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Monday 8th April 2019
07:00 - 09:00
Breakfast for delegates who stayed overnight at Celtic Manor on Sunday night
09:30 - 10:40
Registration, refreshments and exhibition
10:40 - 10:45
An introduction to the event by the Conference Chair
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10:45 - 11:15: External plenary:
Admissions in a changing world – looking forward to 2020
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11:15 - 11:35: UCAS Plenary:
A Year in the life
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11:35 - 11:40
Q&A session
11:45 - 12:40: Breakout session one
Apprenticeship admissions
Read moreBrexit – what next for higher education?
Read moreCollection tool surgery
Read moreData product developments
Read moreDo first impressions really count?
Read moreInternational strategy and fast track discussion
Read moreFraud and verification review
Read moreKnowing your GPRs from your IPQs: Updates from Cambridge Assessment International Education
Read moreStudents’ expectations from an adviser experience perspective
Read moreA beginner’s guide to the UCAS Undergraduate scheme
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12:40 - 14:00
Lunch and exhibition - includes 20 minute demonstration of UCAS’ Application Management Service (AMS)
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14:00 - 14:50: Plenary panel:
UK higher education – a world of opportunities?
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14:50 - 15:20: UCAS Plenary:
Our view of the changing landscape
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15:20 - 15:45
Refreshments and exhibition
15:45 - 16:35: Breakout session two
Adviser and agent portals
Read moreClearing for Generation Z
Read moreData fundamentals – getting an EXACT understanding
Read moreThe show must go on!
Read moreExtra, Clearing, and Records of Prior Acceptance (RPAs), in practice for the 2021 application cycle
Read moreHoming instinct: discussing approaches to fee status assessment - facilitated discussion
Read moreKeeping on track: UCAS Undergraduate and UCAS Postgraduate
Read moreStudent wellbeing and mental health: supporting successful transition
Read moreTeam management and the ever-increasing workload
Read moreGet up close and personal with our application management service
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16:40 - 17:30: Breakout session three
Best practice in handling applicant mitigating circumstances
Read moreCollection tool surgery
Read moreCommunicating with parents
Read moreResults embargo
Read moreExtra, Clearing, and Records of Prior Acceptance (RPAs), in practice for the 2021 application cycle
Read moreTaming the wild west of UCAS Postgraduate
Read moreThe academic/administrative divide, and how admissions teams can overcome it
Read moreImproving social mobility through effective use of data
Read morePredicted grades – why we can’t do them, and why it’s your fault!
Read moreSupporting international applicants – from challenge to success
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17:30
Close of day one
18:00
Optional activities
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19:45
Dinner and quiz, followed by disco
Tuesday 9th April 2019
07:00 - 09:00
Breakfast for residential delegates
08:15 - 09:00
Registration, refreshments and exhibition
09:00 - 09:05
An introduction to the second day by the Conference Chair
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09:05 - 09:40: External plenary:
The future according to Gen Z
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09:40 - 10:30: Breakout session four
A snapshot of insight from UCAS’ surveys
Read moreAdviser and agent portals
Read moreUCAS Undergraduate application management service (UG AMS) – looking forwards to the 2021 application cycle
Read moreEmerging cohorts
Read moreSITS: Vision – recent and upcoming admission changes
Read moreHow has the sector responded to changes to questions about criminal convictions?
Read moreInsurance choice debate
Read moreSurvival guide for new or aspiring managers and heads of admissions
Read moreAn update on developments in IB programmes, with a focus on the revised IB Diploma mathematics curriculum
Read morePsychographics – the future of enrolment strategy with Generation Z
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10:30 - 11:00
Refreshments and exhibition
11:00 - 11:50: External plenary panel:
So you think you know your customers?
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11:55 - 12:50: Breakout session five
Help us shape our future data products and services
Read moreCriminal convictions good practice – facilitated discussion
Read moreHow UCAS brings customer ideas to life – a software development perspective
Read morePredicted grades – why we can’t do them, and why it’s your fault!
Read moreContextual admissions policy in practice: Exploring opportunities and challenges to inform more effective processes
Read moreUnconditional offer-making – facilitated discussion
Read moreCollege higher education – opportunities and challenges
Read moreYou can lead them to water, but you can’t make them drink: Information & Advice
Read moreUniversities challenged: An interactive discussion into CRM solutions within universities
Read moreHelping students ‘settle in’ – managing the transition from applicant to student
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12:50 - 14:00
Lunch and exhibition - includes 20 minute demonstration of UCAS’ Application Management Service (AMS)
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14:00 - 14:30: UCAS Plenary:
Our offer to you as customers
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14:30 - 14:35
Closing comments
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14:35 - 15:25: Breakout session six
UCAS Undergraduate application management service (UG AMS) – looking forwards to the 2021 application cycle
Read moreUCAS’ modernised contextual data service (MCDS)
Read moreImplementing change initiatives on a limited budget: Is it actually possible to do more with less?
Read moreInsurance choice debate
Read moreQualification reform update
Read moreIs faster really better? Offer-making in a competitive sector
Read moreGuildHE Small and specialist meet up
Read moreReviewing UCAS’ admissions principles to avoid bypassing – facilitated discussion
Read moreShaping UCAS’ Corporate Strategy 2020 – 2025: your opportunity to input
Read moreThe new application service for postgraduate Initial Teacher Training
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15:25
Takeaway refreshments and close of Conference