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Joining us for the 2026 UCL Festival of Digital Research, Innovation and Scholarship? Here's everything you need to know on the day.
Register via the Festival Event's page.
Explore Keynotes, Talks, Posters Gallery via the Festival Programme Page.
- Venue
Event will be held on 16 June 2026, Roberts Building Foyer (G02) & G06 Lecture Theatre.
The Roberts Building is located immediately on the left as you enter through the gates from Malet Place, opposite Waterstones.
- Main Campus/Entry Access
The Festival will be hosted in the Roberts Building Foyer (G02) & G06 Lecture Theatre, located in UCL’s Main Campus (
All UCL staff and students will be expected to bring their ID cards, and ‘tap’ accordingly at the entrance point.If you are attending as a ‘visitor’ to UCL, please inform the security staff you are ‘attending the Festival for Digital Research’ when prompted.
Please download your Pretix ticket as you will be asked to show it (either printed or on your phone as we need to scan the QR code) upon arrival at 9:00 (The Roberts Building Foyer ).
- Arrival & Registration
Registration opens at 9:00 at The Robert Building Foyer (G02)
Plese have your ticket ready either printed or on your phone as we need to scan the QR code to register your attendance, and check you in for the evening reception drink if you have selected the add-on ticket.
- Event Photography
As noted during the registration process, photos and/or videos will be taken throughout the event and may be published to our website, social media, or other material.
If you do not wish for images and/or videos of you to be used for marketing and/or promotional purposes, please ensure to collect a red-dot sticker upon arrival to the Festival and wear this throughout the day.
Whilst you may still be inadvertently captured in a photo/video, the red-dot will serve as an indication for us not use these photos.Red-dot stickers can be collected from our Festival Support Team.
- Wifi Access
UCL staff and students can connect to Eduroam as usual. Guests can connect to the UCL Guest network.
- Posters & Vote for Best Poster
Posters are on display in the Roberts building Foyer (G02). Please make sure you take time to look at them, chat with the authors and vote for the best posters.
We have prizes on offer for PhD students or Postdoctoral poster presenters.Best poster £200
Runner-up £125Vote for Festival Posters Here.
- Catering & Evening Drinks
Tea and coffee breaks and Lunch are held at the Roberts Building (Foyer, G02).
Evening drinks are served at Roberts building (Foyer, G02), entry is subject to add-on ticket holders.Allergies
If you listed specific allergies when you signed up, you will have been sent a menu with options.
If you made choices from the menu, a meal will be set aside for you.
- Social Media/Hashtag
If you're posting about the event, please use: #ucldigifest
- Festival Support Team
Our team will be onsite all day to ensure you have an enjoyable Festival. As well as fulfilling a range of ‘behind-the-scenes’ tasks, they will be able to answer your programme queries, direct you to the correct room/area, and more.
The Festival Support Team will be identifiable by wearing green ARC Lanyards.Or you can contact us on arc.community@ucl.ac.uk