CAPS Conference 2026 "Decolonising Pain" – In-person Attendance
About this Event
Join us at the CAPS Research Network Conference 2026 on Decolonising Pain!
About the conference
We are excited to announce the Critical Approaches to Pain Scholarship (CAPS) Research Network Conference on Decolonising Pain, taking place 24–26 September 2026 at the University of Manchester, UK and online.
The conference brings together an international community of critical pain scholars working to advance equity in chronic pain research, and is co-sponsored with the Social Sciences in Endometriosis Network (SEEN).
Thursday (24 September) will feature an evening in-person reception, with the main conference days taking place on Friday and Saturday (25–26 September). Please note that the Thursday evening reception is open to in-person attendees only and has limited capacity. If you would like to reserve your spot at the reception, you can do so via the order form while purchasing your ticket.
Tickets
Tickets are priced at £50 for researchers, clinicians, and academic staff, and £25 (concessionary) for students, early career researchers, people with lived experience, community contributors, and those based in the Global South.
Please note that purchases are not made via Eventbrite: this form simply registers your interest, and we will be in touch to redirect you to the University of Manchester eStore to purchase your ticket.
ECRs and Community Contributors: Submit Your Work
If you're an Early Career Researcher (or a person with lived experience, clinician, artist, or community contributor) interested in submitting a proposal for the CAPS Research Network Conference 2026 on Decolonising Pain, we'd love to hear from you. Submissions can take traditional or creative formats and the deadline is 24 July 2026. Full details and the submission form are available here.
Programme highlights
Thursday 24 September
- Evening Reception (6-8pm)
Friday 25 September
- Welcome
- Keynote address
- Unlearning knowledge systems in the chronic pain space: discussing power, inequity and decolonialism
- Exploitation and neglect: an example from the sickle cell scholarship
- Decolonising Pelvic Pain: Stakeholder Workshop to Co-Create an Equitable Care Charter
- Concluding thoughts
Saturday 26 September
- Welcome
- Doing decolonial pain research
- ECR presentations
- Embracing multidisciplinarity in collaborations for grant writing and beyond
- How do we enact decolonising pain? Developing specific strategies
- Closing remarks
Further details, including the full agenda, will be shared in due course.
Accommodation
Please note that we do not have a discount code for hotel accommodation. However, we recommend the following nearby options:
- Travelodge Manchester Upper Brook Street, 227 Upper Brook Street, Manchester, M13 0HB – approx. 4 minutes from the conference venue
- Hyatt Regency Manchester, 55 Booth Street West, Manchester, M15 6PQ – approx. 10 minutes from the conference venue
Online Attendance
Please note that this listing is for in-person attendance only. If you would like to join us online, please see our online attendance registration page.
Where is it happening?
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