16th Anniversary
30–31 January 2027
Marshgate and One Pool Street, UCL East, London
Date and venue
- Date
- Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 January 2027
- Venue
- Marshgate, with One Pool Street next door
UCL East, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
7 Sidings Street, London E20 2AE - Getting here
- Stratford station is a 10-minute walk, on the Elizabeth line, Central and Jubilee lines, Overground, DLR and National Rail.
INUGSC in numbers
- 2011 Founded by UCL Surgical Society
- 16th Edition, in January 2027
- 500+ Delegates in recent years
- 13 Countries represented in 2025
About INUGSC
Founded by the UCL Surgical Society, the International Undergraduate Surgical Conference (INUGSC) was established in 2011 as the first conference of its kind. Created to provide medical students from around the world with access to high-quality surgical education beyond the traditional school curricula, INUGSC’s emphasis remains on encouraging innovation and cross-cultural exchange, pushing practical training, and pursuing academic excellence.
Our conference has been widely recognised for its standards and impact and has received endorsements from the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS), the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd), the General Medical Council (GMC), and the British Medical Association (BMA). In 2023, its growing influence was further acknowledged when UCL Surgical Society received the Opportunities Award, following INUGSC’s recognition as the largest student-led surgical conference in the UK.
Widening participation
A second stream of the conference for sixth-form students from widening participation backgrounds.
Alongside the main programme, sixth formers take part in talks and hands-on workshops that help them explore a career in medicine more deeply and widen their curiosity.
- Workshops
- Suturing, anatomy models and surgical virtual reality
- Cost
- Free for every student
Delegates from 13 countries
In 2025, students travelled to INUGSC from the United Kingdom, the United States, Malta, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Georgia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Italy, Poland, Indonesia and Thailand.
Speakers
Keynote lectures from leading surgeons.
Workshops
Hands-on sessions in surgical skills.
Coming soon.
Abstract competition
Submissions open soon.
Present your research to a panel of academic surgeons. We welcome abstracts from all types of research project, complete or ongoing, and the strongest are invited to present at the conference.
Partner with us
Reach more than 500 medical students from the UK and abroad.
INUGSC is supported each year by organisations that care about surgical education. Previous sponsors and partners include Stryker, Getinge, the BMA, the Royal College of Anaesthetists, the MDU, JOMI and the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund.
Previous sponsors
Contact
- inugsc@gmail.com
- @inugsc.ucl
- UCL Surgical Society
- Tickets
- On sale later in the year through the UCL Students' Union.
