Learning and Teaching Conference 2026

Learning Together: Building a vision for Academic Support for the next decade and beyond

The 2026 Learning and Teaching Conference – Learning Together: Building a vision for Academic Support for the next decade and beyond, will take place on 26^th March 2026 in the Hershel Building in the heart of the Newcastle campus.

We’re very pleased to release and confirm this year’s  Conference Programme. In the programme you will find details on our keynote speaker, as well as details of all our presentations, lightning talks, and workshops.

You will be able to sign up for the workshops from the programme, but can also sign up here.

Embedding Education for Life Skills and Attributes within the Student Journey

AI for Learning: Practical Uses of Microsoft Copilot and Generative AI for Study Skills

Using Coaching-Style Conversations in Academic Advising

Time to Think: a practical workshop for professional development

Empowering the Student Voice

Please note, each workshop is limited to 20 people and it is first come first serve. We will confirm your place ASAP. If the session is full, please still sign up to the waiting list and we will get in touch if a place becomes available. But please don’t attend if you haven’t received a confirmation email from us.

You can now register for the conference. 

The programme also has details of our menu this year. We would be grateful if you could get in touch ASAP if you have any allergies or dietary requirements. You can email the conference mailbox here.

If you have any accessibility concerns or need any accessibility support, please get in touch via the conference email. We will be in touch ASAP to ensure we can support you or answer any questions.

The conference will put a spotlight on the collective endeavour of supporting our student community within and beyond the curriculum. There will be a focus on personal tutoring and advising alongside beyond the curriculum from our university wide services.

Contributions are being invited that speak to our conference themes: 

1. Student voices. Contributions produced by and/or with students who can share their perspectives and views of personal tutoring and advising, what they value, and what they need for their own futures.
2. Meaning making. Helping students make meaning of their education; self-discovery and transformation; educational gain; learning beyond the taught curriculum; life beyond and transition out of university: ’world and life readiness’.
3. Collaboration. Contributions considering personal tutoring and advising as a collaborative practice between academic and professional services colleagues, for example focusing on professional boundaries, policies and systems, and case studies of transformative collaborations.
4. Connections and Partnerships. Theories and practices of promoting positive engagement through:
   1. Learning spaces, digital, and learner analytics
   2. Co-creating of personal tutoring/advising approaches
   3. Student voice
   4. Personalising students’ learning experiences
   5. Breaking down engagement barriers and intercultural differences
5. Professional development. Contributions reflecting on how personal tutoring and advising can shape and develop students’ core academic. professional, and personal skills, and in doing so address study skills and awarding gap issues. We would also welcome contributions thinking about how we can prepare academics and professional services staff to be the best tutors and advisors they can be.

The programme has now been agreed, a full programme document will be available very soon for you to plan your day at the Learning and Teaching Conference 2026. There will also be further information about our keynote speaker and stalls you can visit throughout the day. 

Remember you can still sign up now.