Sponsors & Exhibitors

Visit our sponsors and exhibitors in the Osler & Long rooms

Platinum Sponsor

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TechnologyOne

TechnologyOne is a global Software as a Service (SaaS) company. Their enterprise SaaS solution transforms business and makes life simple for higher education providers by providing powerful, deeply integrated enterprise software that is incredibly easy to use. The company takes complete responsibility to market, sell, implement, support and run solutions for customers, which reduce time, cost and risk. OneEducation, its student-centric, end-to-end ERP SaaS solution for the higher education sector is used by more than 50 per cent of the UK’s universities. The comprehensive and scalable software platform integrates seamlessly, providing a holistic approach to managing finance, student records management, human resources, procurement, payroll, asset management, and other key areas of higher education administration.

Gold Sponsor

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Jisc

Founded for the research and education community, Jisc is a non-profit that has spent 30 years serving and championing the education sector. As the UK’s digital, data and technology agency, our services have been designed to serve the needs of education, with tight budgets, sensitive data and a duty of care. Via Jisc, IHE members can now benefit from affordable connectivity and advanced cyber solutions through our Janet Network. We also support providers with digital skills and data maturity, and you can enjoy cost savings via our framework agreements. Additionally, we foster thriving communities, such as our cyber community of over 1,900 members, sharing threat intelligence and insights.

Exhibitors

Bevan Brittan is an award-winning UK top 100 national law firm. We have an exception team of 40+ specialist higher education lawyers. Many of our team have joined from in-house positions, enabling us to provide well informed, pragmatic legal solutions and value for money. We work with independent higher education institutions, universities and colleges, providing a full range of legal services, including: education law (including public law, student disciplinary and academic misconduct processes) student welfare and complaints, corporate (including M&A, joint ventures and partnerships), commercial, employment, immigration and pensions, litigation, regulatory, IT and data protection/information law (including AI) and procurement and subsidy advice.

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Bevan Brittan LLP

Invest in your institution’s teaching expertise with a flexible, online PGCHE from one of the UK’s leading creative universities. Falmouth University has been re-thinking the shape of higher education for 120 years and delivering high-quality online teaching since 2016, ahead of the post-pandemic trend. Our online PGCHE enables HE colleagues to achieve this internationally recognised qualification alongside their work commitments. Condensed into just two study blocks and utilising our award-winning Virtual Learning Environment, students are supported to gain the confidence, knowledge and pedagogical fluency to respond to the rapidly evolving sector and develop as a creative, competent and committed practitioner in higher education.

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Falmouth University

We understand the challenges of working in education, which is why Harding Hub offers comprehensive support for Payroll, Pension, and Benefits, alongside holistic wellbeing services designed specifically for educational institutions. Our clients report higher staff satisfaction, reduced turnover, and improved recruitment due to the enhanced employee value proposition we deliver. Our services also extend to student populations, supporting a positive environment for all. Partnering with us means your university, college, or school can focus on creating environments where people are happy, healthy, and financially secure—ensuring the best for your institution and its community.

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Harding Hub

Pinsent Masons has one of the most established higher education legal teams in the UK and a long-standing national reputation for providing market leading advice to the university and private higher education sector, which has been built up over more than 20 years. They are trusted advisers to over 70 Higher Education providers and are ranked Tier 1 by Legal 500 and Chambers.

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Pinsent Masons

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GatenbySanderson

GatenbySanderson is the UK’s leading people advisory firm across public services, not for profit and education. Working within complex, challenging and highly scrutinised environments we deliver executive search, interim leadership and leadership development and consultancy. Our specialist education team is relentless in their commitment to placing and developing exceptional academic and professional services leaders and non-executives, who exemplify innovation, collegiality and transformation. Whether identifying the next Vice-Chancellor, placing interims, devising top team or board development programmes, creating more inclusive teams or driving through organisational change initiatives, we partner with organisations to provide future-ready leadership, improve board performance and accelerate change.

Simac IDS delivers cloud-based Student Engagement Management through its Presto platform, enabling rapid deployment and real-time attendance tracking, analytics, early intervention workflows, and seamless system integration. Built for scalability and privacy, Presto supports a range of collection methods, including PrestoChippo, for secure, sustainable engagement. Our solutions support over 280,000 students across diverse institutions, with proven success at universities like Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of York. With offices in the UK and the Netherlands, we combine local expertise with sector knowledge. Simac turns data into actionable insights to streamline operations, improve retention, and support student wellbeing—delivering real impact.

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Simac

For students with ADHD, autism and anxiety, our fast-track solution delivers assessments and practical support, such as rental laptops, site licences, and assistive tech training within days.

This helps learners stay on course and thrive. We offer universities a sustainable, inclusive, and legally compliant model that ensures timely adjustments for disabled and neurodivergent students.

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Microlink

QAA is a leader in quality assurance in the UK and internationally. We safeguard academic standards and help enhance quality, enabling institutions to thrive, adapt and lead, ensuring students receive the highest possible quality of education. Our flexible and collaborative services can help you to address key strategic or priority areas through targeted support and training. We are experts in supporting providers with OfS registration and achieving Degree Awarding Powers. Our members share best practice, discuss challenges, develop knowledge and keep up to date with the latest developments affecting the higher education sector.

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QAA

Student Voice Plus helps higher education providers better understand their students. Every higher education leader wants to improve the student experience, but developing the insights, assessing the evidence and prioritising plans is not easy. By uncovering what matters most to your students, staff and Board, we provide clear evidence that supports robust decision-making, quality enhancement and student satisfaction.

Flexible, efficient and evidence-driven; we work within your budget, scale and context to deliver practical solutions and meaningful change, ideal for smaller, agile providers.

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Student Voice Plus

We provide the expertise, software and services required to underpin student success. From enquiry to enrolment and beyond – simplify every step of your student journey with smart tech solutions that let you deliver a great learning experience.

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Tribal

Barclays is a leading banking partner to education providers across the UK. From local nurseries to glob higher education providers, we can help deliver outstanding student experience and outcomes. Supporting businesses turning over more than £6.5m pa, Barclays Corporate Banking has the banking excellence you’d expect with the data and insights you don’t. We look beyond banking to help you see what really matters. Through our dedicated sector and regional specialists, and the power of the wider Barclays network, we can act on those insights together. We can provide you with innovative financing solutions that help you achieve a more expansive, better-connected future for your institution.

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Barclays

We are dedicated to supporting higher education providers to develop and grow through strategic insights, innovation and collaborative partnerships. With a deep understanding of the complexities within the higher education sector, we provide the legal expertise needed to navigate regulatory landscapes, support academic and teaching provision and foster productive relationships.

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VWV

Ding is a creative learning design agency. We build courses for universities and training providers, and run a PGCert and Masters in Creative Teaching and Learning Design. We can provide strategic guidance about curriculum development, build or iterate your courses, and develop a programme of staff development support to help you achieve your specific objectives. And we’re always happy to chat about learning!

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Ding Learning

jobs.ac.uk is the largest specialist job board for Further Education sector and Higher Education in the UK. We help colleges, university and HE providers attract the best talent for their institution. We advertise vacancies from academic, research and professional positions at institutions across the world and engage with a large audience of highly qualified candidates. We receive on average 2 million views a month on our digital platform, providing jobseekers with access to careers support and to search for their next opportunity.

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jobs.ac.uk

Experienced. Trusted. Expert. IHE Consultants are hand-picked for their deep understanding of the independent higher education sector and their proven ability to deliver project-based support, offering tailored solutions that meet your unique needs.

With expertise spanning a wide range of areas, including:

Office for Students (OfS) registration
Degree Awarding Powers (DAPs)
Academic and corporate governance
International students
Skills and apprenticeships

Come and speak to us about how IHE Consultancy can help you find the right consultant to support you at every stage and help advance your institutional goals.