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UCAS Teachers and Advisers Conference 2026

  • Tue 24 February 2026 - 09:30 to 16:45
    Wed 25 February 2026 - 08:30 to 16:00
  • The Eastside Rooms
  • Birmingham
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External speakers

Ahmar Ehsan, Funding Information Services Account Manager for the Midlands, Student Loans Company
Andy Malone, Academic Recruitment Manager (UK and International), University for the Creative Arts
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Angela Savage, Senior Policy Adviser, Student & Sector Readiness Team, Department of Education
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Baasit Siddiqui, Siddiqui Education
Claire McMaster, Head of Programme, Working Options
Clare Owen, Director, Medical Schools Council
Dan Flatt, Head of UK Student Recruitment and Widening Access, University of Leicester
Darren McMorran, Outreach Officer, UEA
David Cowen, Disabilities & Dyslexia Service Manager, London Metropolitan University
David Metcalfe, Student Recruitment Co-Ordinator, Newcastle University
Dr Gordon Dent, Academic Lead for Admissions, Recruitment & Marketing and MBChB Admissions Tutor, Keele University School of Medicine
Dr Iwi Ugiagbe-Green, Institutional Strategic Lead for Differential Outcomes and Academic Director of STRIVE, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Samina Khan, Director of Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach, University of Oxford
Ellie Lee, Student Recruitment Officer, University of the Arts London
Elliot Newstead, Associate Director of Future Students, De Montfort University
Emma Hall, Senior Admissions Manager, Edge Hill University
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Emma Voight, Chief Operating Officer, UAT-UK
Georgia Spencer, Recruitment, Conversion and Marketing Coordinator, Lancaster University
Jennifer Barton, Schools Outreach and Widening Participation Manager, Durham University
Jessica Pieri, Careers Advisor and Founder, The Careers People
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Judith Denyer, Operations Director; Children’s Services, Shaw Trust
Kate Dornan, Trinity Laban
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Keren Coney, Lecturer in Career Development, International Centre for Guidance Studies (iCeGS), University of Derby
Kim Newman, Technical Education Programme Manager, Career Development Institute
Laura Mclnerney, Co-founder of Teacher Tapp and Education Intelligence , Teacher Tapp
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Liam Dowson, Head of Schools and Colleges Engagement, University of Derby
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Lily Bissell, Academic Skills Officer (Pre-entry), University of Southampton
Liz Ferguson, Widening Participation Officer, University of East Anglia
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Liz Hough, University of Warwick
Liz Routhorn, Head of Widening Participation and Outreach, London Metropolitan University
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Mark Lehain, Executive Headteacher, Wootton Academy Trust
Meg Griessel , Head of UK Recruitment, St Mary’s University, London
Mike Nicholson, Director of Recruitment, Admissions and Participation, University of Cambridge
Molly Darley, Student Recruitment Marketing Officer, Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester
Paul Guyver, Deputy Head of Student Services, London Metropolitan University
Peter Derrick, Director of Admissions & Data, Imperial College London
Professor Kendi Guantai, Dean for Culture and Inclusion, Lancaster University
Rachel Rulton, Senior Policy Officer, Medical Schools Council
Rosie Pearce, Policy Lead, Dental Schools Council
Steven Lipscombe, Regional Employer Business Development Manager, Shaw Trust
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Vikki Cannon, Head of Admissions and Applicant Services and Sarah Wilshaw/ Deputy Head of Admissions, Royal Veterinary College
Zoe Nauta, University Clinical Aptitude Test