CALL FOR PAPERS - SPR ANNUAL CONFERENCE DEADLINE 31st August

48^th SPR INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2025 Call for Papers

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION 31^st August 2025

Celebrating 143 years of the SPR

Conference to be held at Milton Hill House, Steventon, Abingdon, Oxford, OX13 6AF, United Kingdom

Saturday 18th October to Sunday 19th October 2025. Arrival and welcome dinner on Friday 17^th October.

Full details and online registration will follow shortly.

Submissions of papers for presentation are invited now. The deadline for submissions is 31^st August 2025.

Any person may submit a paper for presentation at the conference and papers may be on any aspect of parapsychology or psychical research. The conference welcomes papers covering laboratory testing, spontaneous cases and the analysis of contemporary or historic cases, from any scientific or academic perspective. As always, the conference hopes to reflect a wide range of disciplines and perspectives in psychical research and particularly welcomes papers detailing recent research and new analysis of data and results.

The usual time allocated for each paper, including discussion, will be 30 minutes. Speakers should aim to make papers readily understandable to a non-specialist audience and they should not simply read aloud an article intended for publication. There will be no simultaneous sessions.  Since the conference is a residential one, there will be ample opportunity for informal contact between participants attending the live event.

Summaries of proposed papers should reach the Programme Committee by 31^st August 2025. These summaries should be single-spaced, single-sided and have a maximum length of 300 words. Abstracts in standard journal form (max. 300 words) should be submitted by email to the address below. The abstract should state briefly the purpose/rationale of the research, the principal results, and major conclusions. Electronic submissions are preferred via email to [email protected] for submissions and put “CONFERENCE ABSTRACT SUBMISSION” in the subject of the message. If your presentation is accepted for inclusion in the programme, we may ask you for a fuller abstract for publication. The full conference programme will be distributed to all members; it will also be available from the SPR office and on our website.

Please note that the conference schedule is 9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. on both Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th October. Two nights’ accommodation and all meals will be available. For prices and registration, see the notice on the SPR website.

All rooms are fully equipped with free Wi-Fi, a secure safe, phone, heating, flat-screen TV, ensuite bathroom, amenities and hairdryer, tea & coffee making facilities. Free parking is available on site.

There are lots of exciting things to do in the local area. These include Oxford Botanic Gardens, Blenheim Palace or go a little further out to Bicester Village Designer Outlet for a fantastic shopping experience.

Enjoy all the Leisure Club has to offer at Milton Hill House, including a gym with a range of cardiovascular training equipment, an indoor heated swimming pool, sauna, steam room, and hot tub.

Hotel guests can enjoy free access to all leisure facilities during their stay and can collect a complimentary towel at the gym reception.