Conference themes

The Appearance Matters conference provides a forum specifically to highlight current research, theory and good practice around all appearance-related issues.

We invite abstracts from multiple disciplines relating to any aspect of appearance and specifically encourage submissions around the themes of:

• Body image
• Visible difference
• Conditions, injuries or treatments affecting appearance e.g. burns, craniofacial and skin conditions, cancer etc.
• Disordered eating and weight-related issues
• Cosmetic and reconstructive surgery
• Gender, sexuality, identity, age and ethnicity
• Appearance-based stigma and discrimination
• Social and cultural influences
• Interventions and service provision
• Health promotion, public health and social policy
• Research methods and ethics
• Theory and models

We welcome all research methodologies, e.g. quantitative, qualitative, mixed method.

The online abstract submission system opens 1 September 2019.