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MS Frontiers

Our MS Frontiers conference is the UK's largest biennial conference for MS research professionals. 

MS Frontiers is a key part of our strategy to accelerate progress to stopping MS. At this conference, we bring together scientists, clinicians and health care professionals to network and share the latest advances in MS research. 

We also give the next generation of MS researchers a platform to present their work and hear from world experts. 

MS Frontiers 2024

MS Frontiers 2024

Abstract submission is now closed.

Registration for MS Frontiers 2024 is open. You can book conference tickets and accommodation now.

The next MS Frontiers will be held at the University of Liverpool on Thursday 4 and Friday 5 July 2024. 

On the afternoon of Wednesday 3 July 2024 there will also be an event for early career researchers (ECRs). This is designed specifically to support those starting their careers in MS research. It will bring you together with other ECRs for learning, development, networking and collaboration. Afterwards, there'll be an evening networking event for ECRs.   

Discounted tickets are available to early career researchers and health care professionals. Early career researchers who submit an abstract can also apply for a bursary to support the cost of attending Frontiers. These will be awarded on a competitive basis.    

Scientific Steering Committee

The Scientific Steering Committee supports and advises the MS Society to make sure MS Frontiers best meets the needs of the research community.

  • Co-chair: Dr Yvonne Dombrowski (Queen's University Belfast)
  • Co-chair: Dr Emma Tallantyre (Cardiff University)
  • Dr Ruth Dobson (Queen Mary University of London)
  • Dr Karim Kreft (Cardiff University)
  • Dr Gavin Brittain (Sheffield University)
  • Dr Owain Howell (Swansea University)
  • Donia Arafa (University of Edinburgh)
  • Joela Mathews (Barts Health Trust)
  • Marie Braisher (University College London)
  • Dr Annie Hawton (Exeter University)
  • Dr Prince Nwaubani (King's College London) 
  • Dr Rachael Hunter (Swansea University)  

Scientific programme

We’re developing an exciting programme. This year the theme of the conference is translation and impact, so speakers will focus on how their research will benefit people with MS.  

Conference topics:

We’ll share more details soon, but here are a few topics you can expect to see on the programme:

  • The role of AI in personalised MS care
  • Repurposing therapies for MS
  • MS biology in the ageing nervous system
  • Psychosocial wellbeing of people with MS and their carers
  • MS research and care in 2034
  • The earliest stages of MS
  • Cellular and molecular players in MS

Keynote speakers:

Our programme features leading researchers from the UK and overseas, including:  

  • Professor Anna Williams (University of Edinburgh) and Professor Alasdair Coles (University of Cambridge) will be giving plenary talks
  • Professor Maria Pia Amato (University of Florence) will be delivering the Ian MacDonald Memorial Lecture
  • Dr Arman Eshaghi (University College London) and Dr Kate Petheram (South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust) will be speaking in the conference debate  

 

We’ll be sharing the full programme and keynote speakers in the coming weeks.  

If you were a delegate at the 2022 event, you can download the MS Frontiers 2022 delegate handbook (PDF, 138KB).

Abstracts

Abstract submission is now closed.

If you were a delegate at the 2022 event, you can download the MS Frontiers 2022 poster abstracts (PDF, 558.34 KB)

Registration

Registration is now open for MS Frontiers 2024.

Book your place on the Eventbrite page

Discounted tickets are available to early career researchers and healthcare professionals.  

Please note, the definition of early career researcher and health care professionals can vary between events. Our definition of early career researcher includes those new to research, students (undergraduate & postgraduate), Early Career Fellows and Postdoctoral Researchers, including the clinical equivalent. Our definition of health care professional includes junior doctors, nurses and allied health professionals. 

Accommodation

University campus accommodation is available for Wednesday 3 July and Thursday 4 July. You can add this to your basket when booking your conference ticket via our page on Eventbrite.  

Accommodation costs £70 per night.  

Book your accommodation on the Eventbrite page. 

Two researchers holding up an orange frame with #MSFrontiers on it.

MS Frontiers 2022

At our last conference, we had over 100 posters and talks, from speakers across the UK and beyond. You can download the full programme schedule from the Scientific Programme tab.

Watch the debate

Our 2022 debate discussed: We should stop using the labels relapsing remitting, primary progressive and secondary progressive MS.

Read more about 2022's topic