Annual Conference 2025

The EGA Institute for Women’s Health & UCLH Women's Health Division Annual Conference 2025 was a showcase of high-quality research undertaken by UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health, UCL that took take place on 5 December 2025 at Senate House, University of London.  We had over 300 delegates attending, 250+ in person and a further 90+ online via Zoom.  

The 20th EGA Institute for Women’s Health & UCLH WH Division Annual Conference 2025 in combination with the UCLH Women’s Health Division audit day took place on Friday 5 December 2025. It was great to celebrate the 21st year of the Institute together with our UCLH colleagues.

As we look ahead to 2026 which marks UCL's 200th Anniversary and the start of a year of Bicentennial activity and celebration, the Institute for Women’s Health is stronger than ever. This conference showcased how together, we are providing excellence in research, education and clinical care towards our mission of better lives for women and babies across the world.

The debate is always a highlight and this year we focussed on the rise of influencer-led health advice. Is social media a threat to Women’s Health or an opportunity? Our debaters midwife Anna Marsh and Reproductive Medicine clinician Tim Child were excellent in their arguments, evidence and discussion and the poll results this year are detailed below:

Reproductive Health topics focused on our UK complex congenital gynaecology service, and an app for polycystic ovarian syndrome. 

We also heard from Professor Richard Smith and Dr Isabel Quiroga who pioneered uterine transplantation in the UK.

In Women’s Cancer we learnt about speculum-free cervical cancer screening, and how to sample the fallopian tube to create organoids for ovarian cancer. 

In Neonatology we received an update on a novel curcumin-based approach to treat hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, a continuing global problem with great impact on families and their babies, and neonatal gene therapy approaches to severe genetic disorders.

Maternal Fetal Medicine featured fetal growth restriction outcome prediction and treatment, and genetic prediction of type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes.

The Audit and Quality Improvement session had two presentations on the perinatal interface between obstetric and neonatal care including management of fetal growth restriction and admissions of early term neonates to the neonatal unit. 

Professor Andrew Horne, from University of Edinburgh, presented his journey developing non-hormonal strategies for endometriosis.

Thank you to the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital Charity who helped us financially support our Annual Conference and funding two research scholars who presented, as well as the Anne Boutwood Travelling Fellowship which supported Omar Risk to explore point of care testing in Sierra Leone.

Recordings and pictures of the event can be found below.

Link to Full Abstract Booklet and Programme of the Day

Link to Presentations

Prize Categories & Winners

Oral Presentations - Winners 

Poster Presentations  - Winners 

Annual Conference 2025 Recordings