The first COMPARE Annual Research Symposium took place on Friday 29th September 2017 at East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham. The Symposium hosted 109 delegates from across both Universities.

External speakers included; Nigel Bunnett, Colombia University, Kathleen Caron, University of North Carolina, Meri Canals, Monash University and COMPARE colleagues included Davide Calebiro, Neena Kalia, Marie-Blanche Onselaer, Rob Neely, David Hodson, Barrie Kellam and Laura Kilpatrick.

Abstracts and research posters were submitted and displayed by 39 COMPARE Post Docs and PhD Students.

A copy of the programme booklet can be requested from compare@birmingham-nottingham.ac.uk.