3-4 November 2026, RCM Student Conference; Manchester

The student midwife journey is a celebration of growth, resilience, and purpose. This theme highlights the transformative path from classroom learning to hands-on practice, where knowledge meets compassion. Through shared experiences, inspiring stories, and expert guidance, the RCM Student Conference aims to empower future midwives to step forward with confidence and compassion.

Dragon’s Den style session

This year’s student conference includes an exciting Dragon’s Den style session, giving student midwives the chance to present their ideas, research, or quality improvement projects to a panel of expert judges.

Taking place on both conference days, each session will feature four presentation slots. Each presenter or small group will have five minutes to pitch their proposal, followed by five minutes of constructive feedback from the Dragons panel. Topics can cover any area of research, quality improvement, or practice innovation.

Submissions should address three questions:

1. what your proposal is,
2. why it is needed,
3. what impact it could have on women, birthing people, midwives, or students

Key information for students:

• For structure, we recommend abstracts follow the structure of title, background, aim, methods, proposal, and relevance, but it is not mandatory
• Group entries are allowed, but with no more than three students at a time.
• At least one student per entry must be an RCM member.

For more information and to book your place, visit: Student Conference – Royal College of Midwives

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Staff Writer