fire presentations with prizes awarded for the highest ranked presentations. Abstracts are open to all surgical specialities and are invited from researchers at all career stages.
The faculty includes academic surgeons from the United States, New Zealand and Australia representing multiple specialities. During the meeting there will be opportunities to network and meet leading academic surgeons and researchers.
The RACS Academic Surgery Committee looks forward to seeing you in November at Macquarie.
Abstracts
Abstract submissions for the 2026 conference will open on Tuesday 1 July 2026 and close on Monday 31 August 2026 at 11:45 pm (AEST).
Two presentation formats are available:
• Oral presentation — 8-minute presentation plus 2-minute Q&A (10 minutes total)
• Quick-fire presentation — 3-minute presentation plus 2-minute Q&A (5 minutes total; one slide with minimum font-size requirements)
[Abstract submission link coming soon]