Teaching and Learning Conference

Teaching and Learning Conference 2026: Success by Design: The Future of Learning Now

Join global educators at the Advance HE Teaching and Learning Conference 2026. Explore innovative practice, share research, and shape the future of higher education.

Overview

With a rich history of evolution, higher education is rightly proud of its track record of enabling individuals to be successful in their lives and careers. But amidst rapid macro level changes – in student needs, technology and the world of work – to be successful into the future, higher education will need to continue to change: intelligently, and by design. Student success is no longer defined by a single measure or milestone. It is shaped by every moment of connection, growth, and opportunity across the whole learning journey. For today’s students, success might mean securing meaningful employment, launching a venture, deepening research, or finding a sense of belonging and purpose.

For governments and regulators, it is about outcomes, accountability, and equity. For institutions, it is about demonstrating value, resilience, and impact. At its heart, student success is the shared responsibility of everyone who contributes to the higher education experience; academics, professional staff, technicians, careers experts, learning developers, librarians, marketers, and more. Institutions which navigate challenge will be those that plan and prepare for success by design – understanding students, developing our colleague base and planning for educational excellence.

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Success by Design: The Future of Learning Now will support you and your teams to move beyond incremental improvement and plan for bold, whole institution change. How can we build learning environments where every student can thrive? Where teaching, technology, support, and strategy are designed with success in mind from the very beginning.  How do we make the right choices about change in our students’ experiences and how do we equip our institutions and our colleagues for success? 
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Conference themes and structure 

The conference will take place over three days, with delegates welcome to attend
the entire three days or choose from individual days and evening events.

Each day will be structured in themes as follows: 
Day 1, Tuesday 30 June 2026
  • Theme 1: Success by Design: The Future of Learning Now
  • Theme 2: Embedding success from the ground up
  • Theme 3: Digital with purpose
     
Day 2, Wednesday 1 July 2026
  • Theme 1: Success by Design: The Future of Learning Now
  • Theme 4: Excellence in action
  • Theme 5: Quality and transformation
     
Day 3, Thursday 2 July 2026
  • Theme 1: Success by Design: The Future of Learning Now
  • Theme 6: Leadership for the future
  • Theme 7: Shaping the student offer
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Speakers day 1

 

In Conversation Keynote

Alistair Jarvis CBE

Chief Executive
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Advance HE
Alistair Jarvis CBE
Alistair is Chief Executive of Advance HE, a member-led charity that supports higher education institutions to develop and improve with a particular focus on excellence in teaching and learning, effective governance, leadership development and embedding equality, diversity and inclusion.
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Professor Edward Peck CBE

Chair of the Board
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Office for Students (OfS)
Edward Peck (UpdatedAug25)
Professor Edward Peck became Chair of the OfS board in July 2025. He has many years of experience in the higher education sector and was the Vice-Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University for over ten years. Before that, he held various senior roles at the University of Birmingham, including Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College of Social Sciences, Head of the School of Public Policy, and Director of the Health Services Management Centre.
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Panellist

Nina Slingsby

Social Sustainability Leader and CEO of OAHA
Nina Slingsby
Nina Slingsby is a social sustainability leader and CEO of OAHA. OAHA's work helps organisations turn purpose into measurable impact across people, supply chains and communities. With more than 20 years’ experience spanning People & Culture, transformation, inclusion and responsible business, she works at the intersection of organisational change and wider systems change. Nina specialises in place-based, cross-sector collaboration to tackle social inequality, strengthen social mobility and ensure that as technology, AI and climate change reshape society, people and communities are not left behind. She also sits on the Board of the Social Mobility Leaders’ Forum, is a Trustee of a charity and coaches Social Enterprises through her Mentor role at Unltd.
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Dr Lindy-Ann Blaize Alfred

Director of the Centre for Teaching Excellence
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Birmingham City University
Dr Lindy-Ann Blaize Alfred
Dr Lindy-Ann Blaize Alfred is Director of the Centre for Teaching Excellence at Birmingham City University, where she leads institution wide work on inclusive learning, teaching and assessment to improve student outcomes and advance social mobility. Her work focuses on moving beyond access based approaches to embed equity, belonging and progression into the design of the curriculum, academic development and institutional systems. Lindy Ann has led and advised on sector recognised programmes in inclusive pedagogy, race equity and leadership, and works closely with Advance HE and partners across the sector to translate evidence into sustainable change at scale.
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Professor Kate Strudwick

Professor of Student Engagement and Dean of Teaching and Learning
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University of Lincoln
Dr Kate Strudwick
Kate Strudwick is Professor of Student Engagement and Dean of Teaching and Learning at the University of Lincoln. As Head of Department for the Centre for Education and Students (CES), Kate has sustained academic leadership experience enhancing student experience, embedding employability and Sense of Belonging, and has demonstrated sustained positive contributions to the advancement of the University of Lincoln’s educational offer and strategic priorities.
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Speakers day 2

 

Keynote

Professor Cath Ellis

Pro Vice-Chancellor Quality and Integrity
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Western Sydney University
Professor Cath Ellis
Professor Cath Ellis is the Pro Vice-Chancellor Quality and Integrity at Western Sydney University. Professor Ellis is one of the world’s leading experts on academic integrity and contract cheating. In 2019 the Times Higher Education named her as one of their People of the Year for her work in this area and also achieved the Principal Fellowship status with Advance HE. She has leadership expertise in educational strategy, academic governance, regulatory compliance, and quality assurance and enhancement in higher education in both Australia and the United Kingdom. Professor Ellis also worked with the Australian Government’s Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) on a short course and masterclasses on detecting and investigating contract cheating.
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Panellist

Professor Emily Nordmann

Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching and Professor of Evidence-Informed Education
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University of Glasgow
Professor Emily Nordmann wearing a white blazer and light-coloured top, shown in a professional head‑and‑shoulders portrait against a plain background.
Professor Emily Nordmann, University of Glasgow, is Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching and Professor of Evidence‑Informed Education. Her research focuses predominantly on lecture capture, exploring how students use it as an effective study tool and examining its impact on students from widening‑participation backgrounds, as well as those with disabilities and neurodivergent conditions.
Her leadership roles have centred on supporting colleagues on the learning, teaching, and scholarship track. She currently leads the College of MVLS LTS Network and previously founded and led the Pedagogy and Education Research Unit in the School of Psychology and Neuroscience.
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Ishan Kolhatkar

Global Client Evangelist
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Inspera
Ishan Kolhatkar
Ishan Kolhatkar is Global Client Evangelist at Inspera and a long-standing voice in education technology and assessment. With a background that spans law, academia and EdTech leadership, he brings a practitioner’s view of how technology can support good pedagogy. He has served as a barrister, legal academic, Deputy Dean of Learning and Teaching, and Director of EdTech, leading real institutional change before moving into the sector. He has contributed to national initiatives such as the DfE T-Level panel for Law, writes for leading education publications, and delivers keynotes internationally. Outside work, he enjoys cooking and posting the results online.
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Speakers day 3

 

AM Panellists

Annette Hay

Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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De Montfort University
Annette Hay
Annette has over 30 years of experience around leadership, with a particular interest in making leadership a more inclusive and authentic experience. She’s passionate about empowering and enabling women, and especially more Black women, to take up leadership and governance positions.
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Ishan Kolhatkar

Global Client Evangelist
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Inspera
Ishan Kolhatkar
Ishan Kolhatkar is Global Client Evangelist at Inspera and a long-standing voice in education technology and assessment. With a background that spans law, academia and EdTech leadership, he brings a practitioner’s view of how technology can support good pedagogy. He has served as a barrister, legal academic, Deputy Dean of Learning and Teaching, and Director of EdTech, leading real institutional change before moving into the sector. He has contributed to national initiatives such as the DfE T-Level panel for Law, writes for leading education publications, and delivers keynotes internationally. Outside work, he enjoys cooking and posting the results online.
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Graeme Redshaw-Boxwell

Head of Education Enhancement
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Newcastle University
Graeme Redshaw-Boxwell
Graeme Redshaw-Boxwell is the Head of Education Enhancement at Newcastle University, where he leads the Learning and Teaching Development Service. A Senior Fellow and the former Chair of ALT NE, Graeme has a background in digital education and has led major developments in learning analytics, digital exams and digital credentialling at Newcastle.
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Speakers day 3

 

PM Panellists

Jonathan Neves

Head of Business Intelligence & Surveys
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Advance HE
Jonathan-Neves
Jonathan joined Advance HE in 2015, bringing with him 16 years’ experience in customer insight and market research. Jonathan graduated from the University of Liverpool with a degree in Geography, and is a full member of the Market Research Society. Heading up the insights and student surveys portfolio at Advance HE, Jonathan is co-author of the Advance HE-HEPI Student Academic Experience Survey report, and is responsible for the overall strategy for the UK Engagement Survey as well as the Postgraduate Taught and Research Experience Surveys (PTES and PRES). Jonathan has also worked across the sector collaborating on the use of the UK Engagement Survey within Learning Gain pilots.
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Dr Ioanna Papatsouma

Principal Teaching Fellow in Statistics in the Department of Mathematics
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Imperial College London
Dr Ioanna Papatsouma
Dr Ioanna Papatsouma is a Principal Teaching Fellow in Statistics in the Department of Mathematics at Imperial College London. She is Deputy Director of Undergraduate Studies (Statistics) in the department, and Assessment and Feedback Lead across the Faculty of Natural Sciences, and has been working with students as partners to develop teaching and learning. Outside Imperial, she chairs the Royal Statistical Society’s (RSS) Teaching Statistics Section and sits on the RSS EDI Advisory Board, and the IMA Higher Education Committee.
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Programme
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Why attend?

In a time of rapid transformation and increasing expectations around quality, equity, and outcomes, the Teaching and Learning Conference is your space to:

  • Share evidence-based research and practice
  • Explore innovations in curriculum design, pedagogy, and assessment
  • Learn from the successes (and lessons) of peers from across sectors and borders
  • Celebrate student engagement and the impact of your teaching
  • Shape the narrative of excellence and inclusivity in higher education

Expect keynote addresses, interactive sessions, panel discussions, and workshops that spark debate, inspire change, and foster collaboration beyond institutional boundaries.

Who should attend?

This event is designed for anyone involved in shaping teaching and learning in higher education, including:

  • Teaching academics, lecturers, and learning technologists
  • Academic programme leaders and curriculum developers
  • Professional services colleagues supporting student success
  • Senior leaders and policymakers
  • Advance HE Fellows and aspiring Fellows

Whether you’re a practitioner or a policymaker, an early-career academic or a seasoned strategist, this conference is your opportunity to engage with like-minded professionals and contribute to a sector-wide conversation about the future of learning.
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Day 1: Success by Design: Advance HE’s Teaching and Learning Conference opens in Sheffield

Delegates from 19 countries attend our annual Teaching and Learning Conference

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Day 2: Focus on assessment in the AI-era on Day Two of the Teaching and Learning Conference

Keynote speech by Prof Cath Ellis from Western Sydney University argued higher education is going through a paradigm shift in assessment, whether institutions are ready or not.

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