IME 2025 Conference
The IME 2025 Conference will take place at Austin Court, Birmingham on 10th and 11th July.
The friendliest conference that you will ever attend is a two-day event taking place in July in the heart of Birmingham.
We are returning to Austin Court following the overwhelming positive feedback about the venue from previous delegates. With a compact footprint, a comfortable state of the art theatre, fantastic catering and great staff the venue is perfect for the IME Conference. There are a plethora of hotels, restaurants and bars within a 10 minute walk so you will be wanting for nothing.
You can attend for the full event or choose just one of the days.
Coming soon ….
We are delighted to announce that applications for abstracts to our national Institute of Medical Ethics conference on the 10th & 11th of July 2025 are now open. Alongside our usual conference activities, we are excited to be celebrating the FIFTIETH birthday of the Journal of Medical Ethics. To further our celebrations, we are approaching our presentations in a slightly different way this year and matching them to the theme of the conference ‘Looking Backwards: Looking Forwards’. We invite you to share your proudest, best and/or most favourite piece of work ever, something brilliant that you are thinking about at the moment or a more conceptual piece that considers where medical ethics might take us in the coming fifty years.
We very much look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you to our celebratory conference.
Please apply here. The deadline for submission is 23.59 (GMT) on Sunday 23rd February 2025.
Abstracts are invited for both oral and poster presentations. Please note that all sessions will be in person and there will be no online/hybrid sessions.
Location and travel
The conference will take place at:
IET Austin Court
80 Cambridge St
Birmingham
B1 2NP
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The venue is a 15 minute walk from Birmingham New Street Railway Station or a 3-4 minute walk from the International Convention Centre tram stop.
Car Parking
Parking on site is limited with 17 spaces available on a first come first served basis.
Alternatively there is a car park at the Utlita Arena which is only a few hundred metres away.
Directions to the venue
By train
New St Station
Leave the platform at the North (Wolverhampton or Bristol) end and take the stairs to the “Way out to Victoria Square”. When outside, cross the road (Navigation St) and continue directly ahead up Pinfold Street. At the top of the hill, the Council House with its clock tower (“Big Brum”) can be seen.
As you enter Victoria Square, on your left is the Town Hall (modelled on a Grecian Temple). Follow the signposts for Paradise Forum, Convention Centre and National Indoor Arena. Continue straight on and the Town Hall is ahead on the opposite side of Chamberlain Square and the Council House.
Follow the ramp around the edge of the arena and just to the right-hand side of the Town Hall, a signpost to Convention Centre and National Indoor Arena points to the entrance to Paradise Forum.
Walk through the Mall and exit over the footbridge into Centenary Square, passing the Hall of Memory on your left and the Birmingham Library on your right.
Continue towards the ICC and Birmingham Repertory Theatre, turn right in front of the International Convention Centre to meet Cambridge St. Turn left, follow the road until you reach IET Birmingham: Austin Court on your left. Allow 15 – 20 minutes to walk this route.
Snow Hill Station
(Chiltern Railways, some Centro services from Hereford, and Metro service from Wolverhampton). Ascend into Colmore Row and turn right. At the end of Colmore Row, across Victoria Square, is the Town Hall (modelled on a Grecian Temple).
Turn right at the Council House; follow the ramp around the edge of the arena, a signpost to Convention Centre and National Indoor Arena points to the entrance to Paradise Forum.
Walk through the Mall and exit over the footbridge into Centenary Square, passing the Hall of Memory on your left and the Birmingham Library on your right.
Continue towards the ICC and Birmingham Repertory Theatre, turn right in front of the International Convention Centre to meet Cambridge St. Turn left, follow the road until you reach IET Birmingham: Austin Court on your left.
By road
- From the South-West (M5), leave the motorway at Junction 3, follow the A456 towards the city centre
- From the South (M40), South-East (M6) East (M69), or North-East (M42) follow the M6 to Junction 6, then the A38(M) towards the city centre
- From the North-West (M6) or West (M54) follow the M6 either to Junction 7, then the A34 towards Birmingham city centre or to Junction 6, then the A38(M) towards the city centre
By far the easiest, although not the most direct route, is to follow one of the main radial routes towards the city centre.
On reaching the Middle Ring Road (A4540), follow this to the junction with the A457 Dudley Road. Spring Hill Library, a Victorian Gothic Terracotta building, is on one corner. Turn towards the City Centre, also signed Convention Centre and National Indoor Arena.
Take the first available right (at traffic lights) into Summer Hill St, at the next roundabout carry straight on up the hill (King Edward’s Road).
The National Indoor Arena and its car parks are on your right. At the top of the hill, the rear wall of IET Birmingham: Austin Court should be visible on the right across the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal.
Clean Air Zone
Birmingham is on a journey to cleaner air! The Clean Air Zone came into effect June 2021, in a bid to improve air quality. No vehicle is banned, but those which don’t have clean enough engines will have to pay a daily charge (£8) if they travel within the area. Paying only applies to non-compliant vehicles – diesels manufactured before 2015 and petrol cars made before 2006.
You can use this simple online vehicle checker to see if yours is affected by the change.
Parking
There is very limited parking at IET Birmingham: Austin Court. There is an EV charging point that can charge two electric cars.
Further charging points are available throughout Birmingham.
If the car park is full, the nearest parking is at the National Indoor Arena. It is Pay-and-Display.
There is limited street parking (meters) in side streets opposite the NIA, also on the south side of Broad St (A456).
Other car parks are just past the Birmingham Rep between Cambridge St and Broad Street, and at the end of Cambridge St at the junction of Summer Row (A457), the entrance is in Brindley Drive.
As well as being further away, these are generally more expensive than the NIA car park.
By Tram
The tram journey time is approximately five minutes from Grand Central station. The tram will depart from the Grand Central Midland metro stop, where you head towards the Library stop. You will need to get off at the International Convention Centre, Library Midland metro stop before walking around 5-minutes to IET Birmingham: Austin Court. For timings and maps, you can plan your journey directly through the West Midlands Metro site.
By bus
Leave the bus in the City Centre. Ask for directions to the “Town Hall”. A signpost to Convention Centre and National Indoor Arena points to the entrance to Paradise Forum.
Walk through the Mall and exit over the footbridge into Centenary Square, passing the Hall of Memory on your left. Continue towards the ICC and Birmingham Repertory Theatre, also passing the new Birmingham Library, turn right in front of the International Convention Centre to meet Cambridge St. Turn left, follow the road until you reach Austin Court on your left. Allow 15-20 minutes to walk this route.
(If your bus enters the City via Broad St, get off at “Symphony Hall”, then walk past the front entrance (leaving the Birmingham Repertory Theatre on your right), to meet Cambridge St. Turn left, follow the road until you reach IET Birmingham: Austin Court on your left.
Presenting delegates (oral and poster sessions):
Students – £30 for one day/£45 for 2 days
IME members – £55 for one day/£100 for 2 days
Non-members – £95 for one day/£170 for 2 days
Non-presenting delegates:
Students – £35 for one day/£55 for 2 days
IME members – £65 for one day/£110 for 2 days
Non-members – £105 for one day/£190 for 2 days