Programme

Thursday 4th May 2023

9.30 - 9.45 Registration opens

9.45 - 11.30 Introduction & Residence Life Campus Tour

Meet at the East Midlands Conference Centre, University of Nottingham

11.30 - 11.45 Welcome

Jan Capper, Executive Director, CUBO and James Greenwood, Chair of CUBO Residence Life Group and Conference Host

11.45 - 12.30 Keynote: Wellbeing Support in University Accommodation

Dr Dominique Thompson is an award winning GP, young people's mental health expert, TEDx speaker, author and educator, with two decades of clinical experience. She is author of The Student Wellbeing Series (Trigger Press), and co-author of How to Grow a Grown Up (PenguinRandomHouse).

12.30 - 13.30 Lunch and networking

13.30 - 14.30 Workshops - choose one of four

• Black People Talk - Nkasi Stoll, Co-Founder & Director, Black People Talk CIC.  A narrative account of a Black student living in a predominantly white student accommodation. The life events and experiences that can impact Black university student's mental health in accommodation and other university spaces. Potential solutions for tackling anti-Black racial inequality in student accommodation.
• Volunteering - Alexandra Lyon Miyake, Student Communities Coordinator for Volunteering, University of Nottingham.  Exploring the benefits of volunteering and what it brings to the student experience and community. Identifying what works well and barriers to Volunteering.
• Sport & Res Life - Daniella Dutton, Sports Participation Manager, University of Nottingham. The relationship between sport and the residences and how it develops community.
• Creating a Sustainable Community - Rosie Latchford, Project Manager, Students Organising for Sustainability

14.30 - 15.15 Break and networking

15.15 - 16.15 Workshops - choose one of four

• Black People Talk - Nkasi Stoll, Co-Founder & Director, Black People Talk CIC.  A narrative account of a Black student living in a predominantly white student accommodation. The life events and experiences that can impact Black university student's mental health in accommodation and other university spaces. Potential solutions for tackling anti-Black racial inequality in student accommodation.
• Volunteering - Alexandra Lyon Miyake, Student Communities Coordinator for Volunteering, University of Nottingham. Exploring the benefits of volunteering and what it brings to the student experience and community. Identifying what works well and barriers to volunteering.
• Sport & Res Life - Daniella Dutton, Sports Participation Manager, University of Nottingham. The relationship between sport and the residences and how it develops community
• Creating a Sustainable Community - Rosie Latchford, Project Manager, Students Organising for Sustainability

16.15 - 17.00 Keynote: Communicating with Generation Z

Richard Jackson, General Manager, VoxBurner.  Youth marketing experts Voxburner demystify the changing trends, habits and attitudes of young people, providing ideas and inspiration to better understand and connect with students. 

19.00 to late  Residence Life Star Awards and Dinner

Hosted by James Greenwood, CUBO Residence Life Group Chair and Melissa Browne, CUBO Board Lead for Learning & Development. Tonight we recognise six outstanding student leaders and reveal the Acuho-i & CUBO Residence Life New Professional of 2023!

Friday 5th May 2023

9.00 - 10.00 An Audience with Res Life Stars

Facilitated by James Greenwood, Head of Residential Life, LSE. A student panel, including some of this year's Residence Life Star Award winners, discuss their experience of student accommodation. 

10.00 - 11.00 Workshops - choose one of four:

• Meaningful Surveys that impact on the Quality of Residence Life - Tom White, Co-founder & CEO, WAU and James Greenwood, Head of Residential Life, LSE
• Consent and Sexual Misconduct: responding, supporting and educating - Greg Pevy, Residence Life Manager and Emily Ansell, Student Welfare Manager. University of Sheffield. This session will include an overview of how consent education, support services, and University processes have been developed at The University of Sheffield in order to tackle sexual violence and support survivors. This will be followed by a group discussion inviting delegates to contribute their own experiences and explore ideas about how Residence Life can respond to the evolving expectations from the Office For Students.
• Cost of Living - Tom Allingham, Head of Communications, Save the Student
• 5 Ways to Create a Supportive Environment for Indian Students in University Accommodation - Vanessa Freimuth, Business Development Manager and Louise Fisher, Key Account Manager, Campuslife

11.00 - 11.30 Break and networking

11.30 - 12.30 Workshops - choose one of four:

• Meaningful Surveys that impact on the Quality of Residence Life - Tom White, Co-founder & CEO, WAU and James Greenwood, Head of Residential Life, LSE
• Consent and Sexual Misconduct: responding, supporting and educating - Greg Pevy, Residence Life Manager, and Emily Ansell, Student Welfare Manager. University of Sheffield. This session will include an overview of how consent education, support services, and University processes have been developed at The University of Sheffield in order to tackle sexual violence and support survivors. This will be followed by a group discussion inviting delegates to contribute their own experiences and explore ideas about how Residence Life can respond to the evolving expectations from the Office For Students.
• Cost of Living - Tom Allingham, Head of Communications, Save the Student
• 5 Ways to Create a Supportive Environment for Indian Students in University Accommodation - Vanessa Freimuth, Business Development Manager and Louise Fisher, Key Account Manager, Campuslife

12.30 - 13.15 Lunch and networking

13.15 - 14.15 Keynote: Stress, Anxiety, Helping Myself and Others

Natasha Devon MBE is a writer, presenter & activist who delivers talks and conducts research on mental health, body image, gender & equality. She presents on LBC, and is an ambassador for charities Glitch UK and The Reading Agency, as well as a patron for No Panic. She is a certified instructor for Mental Health First Aid England and eating disorder charity Beat.

14.15 - 14.30 Closing Remarks

Jan Capper, Executive Director, CUBO

14.30 Conference close