All Animal Welfare Events
19th to 21st April 2026 – Azores Island (Portugal)
EAAP-ASAS Conference on Livestock farming and the environment: emissions and solutions
Conference aims to address enteric and manure methane emission, nitrogen emissions and animal systems.
21st April 2026 – University of Nottingham (UK)
ISAE Regional Meeting for UK and Ireland
Abstract submission deadline 14th February.
22nd April 2026 – Online – 13:00-14:00 (GMT+1)
Leading the Way? Denmark’s Approach to Reforming Food and Farming Policy
In 2024, Denmark agreed on a groundbreaking agricultural deal to address some of the major societal challenges facing the agriculture, forestry and food sectors. These include reducing greenhouse gas emissions, afforestation, peatland restoration, reductions in nutrient runoff, and creating more space for nature, alongside significant investment in promoting healthy and sustainable food.
21st to 23rd April 2026 – Cacak (Serbia)
EU-NESA Scientific Conference on Evidence Synthesis in the Agri-Food Sector
Aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, policymakers and stakeholders. Abstract submission 15th February
28th April 2026 – Online – 14:00-15:30 (UK)
EARA Webinar – Animal Research versus NAMs?
In this webinar, we bring together a mixed panel working across three realities: people working exclusively with NAMs, people combining NAMs and animal studies, and people working primarily with animal research. Through this discussion, we aim to explore what can and cannot do today, where combinations add value and what this means for good science, animal welfare and public understanding.
29th April 2026 – Coventry (UK)
AgriScale: Accelerating agri-tech manufacturing showcase and consortia building
Attend this event to find out more about the Innovate UK AgriScale funding competition, with funding available for agri-tech innovators looking to scale up their agri-tech manufacturing business. This event will enable businesses that are considering applying for this competition to meet with essential manufacturing partners through facilitated networking and consortium-building discussions.
2nd May 2026 – Copenhagen (June 2026)
Summer Course: Introduction To Programming In R For Biologists
A summer school for PhD students in Behavioural Ecology and beyond
Course dates: 2-10 June 2026
11th May 2026 – Cavendish Conference Centre, London, UK
Animal Welfare Foundation Discussion Forum
The overall topic is “Exploring the ethics and realities of animal welfare today” and the day will include sessions on “Responsible pet ownership”, “Rethinking animal welfare in rewilding”, “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others” and “Wildlife rehabilitation: Good or bad for welfare”.
14th May 2026 – Online -12:30-13:30 (UK)
Habituation of minipigs, non-human primates and dogs for procedures in toxicology studies
Habituation is an effective way to improve animal welfare by reducing stress in a research environment. To achieve this, a solid program of acclimatisation to study procedures is required. In this webinar, Manuela Teti (Labcorp) will provide practical guidance on habituating dogs, minipigs and non-human primates for cooperation with procedures to reduce stress during inhalation studies, blood sampling and ophthalmological exams.
22-24th May 2026 – London (UK)
Sentient Futures Summit
Join for talks, workshops, and discussions with thinkers from across animal welfare, AI safety, and AI welfare. The Friday Conference features expert-led sessions and the Weekend Unconference offers deep, interdisciplinary conversations and networking with potential collaborators and funders in a focused and intimate setting.
8th to 9th June 2026 – University of Aberdeen (UK)
AIBIO-UK 3rd Annual Conference
The conference aims to strengthen collaboration between the AI and biosciences communities by bringing together researchers from academia and industry who work at the interface of artificial intelligence and biological sciences.
Register for in-person and online here
16th to 19th June 2026 – Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon (Portugal)
Behaviour Change Conference 2026: Health & Sustainability
Bringing together industry, academia, government and NGOs to discuss cutting-edge developments in the science and application of behaviour change to a range of global challenges.
Link to Behaviour Change Conference
23th to 25th June 2026 – University of London (UK) and Online
UFAW Centenary Conference 2026 – 100 years of Science for Animal Welfare.
3-day event exploring the latest animal welfare science and critically reflecting on the state of animal welfare as a scientific discipline. Three symposia included are: “Animal Welfare Science: Past, Present and Future”, “Assessing Animal Welfare” and “Is there a replication crisis in animal welfare science?”
Link to UFAW Centenary Conference
26th June 2026 – Royal Veterinary College Camden Campus, London (UK)
COST Action LIFT “Lifting Farm Animal Lives – laying the foundations for positive animal welfare”
The program will include a mix of presentations on LIFT deliverables and outcomes related to Positive Animal Welfare and covering key concepts, methodologies, and on-farm applications. It will include oral presentations, breakout sessions, panel discussions, and poster sessions.
29th June to 3rd July 2026 – Montpellier (France)
11th Meeting of the European Federation for Primatology
5-day event featuring talks, workshops and posters.
29th to 30th June – Ghent (Belgium)
Artificial Intelligence 4 Animal Science
This 2-day conference, organized by EAAP, ILVO, KU-Leuven and the University of Gent will offer a unique opportunity to showcase and discuss the newest developments in the field of AI for animal science.
Link to conference information
30th June 2026 – University of Birmingham (UK)
Building Capability in Behavioural Research Conference
Convening an interdisciplinary community of researchers, practitioners and policymakers for a dynamic programme of discussion, exchange and collaboration. Themes are Digital and AI, Environment and Sustainability and Health.
Link to Building Capability in Behavioural Research
1st to 3rd July 2026 – Paris (France)
ISAZ – International Society for Anthrozoology Conference
Bringing together international and multi-discplinary scholars of human-animal interactions.
14th to 18th July 2026 – Cincinnati, Ohio (USA)
ABS 2026 – Animal Behavior Society
Includes talks and workshops, some aimed at early career researchers.
Link to ABS 2026
20th to 24th July 2026 – Turin (Italy)
ISBE 2026 – International Society for Behavioral Ecology Congress 2026
A week of cutting-edge science, lively discussions and meaningful networking amongst people working in behavioural ecology.
Link to ISBE 2026
10th to 14th August 2026 – Gautam Buddha University (India)
59th International Conference on Applied Ethology
Topic is “Shared Worlds: Ethology-driven animal welfare & coexistence”. Abstract submission deadline is 15th February, Travel Award deadline is 20th February, Early Registration deadline is 15th May.
1st to 4th September 2026 – Cambridge (UK)
European Conference on Behavioural Biology (ECBB) / ASAB Summer Conference
The theme of this conference is ‘Animal Behaviour in the Anthropocene’ though the conference will cover many other topics in behavioural biology.
Link to ECBB / ASAB Summer Conference
7th to 11th September 2026 – Hamburg (Germany)
77th European Association for Animal Production (EAAP) Annual Meeting
The topic of this meeting is “Shaping resilient livestock systems is key to circular agriculture”.
9th to 12th September 2026 – Cappadocia University (Turkiye)
Eursafe 2026
The topic of this meeting is “Agriculture and Food Systems: The Role of AI and Digitalization”.
14th to 17th September 2026 – Valencia (Spain)
ECPLF (European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming) 2026
This is a biennial conference bringing together leading experts, researchers and professionals around the world to present the latest advances in research, technology and innovation in the field of PLF.
1st to 2nd October 2026 – Ljubljana (Slovenia)
European Veterinary Congress of Behavioural and Welfare Medicine (EVCBMAW)
This two-day international event brings together experts, researchers, clinicians, students, and policymakers interested in animal behaviour, veterinary behavioural medicine, animal welfare, ethics and law.
12th November 2026 – Online
Animal Behaviour Live
This years 1 day online conference is themed ‘Studying Animal Behaviour in a Changing World’. Plenaries and abstracts are welcome that study (1) how animals are changing their behaviour due to anthropogenic changes, (2) how Animal Behaviour studies are changing their design to reduce their impact on the animals themselves, and (3) what new technologies and techniques (such as AI) are available to help Animal Behaviour research.
