The UKI discs meeting aims to bring together different astrophysical disc communities across the UK & Ireland. We are delighted to announce the second meeting of this series will be hosted at the University of Hertfordshire on 8th-10th September 2025! The theme of the meeting will be Protoplanetary Discs and Debris Discs (including White dwarf Debris Discs), covering observations and theory. Scientific topics include but are not limited to: protoplanetary discs, protosatellite discs, debris discs, disc formation and evolution, winds and jets, irradiated discs and proplyds, planet-disc interactions and migration, planet and planetesimal formation, exocomets, disc chemistry, distorted and warped discs, discs in binaries, disc instabilities, disc turbulence, etc. The meeting will be held in a hybrid format.

The UKI discs meeting aims to bring together different astrophysical disc communities across the UK & Ireland. We also welcome attendees from beyond these isles but numbers on-site will be limited to approximately 100.

For any queries, please email discs2025@herts.ac.uk.

SOC

  • Phil Lucas (chair - Hertfordshire)
  • Farzana Meru (Warwick)
  • Richard Booth (Leeds)
  • Emma Whelan (Maynooth)
  • Jay Farihi (UCL)
  • Tim Pearce (Warwick)
  • Olja Panic (Leeds)

LOC

  • Phil Lucas (chair - Hertfordshire)
  • Jan Forbrich
  • Michael Kuhn
  • Hugh Jones
  • Gabriella Zsidi
  • Hariharan Muthu
  • Simran Singh
  • Jessica Copeland

Important Dates

  • Registration and abstract submission opens: 4 April
  • Abstract submission for talks closes: 15th May (abstract submission for posters remains open)
  • Outcome of abstract submissions: mid-late June
  • Payment deadline: 31 July
  • Meeting: 8th September - 10th September

Code of Conduct

(Adapted from RAS and UKEXOM2023)

We value the participation of all attendees and want to ensure everyone will have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Therefore, all attendees are expected to show respect towards other attendees and agree to the code of conduct upon registration and attendance.

This meeting will be a harassment-free environment for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, race, nationality, and religion. We do not tolerate harassment of attendees in any form.

  • Presenters give their time freely. Many have travelled a considerable distance, some are very distinguished, and some are early career scientists perhaps giving a talk at this level for the first time. All deserve a fair and encouraging hearing. Please try to be on time for the start of a session, or otherwise enter quietly into the room, refrain from loud conversations outside the doors and switch off mobile phones, and if you must use a laptop, do so inconspicuously in one of the rear seats.

  • Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.

  • All communication given by presenters, organisers and attendees should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language, jokes and imagery is not appropriate for any event.

  • Be kind to other participants and respect local staff. Do not insult or put down other attendees.

  • Behave professionally. Remember that harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary jokes are not appropriate.

  • Participants asked to stop any harassing behaviour are expected to comply immediately. Attendees violating these rules may be asked to leave the event, without a refund of any charge.

If someone wishes to report a breach of this code of conduct with regards to this meeting, then they should contact any of the LOC in person or by email (including anonymously) to discs2025@herts.ac.uk.