UK Computing Summit 2025: Navigating change (surviving and beyond)

We are all responsible for ensuring technology-led change is safe and positive for everyone in society. At BCS we’re committed to meeting this responsibility under royal charter.That’s why we set the highest standards of professionalism and best practice in the industry, share knowledge, and develop skills and capability tuned to our evolving digital world.We’ve been supporting the technology industry since 1957 and our 70,000-strong membership spans 150 countries. Every member actively promotes IT professionalism and we provide them with career development opportunities and bring the community together to address the professional, ethical and economic challenges facing technology today.

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Jointly hosted by BCS, CPHC and UKCRC, the UK Computing Summit 2025 is open to anyone involved in Computing Higher Education.

Sheffield Hallam University

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Ticket sales are officially closed, but if you are still interested in attending this event, please contact Katy Clark on katy.clark@bcs.uk <h4>The UK Computing Summit 2025 brings together the HE Computing community for two days of keynotes, panel discussions and workshops.</h4> This exciting event invites everyone engaged in higher education and computing to connect, learn, and shape the conversation around key topics in the sector. This year’s agenda covers a range of topics, including tech policy, the pathway to chief scientific adviser, sustainability in computer science, recruitment and retention of staff, EDI, neurodiversity, and more. There will also be plenty of opportunities for networking, including the Summit Dinner on the Tuesday evening.Speakers include:<ul><li>Professor Tom Crick MBE FBCS, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)</li><li>Professor Sarah Sharples, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Transport (DfT)</li><li>Professor Chris Johnson FBCS, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT)</li><li>Professor Louise Archer, Karl Mannheim Professor of Sociology of Education at UCL IOE</li><li>Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor, Wonkhe</li><li>Dr Sue Sentance, Director, Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre, University of Cambridge</li><li>Dr Petar Veličković, Research Scientist, Google DeepMind</li></ul>Full programme available <a href="https://cphc.ac.uk/conferences-and-agms/uk-computing-summit-2025-copy/" title="https://cphc.ac.uk/conferences-and-agms/uk-computing-summit-2025-copy/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.

<h3>AGENDA</h3>Full details of the agenda are available <a href="https://cphc.ac.uk/conferences-and-agms/uk-computing-summit-2025-copy/" title="https://cphc.ac.uk/conferences-and-agms/uk-computing-summit-2025-copy/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.Tuesday 29th April<ul><li>9:30am - Registration</li><li>10:00am - Opening</li><li>10:15am - Keynote: Jim Dickinson, WonkHE, What's Coming Next in Higher Education Policy - and can we influence it?</li><li>11:00am - Networking break</li><li>11:30am - Panel discussion: Pathway to Chief Scientific Adviser</li><li>12:15pm - Parallel sessions: Student-led Sustainability for Better Computer Science / Staff Recruitment &amp; Retention HE academics &amp; wider industry</li><li>1:00pm - Lunch and networking</li><li>2:30pm - Fireside Chat with Petar Veličković, Research Scientist Google DeepMind</li><li>3:15pm - Keynote: Louise Archer, Gender Diversity, Changing Practice</li><li>4:00pm - Student Chapter showcase with the BCS Lincoln Chapter</li><li>4:45pm - Day One Ends</li><li>7:00pm - Summit Dinner at Cutler's Hall. After dinner speaker: Dr Sue Sentance</li></ul> Wednesday 30th April<ul><li>9:00am - Venue opens</li><li>9:30am - Keynote: AI &amp; its Impact on Young People and Their Career</li><li>10:05am - Parallel sessions: Tech Policy / GCSE Computing</li><li>10:40am - Parallel sessions: Spotlight on Apprenticeships / A Pathway to Chartership</li><li>11:10am - Networking break</li><li>11:30am - Parallel sessions: Fireside Chat on Women in Cyber / Neurodiversity</li><li>12:15pm - Parallel sessions: Outreach and Widening Participation / Funding Opportunities</li><li>12:55pm - Closing session</li><li>1:10pm - Networking lunch</li><li>2:00pm - Summit ends</li></ul>*Session content and timings may be subject to change.

<h3>TICKET COSTS:</h3><ul><li>Full summit (including both days and the summit dinner) : £200.00</li><li>Day 1 only (not including the summit dinner): £60.00</li><li>Summit dinner only: £80.00</li><li>Day 2 only: £60.00</li></ul> <h3>REFUNDS/CANCELLATIONS:</h3>A refund, excluding fees, will be issued if a cancellation request is received within 14 days of the booking date. Named substitutions will be allowed after this date.

<h3>ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS</h3>We have provided a list of local accommodation options and please note that hotel comparison sites may be cheaper.<ul><li><a href="http://booking.com/" title="http://booking.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Booking.com</a></li><li><a href="http://trivago.co.uk/" title="http://trivago.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Trivago.co.uk</a></li></ul> Hotels<ul><li><a href="https://all.accor.com/ssr/app/ibis/rates/B4D2/index.en.shtml" title="https://all.accor.com/ssr/app/ibis/rates/B4D2/index.en.shtml" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ibis Budget Sheffield City Centre St Mary's Gate</a></li><li><a href="https://all.accor.com/ssr/app/novotel/rates/1348/index.en.shtml" title="https://all.accor.com/ssr/app/novotel/rates/1348/index.en.shtml" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Novotel Sheffield City Centre</a></li><li><a href="https://www.leonardohotels.co.uk/sheffield/leonardo-hotel-sheffield" title="https://www.leonardohotels.co.uk/sheffield/leonardo-hotel-sheffield" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Leonardo Hotel Sheffield</a></li></ul>

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