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    Monday 20th May 2024 Tuesday 21st May 2024

    Monday 20th May 2024

    10:00 - 10:30

    • Registration & Welcome Refreshments

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    10:30 - 10:40

    • Plenary

      Welcome to UCAS Conference

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    10:40 - 11:10

    • Plenary

      Admissions in a wider world of education: opening keynote from UCAS' new CEO Dr Jo Saxton

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    11:10 - 11:55

    • Plenary

      What does the election mean for the next five years for higher education

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    11:55 - 12:15

    • Break

      Morning refreshments & exhibition

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    11:55 - 13:00

    12:15 - 13:00

    • UCAS hub update, and the future of IAG

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    • An Introduction to UCAS

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    • Building a Winning Team for Tomorrow’s Challenges

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    • 10 trends set to change the landscape for HE Admissions, Marketing & Recruitment

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    13:15 - 14:00

    • The challenge of the UCC - Change at Confirmation

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    • Supporting under-represented students

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    • Beyond The Bubble: Lessons From The World’s Best Youth Brands

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    • Embracing a digital prospectus

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    13:15 - 14:55

    • UCAS Clinic

      Document management phase 2 and beyond - Have your say!

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    14:00 - 14:55

    • Break

      Lunch Break & exhibition

    15:00 - 15:45

    • Plenary

      Reform: Preparing for the next changes

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    16:00 - 16:45

    • Tackling the selection challenge and the use of admissions tests: a case study from Imperial and Cambridge

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    • Deep Dive Discussion: Clearing

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    • Student Mindset: What do Gen Z applicants really want and need?

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    • The Changing World of Qualifications

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    16:00 - 17:10

    • UCAS Clinic

      UCAS support - get your operational admissions questions answered by our Customer Success Team

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    16:45 - 17:10

    • Break

      Afternoon refreshments & exhibition

    17:15 - 18:00

    • Plenary

      What is the future of international student admissions & recruitment?

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    18:00 - 18:30

    • Networking

    Tuesday 21st May 2024

    10:00 - 10:20

    • Registration & Welcome Refreshments

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    10:20 - 10:25

    10:25 - 11:00

    • Plenary

      “Generation Me”: how to engage, motivate and inspire new generations of university applicants

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    11:00 - 11:40

    • Plenary

      The big UCAS data presentation: Your questions answered

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    11:40 - 11:55

    • Break

      Morning refreshments & exhibition

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    11:40 - 12:45

    • UCAS Clinic

      Share your views: the impact of variable start dates on admissions

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    12:00 - 12:45

    • Fraud & Verification at UCAS

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    • The Bots have arrived – integrating digital labour into admissions processes and teams.

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    • Understanding the Modern Applicant: Strategies for Enhanced Engagement

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    • Fair Access insights and opportunities

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    12:55 - 13:35

    • Plenary

      Is Higher Education massification unfinished business?

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    13:35 - 14:35

    • Break

      Lunch Break & exhibition

    13:35 - 15:30

    • UCAS Clinic

      Fraud and Verification - ask the experts

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    14:40 - 15:25

    • UCAS Regional Forums

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    • Building student confidence - How experiential learning is solving problems for young people and universities

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    • The future of programmatic design and assessment of International Baccalaureate programmes

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    • “ChatGPT didn’t write this presentation, we promise” - How do we balance human input with AI output?

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    15:35 - 16:20

    • What is our insight telling us about future student behaviour? 

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    •  XML-link, how was it for you? 

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    • Security in English language testing

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    • What can UCAS do for University Apprenticeships

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    15:35 - 16:40

    • UCAS Clinic

      UCAS Tracker - features and feedback

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    16:20 - 16:40

    • Break

      Afternoon refreshments & exhibition

    16:45 - 17:30

    • Plenary

      Replace myths and generalisations about Gen Z. How do pupils in Year 12 & 13 view their future choices?

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    17:30

    • Conference closing address