After the success of our National Conference 2025, we are excited to announce that we will be hosting our next National Conference from Wednesday 14 January – Friday 16 January 2026.
We will be updating this page with programme and speaker details as well as booking information later in the year, so keep an eye out!
Could you be a speaker at the next National Conference?
One of HELOA’s core goals is to share best practice across the HE sector. If you would like to be considered to present a session at National Conference 2026, please complete this Expression of Interest form.
We are especially looking for speakers who can present about the following areas:
- How to improve your networking skill
- Making the most of a temporary contract
- Coping with Change, in an unstable sector
- How to convert offer holders? Applicant days and beyond
- Subject/ faculty recruitment events- What works and what doesn’t?
- Working with academic colleagues to deliver effective outreach
- Large scale events- Open to all ideas
- Attracting and converting students on a small budget
- Disability access support- How can we best support those with a disability when applying/ transitioning to university?
- How can we support WP students transition into the first year of their studies?
- What will be the future of WP? WP looking forward.
- Working with Mature Students
- How to break down social barriers to higher education
- The future of the prospectus
- Intro to HE Marketing/ How to get the most out of your HE marketing.
- How to embed authentic student voice in your marketing campaigns?
- WP in postgraduate (specifically with focus on PGR)
- Conversion events for the PG market
- PG Full-time/Part-time/evening classes/distance learning trend
- Looking after our mental health and our teams/ managing stress/ maintaining a health work life balance
- Utilising relationships in wider teams (CRM, marketing etc)
- Retention and training of student ambassadors
- Using different types of ambassadors (subject ambassadors/WP ambassadors)
- Building and maintaining a strong and motivated team
- Running events on a small budget
National Conference 2025
You can find the programme and resources from the previous National Conference below.
You can view presentation slides and notes from sessions at National Conference 2025. As a commitment to sharing best practice across our membership, these are available for all members to access.