The Winter Conference is a one-day event and an opportunity to network with your peers. At the event you'll hear from key industry speakers on various topics.

The 2025 Winter Conference will be held in January 2025 in Manchester. More details are below, and here.

The theme of the 2025 Winter Conference is 'Wellbeing is Everybody's Business'. Speakers from across the industry will discuss topics that cover what institutions could be doing and are doing to support Students and Employees Wellbeing.

Full Members attend the conference free of charge (there are payment options available for dinner and overnight accommodation using invoice, credit card or for those of you who have them, Academy credits - please use the correct option when booking.)

Itinerary:

Tuesday 14th January:

Conference from 12:00 at Manchester University's iconic Whitworth Art Gallery with refreshments available from 11:30. The day will be completed by 18:00 at the latest.

The conference will be followed by an evening social event at the Manchester Museum in the heart of Manchester University's campus area. Attendees will be having dinner amongst the exhibits so be prepared to learn something while you dine!

Overnight stay (if required) in the centre of Manchester.

Wednesday 15th January to Friday 17th January: Study Tour with visits to food markets, restaurants, local suppliers and pop up sites that reference back to the TUCO Global Food Trends (which will be launched online with Charles Banks as a Webinar.)