Hepatology · Annual Conference
BASL Basic Science Retreat 2026
Organised by the British Association for the Study of the Liver
Dates14–15 Sept 2026
VenueKents Hill Park Training & Conference Centre, Milton Keynes
CityMilton Keynes, United Kingdom
A two-day in-person BASL hepatology research retreat at Kents Hill Park, focused on liver disease science, emerging technologies, abstracts and collaboration.
Audience
Research-active UK hepatology clinicians, scientists, academics and trainees interested in liver disease mechanisms and emerging research technologies.
Networking
High: BASL describes ample networking opportunities and the registration includes accommodation, dinner and buffet at Kents Hill Park, supporting residential collaboration.
Research Value
Very high: the meeting is built around abstracts, short presentation opportunities, collaborative networks and experimental hepatology research themes.
Trainee Relevance
Best suited to hepatology or gastroenterology trainees with academic, PhD, NIHR or translational research interests rather than a general clinical update audience.
Abstract submissions are open
Deadline: 24 August 2026
Liver disease models and new model frontiers
Metabolic-associated liver disease (including alcohol-related)
Immune and inflammatory circuits in chronic liver disease
Hepatobiliary cancers (including cancer immunology)
Organ cross-talk, microbiota, and the exposome (including environmental)
Spatial biology, multi-omics, digital liver, and AI
Fibrosis, regeneration, and cell therapies
Genetics, epigenetics, and gene therapy
AccommodationThe £350 registration fee includes accommodation at Kents Hill Park for 14 and 15 September, plus dinner and buffet; the fee is unchanged if accommodation is not used.
Hotel Websitehttps://www.kentshillpark.com/
Venue DetailsKents Hill Park Training & Conference Centre, Milton Keynes.
BASL Basic Science Retreat 2026 is an in-person hepatology research meeting at Kents Hill Park Training & Conference Centre in Milton Keynes, now listed for 14 to 15 September 2026. BASL describes it as bringing together leading scientists, academics and clinicians in UK hepatology, with a programme focused on liver disease research, emerging technologies and collaboration. The listing says the registration fee is £350 per person and includes accommodation at Kents Hill Park for 14 and 15 September, plus dinner and buffet; the fee is unchanged if delegates do not attend the whole event or do not stay at the venue. Abstract submission is open until 11:59 on Monday 24 August 2026, with themes including liver disease models, metabolic-associated liver disease, immune and inflammatory circuits, hepatobiliary cancers, organ cross-talk, spatial biology / multi-omics / digital liver / AI, fibrosis / regeneration / cell therapies, and genetics / epigenetics / gene therapy. The abstract portal confirms the 24 August deadline but does not state a publication outcome. For research-active hepatology trainees, this remains more specialised than the main BASL annual meeting, but the abstract-selected presentation route and residential format make it useful for academic networking and portfolio development.
Dr Robert Baxter