This event is now fully booked. We are currently working on making additional spaces available. Please join our waiting list by emailing events@ucas.ac.uk.
Inspiring a million dreams
Access is the key to inspiring a million dreams and opening up education to all. So, our new look annual conference celebrates and champions everyone involved with the student journey. Welcome to Access All Areas.
Join us and your higher education colleagues for two amazing days in Manchester and you’ll access new insight, best practice, and the latest thinking. Our fantastic line-up of talks, experts and workshops will inspire you, develop your skills and spark your imagination.
Here, you’ll be able to expand your network, make new connections, meet event speakers and download their presentations. You can even co-create collaborative sessions to discover more about what matters to you. We’ve also put a bigger focus on personal development for everyone at every level. Plus there’s plenty of time to make new connections at our informal sessions and gala dinner.
This year our conference will focus on three core tracks:
Access: Student Experience
Get a student-first perspective from new choices, channels, and expectations, to integrated and empowering student journeys.
Access: Inside Knowledge
Grow your skills and hear about best practice, new developments, and what you really need to know about from leading experts.
Access: New Horizons
Explore the future landscape and what’s on the horizon from the Metaverse to black swans to stay one step ahead of the latest trends.
Some of our headline guests include:
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Jonathan Williams - New York University
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Alistair Jarvis CBE - University of London
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Paul Johnson - Institute for Fiscal Studies
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Paul Napleton and Rebecca I’Anson - University of East Anglia
Here's a glimpse at what's to come
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Student experience |
Inside Knowledge |
New Horizons |
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The hidden (psychological) influences on school leavers’ future decision-making |
The Admissions reform journey |
What Star Wars can teach us about the constantly changing digital landscape. |
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Student Admissions. Discover what they think about their journey so far. |
What’s coming next? Hear from our advisory groups. |
The robots are coming! What does AI and ChatGPT mean for fair admissions? |
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Serving up the right information. Digital data takeaways. |
See your admissions data and analytics differently |
Lifelong loans and the future of adult education |
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Audience-first: Marketing for Higher Education |
Regional networking. Open sessions focussed on your region and the issues that matter to you. |
How to cope with a million applicants |
We’ve something for everyone. We’ll cover everything from data, equity, and student choices to personalised journeys, and the future landscape. So, together our diverse community can help people’s dreams come true and make accessing education simpler, better, and more inclusive for all.
Don’t miss out! Book your place today. Access a world of inspiration, personal development and expertise. Everyone welcome.