HEI workforce health, safety and wellbeing: A strategic approach on the morning of Thursday 27 January is UCEA’s annual workforce health and safety conference. It aims to bring together senior colleagues from across HEIs who have a shared interest in workforce health & safety issues and occupational health matters.
The event will be chaired by Stuart Palmer, former Chair of the UCEA Health & Safety Group and former UCEA Board member.
Nicola Carter, UCEA Head of Employment Policy and Advice
Key Health and Safety issues for HEIs over the next 4 years
Vincent King, Chair Universities Health & Safety Association and Director of Health and Safety (Operations), University of Southampton
Embedding health and safety in HEI decision-making
Professor Mark Sterling, Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor (Staffing), University of Birmingham
Lessons learned from Covid, to help inform future strategies
Andy Keegan, Reward, Recognition and Engagement Manager and Greg Thompson, Head of Organisational Development, Liverpool John Moores University
UCEA’s Managing Staff Return to Campus Guidance
Roshan Israni, UCEA Deputy Chief Executive
Hybrid working - workforce health, safety and wellbeing issues: The experience at Aston University
Richard Billingham Executive Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development, Aston University
Business Resilience and continuity
Veronique Mizgailo, Business Continuity Manager, London School of Economics
A timed programme can be found below.
HEI workforce health, safety and wellbeing - A strategic approach - programme
When you book you have the option of paying for a place by credit/debit card or to be invoiced.
If you would like to represent your HEI, please complete the TicketTailor booking form.
If you have any queries regarding your interest in attending, please contact events@ucea.ac.uk
The event will be chaired by Stuart Palmer, former Chair of the UCEA Health & Safety Group and former UCEA Board member.
Who should attend
The conference is aimed at senior HR professionals with a responsibility for workforce health, safety and wellbeing, their senior health and safety colleagues, plus others who have a responsibility for workforce health, safety and wellbeing, including Occupational Health strategic leads.Confirmed topics and speakers
UCEA’s new 4-year Health and Safety Strategy:Nicola Carter, UCEA Head of Employment Policy and Advice
Key Health and Safety issues for HEIs over the next 4 years
Vincent King, Chair Universities Health & Safety Association and Director of Health and Safety (Operations), University of Southampton
Embedding health and safety in HEI decision-making
Professor Mark Sterling, Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor (Staffing), University of Birmingham
Lessons learned from Covid, to help inform future strategies
Andy Keegan, Reward, Recognition and Engagement Manager and Greg Thompson, Head of Organisational Development, Liverpool John Moores University
UCEA’s Managing Staff Return to Campus Guidance
Roshan Israni, UCEA Deputy Chief Executive
Hybrid working - workforce health, safety and wellbeing issues: The experience at Aston University
Richard Billingham Executive Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development, Aston University
Business Resilience and continuity
Veronique Mizgailo, Business Continuity Manager, London School of Economics
Event platform and timings
This online event will be hosted on Teams via the Microsoft Teams App, via your web browser (i.e. Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Safari) and will run on Thursday 27 January between 9.45 am and 1.00 pm.A timed programme can be found below.

Attendance fee and how to book
The special UCEA member price for this conference is £195 per place.When you book you have the option of paying for a place by credit/debit card or to be invoiced.
If you would like to represent your HEI, please complete the TicketTailor booking form.
If you have any queries regarding your interest in attending, please contact events@ucea.ac.uk