The 2026 CPHC Conference was held on Thursday 16^th and Friday 17^th April 2026 at Manchester Metropolitan University.

The Conference programme, including links to speaker biographies may be found here.

The 2026 CPHC Annual General Meeting was held at the end of the first day of the Conference, at which the election of CPHC Committee members took place. The Committee membership may be found here.

Draft AGM minutes – Thursday 16 April 2026

Session slides and notes:

AI, Digital Ethics and Policy – Tadhg Hickey, AICC

The Future, What’s coming for HE and how should the sector respond? – Jim Dickinson (Wonkhe)

World Café notes

Universities and the Digital Divide – James Davenport

Essential knowledge & skills for entry to computer science degrees workshop – Julia Adamson MBE & Niel McLean OBE, BCS

Research Culture – Jane Hillston MBE, University of Edinburgh

CPHC Special Project Grant presentation – Steve Riddle, Newcastle University

You can view photos from the event here