About the conference

On Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 April 2023 academics, policy makers, and practitioners at all points in their careers, and very importantly students from across the United Kingdom and internationally, joined us for our biennial online conference.

The conference was free to attend and hosted on MS Teams.

Coming together from across the sector we explored practical solutions to improve access, participation and success for students from underrepresented and disadvantaged groups.

Speakers delivered a mix of keynote presentations, 1-hour interactive workshops, 30-minute seminars, poster presentations and panel discussions aligned to the following themes:

• Theme 1: Student engagement including co-creation, representation, and student voice
• Theme 2: Inclusion including curriculum, assessment, tuition, and communication
• Theme 3: Accessibility including student support, digital inclusion, and service delivery
• Theme 4: Student outcomes including motivation, equity and employability

We invited students to attend various sessions throughout the duration of the conference and write blog to capture their impressions of the event – you can read one of them here.

Further details about our speakers and the conference programme can be found on this website, along with recordings from all the conference sessions.

For further information please contact us.