BPS Cognitive Section Conference 2026

The British Psychological Society (BPS) Cognitive Section Annual Conference brings together researchers and practitioners working across cognition and perception. The 2026 meeting seeks to foster a vibrant exchange of ideas, encouraging professionals to engage in meaningful discussions that bridge traditional and contemporary perspectives in cognitive psychology.

The programme consists of a one-day Methods Workshop on Wednesday, 26 August, followed by a two-day main conference on Thursday, 27 August and Friday, 28 August featuring keynote talks, oral presentations, and a poster session. Submissions were welcomed from any area of cognitive psychology, including theoretical debates, methodological advances, and novel empirical findings.

Conference dates: 26–28 August 2026

Methods Workshop: Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Main conference (keynotes, orals & posters): Thursday, 27 August – Friday, 28 August 2026

Location: Liverpool Hope University, Hope Park, Liverpool L16 9JD, United Kingdom

Format: In-person (methods workshop, keynotes, oral presentations & poster session)

Organiser: British Psychological Society — Cognitive Section

Cognitive Section Annual Conference 2026 — Official Event Page

The three-day programme opens with a dedicated Methods Workshop on 26 August, offering focused training and discussion on contemporary methods in cognitive psychology. The main conference on 27–28 August features keynote addresses, contributed oral presentations, and a poster session spanning the breadth of cognitive and perceptual research.

Confirmed keynote speakers include Professor Sarah Bate (Bournemouth University), whose work addresses human face recognition and prosopagnosia, and Professor Henry Otgaar (Maastricht University), presenting on repressed and recovered memories of trauma and their relevance to legal psychology.

Registration includes refreshments and access to all conference content. Early bird registration closed on 25 May 2026, with the final registration deadline of 12 August 2026. All presenters are required to purchase a ticket to attend the conference.

Citation: Kazazi, F. (2026, August 27). Network Models for Assessing Comorbidity between Stuttering and ADHD. Poster presentation (accepted) at the Cognitive Section Annual Conference 2026, British Psychological Society (BPS), Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Title: Network Models for Assessing Comorbidity between Stuttering and ADHD

Presenter: Dr. Fjorda Kazazi

Presentation type: Accepted poster presentation

Presentation date: Thursday, 27 August 2026

This poster presents a network-based approach to examining comorbidity between stuttering and ADHD, using cognitive network models derived from multimodal experimental data. Rather than relying on single behavioural markers, the work applies network analyses to characterise how attention, working memory, and cognitive control interact across conditions—offering a more integrated view of executive function in neurodevelopmental disorders and moving beyond binary comorbidity labels toward mechanistic understanding.

• 24 April 2026: Extended abstract submission deadline
• W/C 11 May 2026: Notification of submission outcomes
• 18 May 2026: First programme released
• 26 August 2026: Methods Workshop
• 27–28 August 2026: Main conference (keynotes, orals & posters)
• 12 August 2026: Registration deadline — bps.org.uk/event/cognitive-section-annual-conference-2026