The Annual Conference has always been a key event in the NALN and ukadia calendar and continues to be a focus for ukadia activity. This section contains details on NALN's 2008 & 2009 as well as the first NALN & ukadia conference in 2010. Take a look at 2011's conference held at Sadlers Well's and you'll get a flavour of what to expect from our annual conference in 2012.

Over the years, dynamic and innovative speakers have tackled issues such as cultural capital, race and class. The academic focus on issues of educational disadvantage, sharing student speakers’ perspectives and providing a voice for FE, has greatly influenced ukadia members’ thinking on widening participation and vocational progression issues. This has played a key role in promoting institutional change, both amongst ukadia member institutions and across the HE and arts sectors.