Athena Meeting & Events

02/03/2026

Thank you so much Antonia & Jude, ICC Belfast for a fabulous lunch at San Carlo, Alderley Edge. We very much look forward to working again with you at ICC, Belfast.

27/02/2026

Responding to popular demand - we are excited to announce another highly anticipated UK ctDNA National Road Show! APRIL 2026!

Join us for insightful sessions featuring keynote national speaker Professor Mike Hubank, co-lead (with Matt Krebs and Paul Ryves) of the Circulating Biomarkers Network of Excellence. Mike will provide a national perspective alongside local experts in each city.

Mark your calendars for this essential initiative:

- Glasgow: Tuesday, 21st April, 18:00 - 22:00 at
The Marriott Hotel.
Local Expert: Professor Tricia Roxburgh.

- Belfast: Wednesday, 22nd April, 18:00 - 22:00 at
The Assembly Buildings Conference Centre.
Local Experts: Professor Vicky Coyle and Dr. Mark Catherwood.

- Manchester: Thursday, 23rd April, 18:00 - 22:00 at
The Christie.
Local Expert: Professor Matt Krebs.

- Oxford: Tuesday, 28th April, 18:00 - 22:00 at
Rhodes House.
Local Expert: Professor Bethan Psaila.

- Cardiff: Wednesday, 29th April, 18:00 - 22:00 at
Cardiff Marriott Hotel.
Local Expert: Dr. Magda Meissner.

All meetings are ABPI code compliant and CPD accredited by the Royal College of Physicians. Include networking and supper. NO registration fee.

Registration is open now
https://oncology-roadshow.co.uk/

19/01/2026

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08/01/2026

Wishing our clients and colleagues a Happy New Year from everyone at Athena!

28/04/2025

Join the Women For Oncology UK Spring Webinar on May 14th 2025 at 6.30pm-8.00pm, featuring two powerful talks by the incredible Dr Sandi Dheensa and Professor Margaret Watson.

Enhancing the cancer workforce response to domestic abuse - Dr Sandi Dheensa
Dr Sandi Dheensa, who is an applied health researcher with a broad background in psychology based in BRIGHT (Bristol Research on the Intersection of Gender, Health and Trauma), Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, UK. Her primary research interest is developing and evaluating healthcare and public health responses to domestic abuse and sexual violence. She has a particular interest in the intersection of gender-based violence and other disadvantages or vulnerabilities. She works on projects with survivors and perpetrators and has recently expanded her work to include trauma-informed approaches to healthcare.

Women in Academia and Beyond: Achieving Our Potential: Professor Margaret (Mags) C. Watson
Professor Margaret Watson is a health services researcher and a registered pharmacist. She is a Professor of Health Services Research (HSR) and Pharmacy Practice (0.5wte) in the Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University Of Strathclyde, Scotland. She is also an Honorary Professor with the University of Bath. Her academic career spans over 30 years and has focused upon the safe and effective use of medicines and effective professional practice. Her research includes the synthesis of evidence and its implementation into practice, policy and education. She is the recipient of Fellowships from the Medical Research Council, Leverhulme Foundation and Health Foundation. Mags has served on a range of national research funding committees, has over 120 peer-reviewed publications, and she is a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.

In 2019, she established her own consultancy business, Watson Research and Training Limited (https://watsonresearchandtraining.co.uk/). She is a qualified coach and mentor and delivers a range of services that add value to research and individuals involved in academia and healthcare. In 2024, she published her self-help book, Women in Academia: Achieving Our Potential (https://troubador.co.uk/bookshop/self-help/women-in-academia) to promote effective professional practice and raise awareness of gender asymmetry in this sector.

Sign up now at: https://WFOUKSpringWebinar.eventbrite.com.

14/03/2025

Registration is now open for - are you a UK Cancer HCP? Please join us for this number one - pan-tumour, clinically focussed, national meeting - 2025 UK Oncology Forum, Harrogate Thursday 12th June, and Friday 13th June.

We will deliver a first-class educational program - chaired and led by UK-leading cancer KOLs. We include vital updates and insights straight from and much more.

The meeting is FREE, and CME accredited by the RCP.
Please share with colleagues, committees, and SIGs.
To register: www.oncology-forum.co.uk

Professor Charlie Swanton is our keynote opening speaker for 2025.

If you are part of a UK cancer organisation committed to education - and would like to be part of this meeting. Please contact me via my LinkedIn messenger. We would love to welcome you to Harrogate.

Share and promote your work to like-minded healthcare professionals -through this much-respected F2F meeting.

The UK Oncology Forum 2025 to be held at Harrogate Convention Centre on Thursday 12th June 2025 & Friday 13th June 2025.

01/11/2024

We are extremely delighted to share this news with everyone! Looking forward to a new chapter at Athena Meetings & Events and all the opportunities that it brings for our team and clients.

Today Aptitude Health announced the expansion of its global presence with the successful acquisition of UK-based Athena Meetings & Events, organizer of the prestigious annual UK Oncology Forum. Find the press release here: https://www.aptitudehealth.com/oncology-news/aptitude-health-acquires-athena-meetings-events

04/10/2023

We are delighted to confirm registration is still available for the On-line 2023 UK Oncology Forum – VIEW ON DEMAND presentations, recorded from the live conference held at the ICC Birmingham in June 2023 - access only available for UK NHS HCPs.

Also available are VOD symposiums:-
Pierre Fabre – CRC Symposium

The opening and closing keynote excellent speakers are:
Professor John Hartley, Professor of Cancer Studies in the UCL Cancer Institute and Scientific Lead of the UCL Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre

Professor Kairbaan Hodivala-Dilke, Deputy Institute Director, Professor of the Tumour Microenvironment, Centre Lead, Group Leader, Research Theme Lead, Cancer Research UK

The meeting is CME accredited with a small charge for access to the platform.

For more details, please access the platform by clicking on the following link:-

The 2023 UK Oncology Forum is delighted to announce, that presentations recorded from the live conference held at the ICC Birmingham in June 2023 are now available to VIEW ON DEMAND online. Please see the programme for the sessions available under the Meeting & Programme section. The Forum is ABPI c...

15/06/2023