Our 2025 conference
will take place on
Wednesday, 5 November and Thursday, 6 November 2025
at the
Trent Conference Centre in Nottingham
This year’s theme is
Smoothing the journey
About our conferences
Each autumn we hold a conference where we bring together criminal justice, health service and third sector professionals with academic criminologists and psychologists. We believe that forging strong links between practitioners and academics is vital in order to improve strategies for protecting stalking victims and managing perpetrators.
Our annual conferences have become a highlight in the stalking calendar for many people—an opportunity to network, learn from others and explore partnership opportunities. Each year’s programme is designed to ensure there are plenty of choices to improve people’s own work and deepen their understanding of different topics.
Our aim is to provide plenty of space and time to connect with others working in similar and complementary roles.
Pictures: The first conference in 2019 (top) and the most recent one in 2024
In addition to our main speakers, discussion groups and panels take place across both days giving attendees the chance to explore topics in more depth, have open discussions, and listen to conversations between experts.
Attendees (both in-person and online) also have a choice of workshops on both days.
Our speakers, workshop chairs and discussants provide examples of best practice across the board, in education, safeguarding, and criminal justice.
Last year, for example, Claire Waxman OBE, Victims’ Commissioner for London, and Dr Adrian Scott, who is leading the evaluation of our school assemblies project in the north-east, delivered inspirational keynote talks, as did the government’s Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips MP, who joined us on the second day (see picture).
This year’s conference
The theme this year is Smoothing the journey. At every stage in a stalking victim’s journey there is potential to improve how we support and protect victims themselves and for more effective interventions with perpetrators. In this year’s conference we will share best practice at every stage in this process from the early development of stalking behaviours through to the most serious cases.
Here is the provisional programme:
Please note that the programme is subject to change.
Last year we were full to capacity, so this year for the first time we have moved to Nottingham, to a larger venue. This enables us not only to welcome more in-person delegates but also to have more breakout sessions running in parallel.
The Trent Conference Centre is conveniently located a short tram-ride from Nottingham station, and there is plenty of free parking space if you prefer to come by car.
The Alice Ruggles Trust Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2025 Alice Ruggles Trust awards!
Last year we introduced Alice Ruggles Trust Awards, which recognise and celebrate people and projects doing exceptional work to help bring stalking to an end.
We presented the various awards at the 2024 conference dinner and this year we will be doing the same.
Here are the 2025 awards categories. Click on the button below to make a nomination.
