UCEA’s Annual Conference on health, safety and wellbeing - Tuesday 16 June 2026 - Central London
When and where: Tuesday 16 June 2026
Time: 10.00 am - 3.30 pm
Location: Central London
The timed programme will be available shortly but topics and speakers confirmed to date are:
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Event Overview
This year’s UCEA conference with a health, safety and wellbeing theme taking place on Tuesday 16 June focuses on how HEIs can build safer, healthier and more inclusive workplaces. In addition to hearing sector-specific updates on health, safety and wellbeing priorities, participants will hear expert and real-life perspectives on how to develop a strong and sustainable safety culture, take practical, whole‑university approaches to managing stress and wellbeing and how to prepare for upcoming legislative changes around protection of premises. The conference offers clear, useful takeaways for anyone involved in supporting workplace health, safety and wellbeing across HE.When and where: Tuesday 16 June 2026
Time: 10.00 am - 3.30 pm
Location: Central London
Who should attend
UCEA’s annual health, safety and wellbeing conference brings together senior colleagues from across HEIs who have a shared interest in workforce health, safety and wellbeing issues from across the following teams:- HR
- Wellbeing
- Health and Safety
- Legal or compliance
- Occupational Health
- Diversity and Inclusion
Programme
Running between 10.00 am and 3.30 pm the conference will be chaired by Mike Parker, Chair of the Board of Governors, Liverpool John Moores University and member of the UCEA Board.The timed programme will be available shortly but topics and speakers confirmed to date are:
- Enhancing the Employee Experience through health, safety & wellbeing - Roshan Israni, Deputy Chief Executive, UCEA
- Update from the Universities Safety and Health Association - Jane Ball, Chair, Universities Safety and Health Association (USHA)
- Creating a safety culture or creating a culture of safety? Why semantics matter and how to engineer organisational behaviour change - Paul Verrico, Partner, Head of Environmental, Health and Safety Group, Eversheds Sutherland
- Working collaboratively with trade unions and staff representatives in a HE eenvironment - Scott Trim, Director of Health, Safety and Business Continuity, Aston University
- Preparation and planning for The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 - Dilip Amin, Security Services Manager, University of Reading
- Stress risk assessment: A ‘whole university’ approach - Andrew Page, Director of People and Culture and John Phillips, Interim Director of Health and Safety, University of Birmingham
- The Work Well initiative at Ulster University - Mark Latuske, Director of Employee Experience - People and Culture, Ulster University.
Booking and prices
Until 5.00 pm on Friday 24 April a special early-bird price of £349 (VAT free) is available for UCEA members. The standard UCEA member attendee price is £375 (VAT free) per place.
When booking there is the option of paying for a place by credit/debit card or to be invoiced.
UCEA members can book via the Tickettailor booking form.
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