Here is our newsletter for the start of 2026 – with details of our conference this year, webinars and other activities. It also covers membership of UKSS with our new fee structure. Read the newsletter

Planning for the UKSS 2026 annual conference is now well advanced. It will be held at Portsmouth University on the 17th of September. The conference theme is: Systems – addressing the challenges of the digital age Download the conference flyer here. We are pleased to emphasise that this year’s conference attendance will be free of charge for UKSS members, reflecting the society’s commitment to providing high-quality intellectual exchange as a core membership benefit.

Here is a pre-print version of the editorial for the special issue of SPAR on soft systems methodology. Preprint version of the editorial for the SPAR edition You can access the full papers here: Systemic Practice and Action Research

Here is a recap of what has happened over the last year and a look ahead to 2026. Wishing you all a prosperous new year.  Read our newsletter.

News from LUMS. A new scholarship has been donated in the name of Emeritus Professor Peter Checkland the £5K scholarship, which was donated by a former student of Peter through the Team Lewis Foundation, will be awarded to one post-experience student per annum studying an MSc within the management science department.  

Call for papers – Special Issue of Systemist JournalSystems thinking education for professional practice? Please read the full details here. [wpfilebase tag=file id=56 /].

Systems: Transition to a Sustainable World The 23rd UKSS International Conference will be on the 15th of September 2023 in the Richmond Building, University of Portsmouth. The Conference programme for the 15th of September is here: [wpfilebase tag=file id=55 /] The conference abstracts can be read here: [wpfilebase tag=file id=54 /] The Conference is free to members of the UK Systems Society. To join the UKSS, please purchase a ticket, priced at £25, using this link:  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-systems-society-international-conference-2023-portsmouth-tickets-678632687637

University of Maribor, SloveniaFaculty of Economics and Business Week of the 16th May 2023 ​Strengthening resilience by the sustainable economy and business – towards the SDG For details – see here:  https://www.iwac-feb.eu/about-conference  

Event December 7th 2022 Enterprises and Communities exist in turbulent environments and face evolving challenges as they seek to engage in health, education, business, development,  leisure and other activities. Systems thinking (ST) offers a framework to address these complex, emergent problems. Public, Private and third-sector management professionals need to create resilient organizations to manage rapid developments and applications in technology, and recruit and develop adaptive staff. This challenge is within the context of increasing accountability for social and environmental responsibility, Read More …

Joined-up thinking for a disconnected world The 22nd UKSS International Conference was held online on 20th June. Our keynotes were: Dr Jim Scholes, on Is Systems thinking just common sense? Dr Igor Perko, on What is the value of thinking systemically? Prof Frank Stowell’s presentation on AIM is available on YouTube here: