The 2026 ISIE Socio-Economic Metabolism conference will take place from 6th-8th July 2026 at Fitzwilliam College, at the University of Cambridge.

In 2026, we would like to highlight three overarching themes, which are timely given the challenges the world faces: 

•    Equity: of SEM research (open data, models, access, etc) and as a topic of study 
•    Agency: how can our research extend from being pure modelling exercises, to actually doing things in practice and in society? Who should be involved, and how do they make decisions? What analysis do they need to inform this? 
•    Urgency: how can SEM research tell us not only what is feasible or desirable in general, but what should we prioritise to make the short-term changes that are urgently needed?

Fitzwilliam College is the venue for all the conference sessions and the garden party on Monday 6th July 2026, and Clare College is  the venue for the official conference dinner on Tuesday 7th July 2026.

A number of rooms at Fitzwilliam and Clare college are available for accommodation as a block booking for 3 nights (5th, 6th and 7th July). See here for further details