The 2026 BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium will be on April 8th-9th at the University of Bath. You can find the abstract book online here.
We are generously supported by sponsorship and by University support. You can find out more about our supporters on the University Supporters page.
Venues
The event is taking place at the University of Bath Claverton Down Campus, Chancellor’s Building
University of Bath
Claverton Down
Bath BA2 7AY
This has excellent bus links to Bath town centre, and the buildings we are using are very close to the bus stops on campus (Arrival Square).
Programme
You will be able to register in the Chancellor’s Building (CB) from 12ish. Lunches and Dinner will in the Limetree Cafe opposite. Registered participants will get food vouchers in the registration pack. You can find all the student abstracts and details of the talks in the Abstract Book.
Wednesday 8th April
13.00 Lunch (optional)
14.00 CB 1.10: Welcome, and keynote: Sarah Winmill
15.00 Breakout sessions:
- CB 1.10: OpenBright
- CB 1.11: Research in computer science
- CB 1.12: Computing in industry
- CB 3.09: STEM ambassadors
16.00 Coffee and poster session (Year 2 including those on an industrial year, and MSc/MEng/MComp students)
18.00 Dinner served in the Limetree Cafe
19.00 Social
Thursday 9th April
08.30 Take posters down (session 1), put posters up (session 2), coffee
09.30 CB 1.10: Keynote: Edafe Onerhime
10.30 Poster session 2 (Year 1 including foundation year, and final year BSc/BEng)
12.00 Poster session continues over lunch from 12
13.00 CB 1.10: Panel and prizes
14.00 Close
Further information
We have a frequently asked questions list here: FAQ. You can see information about previous events from the links at the top of this page.
Call for abstracts
Our call for abstracts is closed. You can read the text here: Call for Abstracts
If you want to be first to find out about our call for abstracts for next year, or our registration opening up for future events, we have a “Google Group” for announcements which you can sign up to email alerts.
For any queries, please contact the Lovelace Colloquium Leadership team (Jacqui, Safia, Myles, Hannah) on lovelacecolloquium@bcs.co.uk
Taking part
The event is open to all, although you have to register. The poster contests are open to women and non-binary students studying computing (BSc, BA, BEng, MSc, MComp or MEng) in the UK. In 2026 we are delighted to have accepted 208 poster presenters. For student presenters the event is free and we try to manage accommodation and also cover travel costs via travel bursaries and support from host Universities.
We will have a limited number of tickets for students who don’t present posters, and also for non-student attendees – these will go on sale nearer to the day (after we allocate places to the poster contest finalists). These were available online from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bcswomen-lovelace-colloquium-2026-tickets-1984126814714 but sales have now closed.
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