Programme 2026
Programme 2026
ICUR is a hybrid conference taking place simultaneously online and at several locations around the world. The digital format ensures high accessibility and minimises the need for international travel. The local events at various venues enable students to network and exchange ideas with others.
Below you will find the programme, which can be experienced in person, in a hybrid format or online in Oldenburg.
You can find the full programme (online) on the following website: ICUR 2026 Programme
11.10–12.10
SESSION 4E: IMPROVING SCIENTIFIC METHODS
Spoken Session
Institution
University of Oldenburg, University of Leeds, Stellenbosch University
Panel Facilitator
Riddhi Gupta
University of Warwick
IN THIS SESSION:
Efficacy and Safety of Anifrolumab in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): A Systematic Review of PubMed Literature |
Improving the Management of Secondary Post-Tonsillectomy Haemorrhage: Insights from a 7-year Clinical Audit at a UK District General Hospital |
Autonomous perception through LiDAR: a comparative assessment using a scenario-in-the-loop approach |
Understanding covalent interactions to improve spectroscopic and magnetic predictions in transition metal complexes. |
12.20–13.20
SESSION 5C: ACCESSIBLE EXERCISE
Spoken Session
Institution
University of Oldenburg, University of Warwick, Stellenbosch University
Panel Facilitator
Keeret Somel
University of Warwick
IN THIS SESSION:
The effect of post-exercise heat exposure on plasma volume in trained individuals: a systematic review |
The Chemistry of Strength: How Weightlifting Can Transform Women’s Wellbeing |
Getting Patients Back on Their Feet: The Role of Kneeling Training in Stroke Rehabilitation |
Community, Movement, Healing: The significance of a trauma-sensitive yoga programme for older people in the community. A qualitative study on the experiences of older people with a trauma-sensitive yoga intervention and its potential for educational and social practices in communities |
15:20–16:20
SESSION 6A: THE IMPACTS OF COLONIALISM
Spoken Session
Institution
University of Oldenburg, University of Warwick, University of Sheffield
Panel Facilitator
Ahsaan Khan Niazi
University of Oldenburg
IN THIS SESSION:
Connecting the Codex Añute (Selden) with its origin |
Constructing Power: Buildings as projections of Anglican authority in Elizabethan Dublin |
The role of Samuel Groves in the transatlantic slave trade: the networks of American slave traders, using the slave ship Amedie as an example. |
The Impact of Colonialism on British Military Doctrine at the Start of the First World War |
16:30–17:30
SESSION 7A: ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Spoken Session
Institution
University of Oldenburg, University of Warwick, Elon University
Panel Facilitator
Keeret Somel
University of Warwick
IN THIS SESSION:
The Unspoken Climate Crisis: Cognitive Bias and Epistemic Injustice in US Climate Discourse during the Trump Era |
Does the drive towards a net-zero NHS affect access to general practice for our vulnerable patients? The effects and considerations of telehealth as a low-carbon solution: A Systematised Narrative Review |
Substrate effects on early anchorage of Posidonia oceanica: insights for seagrass restoration |
Design and implementation of a computer vision-based robot to assist with row-intercropping farming |
17:40–18:40
SESSION 8D: POWER, SPACE, (DIS)PLACE
Spoken Session
Institution
University of Oldenburg, University of Warwick, Elon University, Université Internationale de Rabat
Panel Facilitator
Sujaya Shrestha
University of Warwick
IN THIS SESSION:
Sanctions and Decentralised Finance: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Western Economic Coercion on Russia’s Crypto Threat Financing |
Sustainable Tourism in Coastal Villages: Rethinking Development in Taghazout, Morocco |
Commemorative Practices in Berlin, Honolulu and Tokyo/Hiroshima since 1945 |
‘Die Neue Heimat Leben’ (‘Living the New Home’): Isolation, Fear, and the Role of Applied Theatre in Refugee Integration |
18:50–19:50
SESSION 9B: THE DIGITAL AGE
Spoken Session
Institution
University of Oldenburg, University of Warwick, Washington University in St Louis
Panel Facilitator
Ahsaan Khan Niazi
University of Oldenburg
IN THIS SESSION:
From Protection to Surveillance: Platform Governance and the Digital Erasure of Sex Workers |
In Search of a Solution: Bringing Shadow Banking under Supervision? |
Helpful Tool or Academic Risk? Students and AI |
"Kamala IS brat": Women’s Political Representation in the Digital Age |
09:50–10:50
SESSION 12B: MARINE SUSTAINABILITY
Spoken Session
Institution
University of Oldenburg, University of Warwick, Monash University Malaysia, University of Leeds
Panel Facilitator
Keeret Somel
University of Warwick
IN THIS SESSION:
Sustainability vs. Sustenance: Examining Stakeholder Coping Mechanisms during Chennai’s 61-day Fishing Ban |
Successful rearing of the compass jellyfish in captivity to sexually mature adults |
Marine Dissolved Organic Carbon in the Future: The Role of Microbial Respiration in the Deep Sea |
The First Food Web of Lang Tengah Island, Terengganu: Insights into a Tropical Marine Ecosystem |
11.10–12.00
SESSION 13C: ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE
Spoken Session
Institution
University of Oldenburg, University of Warwick, Nanyang Technological University
Panel Facilitator
Ahsaan Khan Niazi
University of Oldenburg
IN THIS SESSION:
BayesianBall: A Hierarchical Bayesian Model to Infer Skill and Estimate Goal Scoring Processes in Football |
A Qualitative Study on the Evolution of Elite Sport Policy and Prioritisation in Singapore |
Performance, Perception, and Play: Youth Footballers’ Acceptance of GPS Wearables in the Singapore Youth League (SYL) |
Does Position Matter? The Influence of Testing Position on Shoulder Strength Assessment |
14:10–15:10
SESSION 14B: GENDER AND SEXUALITY
Spoken Session
Institution
University of Oldenburg, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, University of Warwick
Panel Facilitator
Karis-Joy Chow
University of Warwick
IN THIS SESSION:
Freedom: a case study of in-person community support for LGBTQ+ young people |
Horses, Helmets, and Hegemony: Do Amateur Equestrian Sports Reinvent or Reinforce Gender Norms? |
Rethinking contemporary Vietnamese masculinity: A textual analysis of two popular musical reality shows |
When Visibility Is Not Enough: Representations of Queerness in Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Adaptation of Luke Jennings’ Killing Eve |
16:30–17:30
SESSION 16A: TALKING ABOUT SCIENCE
Spoken Session
Institution
University of Oldenburg, University of Warwick, Elon University, Vanderbilt University
Panel Facilitator
Gabriel Greene
Middle Tennessee State University
IN THIS SESSION:
The Paradox of Optimisation: The Phenomena of Algorithmic Exploitation and Why It’s Inevitable |
Price Transparency’s Impact on Hospital Prices May Do Nothing: An Analysis of the 2021 Hospital Transparency Final Rule |
Science and Scepticism in Podcasts: How Is Science Questioned in Podcasts on Sunscreen, and How Do Argumentative Patterns Differ Between Scientific and Non-Scientific Podcasts? |
Analysing the Impact of Quercetin and Rutin on Amyloid Beta Aggregation |