Driving Discoveries 2026 is Kidney Research UK's two-day renal research meeting at The Manchester Deansgate Hotel on 16-17 September 2026. The programme now shows a broad academic and patient-facing agenda: data science and AI in systems nephrology, kidney health data science, kidneys and cancer, health inequalities, multiple long-term conditions including mental health, paediatric and rare kidney disease, patient reflections, short presentations, rapid-fire presentations, posters and an Early Careers Forum. Named contributors include Professor Richard Sandford, Mrs Angela Watt, Dr Julio Saez Rodriguez, Dr Matthew Bottomley, Professor Shivani Sharma, Professor Sam Seidu, Dr Ben Reynolds and Professor Rachel Lennon, with several panel sessions and Q&A blocks. The meeting is CPD accredited, although the public pages still do not state a points value. Abstract and presentation opportunity is clear from the programme: poster placement/viewing, short presentations, rapid-fire presentations and awards for best oral and best poster are listed. However, the public HTML and PDF do not publish a submission deadline, word limit, category list, eligibility rules or publication outcome; the event page says abstract instructions are sent after registration. Registration remains constrained: non-industry delegate places are full and waiting-list only, industry delegates are £85, and Industry Partnership Programme members attend free.