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The Turner Kirk Centre for Spatial Reasoning at the University of Glasgow is delighted to host the 2026 Spatial Cognition conference from the 25th to 28th August 2026.

the turner kirk centre for spatial reasoning logo: an abstract cube with intersecting lines in the middle and the centre name on the right

Workshops, symposia, posters and papers on various aspects of spatial cognition are all welcome. The conference will be in-person only.

Spatial Cognition is concerned with the acquisition, development, representation, organization, and use of knowledge about spatial objects in real, virtual or hybrid environments and processed by human or artificial agents. Spatial Cognition includes research from fields such as cognitive and developmental psychology, linguistics, computer science, geography, cartography, philosophy, neuroscience, and education.

Research issues in the field range from the investigation of human spatial cognition to mobile robot navigation, including aspects such as wayfinding, spatial planning, spatial learning, internal and external representations of space, and communication of spatial information. SC 2026 will bring together researchers working on spatial cognition from all of these perspectives. The conference is single-track, and the final program will be the result of a selective review process. The program will include invited talks as well as oral and poster presentations of refereed papers.

Submission Details

NB: Details are subject to change as the submission procedure is finalised. A submission link will be provided as soon as it is available.

SC 2026 is accepting the following submissions. 

  • Submissions for Poster Presentations (abstracts). Poster abstracts should not exceed 500 words (including figures, tables, and references).
  • Submissions for Symposia and Workshops. To organize a symposium, or workshop, please submit a proposal not to exceed 1200 words.
  • Submissions for Oral Presentations presenting original and unpublished work are solicited in all areas of spatial cognition. Papers should be 12 to 15 pages (400 words per page approx). Papers will be subject to a single peer-review process. 
  • Submissions to the Doctoral Consortium. Doctoral students are invited to submit a 1,200 word abstract for oral presentation.

Keynote Speakers

Keynote speakers will be announced soon.

Chairs and Committees

General Chairs

Other chairs and committees TBD.