UCISA Leadership Conference

The largest UCISA event on the calendar

UCISA is returning to the illustrious city of Brighton for the 2025 UCISA Leadership Conference.

We hope that fresh sea air, inspiring speakers, thought provoking content, and the opportunity to network with peers will provide just the tonic we all need to face the future with confidence.

With it's majestic Regency squares and crescents, iconic Royal Pavilion and famous piers, Brighton is welcoming and diverse city with a passion for culture, creativity and sustainability as it is for its historic landmarks.

We can't wait to get there and connect with the HE and FE sectors in Brighton!

About UCISA

UCISA is a membership organisation that represents almost all the major UK universities and higher education colleges with a growing membership among other educational institutions and commercial organisations interested in information systems and technology in UK education.

We're proud to support UCISA at the UCISA Leadership Conference as exhibitors.

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Are you ready for Generation AI?

Wednesday 19th March 2025 - 09:25 - Michelle Craig, Director of Marketing & Commercial Operations, AppsAnywhere

How much do you know about your future students?

The largest generation in history will be more educated and technically-savvy than any other generation. Are you ready for them?

Three years from now, the first Generation Alpha students will join the ranks of your institution. Born in 2010, the year the iPad and Instagram were launched, today’s 14-year-olds are the most digitally connected generation.

As their characters are still forming (1 in 5 are still in nappies) and the world around them is evolving in unpredictable ways, Gen Alphas are seen as a completely different generation than their predecessors.

Since birth, they have used screens as pacifiers, entertainment, social facilitators and educational aides. Having engaged with online learning as early as primary years throughout the pandemic, Gen Alphas are self-taught, expect instant answers and will look for them online rather than wait for their teachers.

So, what does all this mean for universities? How are Gen Alpha's attitudes to learning shifting, compared to previous generations? What are their expectations around what and how they learn? And how is your institution preparing to meet their demands for responsive and personalised learning through technology?

At AppsAnywhere, we've teamed up with social research experts The Insights Family to gain a deeper understanding of Gen Alpha characteristics, expectations and behaviours, particularly in relation to how they engage with technology and education.

Join AppsAnywhere's, Michelle Craig, at the UCISA Leadership Conference, and discover the findings of this original research, and unpack its implications for universities.