RLAS Call for Submissions

The deadline for completing the form is: 17:00 GMT Friday 14 November 2025

The Resilient Landscapes and Seas Symposium 2026 - Collaborating at scale for nature and people aims to build a cohesive community around landscape-scale transformation; sharing knowledge and best practice, connecting projects across the UK and providing mutual support.

The Symposium will take place on Tuesday 10 - Wednesday 11 February 2026, at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh and will include themed presentation sessions across the two days: Working at Scale, and Working in Partnership on Tuesday, and Engaging and Involving Communities and Landowners and Funding for Landscape-Scale Projects on Wednesday.

We are seeking submissions for:

• Themed Session Talks - 20 minutes (incl. 5 min Q&A) with slides

• Short Talks - 10 minutes (no Q&A), with or without slides

• Posters (A0 portrait format)  - displayed on both days with a dedicated session on Tuesday 10 Feb. 

Spaces are limited and we expect to receive more proposals than we can accommodate, so proposing a talk or poster does not guarantee inclusion in the Symposium programme. You may submit abstracts for all three format options, but successful applicants will only be invited to present one talk or a poster. 

There is no fee for submitting a proposal for a poster or a talk. However, it is expected that all speakers and poster presenters will pay for their own symposium ticket, and their own travel and accommodation.

Submissions will be assessed: Late November 2025

Deadline: 14 November 2025

Successful applicants will be informed: December 2025

For more information, please contact Cathy Rose