Psychiatry · Annual Conference
RCPsych International Congress 2026
Organised by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Dates15–18 Jun 2026
VenueConvention Centre at Liverpool Experience Campus
CityLiverpool, United Kingdom
Four-day flagship RCPsych international psychiatry congress in Liverpool, bringing leading psychiatrists together for a broad programme of keynotes, scientific sessions, rapid-fire poster presentations, fringe events, exhibition, and specialty networking.
Audience
Psychiatrists, psychiatry trainees, SAS doctors, consultants, students, foundation doctors and wider mental health professionals.
Networking
The programme includes a welcome drinks reception, Congress lounge, student and resident doctors lounge, social and fringe events, and exhibition areas.
Pricing Note
Online bookings are closed. Onsite whole-conference fees listed on the registration page are non-member GBP 995, consultant member/fellow/affiliate GBP 895, resident doctor in higher training and SAS GBP 710, resident doctor in core training GBP 475, subsidised GBP 610, and student/foundation doctor associate GBP 455.
Research Value
The Congress includes rapid-fire poster presentations and accepted poster abstracts may be published in the BJPsych Open Supplement where eligible.
Online Recordings
The Congress is not live streamed. A recording package is planned after the event for sessions where speaker permission is given.
Keynote
DL
Dr Lade Smith CBE
Royal College of Psychiatrists
President
Keynote
DN
Dr Nick Broughton
NHS England / Department of Health and Social Care / NHS Thames Valley ICB
National Priority Programme Director for Mental Health, Learning Disability and Neurodevelopmental Conditions
Keynote
DM
Dr Mark Rapaport
American Psychiatric Association
Flipping the mental health dialogue
Keynote
PF
Professor Fiona Gaughran
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Psychotic illness: what's in a name and the trouble with words
Keynote
PR
Professor Rohit Shankar
Peninsula Medical School, Faculty of Health
Keynote
DC
Dr Calum Moulton
St Mark's Hospital
Consultant Psychiatrist
Keynote
PG
Professor Grainne McAlonan
NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre
Keynote
PC
Professor Christina Pagel
University College London / UK Operational Research Society
Keynote
DM
Dr Matcheri Keshavan
Harvard Medical School
Professor of Psychiatry
Keynote
PR
Professor Richard Dobson
King's College London and University College London
Keynote
DP
Dr Pratima Murthy
NIMHANS, Bangalore, India
Keynote
DP
Dr Paul Donaghy
Newcastle University; Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
Keynote
DK
Dr Kimberley Kendall
Cardiff University and the All Wales Psychiatric Genomics Service
Keynote
PS
Professor Subodh Dave
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Dean
Keynote
DA
Dr Aditya Narain Sharma
Newcastle University and National Specialist Adolescent Mood Disorders Service, CNTW NHS Foundation Trust
Keynote
PT
Professor Thorsten Barnhofer
University of Surrey
Professor of Clinical Psychology
AccessibilityThe venue guide is written with neurodivergent delegates in mind and covers venue facilities, accessibility, help desk support, hearing assistance, quiet room, prayer room, parent and baby room, catering and session format.
Venue DetailsConvention Centre at Liverpool Experience Campus, Liverpool.
Travel PlanningThe venue guide links to Congress travel planning, MerseyTravel, cycling information, Liverpool Experience Campus venue information and venue maps.
RCPsych International Congress 2026 is the Royal College of Psychiatrists' flagship in-person congress, running from 15 to 18 June 2026 at the Convention Centre at Liverpool Experience Campus. The official Congress page now states that online bookings are closed and that delegates who have not yet registered can book and pay onsite at the venue. The registration page lists onsite whole-conference fees of GBP 995 for non-members, GBP 895 for consultant members/fellows/affiliates, GBP 710 for resident doctors in higher training and SAS doctors, GBP 475 for resident doctors in core training, GBP 610 for subsidised members, and GBP 455 for student and foundation doctor associates. The programme page describes the Congress as an annual flagship event where leading psychiatrists from across the world meet to share knowledge, debate, collaborate, educate and network. The programme includes pre-registration and a welcome reception on Sunday 14 June, then four main Congress days from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 June, with symposia, keynote lectures, rapid-fire poster presentations, lounges for students and resident doctors, and social and fringe events. Poster submission material confirms that 2026 abstracts used Oxford Abstracts, closed at 5.00pm GMT on Friday 6 February 2026, and covered categories including Research, Education and Training, Quality Improvement, Service Evaluation, Audit, Case Study and Psychopharmacology. The poster FAQ states that accepted posters are displayed digitally as ePosters, top-scoring posters may be selected for five-minute rapid-fire oral presentation, and accepted abstracts are published in the BJPsych Open Supplement if authors opt in and the work has not already been published elsewhere. The registration page confirms the event is not live streamed, but recorded sessions where speaker permission is given are planned for release after Congress through a paid recording package, with whole-conference delegates receiving access at no additional charge.
Dr Robert Baxter