Registration for the Students at the Heart Conference 2024 is now open

This year’s Students at the Heart Conference will take place on Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 June. 

Staff and students can now register to attend the SATHC conference, with various workshops and sessions taking place across the two days, in the Redmonds and Student Life buildings. 

This year’s theme is ‘Community’ 

In 2023 over 500 members of staff and students registered to attend the conference. This year’s theme for 2024 focuses on community, with sessions highlighting what makes our community thrive, the elements that bind us together, plus how to create positive change both for ourselves and our wider community. Staff and students from across various departments, including professional services, academic, technical and research will be leading the sessions. 
The conference is a space for our staff and students from LJMU and our partners to come together to connect, share ideas, learn from each other and celebrate our many successes.  

Keynote speakers 

Each day will begin with a keynote speech from an individual within the Higher Education sector: 

Wednesday 12 June: Kat Stark NUS UK Director 

Thursday 13 June: Vic Stephenson, Senior Consultant – Education, Advance HE 

Further details on the keynote speeches will be shared in the staff newsletter ahead of the conference. 

What kind of workshops and events are taking place? 

There are a variety of sessions taking place over the two days, from ‘Designing assessments in higher education: ChatGPT and academic integrity’, to ‘'CampusConnect: building a student community.’  

There will also be lightening talks such as ‘Stupid genius: utilising podcasts to build thriving communities and enhance student experience’ and workshops including ‘Improving impact reporting: a gameplay approach to understanding theory of change.’ 

You can view the full programme here and sign up to an unlimited amount of sessions over the two days. 

Other highlights of the Students at the Heart Conference: 

As well as access to all sessions, the conference will also include: 

A free lunch on each day you attend 

A Student at the Heart notebook  

Access to variety of market stalls and stands, staffed by LJMU colleagues from various departments 

Closing reception with Vice- Chancellor, Professor Mark Power, plus a BBQ 

Register by 5 June for the Students at the Heart Conference 2024 

You can find out more about the Students at the Heart Conference 2024, the full programme and register to attend here. 

(On selecting the sessions you wish to attend, you’ll have the chance to download a copy of all those selected. You’ll then be sent a reminder timetable of all those you’ve signed up to, a week ahead of the conference).

Registration closes at 12pm on Wednesday 5 June.