Student Partnership Conference
P118, Paisley Campus, Paisley
The Students Association of the University of the West of Scotland
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The Student Partnership Conference is an opportunity for staff and students across UWS to share best practice, create innovative solutions to issues and strengthen partnership activities.
The Student Partnership Conference is an opportunity for staff and students across UWS to share best practice, create innovative solutions to issues and strengthen partnership activities.
The next Student Partnership Conference will be held on Wednesday 28th January at Paisley Campus. You can register to attend the conference here. Please register before Monday 19th January by 12pm.
If you would like to submit a proposal for the conference, please use this form. Proposals can be for a poster or exhibition display in keeping with the theme of the Conference, or an interactive workshop aligned to one of the Parallel Sessions.
Student Partnership Conference 2026 - Programme (draft)
09:30-10:00 Welcome Coffee & Community Building
10:00-10:15 Opening Address - Professor Rachel Cragg, UWS Pro-Vice-Chancellor Learning, Teaching and Student Success
10:15-10:30 Opening Address – Timiebi Oyinpere, UWS Student Union Vice President Education
Address – "Maximising Student Success: Partnership, Innovation, and Belonging" - Jack Hogan, Lecturer in Academic Practice, AbLE Academy, Abertay University
11:15-11:30 Comfort Break
11:30-12:30 Panel Discussion: "The Future of Student Success: Technology, Community, and Voice"
12:30-13:15 Lunch and Poster Showcase
13:15-13:30 Best Practices Exploration: "What Works: Partnership Success Stories” - Mark Carey, Programme Leader, Computer Animation Arts, UWS
13:30-14:30 Parallel Sessions:
Track A: Generative AI for Student Success
Track B: Community and Belonging Partnerships
Track C: Amplifying Student Voice
14:30-14:45 Comfort Break
14:45-15:15 Feedback from workshops
15:15-15:45 Learning from Conference: “Schools Integration Session - Connecting the Themes: Maximizing Student Success Together"
15:45-16:00 Conference Close & Partnership Commitments – Timiebi Oyinpere
If you have any questions regarding the Conference, please contact the Vice President Education, Timiebi Oyinpere on UnionVPE@uws.ac.uk.
You can view highlights from the Student Partnership Conference 2025 here.