About this section
The Laryngology & Rhinology Section’s purpose is to report and discuss the current practice and advances in the specialties of Laryngology and Rhinology.
Section Council members
Section meetings and conferences are usually organised by members of the Section Council, led by the Section President and often in collaboration with specialist societies.
Interested in joining the Section Council?
Section Councils play a pivotal role at the RSM. This Council is not currently looking for any new Council members. When vacancies arise, an application form will be made available on this page.
Upcoming laryngology and rhinology events
View all events and webinars being run by the Laryngology & Rhinology Section.

Diseases of the larynx and pharynx
Prizes & awards
Laryngology & Rhinology Section: Short Paper and Poster Prize
Prize
- First prize: £250 and a year’s free RSM membership
- Second prize: £100 and a year’s free RSM membership
- Poster prize: £50 and a year’s free RSM membership
Submission deadline
To be announced
Open to
All trainees and consultants within two years of appointment in the UK and Ireland.
Application guidelines
Submit a 150-word abstract on a chosen topic in laryngology and rhinology. Abstracts chosen for oral presentation will have the option of being published in the online version of The Journal of Laryngology and Otology (JLO). The overall winner can opt to have their whole paper printed.
Abstracts must comply with JLO guidelines:
- Should be no longer than 150 words and should be structured
- Key words are used to index the article
- Only the words appearing as Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) in the supplement to Index Medicus may ordinarily be used
For full information please go to www.jlo.co.uk.
Papers not selected for oral presentation may be chosen for a poster presentation.
Laryngology & Rhinology Section: Travel Grants
Prize
- A grant of up to £100 towards attending a Laryngology & Rhinology meeting at the RSM.
Submission deadline
Applications will be accepted up to two weeks before each meeting.
Open to
Trainee RSM members with an interest in laryngology and rhinology who live more than 50 miles from the RSM.
Application guidelines
Applicants should submit a letter of no more than two A4 pages in length detailing their expenses and which Laryngology & Rhinology meeting they would like to attend and why.
Email your application letter to: laryngology@rsm.ac.uk
Laryngology & Rhinology Section: Rhinology Essay Prize
Prize
- First prize: £1,000
Submission deadline
To be announced
Open to
All trainees and consultants within two years of appointment in the UK and Ireland.
Application guidelines
Submit a 2,000-word essay on the following topic: Advances in measuring the nasal airway.
Essays should be anonymous, and any references included are to be given in the Harvard style and only one paper may be submitted in any one year by an applicant.
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Section Sponsors
The Laryngology & Rhinology Section would like to thank our Annual Sponsors KARL STORZ Endoscopy (UK) Ltd and Medtronic for their valued support of the 2020-2021 Academic Programme.
Please note that none of the companies listed have had any influence or involvement over the agenda, content or organisation of the meetings.