Academic Registrars' Council

Save the Date - ARC Annual Conference & Exhibition 2026 We’re excited to announce that the ARC Annual Conference & Exhibition 2026 will take place 1st-3rd November 2026 at the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel! 🌆 Each year we bring the conference to a different location, and we’re thrilled to be heading to Manchester in 2026. The event will follow our usual format: • Optional arrival & social activities on Sunday 1st November • Full conference programme on Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd November More details will follow soon, but for now, please save the date. We can’t wait to see the ARC community come together again next year!

That’s a wrap on the ARC Annual Conference 2025! 🎓 What an inspiring few days it’s been, full of learning, laughter, and lively conversation. From thought-provoking sessions to memorable social events, this year’s conference has truly showcased the strength and spirit of our higher education community. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us in Bristol, our delegates, speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors, for making #ARC2025 such a success. Your energy, insights, and enthusiasm are what bring this event to life every year. Let’s keep the conversation going! Share your key takeaways, highlights, and reflections using #ARC2025, and continue the connections beyond the conference. Until next time, thank you for being part of the ARC community. 👏 #HigherEducation #ConferenceCommunity #ARC2025 #Networking 

Last day at ARC conference in Bristol with the wonderful AHEP Consulting team - I’m here with Amanda Owen-Meehan Neal Chamberlain FCIPD, ICF ACC and Ailsa Crum and we’ve been reflecting on the incredible conversations we have had during the conference. It’s given us real food for thought as we explore more ways that AHEP Consulting can support people in the HE sector. If you’ve had ideas too, please share - we are very interested to hear what you’d like to see as part of our offer. And, of course, coaching! We’ve had some great mini coaching sessions during the conference and it’s prompted us to think about how we talk about coaching, the different ways it can unlock thinking and problems and the way it has matured as a discipline. Including linking it to change management more overtly as Su Kulkarni has encouraged us to think. Thanks to you all for a great conference!

It’s the final day of #ARC2025 let’s make it count! 🎓 As we wrap up an incredible few days of connection, conversation, and creativity, we’d love to hear your final reflections and key takeaways. What ideas will you be taking back to your institution? How will you continue the conversations sparked here in Bristol? Share your thoughts using #ARC2025 and keep the dialogue alive beyond the conference. #HigherEducation 

A huge thank you to Ellucian for sponsoring last night’s ARC Conference Dinner, an incredible evening of great company, conversation, and celebration. We had the unique privilege of dining aboard the world-famous SS Great Britain, one of the most iconic ships in history. Stepping onto the beautifully restored vessel was like stepping back in time, and we were even welcomed by Brunel himself! 🏗️👋 The setting couldn’t have been more fitting: a remarkable blend of heritage, innovation, and community, values that resonate deeply across the ARC network and with our partners at Ellucian. Here’s to another year of collaboration, inspiration, and shared success. #ARC2025 #Ellucian #SSGreatBritain

Had a great time at the Academic Registrars' Council conference today. Thanks for the invitation and to everyone who came to my session about Strive Higher’s award-winning work with University of East London on implementing a service culture, catalogue and community. So many great questions. #ServiceCulture #ServiceCatalogue #Change #Community #HigherEducation #ARC2025