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Registration


The deadline for registration will be the 1st July 2026.

Registration Fees

Full conference (member)

£295

Full conference (student member)

£180

Day-rate (member) 

£150

Day-rate (student member)

£90

Online (member)

£75

Online (student member)

£50

Full conference (non-member)

£475

Full conference (student non-member)

£290

Day-rate (non-member)

£240

Day-rate (student non-member)

£145

Online (non-member)

£125

Online (student non-member) 

£75

Awards Dinner

£50

Delegates who are not RAS members can register with the members rate by pledging to join the RAS before NAM 2026 during registration. You will be contacted for payment before the conference begins.

Registration Fee Waivers


Fee waivers may be available for artists and educators attending certain sessions. Please check the relevant box during checkout and provide an explanation for why a waiver is requested in the associated text box

VISA Support Letters

If you would like to request for a visa invitation letter to support your visa application, you will first need to register for the conference, and full payment must have been received.

Please email us at nam26@star.sr.bham.ac.uk with the below details:

  • Last Name
  • First Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Nationality

Welcome Reception

The NAM26 welcome reception will be held on Sunday the 19th of July from 18:00. Please join us in the Teaching and Learning Centre for an evening of drinks and mingling.

Conference Dinner & RAS Awards Ceremony

The NAM conference dinner and RAS awards ceremony will be on Thursday the 23rd of July in the University of Birmingham’s Great Hall on the Edgbaston campus, around 2 minutes’ walk from the conference centre. We will start the evening with a drinks reception at 6:30pm followed by dinner from 7pm.

Tickets cost £50 and can be purchased from the registration portal. Conference registration is not required to attend.

Photo of a conference dinner at  the Great Hall

Accommodation

Block-booked on-site accommodation at The Vale Village is available to purchase as part of the registration process. For further details, including alternative accommodation options, please see our Accommodation page.